Our Topics
Clinical Research, Registries, Health Services Research
The TMF develops methods and instruments for medical research. Clinical studies, registries, and health services research studies are the basis for progress in medicine and are the focus of the TMF. Medical-scientific registries, in particular, have experienced a steady increase in importance in recent years as they fulfill various tasks in healthcare and quality research. The TMF has written expert reports on this topic and organized a series of events.
Prof. Dr. Rainer Röhrig, RWTH Aachen UniversityRegistries are increasingly taking on an important, supplementary role in evaluating medicinal products, medical devices, and health-political measures and reforms. Now is the time to live up to this responsibility.
TMF Workgroup Registries
The TMF Workgroup Registries focuses on how patient-related registries can be further developed, against the backdrop of changing health policy frameworks and technological possibilities, in such a way that they can be used even more effectively for medical research and health services research.
TMF Workgroup Clinical Studies
The TMF Workgroup Clinical Studies is at the heart of the cooperation between the TMF and the Network of Coordination Centres for Clinical Trials (KKSN). Under the technical leadership of the KKSN, the workgroup, which has been active since 2004, deals with scientific methodological and regulatory aspects of clinical research.
TMF Health Registry Summit
The TMF Health Registry Summit serves as an important platform for exchanging ideas and discussing current topics and challenges in registry-based research. The conference highlights future perspectives on how patient-related registries can evolve in light of new political and technological frameworks to become even more valuable for health services research.
Projects on the Topic [German only]
The TMF is a coordinating body for strategically relevant collaborative research projects at national and international levels. It is also involved in many small and large research projects as a specialized partner with a high level of expertise, particularly in legal, data protection, and ethical issues. In addition, it is involved in developing concepts and project ideas for ministries and scientific institutions - regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Products on the Topic [German only]
The TMF provides expert opinions, generic concepts, guidelines, and IT applications for medical research and offers training and consulting services through its workgroups. TMF products are publicly available and free of charge.
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