Who's Who
Lawrence Karsa Von Szen
Group Head
Quality Assurance Group
Specialty:
Multidisciplinary cancer screening and primary prevention. Quality assurance, programme implementation and managementAcademic Degrees
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution | Town | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | MD | University of Erlangen | Erlangen | Germany | |
| 1986 | State Examination in Medicine | University of Tuebingen | Tuebingen | Germany | |
| 1975 | BA | Biology | Harvard College | Cambridge, Mass | USA |
Current Research Projects
- Evidence-based guidelines for cancer screening and complementary prevention
EU guidelines for quality assurance in screening for breast, cervical (HPV supplements) and colorectal cancer: IARC (Coordinator). WHO guidelines for cervical cancer prevention: WHO/IARC (Coordinator). - Report on implementation of cancer screening in the EU
Second report: IARC (Coordinator). - Screening programme management
Standardization of programme implementation process, planning, consultation, training, coaching, monitoring and audit: IARC (Coordinator). WHO/IARC expert missions: WHO/IARC (Coordinator). WHO global monitoring framework: WHO (Coordinator). - European Code Against Cancer
Fourth revision: IARC (Coordinator). - European Partnership for Action Against Cancer (EPAAC)
Scientific secretariat for screening and early detection, European schools of screening management, health checks: IARC (Coordinator).
Selected Publications
Lynge E, Törnberg S, von Karsa L, Segnan N & van Delden J J M (2012) Determinants of successful implementation of population-based cancer screening programmes EJC : 48(5):743-8Segnan N, Patnick J & von Karsa L, (eds.) (2010) European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Diagnosis - First Edition Publications Office of the European Union : 1-383
von Karsa L, Lignini TA, Patnick J, Lambert R & Sauvaget C (2010) The dimensions of the CRC problem Best Pract.Res.Clin Gastroenterol : 24(4): 381-96
Arbyn M, Anttila A, Jordan J, Ronco G, Schenck U, Segnan N, Wiener H, Herbert A & von Karsa L (2010) European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer Screening, Second Edition - Summary Document. Ann Oncol : 21(3):448-58
Perry N, Broeders M, de Wolf C, Törnberg S, Holland R & von Karsa L (2007) European guidelines for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnosis, Fourth edition - Summary document. Ann Oncol : 19(4):614-22.
Scientific Societies Membership
ESMOEuropean Society of Mastology (EUSOMA)
German Cancer Society
German Society of Radiology
German Society of Mastology