Clinical and Translational Neuroscience (Nov 2023)
The Swiss Brain Health Plan 2023–2033
- Claudio L. A. Bassetti,
- Mirjam R. Heldner,
- Kristina Adorjan,
- Emiliano Albanese,
- Gilles Allali,
- Marcel Arnold,
- Indrit Bègue,
- Murielle Bochud,
- Andrew Chan,
- Kim Q. do Cuénod,
- Renaud Du Pasquier,
- Bogdan Draganski,
- Mohamed Eshmawey,
- Ansgar Felbecker,
- Urs Fischer,
- Annika Frahsa,
- Giovanni B. Frisoni,
- Harald Grossmann,
- Raphael Guzman,
- Annette Hackenberg,
- Martin Hatzinger,
- Marcus Herdener,
- Albert Hofman,
- Andrea M. Humm,
- Simon Jung,
- Michael Kaess,
- Christian Kätterer,
- Jürg Kesselring,
- Andrea Klein,
- Andreas Kleinschmidt,
- Stefan Klöppel,
- Nora Kronig,
- Karl-Olof Lövblad,
- Anita Lüthi,
- Philippe Lyrer,
- Iris-Katharina Penner,
- Caroline Pot,
- Quinn Rafferty,
- Peter S. Sandor,
- Hakan Sarikaya,
- Erich Seifritz,
- Shayla Smith,
- Lukas Sveikata,
- Thomas P. Südhof,
- Barbara Tettenborn,
- Paul G. Unschuld,
- Anna M. Vicedo Cabrera,
- Susanne Walitza,
- Sebastian Walther,
- Isabel Wancke,
- Michael Weller,
- Susanne Wegener,
- Petra Zalud,
- Thomas Zeltner,
- Daniel Zutter,
- Luca Remonda
Affiliations
- Claudio L. A. Bassetti
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital University Hospital of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 16, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Mirjam R. Heldner
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital University Hospital of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 16, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Kristina Adorjan
- University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000 Bern, Switzerland
- Emiliano Albanese
- Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Via Buffi 13, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
- Gilles Allali
- Leenards Memory Center, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Chem. de Mont-Paisible 16, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Marcel Arnold
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital University Hospital of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 16, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Indrit Bègue
- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, University of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Murielle Bochud
- Unisanté, University Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne, Route de la Corniche 10, 1010 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Andrew Chan
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital University Hospital of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 16, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Kim Q. do Cuénod
- Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Route de Cery 1, 1008 Prilly, Switzerland
- Renaud Du Pasquier
- Department of Neurology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Bogdan Draganski
- Department of Neurology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Mohamed Eshmawey
- Geriatric Psychiatry Service, Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Ansgar Felbecker
- Clinic for Neurology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstr. 95, 9007 St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Urs Fischer
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
- Annika Frahsa
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Mittelstrasse 43, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
- Giovanni B. Frisoni
- Memory Center, Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Harald Grossmann
- Institute for Medicine and Communication Ltd., Basel, Münsterberg 1, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
- Raphael Guzman
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
- Annette Hackenberg
- University Children’s Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
- Martin Hatzinger
- Clinics for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Services, Hospital of Solothurn, Weissensteinstrasse 102, 4503 Solothurn, Switzerland
- Marcus Herdener
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Zurich, Lenggstrasse 31, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
- Albert Hofman
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 667 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Andrea M. Humm
- Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Fribourg, Chemin des Pensionnats 2/6, 1752 Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland
- Simon Jung
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital University Hospital of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 16, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Michael Kaess
- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000 Bern, Switzerland
- Christian Kätterer
- REHAB Basel AG, Im Burgelderhof 40, 4055 Basel, Switzerland
- Jürg Kesselring
- Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Kliniken Valens Rehazentrum, Quaderstrasse 7, 7317 Valens, Switzerland
- Andrea Klein
- Division of Neuropaediatrics, Developement and Rehabilitation, Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital Bern, University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Andreas Kleinschmidt
- Department of Neurology, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, Avenue de Champel 41, 1206 Geneva, Switzerland
- Stefan Klöppel
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bolligenstrasse 111, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
- Nora Kronig
- Bundesamt für Gesundheit (BAG), Schwarzenburgstrasse 157, 3097 Liebefeld, Switzerland
- Karl-Olof Lövblad
- Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, 4 Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Anita Lüthi
- Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Philippe Lyrer
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
