DGINA e.V.

Name

DGINA e.V.

Legal name

Deutsche Gesellschaft Interdisziplinäre Notfall- und Akutmedizin (DGINA) e.V.

Website

https://dgina.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin, Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees paid by physicians, scientists, nursing staff, emergency service personnel, students, and trainees in emergency medicine. Fees are governed by a separate fee schedule (Beitragsordnung) approved by the general assembly.
2. Congress and Event Fees: Revenue from the annual DGINA Kongress and other educational events, including specialized training courses such as AHA ACLS and PALS provider courses.
3. Job Board Services: Job postings on the DGINA platform. Free for DGINA members; non-members pay €250 per posting.
4. Educational Programs (Notfall-Campus): Continuing education and advanced training programs for emergency medicine professionals, including PreClinSCAN ultrasound courses and other specialized training offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

DGINA e.V. is a non-profit German medical professional society (eingetragener Verein) that provides membership services, continuing education, certification courses, advocacy, and an annual congress for physicians, nurses, paramedics, students, and researchers in emergency medicine. Its commercial offerings include paid annual membership, paid AHA ACLS/PALS and PreClinSCAN ultrasound certification courses, an institutional job board (€250 per posting for non-members), the DGINA Kongress, and the Notfall-Campus e-learning academy.

Product overview

DGINA e.V. (Deutsche Gesellschaft Interdisziplinäre Notfall- und Akutmedizin) is a professional medical society for emergency medicine in Germany, not a product company. The organization operates as a membership-based association offering educational programs, certification courses, networking events, and professional development resources. The main offerings include the DGINA Kongress (annual congress), DGINA-Notfallcampus (academy for training), YoungDGINA (young professionals program), mentoring programs, awards (David-Williams-Award), pocket cards (educational materials), a job board (Stellenbörse), and newsletters. The society also publishes standards and guidelines including the S3-Leitlinie standardisierte Ersteinschätzung and various curriculum documents for emergency medicine training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• YoungDGINA: Youth organization for young professionals in emergency medicine
• DGINA-Notfallcampus
• DGINA Kongress
• DGINA Mentoring

