Head: Prof. Dr. med. Heinz Völler
The professorship for rehabilitation medicine develops new concepts of prevention and rehabilitation of chronic degenerative diseases. The main focus is on interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral tasks in modern rehabilitation medicine. The development of new care models is examined both on the basis of intervention studies and in the context of health care research. The content includes reintegration into workplace or the sustainable care of older patients with mobility restrictions and / or malnutrition. The effectiveness of modern means of communication and the use of telemetric interventions are also examined.
Another focus is the participation in the development of research-based teaching in the master's programs "Public Health, Exercise and Nutrition" and "Health Services Research".
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-- The Departement of Rehabilitation Medicine has moved --
You will find us now at the
Golm Campus
Am Mühlenberg 9
House 62 (H-Lab), 2nd floor
14476 Potsdam
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Postdoc-Preis des Landes Brandenburg 2020
- On December 7th 2020, Dr. Annett Salzwedel received the Brandenburg Postdoc Prize in the Humanities and Social Sciences category for her excellent publication 'Patient-reported outcomes predict return to work and health-related quality of life six months after cardiac rehabilitation: Results from a German multi-center registry (OutCaRe) '. The award was handed over by the Minister of Science Dr. Manja Schüle. With this award, the state is honoring outstanding research achievements of postdoctoral researchers at universities and non-university research institutions in Brandenburg for the 14th time. With 20,000 euros, this prize is one of the best-endowed prizes for young scientists in Germany.
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News:
The great freedom? - Why you should publish Open Access (Die große Freiheit? – Warum man Open-Access publizieren sollte) An interview with Dr. Annett Salzwedel and Prof. Dr. Urs Granacher, News from the Potsdam University Press on Open Access Week 2020
- On July 10th, 2020, the new "Guidelines for Cardiological Rehabilitation in German-speaking Europe, Germany, Austria and Switzerland"were published. The guidelines were actively developed by members of our professorship , namely Dr. Annett Salzwedel, Dr. Sarah Eichler and Prof. Dr. Heinz Völler.
- The 20th GfR-BBS-SAT Rehabilitation-Scientific-Symposium (20. GfR-BBS-SAT Rehabilitationswissenschaftliche Symposium)took place on November 01. 2019 at the University of Potsdam on the campus Neues Palais. You can view the program here .
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Poster price of the DGPR 2019
At the 46th Annual Meeting of the German Society for the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Cardiovascular Diseases (DGPR: Deutschen Gesellschaft für Prävention und Rehabilitation von Herzkreislauferkrankungen), Dr. Annett Salzwedel was honored. She won the Best Poster Award for"OutCaRe: Success Parameters of Cardiological Rehabilitation of Patients of Working Age"("OutCaRe: Erfolgsparameter der Kardiologischen Rehabilitation von Patienten im berufsähigen Alter").
Furthermore, Dr. Annett Salzwedel was elected as member of the board of directors of the annual meeting of the DGPR (Deutschen Gesellschaft für Prävention und Rehabilitation von Herzkreislauferkrankungen), in which she is the chairperson of the quality assurance commission.
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Recent Publications:
Kränkel N, Scherrenberg M, Abela M, Shemesh E, Kopylova O, Babu AS, Gaber MH, Śliż D, Salzwedel A. Do we practice what we preach? Implementation of cardiovascular prevention strategies in 13 European countries between 2011 and 2021. A statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the ESC. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2023 Sep 28:zwad312. Online ahead of print.
Sündermann SH, Bäck C, Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Dehbi HM, Szekely A, Völler H, Niebauer J. Preinterventional frailty assessment in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery or transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a consensus statement of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Oct 4;64:ezad181.
Niebauer J, Bäck C, Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Dehbi HM, Szekely A, Völler H, Sündermann SH. Preinterventional frailty assessment in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery or transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a consensus statement of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2023 Oct 7:zwad304. Online ahead of print.
Kiefer T, Lüders C, Völler H, Daeschlein G. Update on the risk assessment of a rehabilitation stay for patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Transpl Immunol. 2023 Aug:79:101865.
Valgimigli M, Aboyans V, Angiolillo D, Atar D, Capodanno D, Halvorsen S, James S, Jüni P, Kunadian V, Landi A, Leonardi S, Mehran R, Montalescot G, Navarese EP, Niebauer J, Oliva A, Piccolo R, Price S, Storey RF, Völler H, Vranckx P, Windecker S, Fox KAA. Antithrombotic treatment strategies in patients with established coronary atherosclerotic disease. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother. 2023 Jul 29;9:462-496.
Hansen D, Coninx K, Beckers P, Cornelissen V, Kouidi E, Neunhauserer D, Niebauer J, Spruit MA, Takken T, Dendale P; EXPERT Network working group. Appropriate exercise prescription in primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: why this skill remains to be improved among clinicians and healthcare professionals. A call for action from the EXPERT Network. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2023 Jul 17:zwad232.
Kiefer T, Lüders C, Völler H, Daeschlein G. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on rehabilitation of patients after high-dose chemotherapy with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: results of a monocentric, retrospective analysis. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2023 Jul;149:4783-4788.
