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Prof. Dr. Anne Herrmann

Academic Education

05/2020-

02/2022

"Habilitation and Venia Legendi" (Medical Sociolgy), Faculty of Medicine, University of Regensburg, Germany

  • Thesis on challenges in doctor-patient-communication in oncology and palliative care an how to overcome them
07/2015 ¨C 12/2017

PhD? (Behavioural Science in Relation to Medicine), Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Australia

  • Thesis on patient-centred decision making in cancer care
  • Research visit at the Ethox Centre, University of Oxford, UK (11/2016)
10/2011 ¨C 12/2013

Master of Arts (Communication Sciences), Leipzig University, Germany

  • Thesis on the diffusion of social innovations (grade: 1.0, highest passing grade)
  • Research visit at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University, USA (09/2013)
10/2007 ¨C 09/2011

Bachelor of Arts (Communication Sciences), Leipzig University, Germany

  • Thesis on cross-country comparison of rumour studies in Germany and France (grade: 1.1, ¡°excellent¡±)
  • Research visit at the Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France (03/2011)

Scientific Curriculum

12/2023 - current
Full Professor and Research Group Leader, Medical Sociology,
Department for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University Regensburg, Germany
  • Leading a research team focused on preventive healthcare and health services research, head of teaching of medical sociology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Regensburg, supervision of (medical) students
10/2020 - 11/2023
Interim Professor and Research Group Leader, Medical Sociology,
Department for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University Regensburg, Germany
  • Leading a research team focused on preventive healthcare and health services research, head of teaching of medical sociology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Regensburg, supervision of (medical) students
10/2020 - current
Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle and Affiliate of the Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia
  • Contributing to teaching and research
  • Fostering partnerships between the University of Newcastle and the wider community

02/2019-

12/2021

Conjoint Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle and Affiliate of the Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia

  • Involved in curriculum development and student supervision

01/2020-

02/2021

Maternity leave
06/2019 ¨C 10/2020 Research Lecturer, Medical Sociology, Department for Epidemiology and
Preventive Medicine, University Regensburg, Germany
  • Responsible for design and conduct of health services research (with a focus on examining and improving communication processes between doctors, patients and support persons), dissemination of research findings, teaching and supervision of (medical) students
02/2019 ¨C 05/2019

Research Fellow, Department of Haematology and Internal Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Germany

  • Leading a research project aiming to improve doctor-patient communication related to haematopoietic stem cell transplantations
01/2018 ¨C 12/2018

Research Associate, Health Behaviour Research Collaborative at the Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute

  • Co-leading a number of research projects committed to reducing the evidence-practice gap in primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare
09/2017 ¨C 12/2017 Research Assistant supporting work conducted by the Health Behaviour Research Collaborative, University of Newcastle
05/2015 ¨C 06/2015 Carpentry Work, renovating a property in Newcastle
02/2014 ¨C 04/2015

Researcher and Project Manager, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Leipzig

  • Supporting the collaboration between scientific and non-scientific actors, promoting public awareness of science, stakeholder management, conducting qualitative research; project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF)
04/2012 ¨C 07/2012

Lecturer and Research Assistant, Leipzig University

  • Teaching undergraduate students the basics of qualitative research methods
  • Joining the research collaborative ¡°Religious non-conformism and cultural dynamics¡±, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
10/2011 ¨C 01/2012

Project Manager for the Central Germany final of FameLab, Leipzig (www.britishcouncil.de/en/famelab)

  • Organising a science communication competition to increase public awareness and understanding of science, responsible for event management, including strategic planning, event promotion and evaluation; project sponsored by the British Council

05/2010 ¨C 02/2011

11/2014 ¨C 12/2014?

Communication Officer, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig

  • Writing, proofing, editing media contributions and in-house publications, organising and promoting a science communication competition

Research Focus

  • Identifying and overcoming evidence-practice gaps in healthcare
  • Patient-centred communication
  • Patient empowerment and shared decision making
  • Mixed-methods research

Awards and Fellowships

09/2019??

Project funding provided by the Priority Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle?

Travel grant provided by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Regensburg as part of the promoting female researchers funding scheme?

