antibodies prior to transplantation. This analysis is performed regularly in patients prior to organ transplantation and in patients prior to stem cell transplantation if a mismatch is present in one of the [...] the genes relevant for stem cell transplantation (HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQB1, DPB1). In patients on the kidney transplant waiting list, immune screening is performed regularly every three months (quarterly [...] to ensure accelerated organ allocation. Immune Monitoring The immune monitoring is performed for patients after organ transplantation. The purpose of this monitoring is to detect HLA antibodies specifically

response in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) under different therapy regimens. In the future, this should be able to guide individualized, optimized therapy regimes in IBD patient care and thus [...] multicenter, randomized study to evaluate the clinical use of novel molecular markers in the therapy of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). At the Clinic for Internal Medicine I (Kiel), a research [...] Clinical Pharmacology (Stuttgart). Novel biomarkers could help to control the drug treatment of patients with chronic inflammatory diseases more precisely and thus achieve more sustainable therapeutic

Adequate surgical treatment of hyperparathyroidism improves the quality of life of our patients and, in dialysis patients, can improve the success of a planned kidney transplant. Our (specialist) medical team [...] or the disorder of all parathyroid glands (hyperparathyroidism), which is prevalent in dialysis patients. Maintaining adequate parathyroid function in diseases of all four parathyroid glands is a particular

disorders and other symptoms. This is not only a great burden for the patients, but also for the social community, since the patients are often torn out of their working lives by the disease. In a second [...] goal is to collect robust data on the efficacy and safety of immunoadsorption in these patients. This will help patients and their treating physicians decide whether to use such procedures in the future. " [...] syndrome. In particular, severe fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is a major challenge for patients and the healthcare system. The cause is not yet clearly understood. "However, there are indications

Feedback and Complaints Management for patients, relatives, visitors and referring physicians Dear patients, relatives and visitors, at the Hannover Medical School we work every day on ensuing the best [...] complaints management team can be reached by telephone from outside the MHH on 0511532-6632, from a patient bed on 92-6632. Should you not reach us, please leave us a message on our answering machine or use

News Encouraging stories from transplant patients I say YES to life. And what do you say? Encouraging stories from transplant patients [Translate to Englisch:] Das Schenke-Mut-Buch des Transplantations

- to apply for access to patient data from the routine care of the German university hospitals for medical research objectives. For this pupose, the number of available patients throughout Germany is queried [...] anonymised. Our MeDIC is already connected to the portal and can provide the number of available patients at the MHH for the respective search criteria. For cross-site projects, please use the German Portal

- i.e. infections acquired in a hospital or a care facility - represent a great burden for the patients affected, the health care staff and, due to their financial importance for the health system, also [...] also for society as a whole. The prevention of such infections is important for ensuring patient safety, particularly taking into account the increasing number of cases. The RISK PRINCIPE use case has the [...] infection risks stratified according to relevant parameters in order to be able to act and react in a patient-oriented manner. RISK PRINCIPE relies on the expertise of various disciplines, including medical

arteritis and axial spondyloarthritis. We treat more than 300 patients with SLE, more than 200 with SS and more than 100 with SSc. These patients have been characterized very well with regard to clinical disease [...] 80 SS and SLE associated antibodies. Using these new autoantibodies and well defined cohorts of patients treated in our department, we have defined subgroups of connective tissue diseases, in particular

hearing-impaired and deaf patients. One of our priority areas, therefore, is provision of hearing systems – from the development of the devices themselves to lifelong support for our patients. Together, the German [...] organised and what we offer. And we also want to show you what you can expect from us, whether you’re a patient, a physician, a scientist or a student. The Department of Otorhinolaryngology at MHH is internationally