All about Medical Treatment in Germany
Germany is one of the leading medical destinations in the world. In order to find the perfect hospital, you don’t need to search the web for hours.
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- learn why Germany is a great location for your needs.
- find out more about selected hospitals and medical professionals experienced in caring for international patients.
- get contact details for more information.
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New era in cancer treatment
With the opening of the Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT) in November 2009 cancer treatment entered a new era. The HIT is the world’s first therapy facility with a movable radiation source for heavy ions. “We are embarking on a very promising journey in radiation oncology. Ion beam radiation will help many cancer patients”, says HIT’s managing director, Professor Juergen Debus. Read the full interview with Professor Debus, and learn what the HIT will mean for cancer patients whose tumor growth cannot be controlled with conventional radiation therapy.
Quality check
Germany and Germans are said to be very quality conscious. So it is no surprise that the Initiative for Quality in Medicine (IQM) was started recently. Up to now 114 hospitals have joined, committing to a high standard of transparency in medical quality. However, IQM is not alone. Since 2004 the Cooperation for Quality and Transparency in Healthcare (KTQ) has offered a voluntary certification procedure for hospitals. As of October 2009 about 700 hospitals have implemented an internal quality management system according to the KTQ standards. In total 1,000 hospitals have been certified or re-certified. In addition, German hospitals are required by law to publish quality reports bi-annually informing about cases, indications and success rates of medical procedures and treatments. So when you are looking for treatment in Germany, take the hospitals’ quality policy into account. Have they joined the IQM, are they KTQ certified, is their quality report available?
Medicine in space
Berlin's Charité university hospital started a remarkable experiment in space. On the International Space Station (ISS) scientists launched a mini-laboratory. Just the size of an mp3 player the laboratory is nevertheless a powerful tool. A sensor monitors important body functions and helps astronauts cope with physical stress resulting from working under zero gravity conditions. Results from this “medical rocket science” are expected to be used on earth as well, for instance during hospital operations or for monitoring babies in incubators.
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