Author Biography

Marion Romer studied pharmacy in Bonn, qualifying in 1983, after completing PTA training in Aachen. She worked in community pharmacies, specialising in aromatherapy, and taught at the PTA school in Bonn. She later served as head of the Bernd-Blindow School from 1996 to 2017. Silke Dittmar studied pharmacy in Frankfurt and was licensed in 1996. She has worked in community pharmacies ever since. She has been a teacher since 1998 and has been the head of the Bernd-Blindow Schools in Heilbronn since 2014 and in Mannheim since 2016. Dorothee Famulla-Weber studied in Cologne, earning her PhD, and has further qualifications in drug safety, clinical pharmacy and geriatric pharmacy. Since 1995, she has worked in community and hospital pharmacies, in medical advisory roles and in teaching at PTA schools. Claudia Huppertz studied pharmacy in Bonn, qualifying in 1983 after completing her PTA training. She then became a specialist pharmacist in community and pharmacy education. She has worked in community pharmacies and in consulting and teaching chemistry and pharmacology. She has also held leadership positions at PTA schools and pharmacies.