07/2019

Fellowship/project funding sponsored by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation to support highly qualified individual junior scholars, project title: ¡°Developing and testing strategies to overcome ¡®uninformed consent¡¯ in clinical trials involving cancer patients¡±?

06/2019

Project funding provided by the German Consortium for Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft f¨¹r Knochenmark- und Blutstammzelltransplantation e.V. ¨C DAG-KBT

Recognition as one of the top 20 most downloaded papers of Health Science Reports in 2017-2018 (title: ¡°Exploring women¡¯s experiences with a decision aid for neoadjuvant systemic therapy for operable breast cancer¡±, authors: Herrmann A, Zdenkowski N, Hall A, Boyle FM, Butow P)

03/2019

Seal of Excellence provided by the European Commission for the project proposal: ¡°Developing and testing a multicomponent intervention designed to improve decision making between children with cancer, their parents and treating clinicians¡±, submitted under the Horizon 2020¡¯s Marie Sk?odowska-Curie actions call H2020-MSCA-IF-2018

10/2018

Statistical support package, sponsored by the School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle

10/2018 First place in the science slam of the 17th Congress of the German Network for Health Services Research (Deutsches Netzwerk f¨¹r Versorgungsforschung e.V. ¨C DNVF)
09/2018 Fellowship sponsored by the Jos¨¦ Carreras Leukaemia Foundation/young investigator award for the project proposal: ¡°Developing and testing a multicomponent intervention designed to improve psychosocial outcomes of haematological cancer patients undergoing transplant procedures and their support persons¡±
08/2018 Merit award provided by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO, in recognition of contribution to the ESMO 2018 Congress)
07/2018 Travel grant by the German Network for Health Services Research
06/2018 Open access publication funding provided by the Priority Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle?
12/2017 Implementation science student award, sponsored by the Hunter Cancer Research Alliance (HCRA)?
08/2017 Project funding provided by the Priority Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle?
12/2016 Implementation science student award, sponsored by the HCRA?
12/2016 Faculty of Health and Medicine¡¯s best higher degree research student award (in recognition of outstanding confirmation presentation)
08/2016 Travel grants awarded by the HCRA (481 EUR), the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the European School of Oncology?
07/2016 People¡¯s choice award and first place in the pre-confirmation round of the University of Newcastle¡¯s Three Minute Thesis competition final (1.685 €, URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gUl0FG0Wew)
06/2015 University of Newcastle/HCRA PhD scholarship?and International Tuition Fees Scholarship?
11/2007-12/2013?? Scholarship sponsored by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)?
12/2010 Scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)?

Publications (selected)

Peer reviewed articles in academic journals and book chapters

  • Sassi Z, Eickmann S, Roller R, Osmanodja B, Burchardt A, Samhammer D, Dabrock P, M?ller S, Budde K, Herrmann-Johns A: Prospectively investigating the impact of AI on Shared Decision Making in post-kidney transplant care (PRIMA-AI) ¨C protocol for a longitudinal qualitative study among kidney-transplant patients, their support persons and treating physicians. BMJ Open 2024. [accepted in press]
  • Okon T, Morlok D, Baurecht HJ, Herrmann-Johns A: Mixed methods approaches for implementing physical activity in tertiary prevention ¨C Rationale, use and potential benefits. B&G Bewegungstherapie und Gesundheitssport 2024; 40(02): 50-54. DOI: 10.1055/a-2255-1234
  • Barata A, Tavori G, Wolff D, Herrmann A: Patient and physician communication in the allogeneic setting: Challenges and potential solutions. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy 2024. [accepted, in press]
  • Kreiml V, Sauter A, Eickmann S, Abu-Omar K, Herrmann-Johns A: ¡°That?s like therapy¡± ¨C A qualitative study on the effects of a community-based participatory research project on the health and health behavior of socially disadvantaged women. BMC Women¡¯s Health 2024. [accepted, in press]
  • Osmanodja B, Sassi Z, Eickmann S, Hansen CM, Roller R, Burchardt A, Samhammer D, Dabrock P, M?ller S, Budde B, Herrmann A: Investigating the impact of AI on shared decision making in post-kidney transplant care (PRIMA-AI): protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2024. [accepted, in press]
  • Bernardi C, Wolff D, L¨¹cke F, Hies J, Hallowell N, Horn R, Heudobler D, Herrmann-Johns A: ¡°Uninformed consent¡± in clinical trials with cancer patients: A qualitative analysis of patients¡¯ and support persons¡¯ experiences and needs. Patient Education and Counseling 2024. [accepted, in press]
  • Sassi Z, Hahn M, Eickmann S, Herrmann-Johns A, Tretter M. Beyond algorithmic trust: interpersonal aspects on consent delegation to LLMs. J Med Ethics. 2024 Jan 23;50(2):139. doi: 10.1136/jme-2023-109799. PMID: 38176901.
  • Sauter A, Herbert-Maul A, Abu-Omar K, Thiel A, Ziemainz H, Frahsa A, Lindner S, Herrmann-Johns A: "For me, it's just a piece of freedom" - Increased empowerment through physical activity promotion among socially disadvantaged women. Frontiers in Public Health. 2022;10:867626. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.867626. URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.867626/full
  • Herrmann A, Holler E, Edinger M, Eickmann S, Wolff D: A qualitative study on patients¡¯ and their support persons¡¯ preferences for receiving one longer consultation or two shorter consultations when being informed about allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. BMC Health Services Research 2021. 21 (623). DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06632-9. URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06632-9

  • Parisek M, Loss J, Holler E, Barata A, Weber D, Edinger M, Wolff D, Schoemans H, Herrmann A: ¡°This graft versus host disease determines my life. that¡¯s it.¡± ¨C A qualitative analysis of the experiences and needs of allogenic hematopoietic stem cells transplantation survivors in Germany. Frontiers in Public Health 2021. 1(9): 687675. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.687675. URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8280766/
  • Windsch¨¹ttl S, Pukrop T, Herrmann A, Lindberg-Scharf P, Heudobler D, Andreesen R, Klinkhammer-Schalke M, Koller M: Development of a screening workflow to identify patient needs in an interdisciplinary oncological day clinic. The Journal of Evidence and Quality in Healthcare 2021. 163: 30-37. DOI: 10.1016/j.zefq.2021.04.004. URL: www.zefq-journal.com/article/S1865-9217(21)00082-9/fulltext#secsect0005
  • Gabes M, Tischer C, Herrmann A, Howells L, Apfelbacher C: Cross-cultural translation and cognitive debriefing of the RECAP questionnaire in German patients with self-reported atopic eczema and parents of affected children. Journal of Patient Reported Outcomes 2021. 13(5). DOI: 10.1186/s41687-021-00285-2. URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41687-021-00285-2
  • Wolff D, Krause C, Herzberg PY, Herrmann A, Pavletic SZ, Heussner P, Mumm F, Balsiger C, Hilgendorf I, Hemmati PG, Holler E, Greinix H, Mitchell SA: Post-transplant multimorbidity index and quality of life in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease ¨C Results from a joint evaluation of a prospective German multicenter validation trial and an cohort from the National Institute of Health. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2021. 56: 243¨C256. DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01017-8. URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41409-020-01017-8?
  • Herrmann A, Mansfield, Elise, Hall, Alix, Tzelepis, Flora, Lynagh, Marita: Use of the Supportive Care Framework to explore haematological cancer survivors¡¯ needs: A qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research 2020. 20:1062. DOI: 0.1186/s12913-020-05927-7.?
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05927-7 ?
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  • Mackenzie L, Mansfield E, Herrmann A, Grady A, Sanson-Fisher R, Evans TJ: Perceived problems with involvement in decision making about breast cancer treatment and care: A cross-sectional study. Patient Education and Counseling 2020. Sep 2;S0738-3991(20)30475-4. DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.08.044. Online ahead of print.?URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0738399120304754?via%3Dihub?
  • Herrmann A, Carey M, Zucca A, Boyd L, Roberts B: Australian GPs¡¯ perceptions of barriers and enablers to best practice palliative care: a qualitative study. BMC Palliative Care 2019. 18(90). DOI: 10.1186/s12904-019-0478-6- URL: https://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/ 10.1186/s12904-019-0478-6
  • Carey M, Zucca A, Freund M, Byrant J, Hermann A, Roberts B: Systematic review of barriers and enablers to the delivery of palliative care by primary care practitioners. Palliative Medicine 2019. 33(9): 1131-1145. DOI: 10.1177/0269216319865414. URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269216319865414
