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The '''Gerhard Kienle Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine''' is an endowed chair at [[Wikipedia:University of Witten/Herdecke|Witten/Herdecke University]] in [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]] named after the physician [[Gerhard Kienle]]. The chair is located at the [[Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke|Herdecke Community Hospital]]. Funding is provided by the Software AG Foundation. The chair was founded in 1996.

The '''Gerhard Kienle Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine''' is an endowed chair at [[Wikipedia:University of Witten/Herdecke|Witten/Herdecke University]] in [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]] named after the physician [[Gerhard Kienle]]. The chair is located at the [[Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke|Herdecke Community Hospital]]. Funding is provided by the Software AG Foundation. The chair was founded in 1996.

It was established in 1993 for [[Peter Matthiessen]],  who had previously been commissioned by the German government to conduct the first academic survey of [[complementary medicine]] in Germany "unconventional medical directions (UMR)" and "unconventional methods of cancer treatment (UMK)"<ref name=":02">{{Cite|author = Martin Adler|title = Lehrbuch Naturheilverfahren|trans-title=Textbook naturopathy|editor = Karin Kraft, Rainer Stange |publisher = Georg Thieme Verlag|date = 2010|pages = 802|ISBN = 9783830453338|url = https://books.google.de/books?id=QnZ4C_goH4kC&lpg=PA802&ots=Ztq-JawWTg&dq=matthiessen%20mitbegr%C3%BCnder%20universit%C3%A4t%20witten%20herdecke&hl=de&pg=PA802#v=onepage&q=matthiessen%20mitbegr%C3%BCnder%20universit%C3%A4t%20witten%20herdecke&f=false}}</ref>, continued this, and was then one of the founders of the [[Dialogforum Pluralismus in der Medizin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.aekno.de/page.asp?pageId=6331&noredir=True|trans-title=North Rhine Medical Association commemorates Professor Jörg-Dietrich Hoppe|title = Nordrheinische Ärzteschaft gedenkt Professor Jörg-Dietrich Hoppe|author = Bülent Erdogan-Griese|publisher = Ärztekammer Nordrhein|date = 30 November 2012|language = de|access-date = 16 May 2015}}</ref> He was also a co-founder of the University of Witten/Herdecke.<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{Internetquelle|url = http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/nachrichten-aus-wetter-und-herdecke/balanceakt-zwischen-krankenhaus-und-uni-id7881341.html|titel = Balanceakt zwischen Krankenhaus und Uni|autor = Steffen Gerber|hrsg = |werk = WAZ|datum = 26.4.2013|sprache = deutsch|zugriff = 16.5.2015}}</ref> Throughout his life, he advocated [[pluralism of methods]] and [[Pluralism of theories|theories]] in medicine.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url = http://www.ariplex.com/ama/ama_anth.htm|titel = Am Ende des Weges: Magie als Kassenleistung ?|autor = Klaus-Dietrich Bock und Manfred Anlauf|hrsg = |werk = |datum = |sprache = deutsch|zugriff = 17.5.2015|titelerg = Die Jünger STEINERs in der Gesundheitspolitik}}</ref>

It was established in 1993 for [[Peter Matthiessen]],  who had previously been commissioned by the German government to conduct the first academic survey of [[complementary medicine]] in Germany "unconventional medical directions (UMR)" and "unconventional methods of cancer treatment (UMK)"<ref name=":02">{{Cite|author = Martin Adler|title = Lehrbuch Naturheilverfahren|trans-title=Textbook naturopathy|editor = Karin Kraft, Rainer Stange |publisher = Georg Thieme Verlag|date = 2010|pages = 802|ISBN = 9783830453338|url = https://books.google.de/books?id=QnZ4C_goH4kC&lpg=PA802&ots=Ztq-JawWTg&dq=matthiessen%20mitbegr%C3%BCnder%20universit%C3%A4t%20witten%20herdecke&hl=de&pg=PA802#v=onepage&q=matthiessen%20mitbegr%C3%BCnder%20universit%C3%A4t%20witten%20herdecke&f=false}}</ref>, continued this, and was then one of the founders of the [[Dialogforum Pluralismus in der Medizin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.aekno.de/page.asp?pageId=6331&noredir=True|trans-title=North Rhine Medical Association commemorates Professor Jörg-Dietrich Hoppe|title = Nordrheinische Ärzteschaft gedenkt Professor Jörg-Dietrich Hoppe|author = Bülent Erdogan-Griese|publisher = Ärztekammer Nordrhein|date = 30 November 2012|language = de|access-date = 16 May 2015}}</ref> He was also a co-founder of the University of Witten/Herdecke.<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/nachrichten-aus-wetter-und-herdecke/balanceakt-zwischen-krankenhaus-und-uni-id7881341.html|title = Balanceakt zwischen Krankenhaus und Uni|trans-title=Balancing act between hospital and university|author = Steffen Gerber|website = WAZ|date = 26 April 2013|language = de|access-date = 16 May 2015}}</ref> Throughout his life, he advocated [[pluralism of methods]] and [[Pluralism of theories|theories]] in medicine.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ariplex.com/ama/ama_anth.htm|title = Am Ende des Weges: Magie als Kassenleistung ? Die Jünger STEINERs in der Gesundheitspolitik|trans-title=At the end of the road: magic as a health insurance service ?|author = Klaus-Dietrich Bock und Manfred Anlauf|language = de|access-date = 17 May 2015}}</ref>

