Therapeutic Use of Cannabinoids in Critically Ill Patients: A Survey of Intensive Care Physicians in Germany.

In the course of the legalization of cannabis for therapeutic purposes in Germany, there has been growing interest in the medical use of cannabinoids. To date, the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids for the treatment of critically ill patients has not been explored. This study aims to understand better whether and how frequently cannabinoids have been administered to critically ill patients in recent years.

[Retrospective evaluation of electronically recorded patient questionnaires of a university outpatient pain clinic with the painDETECT® questionnaire].

Background And Objective: Psychometric tests can provide important information for diagnostics and progression in chronic pain patients. Between 2008 and 2018, the electronic system painDETECT® was used in the outpatient pain clinic of the Hannover Medical School (MHH). The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the pain symptomatology data recorded using painDETECT® and the treatment procedures used in the patient cohort examined over a period of 15 months.

The Central Inflammatory Network: A Hypothalamic fMRI Study of Experimental Endotoxemia in Humans.

Introduction: Inflammation is a mechanism of the immune system that is part of the reaction to pathogens or injury. The central nervous system closely regulates inflammation via neuroendocrine or direct neuroimmune mechanisms, but our current knowledge of the underlying circuitry is limited. Therefore, we aimed to identify hypothalamic centres involved in sensing or modulating inflammation and to study their association with known large-scale brain networks.

Defining Learning Outcomes as a Prerequisite of Implementing a Longitudinal and Transdisciplinary Curriculum with Regard to Digital Competencies at Hannover Medical School.

Background: Worldwide educational programs face the challenge how to define and integrate digital competencies in medical education. This article describes the implementation of learning outcomes with respect to digital competencies in the compulsory curriculum at Hannover Medical School (MHH).

Methods: An interdisciplinary MHH project group was constituted consisting of physicians and experts in medical informatics and in curriculum development.