Langer, Gero

PD Dr. Gero Langer

Vocational training & certificates

  • 2006: Conferring of a doctorate, Doctor rerum medicarum (Doctor of Medical Sciences
  • 2002: Diploma with distinction in nursing and health science
  • 1997-2002: Studies in nursing and health sciences at the Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg
  • 1995: Registered nurse
  • 1992-1995: Vocational training in nursing and health care (Evangelic Elisabeth Hospital, Trier)

Professional career

  • Since 2010: Appointment to the Assistant Professorship "Clinical Health and Nursing Sciences" (Junior professor) at the Institute of Health and Nursing Sciences, Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
  • 2002-2010: Scientific staff member at the Institute of Health and Nursing Sciences, Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
  • 1998-2002: Academic assistance at the Institute of Health and Nursing Sciences, Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
  • 1995-1999: Male nurse in Trier and Leipzig
  • 1991-1992: Community service at the municipal hospitals in Fulda and at the Evangelical Elisabeth Hospital, Trier

Research focus

  • Evidence-based nursing and caring
  • Transfer of research knowledge into practice
  • Creating and implementing guidelines
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
  • Clinical-epidemiological nursing research

Current and former research projects

  • EbN South Tyrol: Evidence-based Nursing South Tyrol
  • Cochrane LTx: Prevention of infection for liver-transplanted patients. Three Cochrane Reviews
  • WISDE: Snoezelen, Structured Reminiscence Therapy and 10-Minutes Activation in Long Term Care Residents with Dementia
  • NÄP-DMP: Non-physician health care providers for the treatment and care of the chronically ill (focusing on DMP diagnoses)

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Publications