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GMS German Medical Science — an Interdisciplinary Journal

Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF)

ISSN 1612-3174

Welcome

Volume 23 (2025) of GMS German Medical Science – an Interdisciplinary Journal can be found on the PUBLISSO publication platform: journals.publisso.de/en/journals/gms/

GMS German Medical Science, an interdisciplinary e-journal for the entire field of medicine, addresses all those who work on and with scientific publications. Original papers and review articles that have passed through a peer review are published therein.

The Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF) and their scientific associations supply the Editorial Board, the Scientific Committee as well as the experts for the peer review procedure. The editorial work and the workflow is in the hands of ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences. The German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI) is responsible for the technical implementation and the long-term archiving of electronic documents.

All the articles published in GMS German Medical Science are available online for anyone interested: immediately, permanently and free of charge.

New manuscripts may be submitted via the Manuscript Operating System (MOPS) of GMS. Please consult the authors' guidelines first.


Recent Publications
GMS German Medical Science — an Interdisciplinary Journal Volume 22

Position Paper Clinical Practice Guidelines

From evidence to care delivery: Opportunities and risks in health and science policy. A position paper of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF)

Wörmann B, Kopp I, Nothacker M, Klar E, Sedlmayr M, Vogeser M, Schliephake H, Treede RD
GMS Ger Med Sci 2024; 22:Doc10 (20241106)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Review Article Pathology

Pathology in the legal framework of European and German medical device law: Operation, use and in-house manufacture of in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Kahles A, Goldschmid H, Volckmar AL, Kazdal D, Gassner UM, Vogeser M, Brüggemann M, Bürrig KF, Kääb-Sanyal V, Flechtenmacher C, Schirmacher P, Stenzinger A
GMS Ger Med Sci 2024; 22:Doc09 (20241011)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Research Article Medical Informatics

Significance of EEG-electrode combinations while calculating filters with common spatial patterns

Wetzel D, Jacobs PP, Winkler D, Grunert R
GMS Ger Med Sci 2024; 22:Doc08 (20240925)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Research Article Plastic Surgery

Error assessment of subjective estimates of linear breast dimensions versus the objective method

Karavasili P, Henseler H
GMS Ger Med Sci 2024; 22:Doc07 (20240708)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Position Paper Physiotherapy

Position statement on genuine physiotherapy research at German university hospitals

Klotz SGR, Bökel A, Friderichs-Nedohibchenko M, Stickdorn I, Vogel B, Doods B, Feldmann F, Ghiazza M, Giehl M, Hoberg A, Jansen L, Kohlhofer D, Leonhardt R, Meier SF, Müller C, Pannzek M, Schwarz S, Traut M, Urdahl M, Network of Researching Physiotherapists at German University Hospitals
GMS Ger Med Sci 2024; 22:Doc06 (20240527)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Research Article General Medicine

Self-help support: The Alzheimer’s telephone from the user’s perspective

Kurz A, Fischer IM, Dogan V, Kurz C
GMS Ger Med Sci 2024; 22:Doc05 (20240424)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Review Article Paediatrics

Joint recommendations on cost calculation and estimation in paediatric clinical trials

Ahne G, Nagel J, Franz AR, Neubert A, Schachtrup K, Helms S, Klammt S, Schwab M
GMS Ger Med Sci 2024; 22:Doc04 (20240424)
With Erratum (Sep 17, 2024)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Research Article Phoniatrics

Modification of velopharyngeal closure pressures during phonation by neuromuscular electrical stimulation in healthy individuals

Miller S, Peters K, Ptok M, Jungheim M
GMS Ger Med Sci 2024; 22:Doc03 (20240301)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Research Article Phoniatrics

Differences in velopharyngeal pressures during speech sound production in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and healthy individuals

Miller S, Kallusky J, Zimmerer R, Tavassol F, Gellrich NC, Ptok M, Jungheim M
GMS Ger Med Sci 2024; 22:Doc02 (20240301)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tagungsbericht Labordiagnostik

Die EU-Verordnung für In-vitro-Diagnostika (IVDR) in der Praxis: Umsetzung und Anwendung – Ergebnisse einer öffentlichen Veranstaltung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften (AWMF) im März 2023

Vogeser M, Brüggemann M, Brandt K, Ceglarek U, Gieskes V, Hitziger N, Kahles A, Klar E, Roggenbuck D, Schliephake H, Schulte O, Wettmarshausen S, Zimmermann U, Sack U, Stenzinger A, Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e.V. (AWMF)
GMS Ger Med Sci 2024; 22:Doc01 (20240129)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]