Prof. Dr. med. Jost Kaufmann
- Professorship for Pediatric Anesthesiology at the Faculty of Health of Witten/Herdecke University
- Senior physician in pediatric anesthesia and endoscopy at the Children’s Hospital of the City of Cologne Clinics
- From 1997-2008 at the University Hospital Cologne in anesthesia and pediatrics
- Specialist in pediatrics and adolescent medicine, specialist in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, neonatal emergency physician (GNPI)
- For many years, part-time work as an emergency physician on behalf of the Cologne Fire Department in the ground-based rescue service and for the ADAC on the intensive care transport and rescue helicopter Christoph Rheinland
- Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Pediatric Anesthesia
- Reviewer for a total of 50 international medical journals
Award:
- “Rudolf Frey Prize for Emergency Medicine” 2021 of the DGAI in recognition of commitment to anesthesiology research
- Winner of the 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES DEUTSCHLAND “Healthcare Industry Ideas Park” award
Memberships:
- “Commission for Drug Therapy Safety in Childhood – KASK” of the DGKJ.
- “Commission for Medicinal Products for Children and Adolescents – KAKJ” of the BfArM
- “Drug Commission of the German Medical Association – AkdÄ” of the German Medical Association
- Member of the expert advisory board of the database for evidence-based use of medicines in children and adolescents “Kinderformularium.de
Prof. Dr. Jost Kaufmann is the initiator and coordinator of the AMWF S2k guidelines “Medication Safety in Pediatric Anesthesia” and “Medication Safety in Pediatric Emergencies”, which – like the ERC guidelines – now explicitly recommend the principle of the pediatric emergency ruler (length-based estimation and calculated medications).
