Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Frank Jochum, head of the dept. of paediatrics at the Ev. Waldkrankenhaus Spandau Berlin. Dr. Jochum studied human medicine at the University of Münster (1986-1992) and performed research and clinical work at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf (1993–1999), Charité Berlin (1999–2001) and Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald (2001–2004). He is trained in paediatric clinical nutrition, received the venia legendi for paediatric medicine (2007) and specialised in neonatology, paediatric intensive medicine, and paediatric clinical nutrition. He was medical director of the Ev. Waldkrankenhaus Spandau Berlin (2008 – 2014). Awards include the “Fresenius Erfinderpreis” 2002, the "Young Investigators Award“ 2004 of the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN), and the “Clinic Award 2007”. He is a member and advising expert of the Association of Senior Pediatricians and Pediatric Surgeons in Germany (VLKKD), the National Association Child in Hospital e.V. (BaKuK) 2012-2017, the German Hospital Federation (DKG), the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA), the "Young Family“ network of the German Federal Government, and the commission for nutrition of the German Society of Paediatrics (DGKJ), as well as president (2018-2020) and vice president (2020-2021) of the German Society of Nutritional Medicine (DGEM), initiator of the DGKJ-Schools on paediatric nutrition and author of numerous national and international publications.