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Jörg Sigle's
Curriculum Vitae

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Dr. med. Jörg-Michael Sigle
joerg.sigle_AT_jsigle.com
http://www.jsigle.com
Education and professional training
| 1990 - 1997 | Studies of Medicine at the University of Ulm |
| 1997 - 1998 | Scientific assistant at the AG Klinische Ökonomik der University of Ulm, Prof. Franz Porzsolt |
| 2001 - 2002 | Assistant physician in a rural general practice, Dr. Wolfgang Streibl |
| 2003 - 2005 | Scientific assistant at the Department of Family Medicine / General Practice at the University of Göttingen, Prof. Michael M. Kochen |
| Since 1992 | Freelancer in the field of IT and Medicine |
Professional emphasis
Development of software to meet special requirements e.g. in the medical field
Measurement of the benefit of medical interventions
Improvement of student education at the University of Ulm
- 1996 participation in the course "How to teach and practice Evidence based Medicine" by Prof. David Sackett, Oxford
- Participation in student education at the Universities of Ulm, Bayreuth and Gottingen
Concept of the Quality-of-Life-Recorder at the Cancer Center of the Uni of Ulm; and consequentially:
- 1993: Practical implementation by the software AnyQuest for DOS
- 1996: Development of AnyQuest for Windows during a PJ-Tertials (internship)
with Prof. Alan Coates, Sydney
- 1998: Doctoral thesis: "Practical aspects of quality-of-life measurement: The standardized measurement of quality-of-life in outpatients using an electronic Quality-of-Life-Recorder"
- Conception and maintenance of the WWW Site www.ql-recorder.com
- Generation of various electronic adaptions of questionnaires on health related quality of life and patient satisfaction with care
- Addition of interfaces to IT systems for practices and clinics, and QM-systems, analysis tools, documentation and training materials, online-database for assessment results
- Participation in studies deploying the QL-Recorder in routine care and research projects, including the support of a number of doctoral thesesatabase for assessment results
- 2009: •••Awarded the Lilly Quality-of-Life Prize 2009•••
Scientific publications and contributions to books
- Sigle JM, Porzsolt F: Practical aspects of measuring quality of life: design and feasibility of a Quality-of-Life-Recorder and representative data collection in an out-patient clinic, Onkologie, 18 (supplement 2): 74 (1995)
- Sigle JM, Porzsolt F: Practical aspects of quality-of-life measurement: design and feasibility study of the quality-of-life recorder and the standardized measurement of quality of life in an out-patient clinic, Cancer Treatment Reviews 22 (supplement A): 75-89 (1996);PMID: 8625353
- Porzsolt F, Wölpl CP, Sigle JM, Rist CE: Lebensqualität unter moderner Pharmakotherapie, Excerpta Oncologica Ciba, 4: 75-87 (1996)
- Sigle J, Porzsolt Franz: When will we have electronic patient files?, ESPO Newsletter 11, 7-10 (1996)
- Sigle JM, Porzsolt F: Znormalizowana ocena jakosci zycia w ambulatorium Ocena konstrukcji i przydatnosci elektronicznego rejestratora jakosci zycia. In: Meyza L (Ed.): Jakosc Zycia W Chorobie Nowotworowej. Centrum Onkologii, Warzsawa, 147-166 (1997)
- Sigle J, Porzsolt F: Metastasen bei unbekanntem Primärtumor - Diagnostisches Ziel und Vorgehensweise bei Patienten mit Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP), Münch Med Wschr 139: 667-672 (1997)
- Sigle J, Porzsolt F: High dose chemotherapy in solid tumours - patient advocacy point of view, Oncology Nurses Today (7 europäische Ausgaben) 3: 14-15 (1998)
- Porzsolt F, Sigle J: Evidence-Based Medicine: Interpretation von Studienergebnissen zu therapeutischen Verfahren, Münch. Med. Wschr. 140: 15-18 (1998)
also in:
Perleth M, Antes G (Ed.): Evidenz-basierte Medizin, Wissenschaft im Praxisalltag, MMV Medizin Verlag München, ISBN 3-8208-1333-0, 37-47 (1998)
Perleth M, Antes G (Ed.): Evidenz-basierte Medizin, Wissenschaft im Praxisalltag, MMV Medizin Verlag München, 2., aktualisierte Auflage, ISBN 3-8208-1345-4, 37-47 (1999)
- Porzsolt F, Göttler S, Leonhardt-Huober H, Ohletz A, Sellenthin C, Sigle J, Sponholz G, Thim A, Baitsch H: Evidence-Based medicine in der Inneren Medizin. Terminologie, Ziel, Konzept, Implementierung und Perspektive. Internistische Praxis, 41: 463-474 (2001)
- Porzsolt F, Greimel E, Sigle J, Eisemann M: Lebensqualität. In: Höffken, K, Kolb G, Wedding U (Ed.): Geriatrische Onkologie. Springer Verlag, ISBN 3-540-67411-X, 141-151 (2001)
- Sigle J: Lebensqualitäts-Recorder. In: Wilhelm HJ (Ed.): Direkt übernehmbare Vorlagen zum Qualitätsmanagement im Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen. Forum Verlag (2001)
- Sigle J, Wilhelm HJ: Medizinisches Qualitätsmanagement. In: Lehman T, Meyer zu Bexten E (Ed.): Handbuch der medizinischen Informatik. Carl Hanser Verlag, ISBN 3-446-21589-1 (2002)
- Sigle J: Elektronisch unterstütztes Outcome Measurement. In: Beuth J (Ed.): Grundlagen der Komplementäronkologie. Hippokrates Verlag/Thieme Verlagsgruppe, ISBN 3-8304-5261-6 (2002)
- Sigle J: Lebensqualitäts-Recorder. In: Viethen JG (Ed.): QM-Checklisten für das Gesundheitswesen. Forum Verlag (revised edition, 2002)
- Sigle J: Elektronische Erfassung von Daten zur Lebensqualität. In: Porzsolt F, Williams AR, Kaplan RM (Ed.): Klinische Ökonomik. Effektivität & Effizienz der Gesundheitsversorgung in Klinik und Praxis. Ecomed Verlag, 292-309, ISBN 3-609-16148-5 (2003)
- Porzsolt F, Kojer M, Schmidl M, Greimel E, Sigle J, Richter J, Eisemann M: Fremdbewertung: Messung der Lebensqualität von Hochbetagten mit schwerer Demenz. In: Porzsolt F, Williams AR, Kaplan RM (Ed.): Klinische Ökonomik. Effektivität & Effizienz der Gesundheitsversorgung in Klinik und Praxis. Ecomed Verlag, 310-321, ISBN 3-609-16148-5 (2003)
- Höhmann D, Hager ED, Sigle J: Prognostische Signifikanz von EORTC QLQ-C30 Daten für Patienten mit Pankreaskarzinom. DZO 2003; 35: 59-69 (2003)
- Wetzel D, Scheidt-Nave C, Rogausch A, Heidenreich R, Sigle J, Himmel W, Scheer N, Niebling W, Böckmann H, Kochen MM, Hummers-Pradier E: Medizinische Versorgung in der Praxis (MedViP) - eine Modellstudie zur Verbesserung der hausärztlichen Versorgungsforschung in Deutschland. Z Allg Med, 79: 394-398 (2003)
- Porzsolt F, Kojer M, Schmidl M, Greimel ER, Sigle J, Richter J, Eisemann M: A new instrument to describe indicators of well-being in old-old patients with severe dementia the Vienna List. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2:10 (2004);PMID: 14975057
- Himmel W, Kühne I, Chenot JF, Scheer N, Primas I, Sigle J: Blockpraktikum Allgemeinmedizin: Evaluation des studentischen Unterrichts in Allgemeinpraxen [Modular training in practical medicine: electronic evaluation of student education in general practice]. Gesundheitswesen 66(7):457-61 (2004); PMID: 15314738
- Wetzel D, Himmel W, Heidenreich R, Hummers-Pradier E, Kochen MM, Rogausch A, Sigle J, Boeckmann H, Kuehnel S, Niebling W, Scheidt-Nave C. Participation in a quality of care study and consequences for generalizability of general practice research. Fam Pract, 22(4): 458-464 (2005); PMID: 15814583
- Kuhnhardt H, Dannert E, Porzsolt F, Sigle J: Medizinisches Qualitätsmanagement. In: Lehman T (Ed.): Handbuch der medizinischen Informatik. Carl Hanser Verlag, 2. Edition, 773-814, ISBN 3-446-22701-6 (2005)
- Sigle J: Electronically Supported Outcome Measurement. In: Beuth J (Ed.): Complementary Oncology (English edition). Hippokrates Verlag/Thieme Verlagsgruppe. 80-90 (2005)
- Regine Heidenreich, Wolfgang Himmel, Harro Böckmann,
Eva Hummers-Pradier, Michael M. Kochen, Wilhelm Niebling, Anja Rogausch, Jörg Sigle, Dirk Wetzel und Christa Scheidt-Nave: Elektronische Erfassung von medizinischen Daten
in deutschen Hausarztpraxen: Ein Telefon-Survey [Documentation of electronic patient records (EPRS) in German general practices: a telephone survey]. Z Ärztl Fortbild Qualitätssich 99:573-580 (2005).PMID: 16398199
- Porzsolt F, Stengel D, Sigle J, Eisemann M: Von "Tischlern" und "Bettlern": Sie sollten voneinander lernen [Of desk-economists and doctors at the bedside within a health care system: they should learn from each other]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 18:1000-3 (2007). PMID: 17457785
- Chen TH, Li L, Sigle JM, Du YP, Wang HM, Lei J: Crossover randomized trial of the electronic version of the Chinese SF-36. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 8:604-8 (2007). PMID: 17657865
- Rogausch A, Sigle JM, Seibert AJ, Thüring S, Kochen MM, Himmel W: Feasibility and acceptance of electronic quality of life assessment in general practice: an implementation study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 7:51 (2009). PMID: 19493355
Contributions to scienific meetings: Selected posters and lectures
- Poster: Tomczak R, Friedrich JM, Staneczek O, Kratzmeier S, Haeberle HJ, Rillinger N, Sigle J: Erhöhung der Körpertemperatur durch Kernspin-Untersuchungen; 75. Deutscher Roentgenkongress, Wiesbaden (1994)
- Lecture: Vorstellung des LQ-Recorders; Begleitsymposium der Fa. Boehringer Mannheim. Deutscher Krebskongreß, Hamburg (1994)
- Lecture: Vorstellung des LQ-Recorders; InterPneu, Nürnberg (1994)
- Lecture: "Standardized assessment of quality of life in an out-patient Clinic"; II. Reisensburg Conference on Goals of Palliative Cancer Therapy. Publikation in Cancer Treatment Reviews (1996)
- Lecture: "Standardisierte Erfassung der Lebensqualität bei Ambulanzpatienten"; InterPneu, Nürnberg (1995)
- Poster: "Standardized assessment of quality of life in an out-patient Clinic"; 3. World Congress of Surgery, Kiel (1995)
- Lecture: "Standardized assessment of quality of life in an out-patient clinic"; Jahrestagung der Deutschen und Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und Onkologie, Hamburg. Abstract in Onkologie (1995)
- Poster: Kojer M, Schmidl M, Greimel E, Sigle J, Eisemann M, Porzsolt F: Experimental approach towards assessing Quality of Life of old-old patients with dementia; 1st Congress of the Research Network of the European Association for Palliatve Care: "Research and Development in Palliative Care", Berlin (2000)
- Poster: Höhmann D, Hager ED, Sigle J: Prognostic significance of EORTC QLQ-C30 data for patients with pancreatic cancer; Scientific meeting of the Ulm Cancer Center during the Spring meeting of the EORTC-GITCCG: "Prognostic Factors in Colorectal Cancer: Impact of Tumor Biology and Treatment Quality", Ulm (2001)
- Poster: Heidenreich R, Böckmann H, Himmel W, Hummers-Pradier E, Kochen MM, Niebling W, Rogausch A, Sigle J, Wetzel D, Scheidt-Nave C for the MedViP study group, the participating physicians in the KV-Bezirk of Göttingen and the members of the Qualitätspraxen GmbH, Freiburg: To 6205 or not to 6205? EDV-Dokumentation in der Hausarztpraxis: Wer, was, wie, wann?; 37. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Familienmedizin e.V. (DEGAM), Travemünde; Abstract in Z Allg Med, 79: 2-38 (2003)
- Lecture: Sigle J, Scheidt-Nave C, Wetzel D, Heidenreich R, Rogausch A, Himmel W, Kochen MM, Hummers-Pradier E für die MedViP Studiengruppe, die Teilnehmenden Ärzte und Ärztinnen im KV-Bezirk Göttingen sowie die Mitglieder der Qualitätspraxen GmbH, Freiburg: Use of electronic patient records for quality assurance in German general practice: The MedViP study; 3rd European Association for Quality in General Practice / Family Medicine (EQuiP) Conference, Heidelberg (2003)
- Lecture: Sigle J, Scheidt-Nave C, Wetzel D, Heidenreich R, Rogausch A, Himmel W, Kochen MM, Hummers-Pradier E: Developing an Infrastructure to use Electronic Patient Records for Research in German General Practice: The MedViP Study. European General Practitioners' Network (EGPRN) Meeting, Gozo/Malta (2004)
- Lecture: Sigle J, Surhoff M, Kochen MM für die MedViP-Arbeitsgruppe
(Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin, Göttingen): Entwicklung einer
universellen Plattform für elektronische Leitlinien und Adaptation der
