Edutainment is a new concept of health communication, which Proffs. Theo Dingermann and Dieter Steinhilber from the Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main established for students, healthcare professionals and laymen. It is based on the combination of a biography of a famous person with facts and intervention options of the disease this famous person suffered from.
A special feature of these lectures is sharp breaks between biographic parts and the medical/pharmaceutical parts. These breaks are further emphasized by alternating speakers (Prof. Dingermann and Prof. Steinhilber). The entertaining parts alternate with parts where expert knowledge is delivered.
The aim is to sensitize participants for their own responsibility towards the promotion of health.