German Interdisciplinary Society for Non-Hospital Ventilation eV / Deutsche Interdisziplinare Gesellschaft fur auserklinische Beatmung e.V. (DIGAB)
The German interdisciplinary society for non-clinical ventilation (DIGAB) eV is a registered association under German law whose work is non-profit and politically independent. The specialist society emerged from the Working Group for Respirator Weaning and Home Ventilation (AGH) founded in 1997. In 2010, the members decided to change the name to the German Interdisciplinary Society for Non-Clinical Ventilation (DIGAB) eV The registered office of DIGAB eV is in 37120 Bovenden-Lenglern, the office is c/o Intercongress GmbH in Freiburg.
DIGAB eV is a medical-scientific specialist society under whose umbrella all professional groups that are active in non-clinical intensive care have come together. The membership structure of DIGAB eV reflects the special nature of out-of-hospital ventilation, which is particularly based on interdisciplinary and interprofessionalism. The cooperation of doctors and scientists, people with ventilation and self-help organizations, nurses and therapists from various disciplines, representatives of medical technology, service providers and the medical service is an indispensable prerequisite for:
• The scientific research into chronic ventilatory insufficiency and the future-oriented scientific debate on the subject of non-hospital ventilation
• The patient-centered professional discourse and the design of the out-of-hospital care situation for both children and adults
• The realization of quality of life and medical, nursing and therapeutic support for people with ventilation and their relatives
• The comprehensive design of the area of qualification and the certification of training providers, centers for out-of-hospital ventilation (DIGAB) and nursing services
• A joint representation of the interests of children and adults who are mechanically ventilated out of hospital in society and politics