About us

The German Agency for Quality in Medicine (AQuMed) - in German "Ärztliches Zentrum für Qualität in der Medizin (ÄZQ)", established in 1995 and located in Berlin, co-ordinates healthcare quality programmes with special focus on evidence-based medicine, medical guidelines, patient empowerment, patient safety programs, and quality management. AQUMED is a non-profit organization owned by the German Medical Association and the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.

The Agency was co-founder of the German Network for Evidence based Medicine DNEbM and of the Guidelines International Network G-I-N.

AQuMed major focus lies on

• appraising and/or producing guidelines, quality indicators and patient information
• disseminating and implementing evidence-based guidelines
• coordinating error prevention and patient safety measures
• developing methodologies for guidelines and evidence-based healthcare
• identifying and appraising quality innovations

AQuMed hosts

• The Office of the German Network for Evidence Based Medicine (DNEbM)

• The Office of the Guidelines International Network (G-I-N)

• The Guideline Office of European Society for Quality in Healthcare (ESQH)
• The G-I-N Conference 2012 "Global Evidence - International Diversity"

AQuMed holds the editorship of

• The German Journal for Evidence and Quality in Healthcare (Zeitschrift fuer Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitaet im Gesundheitswesen - ZEFQ)

AQuMed's internet address

• www.azq.de

• www.aqumed.de