Prof. Dr. med. Dr. Christine Joisten is the new president of the German Society for Sports Medicine and Prevention (DGSP)

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. Christine Joisten, Head of the Department of Physical Activity in Public Health at the Institute for Movement and Neuroscience, was elected as the new President of the German Society for Sports Medicine and Prevention (DGSP) on March 29.

We warmly congratulate our colleague, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. Christine Joisten, on her election as the new president of the German Society for Sports Medicine and Prevention (DGSP).

She succeeds Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Bernd Wolfarth, whose two-term presidency is coming to an end as scheduled. This marks the first time in the society’s 113-year history that a woman has led it. Prior to her election, she served as Vice President for Professional Affairs (2012–2014) and Vice President for Education, Training, and Continuing Education on the DGSP Executive Board (2014–2025).

Christine Joisten is a general medicine specialist with additional certifications in sports medicine, nutritional medicine, and medical psychotherapy. She lectures in medicine and sports science at the German Sport University Cologne, where she heads Department III— Physical Activity in Public Health—of the Institute for Movement and Neuroscience. Her research focuses on promoting physical activity among all age groups, preventing prevention and treating overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, and preventing diabetes. In 2006, she completed her habilitation in sports medicine on the topic “Physical Inactivity and Overweight – Interactions and Therapeutic Approaches.” Since 1998, she has been active on the board of the North Rhine-Westphalia Association of Sports Physicians, and has been its chair since 2006. She is also a member of numerous initiatives and committees, such as the “Public Health” Committee of the German Medical Association and the Working Group on Childhood and Adolescent Obesity. She also  serves as vice-chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for Health Monitoring and Health Reporting at the Robert Koch Institute.

“We are delighted to have Christine Joisten as our highly competent and dedicated president. She is known for her passion in driving her projects forward and inspiring others to work towards a common cause — in particular, creating a more active and healthier society,” said Bernd Wolfarth, who was named Honorary President in recognition of the DGSP in recognition of his outstanding contributions to sports medicine.

Further information is available at http://www.dgsp.de/.