Registry Research Funding of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (DGPRaC) and Research Funding Report 2021/2022

Moellhoff N, Prantl L, Behr B, Beier JP, Daigeler A, Dragu A, Eisenhardt SU, Fuchs PC, Germann G, Hirsch T, Horch RE, Infanger M, Jakubietz R, Kneser U, Langer S, Lehnhardt M, Machens HG, Mailaender P, Reichert B, Radtke C, Schaefer DJ, Siemers F, Vogt PM, Menke H, Giunta RE (2023)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

DOI: 10.1055/a-2007-4475

Abstract

Background Research is an integral part of academic medicine. In plastic surgery, it sets the course for innovations in the specialty. The purpose of this study is to present the research performance of plastic surgeons in Germany for the period 2021/2022 and to compare it with previous periods.Materials and Methods The directors of plastic surgical academic institutions reported all requested/approved and rejected research applications to public, non-public and industrial funding organizations. Data was gathered within an established online database. In addition, the DFG & PRIME;s public database GEPRIS was screened for plastic surgical research grants. Data was also collected regarding research infrastructure and organization at the participating centers.Results 105 applications were reported to 54 different funding agencies from 20 plastic surgery centers. 37 funding applications were submitted to the major public funding agencies DFG, BMBF, BMWi, BMG, BMVg, G-BA and EU. Of these, 59,5% (22/37) were DFG, 13,5% (5/37) each BMBF and EU, 5,4% (2/37) BMWi, and 2,7% (1/37) each BMG, BMVg, and G-BA applications. The average funding volume of these proposals was 401,515 euros. Approved DFG proposals were most frequently assigned to the review board 205-27 Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery (n=10/16, 62,5%). Over time, the research registry shows an increase in the number of proposals in general and those granted. 70,0% (14/20) of participating sites had their own experimental research laboratory, while only 40,0% (8/20) had their own clinical trial center.Conclusion The 2021/2022 Research Funding Report once again highlights the impressive research accomplishments of the plastic surgery community.

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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Germany (DE) Universität Regensburg Germany (DE) Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil Germany (DE) Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen Germany (DE) Technische Universität Dresden Germany (DE) Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) Germany (DE) Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Nürnberg Germany (DE) Universitätsspital Basel Switzerland (CH) Universitätsklinikum Freiburg Germany (DE) Universität Witten/Herdecke Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Münster Germany (DE) Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Würzburg Germany (DE) BG Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen (BGU) / BG Hospital Ludwigshafen Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Leipzig Germany (DE) Technische Universität München (TUM) Germany (DE) Medizinische Universität Wien Austria (AT) Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) Germany (DE) Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) / Hannover Medical School Germany (DE) Sana Klinikum Offenbach Germany (DE)

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APA:

Moellhoff, N., Prantl, L., Behr, B., Beier, J.P., Daigeler, A., Dragu, A.,... Giunta, R.E. (2023). Registry Research Funding of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (DGPRaC) and Research Funding Report 2021/2022. Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, Plastische Chirurgie. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2007-4475

MLA:

Moellhoff, N., et al. "Registry Research Funding of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (DGPRaC) and Research Funding Report 2021/2022." Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, Plastische Chirurgie (2023).

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