Hermann Faller
Director of the Department of Medical Psychology,
Department of Medical Psychology, Medical Sociology and Reh
The Julius Maximilian University of Wurzburg
Germany
Biography
Education and Training 1972-1981 Studies in medicine and psychology, University of Heidelberg 1979 Diploma of Psychology, University of Heidelberg 1982 MD, University of Heidelberg 1983-1990 Clinical training in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Psychosomatic Medicine, Heidelberg 1989 PhD, University of Freiburg Positions and Employment 1990-2000 Senior Consultant, Institute of Psychotherapy and Medical Psychology, University of Würzburg since 2000 Professor, Institute of Psychotherapy and Medical Psychology, University of Würzburg 2004-2011 Acting Chair, Institute of Psychotherapy and Medical Psychology, University of Würzburg since 2011 Chair, Department of Medical Psychology, Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Würzburg
Research Interest
Main interests Patient-reported outcomes, psycho-cardiology, psycho-oncology, patient education  Ongoing research support o MOOD-HF Study o Kardiovaskuläre Risikoprädiktion bei Patienten mit rheumatischen Erkrankungen – die prospektive Kohortenstudie RHEUMA & HERZ o Effectiveness of the curriculum cardiovascular diseases of the German statutory pension insurance scheme’s health training programme o Effectiveness of the curriculum heart failure for the promotion of self-management competences in cardial rehabilitation
