Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke
The Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke (GKH) [Herdecke Community Hospital] is a hospital in the city of Herdecke in the district of Westende in Germany. The GKH is a cooperating hospital of the University of Witten-Herdecke. It is specialised in the field of integrative medicine with a focus on anthroposophic medicine.
| Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Herdecke-Westende, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51.411389,7.399722 |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Affiliated university | University of Witten/Herdecke |
| Services | |
| Beds | 471 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.gemeinschaftskrankenhaus.de |
History
The hospital was inaugurated in 1969 and was the first anthroposophically oriented hospital in Germany. One of the main founders of the hospital was Gerhard Kienle (1923-1983).[1] A main motive in the social design of the founding period was flat hierarchies without chief physicians and head nurses.[1][2] Kienle intended to create a university in association with the hospital. This led to the founding of Witten/Herdecke University.
Research and education
The hospital hosts five integrative medical professorships/chairs:
- Integrative neuromedicine (Wolfram Scharbrodt)
- Integrative pediatrics (Alfred Längler)
- Quality of life/spirituality/coping (Arndt Büssing)
- Education, Training and Continuing Education in Anthroposophic Medicine (Friedrich Edelhäuser)
- Gerhard Kienle Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine (David Martin)
For medical students of Witten/Herdecke University there is an Integrated Curriculum for Anthroposophic Medicine (ICURAM)[3][4][5]. A similar program exists for students of psychology [Integrated Companion Program in Spiritual and Anthroposophical Psychology (IBAP)].[6]
Together with the University of Witten/Herdecke, the GKH operates training stations for medical students in the practical year in four departments, in which the students take over patient care under the supervision of physicians.[7][8] These were developed as part of the Integrated Curriculum for Anthroposophic Medicine (ICURAM),[8] are based on international training projects (Clinical Education Wards)[8][9] and received a NRW teaching award in 2015.[10]
On the grounds of the hospital is the Dörte Krause-Institute, a nursing school. It was founded in 1970 and has 75 nursing training positions.
Weblinks
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "KRANKENHÄUSER / HERDECKE: Trick mit Trapez" [KRANKENHÄUSER / HERDECKE: Trick with trapeze]. Der Spiegel (in Deutsch) (49): 100–103. 1969. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ Gemeinschaftskrankenhäuser, Verein; Kleinrath, Ulli; Koch, Sonja; Rechenberg, Thomas; Berger, Bettina (2019-12-16). 50 Jahre Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke - Ein Impuls schreibt Geschichte [50 years of Herdecke Community Hospital - An impulse makes history] (in Deutsch). ISBN 978-3-00-065299-8.
- ↑ "Integrated Curriculum for Anthroposophic Medicine (ICURAM) in GERiT | DFG". Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ↑ Frost, Katja; Edelhäuser, Friedrich; Hofmann, Marzellus; Tauschel, Diethard; Lutz, Gabriele (2019-10-15). "History and development of medical studies at the University of Witten/Herdecke - an example of "continuous reform"". GMS journal for medical education. 36: –61. doi:10.3205/zma001269.
- ↑ Scheffer, Christian; Tauschel, Diethard; Neumann, Melanie; Lutz, Gabriele; Cysarz, Dirk; Heusser, Peter; Edelhäuser, Friedrich (2012), "Integrative medical education: Educational strategies and preliminary evaluation of the Integrated Curriculum for Anthroposophic Medicine (ICURAM)", Patient Education and Counseling, 89 (3): 447–454, doi:10.1016/j.pec.2012.04.006, ISSN 0738-3991
- ↑ "IBAP: Integriertes Begleitstudium Anthroposophische Psychologie" [Integrated Companion Program in Anthroposophical Psychology (IBAP)] (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ↑ Frost, Katja; Edelhäuser, Friedrich; Hofmann, Marzellus; Tauschel, Diethard; Lutz, Gabriele (2019-10-15). "History and development of medical studies at the University of Witten/Herdecke - an example of "continuous reform"". GMS journal for medical education. 36: –61. doi:10.3205/zma001269.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Die IBAM-Ausbildungsstationen für Medizinstudierende im Praktischen Jahr; Praxisnähe und Authentizität im PJ – eigenständige integrativmedizinische Mitversorgung von Patienten unter Supervision". Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ↑ Scheffer, Christian; Tauschel, Diethard; Neumann, Melanie; Lutz, Gabriele; Valk-Draad, Maria; Edelhäuser, Friedrich (2013-03-19). "Active Student Participation May Enhance Patient Centeredness: Patients' Assessments of the Clinical Education Ward for Integrative Medicine". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013: –743832. doi:10.1155/2013/743832. ISSN 1741-427X. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ↑ "NRW-Lehrpreis 2015 für die Ausbildungsstation der Uni Witten/Herdecke im Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus" [NRW Teaching Award 2015 for the Witten/Herdecke University Training Station at the Community Hospital]. idw - Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (in Deutsch). 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2022-01-16.