Illness	Number of cases
Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis - Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified site (M05.80)	82
Other necrotizing vasculopathies (M31.3)	58
Other rheumatoid arthritis - Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor unspecified site (M06.00)	34
Systemic lupus erythematosus - Other forms of systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.8)	32
Systemic sclerosis - Progressive systemic sclerosis (M34.0)	28
Other systemic involvement of connective tissue - Other specified systemic involvement of connective tissue (M35.8)	25
Other necrotizing vasculopathies - Microscopic polyangiitis (M31.7)	23
Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis - Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified site (M05.10)	22
Other systemic involvement of connective tissue - Other overlap syndromes (M35.1)	19
Systemic sclerosis (M34.8)	17

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Measurement of the mineral content of the bone - bone density measurement (3-900)	156
Examination of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum by endoscopy (1-632.0)	144
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	137
Others therapeutic procedures to influence the immune system (8-547.0)	124
Computed tomography (CT) of the chest without contrast medium (3-202)	108
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the upper digestive tract, biliary tract or the pancreas by endoscopy (1-440.a)	103
Others therapeutic procedures to influence the immune system (8-547.2)	101
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 1 of the procedures list (6-001.h8)	97
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium (3-222)	96
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the musculoskeletal system without contrast medium (3-806)	89

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 0100

Type of specialist department

Main Department

Hospital information and services for all specialist departments

Services

Quality

External comparative quality assurance

Further information

External quality assurance according to state law
No participation

Quality of participation in the Disease Management Programme (DMP)
No participation

Implementation of resolutions of the Federal Joint Committee on quality assurance (G-BA)
No participation

Further training
pursuant to Article 136b, para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the SGB

Number	Group
30	Medical specialists (m/f) , psychological psychotherapists (m/f) and child and adolescent psychotherapists (m/f) who are subject to the obligation to undergo further training*
22	Number of medical specialists (m/f) from no. 1 who have completed a five-year period of further training and are therefore subject to the obligation to provide evidence
12	Number of those persons from no. 2 who have provided proof of further training according to Article 3 of the G-BA regulations

* according to the “Provisions of the Joint Federal Committee for the Further Training of Medical Specialists (m/f), Psychological Psychotherapists (m/f) and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (m/f) in Hospitals”

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General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	Hämatologie, Internistische Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Rheumatologie;
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	Famulaturen: Hämatologie, Internistische Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Innere Medizin, Augenheilkunde, Anästhesie, Rheumatologie.
Participation in multi-centre Phase I/II studies	Hämatologie, Internistische Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Rheumatologie.
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Prof. Dr. med. P. Reimer: Universität Würzburg; Prof. Dr. med. A. Scheider: Ludwig-Maximilians- Universität München (LMU), Hr.Prof. Dr. med. Specker: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies	Hämatologie, Internistische Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Rheumatologie.
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies	Hämatologie, Internistische Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Augenheilkunde, Rheumatologie u. Klinische Immunologie

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB19	Nursing professionals	Die KEM \| Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte bilden im eigenen Zentrum mit 163 Ausbildungsplätzen, im Rahmen der generalisierten Pflegeausbildung, Pflegefachfrauen/ -fachmänner aus. Seit 2018 sind wir „Akademische Lehreinrichtung für Pflege“.
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)	Praktische Studienphase der schulischern Ausbildung zum Ergotherapeuten/ In erfolgt in den evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)	Praktische Studienphase der schulischern Ausbildung zum Physiotherpeuten / In erfolgt in den KEM \| Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte