Prof. Dr. Norbert Ludwig

Hochschule Niederrhein. Your way.
Physiology of metabolism and nutritional medicine

Professional career

2003-2005
Contract lecturer at The Hochschule Niederrhein

  • Participation in the evaluation project of the working group prevention of diabetes mellitus type II of the German Diabetes Society
  • Participation in the Disease Management Program (DMP) for diabetes mellitus
  • Nutritional medical consultation in the outpatient area (for diabetics, overweight patients and athletes)
  • Development and implementation of exercise programs for metabolic patients
  • Supervision and implementation of prevention and rehabilitation courses for cardiovascular and vascular patients
  • Development and management of quality circles for the treatment of cardiovascular patients for the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians of the North Rhine region
  • Management and implementation of an epidemiological study on 8000 subjects on the subject: "Peripheral arterial circulatory disorders - Arteriomobil-Study".
  • since 1995 Collaboration at the Catholic Academy "Die Wolfsburg", House for Adult Education and Social Education of the Diocese of Essen, in the Interdisciplinary Course on Medical Ethics: "Dying and Death in Hospitals

 

Fields of activity
Career-integrated studies at the Distance-Learning University of Hagen: Medical ethics

Additional qualifications

  • Phlebology
  • Physician for naturopathic treatment
  • Sports medicine
  • Balneology and medical climatology


Specialized qualifications

  • Laboratory examinations part I and II
  • Sonography of the extracranial vessels supplying the brain
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Echocardiography
  • Sigmoido-colonoscopy
  • Internal x-ray diagnostics
  • Radiation protection
  • Rescue service
  • Primary care in addiction medicine
  • Traffic medicine

 

1995-2003
Chief Physician

1995
Specialist with specialisation in angiology

1993-1994
Senior physician

1993
Specialist in internal medicine

1987-1993
Resident

Apprenticeship and qualifications

1992
Doctorate at the University of Essen

1980-1986
Studies of medicine at the RWTH Aachen University

1977-1980
Teacher training for special education, educationally handicapped and learning disabled at the University of Cologne

Publications

2003

N. Ludwig: (2003), Symposium: Integration of outpatient and inpatient care, Concept for an integrated interdisciplinary vascular center with a nationwide model character, March 21, 2003, Cologne, Marburger Bund Nachrichten 2003-Press, Cologne.

2002

N. Ludwig: (2002), Information for Interested and Affected Persons, AVK-Selbsthilfe Deutschland e.V.-Press, Mönchengladbach

2000

N. Ludwig: (2000), Moenchengladbacher-Ateriomobil-Study-Prevalence of PAOD, 19th World Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Gent/Belgium, International Angiology19(Suppl.1):A92.

N. Ludwig: (2000), When is Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty indicated in stage II Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease according to Fontaine?, Lecture-29th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Angiology-Society of Vascular Medicine Frankfurt/Main
Vasa 29 ( Suppl. 56): A36

N. Ludwig: (2000), Iloprost in the treatment of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in St. II after Fontaine, poster contribution, Berliner Angiologietage 2000, Berliner Angiologietage 2000-Press, Berlin.

N. Ludwig: (2000), Prostanoids in the treatment of pAVK St.II, lecture, Berliner Angiologietage 2000, Berliner Angiologietage 2000-Press, Berlin

N. Ludwig: (2000), 2000 Case-Report: Patient with CREST-Syndrome, left lateral lower leg ulcer and presacral decubital ulcer, Iloprost Aktuell, Issue 11-2000, Springer-Verlag

Broadcast & Press

08/11/2003-Rheinische Post
"Running away from the heat"
Interview in the Rheinische Post on the subject of "Nutrition and endurance sports in high temperatures".

Memberships

  • Member of the Association of German Internists since 1988
  • Member of the German Society for Sports Medicine since 1989
  • Member of the German Diabetes Society since 1989
  • Member of the German Society of Angiology since 1993
  • Member of the German Society for Geriatrics 1994
  • Chairman of the German Society for Prevention and Rehabilitation Sport (DeGePuR) e. V.
  • Chairman of the AVK Self-Help Initiative Germany e.V.
  • Chairman of the Vascular Center Mönchengladbach e. V.
  • Founding member of the sports medical performance base linker Niederrhein GbR