The Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF), established in 1962 and located in Düsseldorf, is the umbrella organisation of the more the 150 German medical societies.
AWMF advises the government of the Federal Republic of Germany as well as the governments of the German federal countries ("Bundesländer") in all topics of scientific medicine and medical research and classification. It co-ordinates the national programm of medical guidelines of its member organisations being a member of the Guidelines International Network. AWMF is the national member for Germany in the "Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences CIOMS" at WHO.
The German Journal for Evidence and Quality in Healthcare ZEFQ is one of the organisation's official organs.
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