The 23rd German Congress for Health Services Research(DKVF) took place from 25-27 September in Potsdam under the motto "Implementation knowledge creates innovative care". This year's event once again showed that results from health services research can influence health policy decisions and thus improve care.

The Department of Health Services Research at University Medicine Oldenburg was represented in Potsdam with a large team of over 30 participants, including students from the Oldenburg Master's programme in Health Services Research. Members of the Department presented 8 poster contributions and 14 lectures - with a wide range of content and methods. Sandra Lau from the Department of Geriatrics took first place in the Science Slam with her contribution on decision-making processes and patient participation in the prescription of rollators. In addition, PD Dr Anna Levke Brütt from the junior research group Rehabilitation Research and Dr Milena von Kutzleben from the Department of Prevention and Rehabilitation Research were newly elected to the board of the German Network for Health Services Research(DNVF).