  • Hermann A, Carey M, Zucca A, Boyd L, Roberts B: General practitioners¡¯ perceptions of best practice care at the end of life: A qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open 2019. DOI: 10.3399/bjgpopen19X101660. URL: https://bjgpopen.org/content/early/2019/09/03/ bjgpopen19X101660/tab-pdf
  • Herrmann A, Sanson-Fisher R, Hall A: Not having adequate time to make a treatment decision can impact on cancer patients¡¯ care experience: Results of a cross-sectional study. Patient Education and Counseling 2019. 102(11): 1957-1960. DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.06.011. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0738399119302435?via%3Dihub
  • Sanson-Fisher R, Forshaw K, Waller A, Mackenzie L, Bryant J, Herrmann A: Assessing patients¡¯ experiences of cancer care across the treatment pathway: a mapping review. Supportive Care in Cancer 2019. 27(6): 1997-2006. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-04740-1. URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00520-019-04740-1
  • Herrmann A, Hall A, Zdenkowski N, Sanson-Fisher R: Heading in a new direction? Recommendations for future research on patient decision aids. Patient Education and Counseling 2019, 102(5): 1029-1034. doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2018.12.006 URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738399118305329?via%3Dihub
  • Herrmann A, Hall A, Proietto A: Using the Heath Belief Model to explore why women decide for or against the removal of their ovaries to reduce their risk of developing cancer. BMC Women's Health. 2018, 18(1):184. doi: 10.1186/s12905-018-0673-2. URL: https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-018-0673-2
  • Watson R, Bryant J, Sanson-Fisher R, Turon H, Richards Lisa, Herrmann A: Do haematological cancer patients get the information they need about their cancer and its treatment? Results of a cross-sectional survey. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2018:1-11 (online first). doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4525-2 2018. URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00520-018-4525-2
  • Carey M, Herrmann A, Hall A, Mansfield E, Forshaw K: Exploring health literacy and preferences for risk communication among medical oncology patients. PLOS ONE. 2018, 13(9):e0203988. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203988. URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6143261/
  • Herrmann A, Sanson-Fisher R, Hall A, Wall L, Zdenkowski N, Waller A: Support persons¡¯ preferences for the type of consultation and the format of information provided when making a cancer treatment decision. BMC Research Notes. 2018;11(1):456. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3552-x. URL: https://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13104-018-3552-x
  • Herrmann A, Hall A, Sanson-Fisher R, Zdenkowski N, Watson R, Turon H: Not asking cancer patients about their preferences does make a difference. A cross-sectional study examining cancer patients¡¯ preferred and perceived role in decision making regarding their last important cancer treatment. European Journal of Cancer Care. 2018;e12871. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12871.URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ecc.12871
  • Herrmann A, Sanson-Fisher R, Hall A, Wall L, Zdenkowski N, Waller A: A discrete choice experiment to assess cancer patients¡¯ preferences for when and how to make treatment decisions. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2018;26:1215. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3944-9. URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00520-017-3944-9
