Dr. Christian Heuser

Kurzbiographie

Christian Heuser studied sociology (Bachelor, Master) at the University of Bonn from 2011 to 2017. He then completed his PhD in medical sociology (title: “Individual and organizational determinants of patient participation in multidisciplinary tumor conferences”) as a research assistant at the Center for Health Communication and Health Services Research at the University Hospital Bonn between 2017 and 2021. His research focuses on oncological health services research, health literacy, return-to-work, organizational health services research, and shared-decision-making.

He has been a postdoctoral researcher at the IMVR since January 2023.

Christian Heuser is a member of the German Society for Medical Sociology (DGMS), the German Network for Health Services Research (DNVF) and spokesperson for the DNVF’s working group for the promotion of young researchers.”

  • Health services research in oncology
  • Health literacy of individuals and organizations
  • Social and professional reintegration of oncological patients
  • Organizational health services research
  • Participatory decision-making (shared-decision-making)
    • Heuser C, Schneider JN, Heier L, Ernstmann N, Nakata H, Petermann-Meyer A, Bremen R, Karger A, Icks A, Brümmendorf TH, Geiser F. Family resilience of families with parental cancer and minor children: a qualitative analysis. Front Psychol. 2024 Jan 19;14:1251049. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1251049.
    • Degenhardt, M.; Ernstmann, N.; Schellenberger, B.; Ansmann, l.; Heuser, C. Treatment confidence and patient participation in multidisciplinary tumor conferences: a structural equation modeling approach. Cancer Medicine 2024. 10.1002/cam4.7199.
    • Schellenberger B, Heuser C, Diekmann A, Ansmann L, Krüger E, Schreiber L, Schnettler B, Geiser F, Schmidt-Wolf IGH, Ernstmann N. Questions and emotional expressions from patients and companions while participating in multidisciplinary tumor conferences in breast and gynecological cancer centers. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 Jul;105(7):2058-2066. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.12.010. Epub 2021 Dec 17. PMID: 34953619.
    • Schellenberger B, Heuser C, Diekmann A, Ernstmann N, Schippers A, Geiser F, Schmidt-Wolf IGH, Scholl I, Ansmann L. How shared is decision-making in multidisciplinary tumour conferences with patient participation? An observational study. Health Expect. 2022 Dec;25(6):3297-3306. doi: 10.1111/hex.13638. Epub 2022 Oct 31. PMID: 36314056; PMCID: PMC9700138.
    • Schellenberger B, Heuser C, Diekmann A, Ansmann L, Krüger E, Schreiber L, Geiser F, Karger A, Schmidt-Wolf IGH, Milz K, Peisker U, Ernstmann N. Patient participation in multidisciplinary tumor conferences in breast and gynecological cancer care: How patient-centered is the communication? Psychooncology. 2022 Sep;31(9):1597-1606. doi: 10.1002/pon.5999. Epub 2022 Jul 16. PMID: 35793433.
    • Karger A, Petermann-Meyer A, Vitinius F, Geiser F, Kraus D, Ernsten L, Mayers AJ, Heuser C, Hiltrop K, Bremen R, Marx A, Ernstmann N. Effectiveness of interprofessional communication skills training for oncology teams: study protocol for a three-arm cluster randomised trial (KommRhein Interpro). BMJ Open. 2022 Dec 29;12(12):e062073. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062073. PMID: 36581438; PMCID: PMC9806046.
    • Ansmann L, Heuser C, Diekmann A, Schellenberger B, Biehl C, Danaei M, Eichler C, Heinz D, Hocke A, Malter W, Melekian B, Metin H, Mustea A, Palatty J, Peisker U, Petschat I, Ernstmann N. Patient participation in multidisciplinary tumor conferences: How is it implemented? What is the patients’ role? What are patients’ experiences? Cancer Med. 2021 Oct;10(19):6714-6724. doi: 10.1002/cam4.4213. Epub 2021 Aug 17. PMID: 34402196; PMCID: PMC8495269.
    • Ernstmann N, Heuser C, Halbach S, Wegener I, Rambau S, Forstner AJ, Schumacher J, Mücke M, Geiser F, Conrad R. Interaktive Gesundheitskompetenz, soziodemografische Faktoren und der Zeitraum bis zur Inanspruchnahme psychotherapeutischer oder medikamentöser Behandlung – gibt es Hinweise auf soziale Ungleichheiten in der Therapie der Sozialen Angststörung? [Interactive Health Literacy, Sociodemographic Characteristics and the Uptake of Psychotherapeutic or Pharmacological Interventions – are there Social Inequalities in the Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder?]. Psychiatr Prax. 2021 May;48(4):201-207. German. doi: 10.1055/a-1294-0950. Epub 2020 Nov 24. PMID: 33232980.
    • Diekmann A, Schellenberger B, Reck S, Heuser C, Geiser F, Wirtz M, Ansmann L, Ernstmann N. Is patient participation in multidisciplinary tumor conferences associated with their fear of progression? Psychooncology. 2021 Sep;30(9):1572-1581. doi: 10.1002/pon.5733. Epub 2021 May 24. PMID: 34004041.
