Illness	Number of cases
Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis - Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified site (M05.80)	172
Systemic sclerosis (M34.8)	77
Other systemic involvement of connective tissue - Polymyalgia rheumatica (M35.3)	73
Psoriasis (L40.5)	56
Other rheumatoid arthritis - Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor unspecified site (M06.00)	51
Fibromyalgia (M79.70)	42
Other joint disorders not elsewhere classified - Pain in unspecified joint (M25.50)	34
Ankylosing spondylitis of multiple sites in spine (M45.00)	31
Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis - Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified site (M05.10)	21
Other disorders of arteries and arterioles - Arteritis unspecified (I77.6)	19

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Computer-assisted analysis of the images with 3D-analysis (3-990)	1.356
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	701
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	566
Others therapeutic procedures to influence the immune system (8-547.31)	532
Six-minute walk test (as described by Guyatt) (1-715)	502
Measurement of the mineral content of the bone - bone density measurement (3-900)	468
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the musculoskeletal system with contrast medium (3-826)	271
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints (8-020.5)	235
Computed tomography (CT) of the chest without contrast medium (3-202)	224
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium (3-222)	217

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Main Department

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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

Teilnahme an sonstigen Verfahren der externen vergleichenden Qualitätssicherung

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
86	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*
44	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
44	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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Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies	Dr. Bühring: Rheumatologie; Dr. Cordier: in Zusammenarbeit mit der Charité Berlin zum Thema Protheseninfektionen; Dr.Nossek: fotodynamische intramedulläre Stabilisierung des vorderen Beckenrings
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks	Dr. Cordier; Dr. Bühring: wissenschaftliche Publikationen, Lehrbuchkapitel
Doctoral supervision	Dr. Bühring, Dr. Patsalis, Dr. Cordier, Prof. Dr. Erhardt
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf: Prof. Dr. Erhardt, Dr. Gülker, Dr. Nossek, Dr. Sandmann, Dr. Dammann, Dr. Kuruc, Dr. Bühring, Dr. Cordier, Dr. Adam, Dr. Stieglitz, Dr. Grebe, Prof. Dr. Lehnerdt; Bergische Universität Wuppertal: Fr. Elsesser; Ruhr-Universität Bochum: Dr. Bühring
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	Famulatur: Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, Unfallchirurgie; Famulatur u. PJ: Intern. Rheumatologie, Orthopädie/ spez. Orthopäd. Chirurgie, Kinderorthopädie, Orthopäd. Rheumatologie, Gastroenterologie, Allgemein-u. Viszeralchirurgie, Anästhesiologie u. Schmerztherapie; Blockpraktikum u. Famulatur Geriatrie
Lectureships / teaching posts at universities of applied sciences	Fliedner Fachhochschule Düsseldorf: Dr. Cordier, Dr. Dammann, Dr. Nossek für den Studiengang Physician Assistance (CTA/MAC)
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies	Dr. Bühring: ca. 5 Studien zur klinischen Rheumatologie; Dr. Patsalis: "Ergebnisse der TM Ankle Sprunggelenksprothese“; Prof. Dr. Erhardt: 2 Studien
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	Dr. Bühring: Rheumatologie mit Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gesundheitshochschule Bochum, Bergische Universität Wupp., Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düs.; Prof. Dr. Erhardt mit Universität Köln; Dr. Adam mit Universität Jena und RWTH Aachen

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)
HB19	Nursing professionals
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)