  • Herrmann A, Hall A, Zdenkowski N: Women¡¯s experiences with deciding on neoadjuvant systemic therapy for operable breast cancer: A qualitative study. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2018;5(1):68-76. doi: 10.4103/apjon.apjon_60_17. URL:http://www.apjon.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5625;year=2018;volume=5;issue=1;spage=68;epage=76;aulast=Herrmann
  • Herrmann A, Zdenkowski N, Hall A, Boyle FM, Butow P: Exploring women¡¯s experiences with a decision aid for neoadjuvant systemic therapy for operable breast cancer. Health Science Reports. 2017;e213. doi:10.1002/HSR2.13. URL: www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hsr2.13/full
  • Herrmann A, Mansfield E, Hall A, Sanson-Fisher R, Zdenkowski N: Wilfully out of sight? A literature review on the effectiveness of cancer-related decision aids and implementation strategies. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2016;16(1):1-9. doi:10.1186/s12911-016-0273-8. URL: www.bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12911-016-0273-8
  • Herrmann A, Kosinski J: Grounded Theory ?schlank¡° gedacht. Praxisnahe Forschung zwischen Wissenschaftlichkeit und Pragmatik. Miggelbrink J, Meyer F, Beurskens K (Ed.): Ins Feld und zur¨¹ck ¨C Praktische Probleme qualitativer Forschung in der Sozialgeographie. Heidelberg/Mannheim: Springer Spektrum; 2017:37-43. [peer reviewed book section on the pragmatic use of grounded theory]
  • Herrmann A: Das Unfassbare fassbar machen?! Die RTL-Berichterstattung am 11. September 2001 als Grenzerfahrung f¨¹r offensichtliche und ?versteckte¡° Experten. Schwanebeck W (Ed.): L¨¹ge, T?uschung, Hochstapelei. Geistes- und sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven. Berlin: Neofelis; 2014:101-117. [peer reviewed book section analysing the role of experts in the reporting of commercial broadcasting after the September 11 terrorist attacks]
  • Herrmann A: Die Ger¨¹chteforschung und ihr ?Mauerbl¨¹mchendasein¡°. Ein Pl?doyer f¨¹r grenz¨¹berschreitende Forschung. Kutsch A, Sommer D (Ed.): Gro?bothener Vortr?ge zur Kommunikationswissenschaft XIII. Bremen: Edition lumi¨¨re; 2014:119-147. URL: www.kmw.uni-leipzig.de/fileadmin/redaxo/PDF_Dateien_Beitrag_Herrmann.pdf [peer reviewed book section comparing rumour research in Germany and France, exploring the benefits of cross-cultural research]
  • Herrmann A: Ger¨¹chtekommunikation als Gegenstand der deutschen und der franz?sischen Kommunikationswissenschaft. Vergleichende Analyse eines wissenschaftlichen Randgebietes. Transfer (1); 2012. Abstract available online. URL:?transfer.dgpuk.de/abstracts/geruechtekommunikation-als-gegenstand-der-deutschen-und-der-franzoesischenkommunikationswissenschaft/ [peer reviewed online article focusing on rumour research in Germany and France; journal published by the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies]
  • Herrmann A, Zierenberg J: Qualitative Quantit?t! Kritische ?berlegungen zum Phlogiston auf dem Basar der Wissenschaften. Jaros S (Ed.): Science. Who cares? Ein studentisches Kolleg fragt nach dem Wert von Wissenschaft f¨¹r die Gesellschaft. Magdeburg/Leipzig: Meine; 2010:127-130. [peer reviewed book section on the disconnect between quantity and quality of scientific publications]

