Priv.-Doz. Dr. Med. Georg Bollig, PhD, MAS (Palliative Care), DEAA is a physician, researcher, and social entrepreneur. After medical studies at the universities of Cologne, Vienna, and Seattle, he became a specialist in anaesthesiology, pain therapy, and palliative care. He received a Master's degree in Palliative Care and Organisational Ethics from the University Klagenfurt/IFF Vienna. His PhD at the University of Bergen, Norway, was in palliative care, ethical challenges, and end-of-life decision-making in nursing homes. From 2016 to 2022, he worked as a Senior Consultant in Palliative Medicine at the University Hospital of Southern Jutland and as a Clinical Associate Professor in Palliative Care at the University of Southern Denmark. Currently, he works as a Senior Consultant in Palliative Medicine and as the head of Palliative Medicine at the academic teaching hospital Helios Klinikum Schleswig in Germany. In addition to his clinical work, Georg is an Associate Professor in Palliative Medicine at the Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Cologne, Germany. Georg first published the idea of a Last Aid Course and is the leader of the International Last Aid working group and the Last Aid Research Group International (LARGI). His main current research interests are public palliative care education (PPCE), Last Aid Courses, and telepalliative care.