    • Reck S, Diekmann A, Heuser C, Schellenberger B, Ansmann L, Wirtz MA, Ernstmann N. Is patient participation in multidisciplinary tumour conferences associated with their information needs? A multicentre prospective observational study. BMJ Open. 2021 Sep 23;11(9):e049199. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049199. PMID: 34556513; PMCID: PMC8461738.
    • Dohmen M, Petermann-Meyer A, Blei D, Bremen R, Brock-Midding E, Brüne M, Geiser F, Haastert B, Halbach SM, Heuser C, Holsteg S, Heier L, Icks A, Karger A, Montalbo J, Nakata H, Panse J, Rottmann TP, Sättler K, Viehmann A, Vomhof M, Ernstmann N, Brümmendorf TH. Comprehensive support for families with parental cancer (Family-SCOUT), evaluation of a complex intervention: study protocol for a non-randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Sep 15;22(1):622. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05577-y. PMID: 34526078; PMCID: PMC8442380.
    • Schellenberger B, Diekmann A, Heuser C, Gambashidze N, Ernstmann N, Ansmann L. Decision-Making in Multidisciplinary Tumor Boards in Breast Cancer Care – An Observational Study. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2021 Jun 1;14:1275-1284. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S300061. PMID: 34103928; PMCID: PMC8179814.
    • Heuser C, Diekmann A, Schellenberger B, Bohmeier B, Kuhn W, Karbach U, Ernstmann N, Ansmann L. Patient Participation in Multidisciplinary Tumor Conferences from the Providers’ Perspective: Is It Feasible in Routine Cancer Care? J Multidiscip Healthc. 2020 Nov 27;13:1729-1739. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S283166. PMID: 33273821; PMCID: PMC7708776.
    • Kowalski C, Albert US, Baumann W, Carl EG, Ernstmann N, Hermes-Moll K, Fallenberg EM, Feick G, Feiten S, Härter M, Heidt V, Heuser C, Hübner J, Joos S, Katalinic A, Kempkens Ö, Kerek-Bodden H, Klinkhammer-Schalke M, Koller M, Langer T, Lehner B, Lux MP, Maatouk I, Pfaff H, Ratsch B, Schach S, Scholl I, Skoetz N, Voltz R, Wiskemann J, Inwald E. DNVF-Memorandum Versorgungsforschung in der Onkologie [DNVF Memorandum Health Services Research in Oncology]. Gesundheitswesen. 2020 Sep;82(8-09):e108-e121. German. doi: 10.1055/a-1191-3759. Epub 2020 Aug 28. PMID: 32858754.
    • Ernstmann N, Heuser C, Pfaff H. Zur Situation der Versorgungsforschung an deutschen Universitäten, Hochschulen und Fachhochschulen [Health Services Research Facilities at German Universities]. Gesundheitswesen. 2020 Apr;82(4):313-317. German. doi: 10.1055/a-0668-5922. Epub 2018 Oct 24. PMID: 30357798.
    • Bohmeier B, Schellenberger B, Diekmann A, Ernstmann N, Ansmann L, Heuser C. Opportunities and limitations of shared decision making in multidisciplinary tumor conferences with patient participation – A qualitative interview study with providers. Patient Educ Couns. 2021 Apr;104(4):792-799. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.09.007. Epub 2020 Sep 10. PMID: 33051128.
    • Diekmann A, Heuser C, Schellenberger B, Bohmeier B, Holmberg C, Ansmann L, Ernstmann N. Patient participation in multidisciplinary tumor conferences: Providers’ perceptions of patients’ need satisfaction and emotional experiences. Psychooncology. 2020 Aug;29(8):1263-1271. doi: 10.1002/pon.5413. Epub 2020 Jun 1. PMID: 32419276.
    • Heuser C, Diekmann A, Ernstmann N, Ansmann L. Patient participation in multidisciplinary tumour conferences in breast cancer care (PINTU): a mixed- methods study protocol. BMJ Open. 2019 Apr 8;9(4):e024621. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024621. PMID: 30962228; PMCID: PMC6500308.
    • Heuser C, Diekmann A, Kowalski C, Enders A, Conrad R, Pfaff H, Ansmann L, Ernstmann N. Health literacy and patient participation in multidisciplinary tumor conferences in breast cancer care: a multilevel modeling approach. BMC Cancer. 2019 Apr 8;19(1):330. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5546-z. PMID: 30961598; PMCID: PMC6454712.
    • Diekmann A, Heuser C, Ernstmann N, Geiser F, Groß SE, Midding E, Pfaff H, Ansmann L. How do breast cancer patients experience multidisciplinary tumor conferences? – A description from the patient perspective. Breast. 2019 Apr;44:66-72. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2018.12.012. Epub 2019 Jan 4. PMID: 30669033.
    • Heuser C, Halbach S, Kowalski C, Enders A, Pfaff H, Ernstmann N. Sociodemographic and disease-related determinants of return to work among women with breast cancer: a German longitudinal cohort study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Dec 29;18(1):1000. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3768-4. PMID: 30594181; PMCID: PMC6311058.
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