DEGAM Leitlinie #1: Brennen beim Wasserlassen [Development of a universal platform for electronic guidelines and adoption of the DEGAM guideline #1: Dysuria]; 39. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Familienmedizin e.V. (DEGAM), Potsdam; Abstract V 22
- Poster: Rogausch A, Sigle J, Thüring S, Kochen MM, Himmel W und die MedViP-II-Studiengruppe: Elektronische Erhebung der Lebensqualität in der hausärztlichen Praxis [Electronic assessment of quality of life in general practice]; 40. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Familienmedizin e.V. (DEGAM), Potsdam; Abstract in Z Allg Med, 82:19 (9/2006)
•••Awarded a poster-prize (2nd rank) of the meeting, a QL-Recorder based project•••
- Lecture (by C T): Chen T, Li L, Sigle J, Du Y: Feasibility and reliability of the electronic version of Chinese SF-36 administered using the Quality-of-Life-Recorder. Abstract in: 2007 International Society for Quality of Life Research meeting abstracts [www.isoqol.org/2007mtgabstracts.pdf]. Quality of Life Research, Supplement, A-86, Abstract #1288
- Lecture (by KP F): Preuß C, Klimm HD, Streibl W, Klimm-Peters F, Sigle JM: V43: Patientenbefragung zur Lebensqualität und Behandlungszufriedenheit für Disease-Management Programme bei Diabetes mellitus: Erste Ergebnisse. Abstract in: 41. Kongress der DEGAM 20.-22.09.07, Berlin. Z Allg Med 82:1-24 (2007)
- Lecture: Sigle J: Presentation of the QL-Recorder to the AG Lebensqualitat; AIO Herbstkongress, Berlin (2009)
- Lecture: Sigle J: The QL-Recorder - A tool for administration of electronic questionnaires to patients in research and routine care. On occasion of the presentation of the Lilly Quality of Life Award 2009; Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg (2009)
Dissertations and diploma thesis making use of the QL-Recorder or applying other technical infrastructure of my design
- Sigle J: Practical aspects of Quality-of-Life-measurement: Standardized measurement of quality of life in out-patients using an electronic Quality-of-Life-Recorder, University of Ulm, 1993 to 1997. Development of the QL-Recorder, preliminary studies, routine QL-measurement in more than 1100 out-patients. Herein complete registration of a defined group of patients, patient-compliance about 96%, completeness of data over 99,9%. University of Ulm, 1996.
- Gebhard U: Limitations for QL-measurement. Use of the QL-Recorder and questionnaires in patients of the admission ward. University of Ulm, 1997.
- Holch S: Use of the QL-Recorder in in-patients. University of Ulm, 2000.
- Schimitzek C: Patients' preferences regarding participation in therapeutic decisions in oncology. - Use of the QL-Recorder for direct recording of patients answers and as simple input-device for earlier collected paper-questionnaires. University of Ulm.
- Braun R: LQ-KID: Development of a computer based method to evaluate quality of life in chronically ill children and adolescents. (Feasibility-study with the QL-Recorder using a mini-pen-computer). University of Ulm.
- Höhman D: Clinical significance of EORTC QLQ-C30 data for the prognosis of patients with Breast, Pancreatic, Ovarian and Colorectal Cancer. University of Witten-Herdecke, 2000.
- Chen, T: The effect of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) on Health Service Utilization of patients with chronic disease. University of Zhejiang, China, 2005.
- Thüring S: Kommunikation von Ergebnissen individueller Lebbensqualitätsmessungen in der Hausarztpraxis [Communication of results of individual quality of life assessments in general practice]. Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, 2006.
- Preuß C: Patientenbefragung zur Lebensqualität und Behandlungszufriedenheit für Disease Management Programme bei Diabetes mellitus: Entwicklung von Werkzeugen und Machbarkeitsstudie [Assessment of patient's health related quality of life and satisfaction with care within disease management programmes for Diabetes Mellitus: Development of tools and feasibility study]. Universität Heidelberg, 2006
•••Awarded the Schwank-Prize 2007 by the Landesärztekammer Nordbaden•••

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