Willi Gertsen

Research project

• Scientific monitoring of the pilot programme, "Dying where you live and where you are at home".

Professional Career

• 1986-1989: Training as a nurse
• 1989-2001: Professional activity in nursing
• 1996-2001: Study of nursing pedagogy at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg (Dipl.)
• 2001-2004: Research assistant in the nursing faculty of the KH Freiburg
• 2004-2006: Research assistant at the AGP institute of the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Freiburg for the model project, “Personal Care Budget”
• 2006-2010: Research assistant in the nursing department of the KH Freiburg
• 2010-2011: Central practical instructor for nursing at the University Hospital Tübingen
• Since 2012: Education manager at the DiCV Freiburg (focus on palliative care and practice guidance)
• Since 2022: Academic assistant at the IAF of the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg

Main areas of work and research

• Palliative care and hospice
• Adult education
• Health services research with a focus on case management

Memberships in professional societies and networks

• German Society for Palliative Medicine e.V.