Products and services

• DGINA Kongress (Annual Congress) Annual scientific congress and major educational event for emergency medicine professionals in Germany, featuring scientific sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities.
• DGINA-Notfallcampus (DGINA-Akademie) Academy platform for continuing education and professional development in clinical emergency and acute medicine, including medical topics, hands-on skills training, and leadership/management competencies for emergency department staff.
• YoungDGINA Young professionals membership program for students, trainees, and early-career emergency medicine professionals, providing networking, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.
• DGINA Mentoring Mentoring program connecting experienced emergency medicine professionals with younger members for career guidance and development.
• DGINA Stellenbörse (Job Board) Job posting platform for emergency medicine positions, free for DGINA members and €250 per posting for non-members. Connects German hospitals and emergency departments with credentialed emergency medicine professionals.
• DGINA-Cloud (Member Portal) Cloud-based member services portal providing access to member-only resources, documents, working group materials, and communications for DGINA members.
• PreClinSCAN Kurs (POCUS Certification Course) Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training course based on the DGINA pPOCUS curriculum, recognized by multiple German medical societies, with e-learning starting 4 weeks before a one-day in-person seminar and 12 months of follow-up support.
• AHA ACLS/PALS Provider Kurse American Heart Association certified ACLS and PALS courses (2-day format, max 7 participants per 2 trainers) delivered by partner ReAlive Würzburg with 100% recommendation rate, listed on DGINA's event platform.
• Pocket-Karten (Pocket Cards) Free downloadable reference cards defining medical emergencies and emergency medicine as a specialty, for quick reference by healthcare professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 81% of surveyed medical students at Charité Berlin consider the Facharzt für Notfallmedizin designation desirable
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ICEM 2026 (International Conference on Emergency Medicine)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026DGINA co-hosted the ICEM 2026 world congress in Hamburg, Germany - the first time this global emergency medicine conference was held in Germany. The congress attracted over 3,200 participants and was held alongside the DGINA annual meeting.
• ReAlive WürzburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReAlive is one of the largest AHA training providers in Germany, offering AHA ACLS and PALS provider courses listed on DGINA's event platform. The partnership provides DGINA members and event attendees access to internationally certified emergency resuscitation training with 100% recommendation rate.
• Notfall-Campus (DGINA-Akademie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNotfall-Campus is the educational academy of DGINA, providing structured continuing education and advanced training in clinical emergency and acute medicine. It focuses on medical topics, hands-on skills, and leadership/management competencies in emergency departments.
• Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft (German Hospital Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe German Hospital Association supports DGINA's BUNT (diversity) campaign against racism and discrimination. Dr. Gerald Gaß, CEO of the German Hospital Association, publicly endorsed the initiative for discrimination-free, racism-critical, and violence-sensitive hospitals.
• Deutscher Evangelischer Krankenhausverband (German Protestant Hospital Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe German Protestant Hospital Association supports DGINA's BUNT diversity campaign, advocating for discrimination-free, racism-critical, and violence-sensitive hospitals for all patients and staff.
• AKTIN eV (Emergency Department Data Initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAKTIN is Germany's emergency department data registry. Its board explicitly supports DGINA's BUNT diversity campaign, noting that data-driven healthcare research depends on a stable democracy that protects minorities and values diversity.
• Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg (Medical University of Brandenburg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for PreClinSCAN courses (point-of-care ultrasound training) aligned with the DGINA pPOCUS curriculum, held at the Brandenburg campus.
• EUSEM (European Society for Emergency Medicine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGINA aligns its Facharzt curriculum with European Training Requirements (ETR) established by UEMS. EUSEM defines Emergency Medicine as a primary specialty focused on urgent and emergency aspects of illness and injury affecting patients of all age groups.
• Regierungskommission (Government Commission for Modern Hospital Care)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Government's Fourth Statement and Recommendation explicitly recommends establishing a Facharzt für Notfallmedizin (Emergency Medicine Specialty) to improve treatment quality. DGINA is the primary professional society driving this initiative.
• DGAI / BDA (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin / Berufsverband Deutscher Anästhesisten)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGAI and BDA issued a joint position paper supporting the introduction of a Fachärztin/Facharzt für Klinische Akut- und Notfallmedizin, aligning with DGINA's advocacy goals.
• DIVI (Deutsche Interdisziplinäre Vereinigung für Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDIVI published recommendations for the future development of clinical acute and emergency medicine and conducted an online survey on the Facharzt Notfallmedizin among its members.
• bvmd (Bundesvertretung der Medizinstudierenden in Deutschland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe German Medical Students' Association issued a position paper supporting the emergency medicine residency, advocating for the Facharztweiterbildung Notfallmedizin.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM): EUSEM is the European federation of national emergency medicine societies and a direct peer to DGINA. DGINA's Facharzt curriculum is explicitly aligned with EUSEM's European Training Requirements (ETR) established by UEMS, making EUSEM the most direct functional peer for advocacy and standards alignment.
• American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM): AAEM is a US-based emergency medicine professional society focused on board-certified emergency physicians and democratic practice models. It serves as a direct peer to DGINA in terms of advocacy, education, and community-building for emergency medicine professionals.
• Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM): ACEM is the principal emergency medicine specialty society for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for training, certification, and standards. It is a direct functional peer to DGINA, particularly in how it has institutionalized emergency medicine as a recognized specialty in its region.
• Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP): CAEP is the Canadian national professional association for emergency physicians, providing advocacy, education, and standards. It is a direct functional peer to DGINA in terms of specialty society mandate, training standards, and policymaking engagement in its country.
• Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM): RCEM is the UK's professional body for emergency medicine, responsible for training, examinations, and clinical standards. It serves as a direct functional peer to DGINA in terms of specialty society structure, training curriculum, and advocacy for emergency medicine as an independent discipline.

Broad incumbents

• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP): ACEP is the largest emergency medicine professional society in the United States with over 40,000 members. While US-based, it serves as a broad incumbent reference model for what a mature emergency medicine society can achieve in training, advocacy, and clinical standard-setting.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin (DGAI): DGAI is the German Society for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, a major incumbent specialty society. While focused on anesthesia, DGAI/BDA has issued a joint position paper supporting a competing Facharzt für Klinische Akut- und Notfallmedizin, making it a closely-related but partially competing peer to DGINA.
• Deutsche Interdisziplinäre Vereinigung für Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin (DIVI): DIVI is a German interdisciplinary medical society covering intensive and emergency medicine. It is a comparable incumbent peer to DGINA in Germany, with overlapping topics in emergency medicine and a longer institutional history, and has independently surveyed members on the Facharzt Notfallmedizin initiative.

Others

• International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM): IFEM is the global federation supporting emergency medicine worldwide, and the parent organization of the ICEM world congress that DGINA co-hosted in Hamburg 2026. It is a thematically related enabling organization rather than a direct competitor, providing international standards and forum coordination.

Regional players

• Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias (SEMES): SEMES is the Spanish professional society for emergency medicine, serving Spain as its primary national EM society. It is a regional peer to DGINA, comparable in mission and structure but operating in a different national context with separate advocacy and training pathways.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

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