After his retirement in 2009, [[deimed:Peter Heusser|Peter Heusser]] became his successor on the chair,<ref name=":12">{{Internetquelle|url = http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/nachrichten-aus-wetter-und-herdecke/zwischen-praktischer-hilfe-fuer-aerzte-und-forschung-id7985613.html|titel = Zwischen praktischer Hilfe für Ärzte und Forschung|autor = |hrsg = |werk = WAZ|datum = 24.5.2013|sprache = deutsch|zugriff = 16.5.2015}}</ref> after he had previously built up the lectureship for [[deimed:Anthroposophic medicine|anthroposophic medicine]] at the [[deimed:Wikipedia:University of Bern|University of Bern]] at the [[deimed:Institut_für_Komplementäre_und_Integrative_Medizin_an_der_Universität_Bern|Kollegialen Instanz für Komplementärmedizin (Institute of Complementary Medicine KIKOM)]] for 14 years.

After his retirement in 2009, [[deimed:Peter Heusser|Peter Heusser]] became his successor on the chair,<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url = http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/nachrichten-aus-wetter-und-herdecke/zwischen-praktischer-hilfe-fuer-aerzte-und-forschung-id7985613.html|title = Zwischen praktischer Hilfe für Ärzte und Forschung|language=de|trans-title=Between practical help for doctors and research|website = WAZ|date = 24 May 2013|access-date = 16 May 2015}}</ref> after he had previously built up the lectureship for [[deimed:Anthroposophic medicine|anthroposophic medicine]] at the [[deimed:Wikipedia:University of Bern|University of Bern]] at the [[deimed:Institut_für_Komplementäre_und_Integrative_Medizin_an_der_Universität_Bern|Kollegialen Instanz für Komplementärmedizin (Institute of Complementary Medicine KIKOM)]] for 14 years.

For this reason, in 2009 the UW/H Chair was renamed from "Gerhard Kienle Chair of [[Medical Theory]] and [[Complementary Medicine]]" to "Gerhard Kienle Chair of Medical Theory, [[Integrative medicine|Integrative Medicine]] and [[Anthroposophic medicine|Anthroposophic Medicine]]". Peter Heusser's successor in Bern, [[Ursula Wolf]] was also appointed professor of anthroposophically extended medicine there in 2014.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url = https://idw-online.de/de/news325215|titel = Gerhard Kienle Lehrstuhl für Medizintheorie, Integrative und Anthroposophische Medizin besetzt|autor = Kay Gropp Pressestelle, private Universität Witten/Herdecke gGmbH|hrsg = idw - Informationsdienst Wissenschaft|werk = |datum = 09.07.2009|sprache = deutsch|zugriff = 16.5.2015}}</ref>

For this reason, in 2009 the UW/H Chair was renamed from "Gerhard Kienle Chair of [[Medical Theory]] and [[Complementary Medicine]]" to "Gerhard Kienle Chair of Medical Theory, [[Integrative medicine|Integrative Medicine]] and [[Anthroposophic medicine|Anthroposophic Medicine]]". Peter Heusser's successor in Bern, [[Ursula Wolf]] was also appointed professor of anthroposophically extended medicine there in 2014.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url = https://idw-online.de/de/news325215|titel = Gerhard Kienle Lehrstuhl für Medizintheorie, Integrative und Anthroposophische Medizin besetzt|autor = Kay Gropp Pressestelle, private Universität Witten/Herdecke gGmbH|hrsg = idw - Informationsdienst Wissenschaft|werk = |datum = 09.07.2009|sprache = deutsch|zugriff = 16.5.2015}}</ref>