Professor Bernd W. Böttiger re-elected as Chairman of the Board of the German Resuscitation Council (GRC).
07.10.2024 17:17
On October 2, 2024, the Executive Committee of the German Resuscitation Council (GRC) elected its new board. The following positions were up for election: Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary General.
Professor Bernd W. Böttiger, long-time director of the Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care at the University Hospital of Cologne, has been re-elected as chairman of the GRC board. His goals for the new term are: "Together with all those involved, I want to secure and further advance what we have built and achieved in recent years with regard to improving the survival of people with cardiac arrest in Germany."„
Professor Wolfgang Schöls, Chief Physician of the Clinic for Cardiology, Angiology and Electrophysiology at the Duisburg Heart Center, stood for re-election as Vice Chairman and was also elected by the Executive Committee. "It is of particular importance to me to represent the GRC as an advocate for all those who care about resuscitation, regardless of their medical specialty or affiliation with other organizations," said Professor Schöls after taking up his position on the GRC board.
Stefan Osche, first aid expert at the German Red Cross (DRK), was also re-elected to the position of treasurer at the GRC. "We have many forward-looking projects that I would like to promote further within the GRC, also on behalf of all aid organizations nationwide," Osche explained.
The newly elected members of the GRC Board are very pleased with the trust placed in them and thank the GRC Executive Committee.