VASAS (VASculitis Association Switzerland) connects people who suffer from vasculitis (inflammation of the vascular wall*), their relatives and caregivers, as well as people who are professionally and/or personally interested in the disease.
VASAS is formed by the two main areas, those affected (Vasculitis Patient Affairs (VPA)) and the specialists (Swiss Vasculitis Network (SVN)).
VASAS was founded as a non-profit association in Bern on September 10, 2021.
We are a Swiss interest group of patients, doctors, scientists and specialists who deal with vasculitis.
VASAS pursues an interdisciplinary and interprofessional cooperation as well as a comprehensive exchange with other domestic and foreign vasculitis organizations.
VASAS strives to fulfill the following goals in particular:
Assistant doctor and Vice President
Assistant Physician for Immunology University Hospital Basel
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Member of the Management Board and
Patient representative VASAS
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Member of the Management Board and
Head of the VASAS Technical Committee
University Clinic for Rheumatology and Immunology Inselspital, Bern University Hospital
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Member of the Board VASAS
University Hospital Basel Head Physician Medical Polyclinic
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Member of the Board VASAS
Specialist in internal medicine, allergology and immunology
IZZ Immunology Center Zurich
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Member of the Board VASAS
University of Geneva
Department of Medicine
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
HUG
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Member of the Board VASAS
Médecin adjointe
Immunology and Allergology service, Institut Central des Hôpitaux
Hôpital du Valais and Hôpital Riviera-Chablais
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Member of the Board VASAS
Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
Specialist in general internal medicine and rheumatology, osteologist DVO
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We invite all persons affected by vasculitis as well as specialists, interested parties and researchers to become members.
The membership fee for active and passive members is CHF 50 per year.
Advantages for VASAS members:
Access to the General Assembly: Participation in the General Assembly allows you to actively participate in decisions on future research priorities and the planning of VASAS educational projects, patient and professional events
Access to information brochures and information platforms (websites)
Exchange with affected persons and specialists, networking of/with specialists.
By joining, you will make a valuable contribution to our commitment to patient support, vasculitis research and networking of vasculitis specialists.
