Prof. Dr. Antonius Schneider

Academic Career and Research Areas

Prof. Schneider (*1969) has been director of the Institute of General Medicine, the first chair of family medicine in Bavaria, since 2009. A major research focus is on strategies to improve diagnostic methods in family practice, e.g. in obstructive respiratory diseases and in the detection of depressive disorders. "Patient empowerment" and "health literacy" represent another focus. Topics of health care research are also integrated into these research activities, such as the importance of GP coordination for better health care management.

Prof. Schneider studied at the universities of Gießen, Freiburg and Heidelberg. His clinical training took place at the Municipal Hospital of Karlsruhe and the University Hospital of Heidelberg, where he habilitated at the Institute of General Medicine and Health Services Research (2008). From 2007 to 2009 he was in private practice in Leimen near Heidelberg, until he received the call to the chair in 2009.

Awards

  • Gold Badge of Honor, German Association of Pneumologists (2015)
  • 1st place, Dr. Lothar Beyer Prize - German Research Award for General Medicine (2009)
  • German Research Award Acupuncture for the study "Acupuncture in Irritable Bowel Syndrome" (2005)
  • 1st Doctoral Prize of the German College of Psychosomatic Medicine (2001)

Kellerer C, Wagenpfeil S, Daines L, Jörres RA, Hapfelmeier A, Schneider A.: “Diagnostic accuracy of FeNO [fractional exhaled nitric oxide] and asthma symptoms increased when evaluated with a superior reference standard”. J Clin Epidemiol. 2021; 129:86-96.

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Olm M, Donnachie E, Tauscher M, Gerlach R, Linde K, Maier W, Schwettmann L, Schneider A.: “Impact of the abolition of copayments on the GP-centred coordination of care in Bavaria, Germany: analysis of routinely collected claims data”. BMJ Open. 2020; 10(9):e035575.

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Kohler B, Kellerer C, Schultz K, Wittmann M, Atmann O, Linde K, Hapfelmeier A, Schneider A.: “An Internet-Based Asthma Self-Management Program Increases Knowledge About Asthma”. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2020; 117(5):64-71.

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Schneider A, Mayer V, Dinkel A, Wagenpfeil S, Linde K, Henningsen P.: “Educational intervention to improve diagnostic accuracy regarding psychological morbidity in general practice”. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes. 2019; 147-148:20-27.

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Schneider A, Linde K, Reitsma JB, Steinhauser S, Rücker G.: “A novel statistical model for analyzing data of a systematic review generates optimal cutoff values for fractional exhaled nitric oxide for asthma diagnosis”. J Clin Epidemiol. 2017; 92:69-78.

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