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About the societies

Swiss Society for Infectious Diseases SSI

The Society was founded in 1996. Its missions are amongst others:

  • to offer a high quality training program in infectious diseases compatible with professional requirements in Switzerland and Europe.
  • to continue to develop a high level of research (both basic and clinical) in infectious diseases.
  • to educate the medical profession on problems related to infectious diseases.
  • to promote public awareness of the dangers to all of us of public health issues such as the development of multiresistance in common microorganisms.

At the moment the Society has around 270 members.

   

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Swiss Society for Hospital Hygiene SSHH

The Swiss Society for Hospital Hygiene advocates and promotes the prevention of nosocomial infections.

At the moment the Society has around 300 members (individuals and institutions).

    

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Swiss Society for Microbiology SSM

The Swiss Society for Microbiology is a professional association with more than 700 members working in the field of human and veterinary medical microbiology (approx. two thirds of the members), general microbiology (food microbiology, environmental microbiology, biotechnology) and virology. The SSM is dedicated to the advancement of microbiology both as medical and scientific discipline.

 

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Swiss Society of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology SSTMP

The overall goal of the Swiss Society of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology (SSTMP) is to represent the integrating basis for the common interests of all people in Switzerland working in the fields of tropical medicine and parasitology. The SSTMP is open for all activities in basic and applied research.

   

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Scientific committee

SSI

Prof. Ursula Flückiger, MD, Aarau

Prof. Bernard Hirschel, MD, Genève (President of the scientific committee)

Prof. Kathrin Mühlemann, MD, Bern

Prof. Pietro Vernazza, MD, St. Gallen

Prof. Andreas Widmer, MD, Basel

 

SSHH

Carlo Balmelli, MD, Lugano

Barbara Schöbi, St. Gallen

Walter Zingg, MD, Genève

 

SSM

Prof. Christof Holliger, PhD, Lausanne

PD Dr. Orlando Petrini, Bellinzona

Prof. Reinhard Zbinden, MD, MSc, Zürich

 

SSTMP

PD François Chappuis, MD, Genève

Prof. Christian Lengeler, MD, Basel

Prof. Norbert Müller, PhD, Bern