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) | Britta HATTEBUHR, Ravensburg |
| 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. Bernd Frederich, Arzt für innere Medizin, Pfungstadt |
| 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 |
| Members 1. Jan. 2010 | 15 622 members, including 14 517 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (15390 paying members & 232 free from paying due to unemployment) |
| Local branches | 402 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 Atem- und Bewegungsübungen (audio CD and booklet with AS exercises) Gesunde Ernährung bei Morbus Bechterew (cook book for AS patients) Morbus Bechterew Notfall-Ausweis (emergency card for AS sufferers) |
| Important events in past and coming year | 2009:
Annual delegates meeting 27.-28. June 2009 in Magdeburg 2010: Annual delegates meeting 26.-27. June 2010 in Köln 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
2008, the DVMB research prize was awarded to Dr. Heiner Appel from Berlin
for his contribution to clearing the disease mechanism of ankylosing spondylitis.
For the 9th time, DVMB invites tenders for their research prize. Contributors have to submit their scientific results in German language before 1 February 2010. |
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