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: dvmb
bechterew.de
Internet home page: http://www.bechterew.de
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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