PD Dr. Gero Langer
Vocational training & certificates
- 2006: Conferring of a doctorate, Doctor rerum medicarum (Doctor of Medical Sciences
- 2002: Diploma with distinction in nursing and health science
- 1997-2002: Studies in nursing and health sciences at the Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg
- 1995: Registered nurse
- 1992-1995: Vocational training in nursing and health care (Evangelic Elisabeth Hospital, Trier)
Professional career
- Since 2010: Appointment to the Assistant Professorship "Clinical Health and Nursing Sciences" (Junior professor) at the Institute of Health and Nursing Sciences, Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- 2002-2010: Scientific staff member at the Institute of Health and Nursing Sciences, Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- 1998-2002: Academic assistance at the Institute of Health and Nursing Sciences, Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- 1995-1999: Male nurse in Trier and Leipzig
- 1991-1992: Community service at the municipal hospitals in Fulda and at the Evangelical Elisabeth Hospital, Trier
Research focus
- Evidence-based nursing and caring
- Transfer of research knowledge into practice
- Creating and implementing guidelines
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- Clinical-epidemiological nursing research
Current and former research projects
- EbN South Tyrol: Evidence-based Nursing South Tyrol
- Cochrane LTx: Prevention of infection for liver-transplanted patients. Three Cochrane Reviews
- WISDE: Snoezelen, Structured Reminiscence Therapy and 10-Minutes Activation in Long Term Care Residents with Dementia
- NÄP-DMP: Non-physician health care providers for the treatment and care of the chronically ill (focusing on DMP diagnoses)
Memberships
- German Center for Evidence-based Nursing (coordinator, instructor)
- German Network for Evidence-based Medicine (Deutsches Netzwerk Evidenzbasierte Medizin e.V.) (Member of the extended Executive Board, deputy spokesman for the Department of Nursing and Health)
- German Society of Nursing Science (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pflegewissenschaft e.V.)
- European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) (Nutrition Working Group)
- GRADE Working Group
- Cochrane Review Groups: Wounds Group, Hepato-Biliary Group, Incontinence Group, Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group
- Cochrane Nursing Care Network
- Library Committee of the Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Reviewing activities
- Journal of Advanced Nursing: Board of reviewers
- Nutrition: Board of reviewers
- Pflege: Referee / board of consultants
- Pflegewissenschaft: Editorial board
- Pflegezeitschrift: Scientific editorial board
- Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing: Editorial board
Publications
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