Martin Koschnik, Council member
MD

Born in 1960 in Germany

Medical Specialization
General Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Hand Surgery

Professional career
1990 Graduation - University of Ulm, Germany
1990 – 1999 General and Orthopedic Surgery - University of Saarland, Germany
1999 – 2002 Plastic & Hand Surgery - University of Heidelberg, BG Hospital, Ludwigshafen
2002 – 2005 Consultant of Plastic Surgery in the Markus Hospital, Frankfurt am Main
2005 - 2009 Consultant of Plastic & Hand Surgery in the Hospital Garcia da Orta, Almada
since 03.2009 Consultant of Plastic & Hand Surgery in the National Cancer Institute, Lisbon

Memberships
German Society of Surgeons (DGCH)
German Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Esthetic Surgeons (VDPC)
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS, applied)
German Society of Wound Healing (DGFW)
Council Member & Treasurer 2003 - 2008
Portuguese Society of Plastic Surgery (SPCPRE, since 2005)
Associação Portuguesa de Tratamento de Feridas (APTF) Portugal
Grupo Associativo de Investigação em Feridas (GAIF) Portugal

Scientific background and wound healing connected activities
Basic principles of wound healing with the following topics:

- Introduction of an wound healing model for development of granulation tissue in rodents
- Receptor status in wound healing, by FACS analysis
- Molecular biology in wound healing, by analyzing the role of p53, in Cooperation with the German Cancer Institute, Heidelberg (DKFZ)
- Analysis of the mechanism of hypo pressure bandage comparing the limb perfusion status
- Investigations of the role of disinfectants in wound healing
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2003 – 2008 Council member of the German Wound Healing Society (DGfW) During this period, the German Wound Healing Society entered the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany; the Joint Meeting EWMA-ETRS-DGfW took place and the development of the first German educational wound healing curriculum, accepted by the members Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, was presented

1999 Qualification Dive and Hyperbaric Medicine (German Society of Dive and Hyperbaric Medicine)

1997 – 1999 Board of Directors of the Hyperbaric Medicinal Centre at the University of Saarland, Germany

1994 Foundation of the Interdisciplinary Wound Healing Center at the Surgical Department of the University of Saarland, Germany

General information

Since 2006 I represent the German Wound Healing Society (DGfW) in the EWMA organization. In the last years, DGfW made enormous efforts to develop and promote several evidence-based wound healing projects. In first line stands an evidence-based education curriculum for nurses and doctors which was accepted by 78 different academic, research, medical and nursing wound-care societies, as well as by patient groups.
A unique achievement in Germany up-to-now. In an accredited certifying process, according to European rules, the participants receive a certificate already accepted by various education centers and hospitals all over Germany.
DGfW has been also working on an evidenced-based guideline concerning the topical treatment of chronic wounds in patients with severe risks.
It is true that in Europe we are becoming more and more ”European” through common regulations, from consumer rights up to a common currency; but there is still one big gap among countries to be closed in one key field: Health!
Every country has its own, normally loss-making Health System and we are far away from creating a common European ‘consumer rights’ in health.
Because there is already an European agreement to accept different educations and specializations in health, I believe that one of the most relevant fields in which projects on an European level could bring benefits concerns health education.

Therefore I see great opportunities in an educational or training program or activities like EWMA University Conference Model (UCM).
I would like to contribute to the educational process by offering the evidence-based work we have done in Germany to EWMA.
But, in order to set up educational programs, not only a curriculum is needed. Due to my knowledge gained during the years I worked at DGfW, I could offer my experience from fund-raising to implementation of an educational program to the EWMA Organization.