Prof. Klazine Van der Horst has headed the Department of Health at Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) since 2023. Stefano Bassetti is Head of the Department of Internal Medicine at University Hospital Basel and Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Basel. Sebastian Jessberger is Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Brain Research Institute at the University of Zurich. We look forward to welcoming the newly elected members to their first Executive Board meeting in January 2027. You can find the current composition of our Executive Board on our website.

In their joint report, the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) and the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) call for AI to be treated like any other healthcare intervention: its added value should be demonstrated, its risks understood and its performance continuously monitored. The SAMS was represented on the working group by Prof. Christian Lovis and delegated Prof. Paul Hoff to conduct the peer review. You can download the report here; further information on AI in medicine is available on our website.

Alongside the report, the SYA presents a series of short video interviews with seven early-career researchers. Several of the featured projects are of particular interest from a health policy and/or medical perspective: the role of strong neighbourhoods in complementing professional care services, equitable access to care for older migrants, and the role of empathy and compassion in palliative care research. The report and interviews are available on the SYA website.

The SAMS welcomes this cross-sectoral perspective: health depends to a large extent on environmental and societal conditions. It therefore advocates for «Health in all Policies» – health should also be taken into account in policy areas beyond the healthcare system. The example of groundwater clearly demonstrates this interdependence. The factsheet is available online on the SCNAT website (in French or German).