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Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences

Volksinitiative für ein Tier- und Menschenversuchsverbot – Die Universitätsspitäler und medizinischen Fakultäten raten aufgrund der schwerwiegenden Folgen für die Schweiz von einer Annahme ab.

unimedsuisse weist auf die Auswirkungen einer Annahme der Initiative für ein Verbot von Tier- und Menschenversuchen hin. Insbesondere schwer und chronisch kranke Personen, sowie solche mit seltenen Erkrankungen, die dringend auf bessere medizinische Behandlungsmethoden angewiesen sind, wären betroffen. Zusätzlich verhindert die Initiative auch die Forschung in den Bereichen Pädagogik, Psychologie und Pflege, welche für stark pflege- und betreuungsbedürftigen Personen wichtig sind. Im Ausland entwickelte Medikamente könnten in der Schweiz nicht mehr auf den Markt kommen. unimedsuisse empfiehlt deshalb die Ablehnung der Initiative.

  • Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS

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    Advance care planning: New thematic page for healthcare professionals

    Advance care planning (ACP) provides a framework for discussing future healthcare decisions, documenting patients’ preferences and ensuring that these are respected when needed. Together with the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) is committed to further strengthening ACP in Switzerland. This is not only the responsibility of specialised professionals: all healthcare professionals can initiate conversations about future health situations and support patients through an ACP process. To facilitate this, SAMS has published a new thematic page for healthcare professionals.

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    Reflections on the allocation of limited resources

    The latest issue of the SAMS Bulletin debuts with a fresh new look: inviting, reader-friendly and featuring topics from medicine, science and the Academy's various departments. At the heart of every issue remains the featured focus article. In this edition, Prof. Christoph A. Meier examines a key question: Are the limited resources in healthcare being used where they generate the greatest benefit?

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    Dal “Trendradar” all’aula scolastica: cosa si aspetta il mondo del lavoro dalla promozione delle discipline STEM

    Due nuovi studi tracciano un quadro comune: il “Trendradar 2026” dell’Accademia Haufe descrive quali competenze richiederà il mondo del lavoro di domani. Il “Barometro delle nuove leve MINT Svizzera 2026” delle Accademie svizzere delle scienze mostra dove queste competenze vengono sviluppate – o, al contrario, dove non lo sono. Un confronto tra i due rapporti mette in luce perché la promozione delle discipline MINT non sia solo una questione educativa, ma anche una necessità economica.
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