German Society for Burn Medicine

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verbrennungsmedizin e. V. (DGV), or German Society for Burn Medicine, is a scientific and professional medical association registered as a voluntary association (eingetragener Verein) in Germany. Its seat is in Berlin, and its office is located in the Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus in Berlin. The society represents physicians and natural scientists in the Federal Republic of Germany who are primarily engaged in the treatment of burn patients. The DGV pursues the promotion of research, prophylaxis, prevention, and therapy in the field of burn treatment in Germany. It is also active in medical and non-medical continuing education and training in burn medicine. The association develops recommendations, statements, and guidelines on topics of burn medicine and on the technical and personnel equipment of burn centers. It promotes quality assurance in the care of burn patients and works with other scientific specialist societies, competent authorities, medical bodies, the German Hospital Association, and the peak associations of health insurers. On the scientific side, the DGV is closely connected with the Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Verbrennungstherapie (DAV). It is a member of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften (AWMF) and of the European Burn Association. The society maintains a burn register (Verbrennungsregister), an anonymized collection of data from all patients in severe burn centers and all inpatient-treated children, with the goal of improving medical care for severely burned people. It also hosts the working group "Das schwerbrandverletzte Kind" (The Severely Burned Child), a multidisciplinary association of physicians, nursing professionals, therapists, and affected persons. Membership is composed of ordinary members, extraordinary members, supporting members, and honorary members. Ordinary members are specialists in plastic surgery who are active in the treatment of burn patients. Extraordinary members are physicians and non-medical personnel active in burn treatment; unlike ordinary members, they are not entitled to vote. After two years of membership, an ordinary membership can be applied for. Supporting members can be natural or legal persons who particularly wish to promote the concerns of burn medicine. Physicians who have rendered outstanding services to burn medicine can be appointed honorary members; non-medical persons can be honored with a corresponding membership. The board consists of the president, vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer. A prerequisite for board membership is activity as chief physician, senior physician, or senior consultant at a burn center. The board is elected by the members' assembly, which meets once a year. In terms of publications, until 2011 an electronic journal, GMS Verbrennungsmedizin, was published on the German Medical Science portal. Since 2012, the e-journal GMS German Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – Burn and Hand Surgery has been published jointly with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Plastische, Rekonstruktive und Ästhetische Chirurgie.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verbrennungsmedizin e. V. (DGV) is a scientific and professional medical association in Germany. It is registered as a voluntary association (eingetragener Verein) and has its seat in Berlin, with its office in the Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus in Berlin. The society represents physicians and natural scientists in the Federal Republic of Germany who are primarily engaged in the treatment of burn patients. The DGV promotes research, prophylaxis, prevention, and therapy in the field of burn treatment in Germany. It is also involved in medical and non-medical continuing education and training in burn medicine. The association is a member of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften (AWMF) and the European Burn Association. On the scientific side, it is closely connected with the Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Verbrennungstherapie (DAV). The society develops recommendations, statements, and guidelines on topics of burn medicine and on the technical and personnel equipment of burn centers. It promotes quality assurance in the care of burn patients and cooperates with other scientific specialist societies, competent authorities, medical bodies, the German Hospital Association, and the peak associations of health insurers. It maintains a burn register (Verbrennungsregister), an anonymized collection of data from all patients in severe burn centers and all inpatient-treated children, with the goal of improving medical care for severely burned people. It also hosts the working group "Das schwerbrandverletzte Kind" (The Severely Burned Child), a multidisciplinary association of physicians, nursing professionals, therapists, and affected persons who treat or advocate for burn-injured children and adolescents. Membership is composed of ordinary members, extraordinary members, supporting members, and honorary members. Ordinary members are specialists in plastic surgery who are active in the treatment of burn patients. Extraordinary members are physicians and non-medical personnel active in burn treatment; unlike ordinary members, they are not entitled to vote. After two years of membership, an ordinary membership can be applied for. Supporting members can be natural or legal persons who particularly wish to promote the concerns of burn medicine. Physicians who have rendered outstanding services to burn medicine can be appointed honorary members; non-medical persons can be honored with a corresponding membership. The board consists of the president, vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer. A prerequisite for board membership is activity as chief physician, senior physician, or senior consultant at a burn center. The board is elected by the members' assembly, which meets once a year. In terms of publications, until 2011 an electronic journal, GMS Verbrennungsmedizin, was published on the German Medical Science portal. Since 2012, the e-journal GMS German Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – Burn and Hand Surgery has been published jointly with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Plastische, Rekonstruktive und Ästhetische Chirurgie.

• Until 2011, the electronic journal GMS Verbrennungsmedizin was published on the German Medical Science portal.

• Since 2012, the e-journal GMS German Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – Burn and Hand Surgery has been published jointly with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Plastische, Rekonstruktive und Ästhetische Chirurgie.

Scientific and professional medical association for burn medicine in Germany, promoting research, prevention, treatment, quality assurance, and education.

• GMS Verbrennungsmedizin (e-journal, until 2011)

• GMS German Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – Burn and Hand Surgery (e-journal, since 2012)

• Verbrennungsregister (burn register)

• Working group "Das schwerbrandverletzte Kind"

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