Aim and Objectives
The objectives of the association are to establish and maintain a network as a common platform for all experts and organizations involved in the health care for substance users in Switzerland. The aim of this network will be to improve the interdisciplinary medical care in substance users, including preventive aspects.
The objectives of the association are without any profit purpose.
SAMMSU aims to improve the medical management (prevention, diagnosis and care) of PWUD in all participating centres in Switzerland. Optimisation of patient care is achieved by:
The scientific board reviews proposals for scientific projects within the SAMMSU cohort and gives recommendations on behalf of the SAMMSU Governing Board.
Members are:
The objectives of the association are to establish and maintain a network as a common platform for all experts and organizations involved in the health care for substance users in Switzerland. The aim of this network will be to improve the interdisciplinary medical care in substance users, including preventive aspects.
The objectives of the association are without any profit purpose.
SAMMSU aims to improve the medical management (prevention, diagnosis and care) of PWUD in all participating centres in Switzerland. Optimisation of patient care is achieved by:
- implementing and optimising standards of care in all participating centres
- evaluating the epidemiology of illicit substance use and associated infectious and non-infectious conditions
- establishing and evaluating standards for the prevention of infectious diseases
- improving the diagnosis of chronic infectious and non-infectious diseases associated with illicit and recreational substance use
- improving the uptake of treatment of infectious and non-infectious diseases
- implementing a communication system for the regular exchange of management issues among the participating centres
- establishing a benchmark system for the comparison of key parameters of medical management among the participating centres, allowing the identification of specific areas of improvement
The scientific board reviews proposals for scientific projects within the SAMMSU cohort and gives recommendations on behalf of the SAMMSU Governing Board.
Members are:
- Andrea Bregenzer
- Philip Bruggmann (chair)
- Nathalie Brunner
- Thomas Grischott
- Oliver Wehrli
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Governing Board Members (elected on February 15th 2022)
Auditor
Founding members
Prior members
Team
General Assembly
once a year
Committee Meeting
quarterly
- Andrea Bregenzer (treasurer), Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen and Cantonal Hospital Aarau
- Philip Bruggmann (vice-president), Arud Centres for Addiction Medicine, Zurich
- Erika Castro (president), Private practice - Clinique Virtuelle Hépatite, Lausanne
- Katharina Hensel-Koch, Medizinisch-soziale Hilfsstelle 1, St. Gallen
- Alberto Moriggia, Epatocentro Ticino SA, Lugano, Switzerland; Ingrado Centro per Le Dipendenze, Lugano
- Claude Scheidegger, Basel
Auditor
- Madeleine Rothen, Infektiologie, Basel
Founding members
- Philip Bruggmann, Arud, Zürich
- Andreas Cerny, Clinica Moncucco, Lugano → represented by Benedetta Terziroli
- Roland Dürig, Infektiologie, Inselspital Bern
- Claude Scheidegger, Basel
- André Seidenberg, Allgemein-Praxis, Zürich
- Christine Thurnheer, Infektiologie, Inselspital Bern
- Pietro Vernazza, Infektiologie, Kantonsspital St. Gallen
- Andrea Bregenzer, Infektiologie, Kantonsspital Aarau
Prior members
- Mathieu Rougemont, Infectiologue, Genève
- Pascale della Santa, Fondation Phénix, Genève
Team
- Mario Stark, Managing Director
- Christina Grube, Study Nurse
General Assembly
once a year
Committee Meeting
quarterly