Interdisciplinary research topics

At UW/H, research is conducted not only within the Faculty of Health, the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society and the WittenLab. Zukunftslabor Studium fundamentale, but also at the interfaces between the individual departments. In order to analyse and address complex issues in their entirety, our researchers collaborate across departmental boundaries. Furthermore, we combine our expertise with that of experts from other universities and partner institutions to develop scientifically sound strategies and solutions. This results, amongst other things, in the following interdisciplinary projects.

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AMARIS

Aeronautical and maritime innovation environment for interorganisational simulations

Care decisions in nursing homes

The study examined care decisions in inpatient nursing homes using the example of the use of medical devices for chronic wounds.

COFRAIL

Effects of joint decisions by GPs, patients and family caregivers on the prioritization of medicines

DIM.Ruhr

The guiding principles of the project include the development of interprofessional teaching/learning modules, the promotion of research and networking in outpatient care structures and the expansion of data diversity in health care research.

Feed-bApp

An app developed by the researchers supports children and their parents in coping with pain in everyday life.

GESCO

The project is researching the development and piloting of a gender-sensitive care concept for patients with chronic non-tumour-related pain undergoing long-term opiate therapy.

Impact analysis for development cooperation organizations

The project investigated how measuring the effectiveness of projects affects development cooperation organizations.

Innovation and digital transformation in the healthcare sector ATLAS ITG-2

ATLAS offers science-based solutions to master the challenge of the digital transformation of the healthcare industry.

KoCoN

An IT-supported patient pathway aims to improve care for children with complex chronic neurological diseases.

MINDED.RUHR joint project

My INdividual Digital EDucation.RUHR - Establishment and networking of a moodle-compatible and individualised learning management system in the health care system

PAAM

The PAAM project at the Institute of General Practice and Primary Care (iamag) is trialling the use of Physician Assistants - PAs for short - in GP practices.

PFADE

Despite conspicuous initial findings, many patients do not undergo further dementia diagnostics. The PFADE project is investigating why this is the case - and how the path to an early diagnosis can be improved.

PSK - Needs-based care for nursing home residents by reducing nursing home-sensitive hospital cases

The study investigated whether and which hospital stays of nursing home residents could be avoided.

Qualified seasonal work in agriculture?

The interdisciplinary research project deals with product strategies, labour and employment systems in German quality viticulture.

Social Entrepreneurship and Social Finance Research Group

The research group dealt with financing structures of social enterprises, mechanisms of the social capital market and social entrepreneurial impact logics.

Target group-specific support services for family caregivers (ZipA)

The research project is helping to adapt information and advice services more closely to the needs of family caregivers.

The paperless practice

In the project, the partners are working together with healthcare stakeholders on blueprints for a paperless practice.

Witten Prize for Health Visionaries

The Witten Prize for Healthcare Visionaries offers start-ups financial support to realize their digital business model for medicine.