Conference publications

  • Bernardi C, Herrmann-Johns A, Heudobler D, Loss J, Hies J, Hartl A, Edinger M, Wolff ?D: Uninformed consent in clinical trials ¨C a multi-methods study on reasons and possible solutions. Gesundheitswesen 2021; 83(08/09): 749 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1732719
  • Bernardi C, Wolff D, Hies J, Hartl A, Heudobler D, Herrmann-Johns A: Uninformed consent in research with cancer patients: A state-of-the-art anaylsis with the help of qualitative interviews with patients, support persons and experts. 20. Deutscher Kongress f¨¹r Versorgungsforschung (DKVF).sine loco [digital], 06.-08.10.2021.D¨¹sseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2021. Doc21dkvf105. doi: 10.3205/21dkvf105, urn:nbn:de:0183-21dkvf1056
  • Herrmann A, Herr W, Holler E, Edinger M, Wolff D: Developing and testing a multicomponent intervention designed to improve psychosocial outcomes of haematological cancer patients undergoing transplant procedures and their support persons. 18. Deutscher Kongress f¨¹r Versorgungsforschung (DKVF). Berlin, 09.-11.10.2019. D¨¹sseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2019. Doc19dkvf331. DOI: 10.3205/19dkvf331,
  • Herrmann A, Sanson-Fisher R, Hall A, Zdenkowski N: A mixed-methods approach to work towards patient-centered decision making in cancer care. Proceedings of the 2019 Congress of the German Society for Medical Sociology and the German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention, D¨¹sseldorf, Germany.
  • Herrmann A, Sanson-Fisher R, Hall A, Wall L, Zdenkowski N, Waller A: Comparing cancer patients¡¯ and support persons¡¯ preferences for the type of consultation and the format of information provided when making a treatment decision. Annals of Oncology (2018) 29 (suppl_8): viii603-viii640. DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy300.
  • Herrmann A: Soll ich oder soll ich nicht? Eine Untersuchung zur Verbesserung partizipativer Entscheidungsfindung in der Onkologie. Deutscher Kongress f¨¹r Versorgungsforschung (DKVF). Berlin, 10.-12.10.2018. D¨¹sseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2018. Doc DOC18dkvf178 /20181012/. DOI: 10.3205/18dkvf178.
  • Herrmann A, Hall A, Sanson-Fisher R, Zdenkowski N, Turon H, Watson R: An Australian cross-sectional study examining cancer patients¡¯ preferred and perceived role in treatment decision making. Does asking patients about their preferences make a difference? Deutscher Kongress f¨¹r Versorgungsforschung (DKVF). Berlin, 10.-12.10.2018. D¨¹sseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2018. Doc18dkvf285. DOI: 10.3205/18dkvf285.
  • Herrmann A, Sanson-Fisher R, Hall A, Wall L, Zdenkowski N, Waller A: A discrete choice experiment to assess cancer patients¡¯ preferences for when and how to make treatment decisions. Proceedings of the 13th Behavioural Research in Cancer Control Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Herrmann A, Zdenkowski N, Hall A, Boyle FM, Butow P: Women¡¯s experiences with a decision aid for neoadjuvant systemic therapy for operable breast cancer. 39th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, iPoster. [abstract published as ¡°Zdenkowski N, Herrmann A, Hall A, Boyle FM, Butow P: Abstract P3-11-02: Women's experiences with a decision aid for neoadjuvant systemic therapy for operable breast cancer. Cancer Research. 2017;77, Supplement 4:P3-11-02-P13-11-02. DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS16-P3-11-02¡±]
  • Herrmann A, Hall A, Zdenkowski N: Exploring how women make decisions on neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NAST) for operable breast cancer. The Breast. 2016;29, Supplement 1:S27. DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9776(16)30223-5.
  • Herrmann A, Mansfield E, Hall A, Sanson-Fisher R, Zdenkowski N: Examining where research efforts on cancer-related decision aids have been made. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2016;12(23). DOI: 10.1111/ajco.12618.
  • Smits, R, Bryant J, Sanson-Fisher R, Turon H, Herrmann A, Richards L: Do hematological cancer patients get the information they need about their cancer and its treatment? Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2016;12(32). DOI: 10.1111/ajco.12618.

Professional articles and media contributions


Other Academic Activities (selected)

  • Member of review and advisory boards, e. g. for the ¡°Institut f¨¹r Medizinische und Pharmazeutische Pr¨¹fungsfragen ¨C IMPP¡°, reviewer for the KWF Dutch Cancer Society, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and various journals, such as Lancet Oncology, Frontiers in Oncology, Cancer Medicine, the Journal of Medical Internet Research, Supportive Care in Cancer, Patient Education and Counseling or the British Journal of General Practice
  • Member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Cancer Prevention Graduate School funded by the German Cancer Aid
  • Chair the working group Science Communication within?the German Network for Health Services Research (DNVF)
  • Mentoring, e. g. within the Cancer Prevention Graduate School, DNVF and the joint academic partnership ¡°Health¡± of the Bavarian Academic Forum (BayWISS), a cooperation platform of eleven universities and 19 universities of applied sciences in Bavaria as well as the Munich School of Philosophy, creating subject-specific university networks and strengthening research, teaching and further training of researchers


  1. Fakult?t f¨¹r Medizin

Prof. Dr. Anne Herrmann

Medizinische Soziologie

Herrmann Anne 190705

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