1. Current Status, Position

Dr. Jochen Schnurrer is currently Chief Pharmacist at Essen University Hospital. In this role, he is responsible for all pharmaceutical processes at University Medicine Essen. He is also 1st Vice-President of the Federal Association of German Hospital Pharmacists (ADKA e.V.). 

2. Education

He studied pharmacy at the University of Marburg and passed his state examination as a pharmacist in 1999. In 2004, he received his PhD from the Institute of Clinical Pharmacology at Hannover Medical School in the field of electronic prescription systems with a focus on medication safety. In 2006, he qualified as a specialist pharmacist for clinical pharmacy and in 2011, as an antibiotic stewardship expert. 

3. Research Area

He is involved in the committees of the Federal Association of German Hospital Pharmacists with a focus on drug therapy safety and unit-dose drug supply.

4. Conflict of interest

None