Prof. Dr med.

Andreas Wiedemann

Professorship for Urogeriatrics

Faculty of Health (School of Medicine)  |  Chair of Geriatrics


Research

  • Geriatric urology - Assessments in urology
  • Quality of life in catheter wearers (indwelling catheters, suprabladder catheters, renal fistula catheters)
  • Macrohaematuria
  • Bacteriuria
  • Sleepiness
  • Constipation and overactive bladder
  • CNS (central nervous system) side effects of anticholinergics
  • Complications Urodynamics, PSA (prostate-specific antigen) -Progression after greenlight laser treatment of the prostate
  • Pain intensity and patient comfort Greenlight laser and electroresection of the prostate in comparison
  • Multimedication in urological patients patients
  • Falls in urology
  • Sleep apnoea and OAB (overactive bladder)

Clinical competencies

  • Specialist in urology, andrology, specialised urological surgery,
  • Chief Physician at the Clinic for Urology at EVK (Evangelisches Krankenhaus Witten) Witten,
  • Coordinator of the guideline "Urinary incontinence in geriatric patients" of the German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine
  • Coordinator of the guideline "Aids counselling" of the German Society for Trauma Surgery

Resume

s. Listing in document "2403_CV Wiedemann updated 45 23"


Teaching

In the model degree programme Medicine (state examination):

  • Problem-orientated learning (POL)
  • Parts of the lecture Geriatrics

Press expert for

  • Urology
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Demographic change

Further information

  • Chair of the German Continence Society
  • Chair NRW Society for Urology
  • Paul Mellin Prize of the North Rhine-Westphalian Society of Urology 2009
  • Award for the best congress abstract of the annual conference of the German Continence Society 2018
  • Innovation Award of the German Continence Society 2022