Dr Claudia Bausewein

Claudia Bausewein qualified in medicine at Munich University in 1992. Her medical background is internal medicine although she has been involved in Palliative Care in Germany for about 20 years. From 2001 to 2007 she worked as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Palliative Medicine at Munich University. Since 2004, Claudia has been vice-president of the German Association for Palliative Medicine and was co-editor of the German Journal of Palliative Medicine from 2000 to 2009.

After completing the MSc course in the Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation at King's College London, Claudia joined Cicely Saunders International in 2005 as research training fellow to undertake a PhD on breathlessness in advanced disease. She completed her PhD in 2009 and is now working as senior clinical research fellow and also the first Saunders Scholar in the Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation. Claudia's work is focussing on breathlessness, outcome measurement and palliative care in non-cancer patients as well as on research methodologies.