Rubesch-Kütemeyer V, Reibis R, Völler H, Gielen S. [The ECG in cardiac rehabilitation]. Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol. 2023 Mar;34:3-9. German.
Kiefer T, Lüders C, Völler H, Daeschlein G. Rehabilitation of patients after CAR T-cell therapy. Experiences on 5 patients. Transpl Immunol. 2023 Feb:76:101770.
Schwaab B, Kindermann I, Bjarnason-Wehrens B, Preßler A, Niebauer J, Rauch B, Völler H, Reibis R. Viral myocarditis: a forbidden indication for cardiac rehabilitation? Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Nov 8;29:2064-2068.
Castellano JM, Pocock SJ, Bhatt DL, Quesada AJ, Owen R, Fernandez-Ortiz A, Sanchez PL, Marin Ortuño F, Vazquez Rodriguez JM, Domingo-Fernández A, Lozano I, Roncaglioni MC, Baviera M, Foresta A, Ojeda-Fernandez L, Colivicchi F, Di Fusco SA, Doehner W, Meyer A, Schiele F, Ecarnot F, Linhart A, Lubanda JC, Barczi G, Merkely B, Ponikowski P, Kasprzak M, Fernandez Alvira JM, Andres V, Bueno H, Collier T, Van de Werf F, Perel P, Rodriguez-Manero M, Alonso Garcia A, Proietti M, Schoos MM, Simon T, Fernandez Ferro J, Lopez N, Beghi E, Bejot Y, Vivas D, Cordero A, Ibañez B, Fuster V; SECURE Investigators. Polypill Strategy in Secondary Cardiovascular Prevention. N Engl J Med. 2022 Sep 15;387:967-977.
Streibelt M, Zollmann P, Völler H, Falk J, Salzwedel A.[Work Participation after Multimodal Rehabilitation due to Cardiovascular Diseases - Representative Analyses using Routine Data of the German Pension Insurance]. Rehabilitation (Stuttg). Rehabilitation 2024;63:169-79.
Hagström E, Steg PG, Szarek M, Bhatt DL, Bittner VA, Danchin N, Diaz R, Goodman SG, Harrington RA, Jukema JW, Liberopoulos E, Marx N, McGinniss J, Manvelian G, Pordy R, Scemama M, White HD, Zeiher AM, Schwartz GG; ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Investigators. Apolipoprotein B, Residual Cardiovascular Risk After Acute Coronary Syndrome, and Effects of Alirocumab. Circulation. 2022 Aug 30;146:657-672.
Baritello O, Stein H, Wolff LL, Hamann M, Völler H, Salzwedel A. Effect of multicomponent rehabilitation on independence and functioning in elderly patients with common age-associated diseases: protocol for a scoping review (REHOLD). BMJ Open 2023 May 18;13:e068722.
Salzwedel A, Rauch B. [Systematic Reviews on the Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation]. Rehabilitation (Stuttg). 2023 Apr;62:113-124. German.
Salzwedel A. Fragen Sie Ihre Rehabilitanden! - Von der Bedeutung patientenberichteter Parameter in der kardiovaskulären Rehabilitation. Diabetes, Stoffwechsel und Herz, Band 31, 03/2022.
Noutsias M, Hauptmann M, Völler H. Pointing a FINGER at the contribution of lifestyle to cardiovascular events and dementia. Eur Heart J. 2022 Apr 13; ehac186. Online ahead of print.
Völler H, Bindl D, Nagels K, Hofmann R, Vettorazzi E, Wegscheider K, Fleck E, Störk S, Nagel E. The First Year of Noninvasive Remote Telemonitoring in Chronic Heart Failure Is not Cost Saving but Improves Quality of Life: The Randomized Controlled CardioBBEAT Trial. Telemed J E Health. 2022 Mar 21;28:1613-1622.
Schwaab B, Rauch B, Völler H, Benzer W, Schmid JP. Beyond randomised studies: recommendations for cardiac rehabilitation following repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm or dissection. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Feb 3;28:e17-e19.
Hansen D, Abreu A, Ambrosetti M, Cornelissen V, Gevaert A, Kemps H, Laukkanen JA, Pedretti R, Simonenko M, Wilhelm M, Davos CH, Doehner W, Iliou MC, Kränkel N, Völler H, Piepoli M. Exercise intensity assessment and prescription in cardiovascular rehabilitation and beyond: why and how: a position statement from the Secondary Prevention and Rehabilitation Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Feb 19;29:230-245.
Hadzic M, Eichler S, Völler H, Salzwedel A für die Arbeitsgruppe ReMove-It. Akzeptanz und Nutzung eines telemedizinischen Rehabilitationsprogramms für Patienten mit Knie- oder Hüft-Totalendoprothese (Acceptance and Use of a Telemedical Rehabilitation Program for Patients with Total Knee or Hip Replaceme). B&G Bewegungstherapie und Gesundheitssport. 2022, 38:20-25.
Dobberke J, Baritello O, Hadzic M, Völler H, Eichler S, Salzwedel A. Test-Retest Reliability of Center of Pressure Measures for Postural Control Assessment in Older Cardiac Patients. J. Gaitpost.2022.92:359-363.