Synopsis of current research projects
High tech medicine
Systematic Review of the Long-Term Effectiveness and Safety of Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Mucopolysaccharidoses Disorders and Pompe Disease
Project leaders: Sabine Geiger-Gritsch
Project team: Eva Malikova, Sabine Geiger-Gritsch
Ana Pantovic (first author)
Duration: April – September 2025 (5 PM)
Language: English (with German summary)
Prevention and screening
Further Development of the Program on Preventive Health Check-Ups
Project leaders: Jule Anna Pleyer, Doris Giess
Project team: Jule Anna Pleyer, Lena Grabenhofer, Viktoria Hofer, Doris Giess, Julia Mayer-Ferbas
Part 1:
Duration: Mid-April 2025 – Mid-November 2025 (7 PM)
Language: English (with German summary)
Part 2:
Duration: May 2025 – August 2025 (2 PM)
Language: English with German summary
Health economics
Nudges to Optimise Prescriber Behaviour of Physicians
Project leaders: Viktoria Hofer
Project team: Viktoria Hofer, Jule Anna Pleyer
Duration: Mid-April 2025 – November 2025 (3 PM)
Language: English (with German summary)
High tech medicine
Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Evaluation of the Clinical and Organizational Impacts of selected AI Applications in Hospitals
Project leaders: Judit Erdös
Project team: Judit Erdös, Lena Grabenhofer
Duration: Mid- April – Mid- November 2025 (6 PM)
Language: English (with German summary)
High tech medicine, Health economics
Telecardiology for heart failure patients: Benefit assessment and evaluation concept for telemedicine-supported care programs in Austria
Project team: Michaela Riegelnegg
& Michal Stanak
Project lead: Michal Stanak
Duration: April – November 2025
Language: English (with German summary)
Prevention and screening, Psychological & psychiatric interventions
Social Prescribing in Primary Care: A Realist Review
Project leaders: Julia Kern
Project team: Julia Kern, Romy Schönegger
Duration: April – November 2025 (5.5 PM)
Language: English (with a detailed German summary)
Health economics
Measures to Improve Cost Data Use for Health Economic Studies and Decision-Making – Overview of Existing Frameworks and Status Quo in Austria
Project leaders: Christoph Strohmaier
Project team: Christoph Strohmaier, Judit Erdös
Duration: April – November 2025 (5 PM)
Language: English (with German summary)
Prevention and screening
Structured Medication Review for Polypharmacy
Project leaders: Reinhard Jeindl
Project team: Reinhard Jeindl, Julia Kern
Duration: April 2025 – November 2025 (4 PM)
Language: English (with German summary)
High tech medicine
Human Genetic Testing in Austria: An Overview of Reviews of Massive Parallel Sequencing (MPS) - Application Areas, Clinical Evidence, and Implications for Healthcare
Project leaders: Gregor Goetz
Project team: Gregor Goetz, Reinhard Jeindl, Alba Colicchia
Duration: April 2025 – November 2025 (7 PM)
Language: English (with German summary)
Health economics
Preparatory Work for an Austrian Health Economic Guideline
Project leaders: Sarah Wolf
Project team: Christoph Strohmaier, Diana Szivakova, Sarah Wolf
Duration: February 2025 – January 2026
Language: English (with German summary)