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
bechterew.de
| Vorsitzender (Chairman) | Franz GADENZ, Ainring |
| Stellvertretende Vorsitzende (vice chairman) | Rüdiger SCHMIDT, Luhden |
| Geschäftsführer (general secretary) | Ludwig HAMMEL, DVMB office (address see above) |
| Justitiarin (legal advice) | Meike SCHOELER, Fritzlar |
| Medizinischer Berater (medical advisors) | Dr.
med. Martin RUDWALEIT, Ev. Krankenhaus Hagen-Haspe, Brusebrinkstr. 20,
58135 Hagen (Germany) Dr. med. Heinrich BÖHM, Chefarzt der Klinik für Orthopädie und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, BAd Berka Dr. med. Bernd FREDERICH, Arzt für innere Medizin, Pfungstadt Prof. Dr. med. Stephan THURAU, Arbeitsgruppe Immunbiologie, Augenklinik der Universität München |
| International contacts | Prof.
Dr. Ernst FELDTKELLER Michaeliburgstr. 15, D-81671 München, Tel. (+49-89) 49 33 76, Fax (+49-89) 49 00 38 36 |
| Members 1. Jan. 2011 | 15 772 members, including 14 681 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (15492 paying members & 280 free from paying due to unemployment) |
| Local branches | 399 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: CD Bechterew-Recht (RAE Schoeler und Eckert) (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 Schriftenreihe: DVD «Wassergymnastik-Programm für Patienten mit Morbus Bechterew» DVD «Aktiv-Programm für jeden Tag» - Morbus Bechterew |
| Important events in past and coming year | 2010:
Annual delegates meeting 26.-27. June 2010 in Köln 2011: Annual delegates meeting 25.-26. June 2011 in Frankfurt Seminars as in other years |
| Membership fee | 36 Euro minimum per year, 30 Euro for second person in same family or members being likewise member in a society for a related disease |
| Remarks | In
2010, the DVMB research prize was awarded to Dr. med. In-Ho SONG from
Berlin and Dr. med. Xenofon BARALIAKOS from Herne for his contribution
to clearing the disease mechanism of ankylosing spondylitis. For the 10th time, DVMB invites tenders for their research prize. Contributors have to submit their scientific results in German language before 1 February 2012. |
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