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Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS

Flyer on the medical-ethical guidelines

Our new flyer provides an overview of the medical-ethical guidelines of the SAMS. Available in four languages, it provides information on the role, function and legal significance of the guidelines. Three case studies illustrate how the guidelines help with difficult decisions in practice.

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    Three new members elected to the SAMS Executive Board

    At its meeting on 12 November, the SAMS Senate elected three new members to the Executive Board: Prof. Klazine Van der Horst (Public Health), Prof. Stefano Bassetti (Internal Medicine) and Prof. Sebastian Jessberger (Neuroscience). The elections were prompted by the announced resignation of Prof. Nicole Probst-Hensch as of 31 December 2026 and the forthcoming end of Prof. Hanns Ulrich Zeilhofer’s term of office on 30 June 2027.

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    Subscribe for the Learning Group of the MOOC on transdisciplinary research

    Registration is now open for the next free, guided Learning Group of the online course «Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges» (td-MOOC).

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    New Opportunities in Transdisciplinary Education: CAS Programmes and td-net Modules 2027–2029

    td-net again cooperates with two CAS programmes from the University of Zurich and the University of Bern.

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