Martin Scherer (* born 27 July 1972 in

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) is a German university professor and specialist for

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and primary care. He is director of the Department of General practice and Primary care and head of the Division of Primary Medical Care at the

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.Martin Scherer at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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Biography

From 1993 until 1999 Scherer studied medicine in Marburg,

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. After he had finished his specialist training in general medicine in 2004, Scherer was research assistant in the division of general medicine of the University hospital Göttingen, from 2006 on as senior physician. In 2009 Scherer was appointed for the professorship health care research and became Deputy Director of the Institute for Social Medicine of the University of Lübeck. Also in 2009 Scherer was founding member and Deputy Speaker of the academical Center for population medicine and health care research. Since 2012 Scherer has been director of the department of Primary Medical Care and head of the division of general medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorff. Furthermore, he is editor of the Hamburger Ärzteblatt.Hamburger Ärzteblatt
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Scientific contribution

One of Scherer's scientific focus is to further develop methods in Health care research. Goal is to develop indicators which can be used to measure quality in health care provision. Furthermore, Scherer is working on systematic surveys and meta-analyses. Through

randomized controlled trial A randomized controlled trial (or randomized control trial; RCT) is a form of scientific experiment used to control factors not under direct experimental control. Examples of RCTs are clinical trials that compare the effects of drugs, surgical te ...

s high levels of medical evidence are developed to trace the effectiveness of medical and diagnostic measures. As a speaker of DEGAM, Scherer is dealing with the development of guidelines. Another focus of Scherer is

multimorbidity Multimorbidity, also known as multiple long-term conditions (MLTC), means living with two or more chronic illnesses. For example, a person could have diabetes, heart disease and Depression (mood), depression at the same time. Multimorbidity can h ...

. Scherer is Co-Principal Investigator in several studies. In the MultiCare Claims Study, which is supported by the

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (german: link=no, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, ), abbreviated BMBF, is a cabinet-level ministry of Germany. It is headquartered in Bonn, with an office in Berlin. The Ministry provi ...

, Scherer and Hendrik van den Bussche are investigating whether single illnesses and their interaction are relevant in terms of multimorbidity or whether it is rather the subjective consequences for patients. Together with Wolfgang Maier and Steffi Riedel-Heller, he is carrying out the AgeCoDe-Study about

dementia Dementia is a disorder which manifests as a set of related symptoms, which usually surfaces when the brain is damaged by injury or disease. The symptoms involve progressive impairments in memory, thinking, and behavior, which negatively affe ...

. Scherer is Principal Investigator of the RECODE-study on

heart failure Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome, a group of signs and symptoms caused by an impairment of the heart's blood pumping function. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, a ...

. Furthermore, he is working on a guideline which aims to contribute to avoidance of over-, under provision in health care.

Memberships in scientific organisations

Scherer is member of various scientific organizations. * Member of the Guideline Commission of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF) * Member of the scientific advisory board of the AQUA- Institute on Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Healthcare * Member of the scientific advisory board of the Journal for Evidence and Quality in Health Care (ZEFQ) * Executive Board, European Cardiovascular Society (EPCCS) * European council on cardiovascular primary care, European Society of Cardiology (ESC) * Member of the scientific advisory board of the Versorgungsatlas of the Central Research Institute of Ambulatory Health Care

Publications

List of publications, PubMed

References

External links

Profile of Martin Scherer, Primary Health Care - Research & Information Service (PHCRIS)

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS: TAKING ON WORLD PROBLEMS - In Germany, Asylum Seekers' Medical Needs Are Being Contained, npr.org, June 13, 2016

Elsevier: The most cited articles published since 2011, Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen, extracted from Scopus
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