Boris Zernikow Explained

Boris Zernikow
Birth Date:12 August 1964
Birth Place:Bochum
Fields:Paediatrician
Workplaces:Witten/Herdecke University
Alma Mater:Westphalian Wilhelms-University
Harvard Medical School

Boris Zernikow (born August 12, 1964 in Bochum) is a German paediatrician who works in the field of pain therapy and palliative medicine. He holds the chair for child pain therapy and pediatric palliative medicine at the Witten/Herdecke University[1] as well as chief physician at the Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln.[2]

Career

Zernikow studied human medicine at the Westphalian Wilhelms-University of Münster from 1986 until 1993 during which he was supported by a scholarship from the Cusanuswerk. He completed the practical year of his training at St. Gallen cantonal hospital, Switzerland, and Harvard Medical School, USA.

After the completion of his medical degree, Zernikow trained as specialist in children's and youth medicine with a focus on pediatric oncology, completing additional qualifications in Pediatric Pain Therapy and Palliative Medicine. In 2004 he habilitated on the subject of “Pain Therapy in Paediatric Oncology – Results of a nation-wide quality improvement program (STOP)”.

In 2002, a team led by Zernikow established the Vodafone Foundation Institute (VIKP) in Datteln at the Children and Adolescent's Hospital.[3] This developed into the German Paediatric Pain Centre (2008) and the Centre of Paediatric Palliative Care (2010). Zernikow has held the chair for Children's Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care at the Witten/Herdecke University from 2004 and has been chief physician at the Children's Hospital Datteln since 2002.[4]

Work

The German Paediatric Pain Centre (Deutsches Kinderschmerzzentrum), with 30 in-patient beds, and adjoining outpatient treatment centre, is one of the largest institutions internationally for the treatment and research of chronic pain in childhood and adolescence.[5] Here, Zernikow has been involved in the development of the multimodal therapy program to treat chronic pain and has co-authored a manual on this topic. The treatment program is distinguished in particular by its short duration but high intensity form. Research supports the efficacy of the program with benefits maintained long term.[6]

In June 2010, the Centre of Paediatric Palliative Care including the eight-bed in-hospital paediatric palliative care unit and a homecare PPC-team was opened at the Children's Hospital Datteln under the ongoing medical management of Zernikow. The Centre of Paediatric Palliative Care has the goal of relieving painful disease symptoms and producing the highest possible degree of quality of life for children and adolescents with palliative diseases in cooperation with the whole family.

Research

Zernikow has published more than 140 scientific articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals on the topics of pain therapy and palliative care in children and adolescents in the fields of diagnostic, therapeutic and healthcare research. Additionally, Zernikow has contributed to the following textbooks:

Distinctions and prizes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prof. Dr. med. Boris Zernikow . Witten/Herdecke University . de . 7 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Chefärztlich geführte Abteilungen . Die Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln.
  3. News: Boris Zernikow: Ein Lehrstuhl für pädiatrische Palliativmedizin . Deutsches Ärzteblatt . 14 July 2008 . de.
  4. Web site: Boris Zernikow: Botschafter für schwerstkranke Kinder . Deutsches Ärzteblatt . de . 25 May 2015.
  5. L. Stahlschmidt, B. Zernikow, J. Wager: Specialized Rehabilitation Programs for Children and Adolescents with Severe Disabling Chronic Pain: Indications, Treatment and Outcomes. In: Children (Basel), 2016.
  6. Web site: Palliativmediziner Boris Zernikow - "Natürlich trauert man mit" . Deutschlandfunk Kultur . de-DE.
  7. Web site: Förderpreis für Kinderschmerzambulanz . Informationsdienst Wissenschaft.
  8. https://www.aerzteblatt.de/archiv/49373/Verleihungen "VARIA"
  9. Drießen, Meike. "Förderpreis für Schmerzforschung: Schmerz bei krebskranken Kindern" idw. Informationsdienst Wissenschaft, press release, 12 Oktober 2006. Retrieved on 6 August 2019.
  10. http://www.sertuerner-gesellschaft.de/preistraeger.htm Previous prizewinners
  11. https://www.stiftung-leben-pur.de/preise-stipendien/foerderpreise.html Awards "Leben pur"
  12. https://www.dgpalliativmedizin.de/foerderpreise/foerderpreis-der-dgp-stifter-mundipharma-gmbh.html Award for palliative care
  13. https://land-der-ideen.de/projekt/vodafone-stiftungsinstitut-fuer-kinderschmerztherapie-und-paediatrische-palliativmedizin-2859 "Vodafone Stiftungsinstitut für Kinderschmerztherapie und Pädiatrische Palliativmedizin". Selected Landmark in the Land of Ideas
  14. https://www.dfg.de/en/funded_projects/prizewinners/communicator_award/2015/index.html "Communicator Award 2015 goes to Boris Zernikow"
  15. https://www.msd.de/fileadmin/user_upload/default/documents/gesundheitspreis/projekte_2016/Schmerz-im-Griff.pdf
  16. https://fastforwardscience.de/preistraeger/migraene-hab-ich-im-griff/ Winners. "Migräne hab ich im Griff!"

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