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Zum Tod von Charles Kleiber
Freund der Akademien, Staatssekretär für Bildung und Forschung, Visionär: Charles Kleiber hatte die Stiftung Science et Cité ins Leben gerufen, das jüngste Mitglied in unserem Akademienverbund. Die Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz verdanken diesem Mann von Überzeugung und Offenheit viel. Er scheute nie die Öffentlichkeit, wenn es darum ging, mit seinen Ideen zu überzeugen. Charles Kleiber ist am 14. Januar 2025 im Alter von 82 Jahren verstorben.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
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«The Health Insurance Act is a law about money flows, not about health»
At the end of the year, CH Media spoke with Arnaud Perrier, President of the SAMS, about rising healthcare costs, increasing administrative responsibilities, and other challenges within the healthcare system. Prof. Perrier advocates for easily accessible primary care organized through networks and a better distribution of tasks between doctors and nurses. He also explained why Switzerland needs an article on health in the Constitution.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
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Regina Aebi-Müller: Second Vice President of the Central Ethics Committee
The Central Ethics Committee (CEC) of the SAMS identifies and discusses ethical challenges in medicine. Together with its subcommittees, it releases medical-ethical guidelines and publishes position statements on current issues. The CEC comprises physicians from various specialties as well as experts in nursing, ethics and law. As of 1 January 2026, the Committee will have a second Vice President: Professor Regina Aebi-Müller, a long-standing member of the CEC, has been elected to the Board.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
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Regina Aebi-Müller: Second Vice President of the Central Ethics Committee
The Central Ethics Committee (CEC) of the SAMS identifies and discusses ethical challenges in medicine. Together with its subcommittees, it releases medical-ethical guidelines and publishes position statements on current issues. The CEC comprises physicians from various specialties as well as experts in nursing, ethics and law. As of 1 January 2026, the Committee will have a second Vice President: Professor Regina Aebi-Müller, a long-standing member of the CEC, has been elected to the Board.