- Iris-Katharina Penner
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital University Hospital of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 16, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Caroline Pot
- Department of Neurology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Quinn Rafferty
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
- Peter S. Sandor
- Neurology ZURZACH Care AG, Quellenstrasse 34, 5330 Bad Zurzach, Switzerland
- Hakan Sarikaya
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital University Hospital of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 16, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Erich Seifritz
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Zurich, Lenggstrasse 31, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
- Shayla Smith
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
- Lukas Sveikata
- Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, Avenue de Champel 41, 1206 Geneva, Switzerland
- Thomas P. Südhof
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, 265 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5453, USA
- Barbara Tettenborn
- Bellevue Medical Group AG, Theaterstrasse 8, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland
- Paul G. Unschuld
- Geriatric Psychiatry Service, Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Anna M. Vicedo Cabrera
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Mittelstrasse 43, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
- Susanne Walitza
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Zurich, Lenggstrasse 31, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
- Sebastian Walther
- University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000 Bern, Switzerland
- Isabel Wancke
- Hirslanden Klinik Zurich, Witellikerstrasse 40, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
- Michael Weller
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Gynaecological Clinic Street 26, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Susanne Wegener
- Department of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital, University of Zurich, Gynaecological Clinic Street 26, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Petra Zalud
- Institute for Medicine and Communication Ltd., Basel, Münsterberg 1, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
- Thomas Zeltner
- WHO Foundation, Chemin des Mines 2, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
- Daniel Zutter
- Neurologisches Rehabilitationszentrum, Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht AG, Hauptstrasse 2, 8588 Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf, Switzerland
- Luca Remonda
- Department of Neuroradiology, Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Tellstrasse 25, 5001 Aarau, Switzerland
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ctn7040038
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 7,
no. 4
p. 38
Abstract
The brain and its health are essential for our (physical mental, social, and spiritual) wellbeing, for being able to realize our potential as individuals, and also for a fair, well-functioning, and productive society. However, today the world is facing a healthcare crisis related to the very high (and increasing) burden of brain disorders. As a response to this crisis, the “Swiss Brain Health Plan” (SBHP) was conceptualized in the context of other initiatives launched to value, promote, and protect brain health over the entire life course. In the first section of this position paper, the following fundamental considerations of the SBHP are discussed: (1) the high (and increasing) burden of brain disorders in terms of prevalence (>50% of the population suffers from a brain disorder), disability, mortality, and costs; (2) the prevention of brain disorders; (3) the operational definition of brain health; (4) determinants of brain health; (5) international initiatives to promote brain (including mental) health including the World Health Organization (WHO) intersectorial global action plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders (NDs) (IGAP) and the WHO comprehensive mental health action plan. In the second section of the paper, the five strategic objectives of the SBHP, which has the vision of promoting brain health for all across the entire life course, are presented: (1) to raise awareness; (2) strengthen cross-disciplinary and interprofessional training/educational programs for healthcare professionals; (3) foster research on brain health determinants and individualized prevention of brain disorders; (4) prioritize a holistic (non-disease-specific), integrated, person-centered public health approach to promote brain health and prevent brain disorders through collaborations across scientific, health care, commercial, societal and governmental stakeholders and insurance providers; (5) support, empower, and engage patients, caregivers, and patient organizations, and reduce the stigma and discrimination related to brain disorders. In the third section of the paper, the first (2024) steps in the implementation of the SHBP, which will be officially launched in Zurich on 22 November 2023, are presented: (1) a definition of the overall organization, governance, specific targets, and action areas of the SBHP; (2) the patronage and/or co-organization of events on such specific topics as brain research (Lausanne), dementia (Geneva), stroke (Basel), neurohumanities (Bellinzona), sleep (Lugano), and psychiatry (Zurich); (3) the conduction of a new study on the global burden of brain disorders in Switzerland; (4) the launching of an international Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) on Brain Health at the University of Bern. In the fourth section of the paper, there is a concise executive summary of the SBHP.
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