Ankylosing spondylitis society in Germany:

Deutsche Vereinigung Morbus Bechterew e.V. (DVMB)
Founded in 1980

Metzgergasse 16
D-97421 Schweinfurt
Tel (+49-9721) 22033
Fax (+49-9721) 22955
e-mail: dvmbbechterew.de
Internet home page: http://www.bechterew.de

Vorsitzender (Chairman) Franz GADENZ, Ainring
Stellvertretender Vorsitzender (vice chairman) Britta HATTEBUHR, Ravensburg
Geschäftsführer (general secretary) Ludwig HAMMEL, DVMB office (address see above)
Justitiarin (legal advice) Meike SCHOELER, Fritzlar
International contacts Prof. Dr. Ernst FELDTKELLER (vice president of ASIF)
Michaeliburgstr. 15, D-81671 München, Tel. (+49-89) 49 33 76, Fax (+49-89) 49 00 38 36
Membership 1. Jan. 2008 16 079 members, including 14 889 AS sufferers 
Local branches 405 local branches with weekly at least one occasion for group exercises and with regular informative or social meetings
Newsletter "Morbus-Bechterew-Journal" (from 1980 to June 2003: "Bechterew-Brief")
Period of appearance 4 per year
Further publications Schriftenreihe (Booklet Series) der Deutschen Vereinigung Morbus Bechterew: 
Heft 1: Morbus Bechterew – Ein Leitfaden für Patienten (guidebook for patients, 107 pages)
Heft 2: Morbus Bechterew – Die Krankheit und ihre Diagnose (the disease and its diagnosis) 
Heft 3: Fremdwörter einer Krankheit (explanation of medical technical terms) 
Heft 4: Loseblattsammlung Morbus-Bechterew-Recht (legal advice for AS sufferers) 
Heft 6: Morbus Bechterew – Langzeitprotokoll (for collecting individual medical data) 
Heft 7: Morbus Bechterew – Physikalische Therapie (physical therapy) 
Heft 9: Alters- und geschlechtsspezifische Probleme beim Morbus Bechterew  (age and gender specific problems of AS sufferers)
Heft 10: Autofahren mit Morbus Bechterew (car driving with AS) 
Heft 11: Medikamente bei Morbus Bechterew (drug therapy for AS)
Heft 12: Morbus Bechterew in 100 Fragen (AS in 100 questions) 
Heft 13: Morbus Bechterew – Messwerte für den Krankheitsverlauf, Klassifikations- und Diagnosekriterien
Morbus Bechterew Gymnastikkalender (exercise program for 4 weeks in wall calendar format)
Morbus Bechterew Aktivprogramm für jeden Tag (exercise video cassette) 
Atem- und Bewegungsübungen (audio CD and booklet with AS exercises)
Gesunde Ernährung bei Morbus Bechterew (cook book for AS patients)
Zur Situation von Spondyloarthritis-Patienten (results of DVMB survey on spondyloarthropathies)
Morbus Bechterew Notfall-Ausweis (emergency card for AS sufferers)
Important events in 2008 Weekend seminars for AS patients on "basic knowledge on AS", seminars for lawyers, disease-specific seminars for medical assistent personnel 
Trainings for leaders of local branches organised by our sections in federal states 
Special trainings for our local physiotherapists
Membership fee 28.63 Euro minimum per year, 23.52 Euro for second person in same family or members being likewise member in a society for a related disease
Remarks  In 2006, the DVMB research prize was awarded to Dr. Martin Rudwaleit and Prof. Dr. Joachim Sieper from Berlin for their work on early diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis. 
For the 8th time, DVMB invites tenders for their research prize. Contributors have to submit their scientific results in German language before February 1, 2008. 

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