Drafting committee
Dr. B. Kiefer, editor -in -chief;Dr. G. de Torrenté de la Jara, Pr A. Pécoud, Dr P.-A. Plan, Deputy editors;Mr. Balavoine, editor.

Copyeditor
Chantal Lavanchy: [email protected]

Editorial board
Dr M. S. AAPRO, Genolier (oncology);Pr A.-F.Allaz, Geneva (pain);Dr. S. Anchisi, Sion (general internal medicine);Pr J.-M. Aubry, Geneva (psychiatry);Pr C. Barazzone-Argiroffo, Geneva (pediatrics);Pr J. Besson, Lausanne (addiction medicine);PR F. Bianchi-Demicheli, Geneva (sexual medicine);Pr T. Bischoff, Lausanne (general internal medicine);Pr W.-H.Boehncke, Geneva (dermatology);Pr. G. Bondolfi, Geneva (liaison psychiatry);Pr G.-D.Borasio, Lausanne (palliative care);Pr H. Bounameaux, Geneva (angiology);Pr T. Buclin, Lausanne (clinical pharmacology);Pr C. Büla, Epalinges (gerontology);Pr P. Burkhard, Geneva (neurology);Pr B. Burnand, Lausanne (social and preventive medicine);Pr M. Burnier, Lausanne (Nephrology);Pr T. Calandra, Lausanne (infectious diseases);Dr. A. Calmy, Geneva (infectious diseases, AIDS);Pr p.-n.Carron, Lausanne (emergency medicine);PR F. Chapisis, Geneva (Travel Medicine);Pr C. Chuard, Friborg (infectious diseases);Pr P. Conus, Lausanne (psychiatry);Pr J. Cornuz, Lausanne (medicine of first recourse);Pr G. Coukos, Lausanne (oncology);Pr J.-B. DAPUPEN, Lausanne (medicine of addictions);Pr J.-F. Delaloye, Lausanne (gynecology-obstetrics);Pr N. Demartines, Lausanne (surgery);Pr J. Desmeules, Geneva (clinical pharmacology);Pr P.-Y.Dietrich, Geneva (oncology);Pr R. du Pasquier, Lausanne (neurology);Pr A. Farron, Lausanne (orthopedics);Pr S. Ferrari, Geneva (bone diseases);Pr P. Fontana, Geneva (angiology);Pr R. Frackowiak, Lausanne (neurology);Dr J.-G. Frey, Montana (pneumology);Pr J.-L. Frossard, Geneva (gastroenterology);Pr C. Gabay, Geneva (rheumatology);Pr P. Gasche Soccal, Geneva (pneumology);Pr J.-M. Gaspoz, Geneva (general internal medicine);Pr J. Gasser, Lausanne (psychiatry);Pr A. Geissbühler, Geneva (cybersanty and telemedicine);Pr D. Genné, Bienne (infectious diseases);Pr B. Genton, Lausanne (Travel medicine);Pr M. Gilliet, Lausanne (dermatology);Pr A. Golay, Geneva (diabetology);Pr G. Gold, Geneva (geriatrics);Pr S. Grabherr, Lausanne (legal medicine);Dr. G. Gremion, Lausanne (Sports medicine);Pr G. Greub, Lausanne (clinical microbiology);Pr I. Guessous, Geneva (ambulatory medicine);Pr J.-P. Guyot, Geneva (ENT);Pr D. Hayoz, Friborg (angiology);Pr D. Hannouche, Geneva (orthopedics);Pr M. Hofer, Lausanne (pediatrics);Pr P. Hoffmeyer, Geneva (orthopedics);Pr T. Hügle, Lausanne (rheumatology);Professor, Geneva (gynecology-obstetrics);Pr C. ISELIN, Geneva (Urology);Pr P. Jichlinski, Lausanne (Urology);Pr P. Jolliet, Lausanne (intensive medicine);Dr F. Jornayvaz, Lausanne (diabetology);Pr L. Kaiser, Geneva (infectious diseases);Dr. O. Kherad, Meyrin (general internal medicine);Pr A. Kleinschmidt, Geneva (neurology);Professor O. Lamy, Lausanne (bone diseases);Pr C. Lovis, Geneva (Information Sciences);Pr F. Mach, Geneva (cardiology);Professor F. Marchal, Geneva, (ENT);Pr P. Mathevet, Geneva (gynecology-obstetrics);Pr P.-Y.Martin, Geneva (nephrology);Pr B. Martinez de Tejada Weber, Geneva (gynecology-obstetrics);Pr L. Mazzolai, Lausanne (angiology);Pr C. Meier, Zurich (internal medicine);Pr J. Menetrey, Geneva (sports medicine);Pr P.-A. Michaud, Lausanne (adolescence medicine);Pr P. Michetti, Lausanne (gastroenterology);Pr D. Moradpour, Lausanne (gastroenterology);Pr P. Morel, Geneva (surgery);Professor, Lausanne (cardiology);Dr F. Narring, Geneva (adolescence medicine);Pr L. Nicod, Lausanne (pneumology);PR F. PACCAUD, Lausanne (social and preventive medicine);Pr A. Pechère-Bertschi, Geneva (hypertension);Pr A. Perrier, Geneva (general internal medicine);Pr S. Peters, Lausanne (oncology);Pr P. Petignat, Geneva (gynecology);Pr J. Philippe, Geneva (diabetology);Pr C. Pichard, Geneva (nutrition);Dr V. Piguet, Geneva (pain);Pr D. Pittet, Geneva (infectious diseases);Dr F. Pralong, Meyrin (endocrinology);Dr. G. Praz, Zion (infectious diseases);Pr J. Prior, Lausanne (nuclear medicine);Pr J.-L. Reny, Geneva (general internal medicine);Pr M. Rightini, Geneva (angiology);Pr. H.-B.Ris, Lausanne (surgery);Pr R. Rizzoli, Geneva (osteoporosis);Pr N. Rodondi, Bern (general internal medicine);Pr L. Rubbia-Brandt, Geneva (clinical pathology);Professor F. Sarasin, Geneva (emergency medicine);Pr A. Scheen, Liège (therapeutic);Pr J. Schrenzel, Geneva (clinical microbiology);Pr V. Schwitzgebel, Geneva (pediatrics);Pr J. Seebach, Geneva (allergo-immunology);Pr N. Senn, Lausanne, (family medicine);Pr P. Senn, Geneva (ENT);Pr C.-A.Siegrist, Geneva (vaccinology);Pr C. Simon, Lausanne (ENT);Pr J. Sommer, Geneva (family medicine);PR F. Spertini, Lausanne (allergo-immunology);Professor F. Stiefel, Lausanne (Liaison Psychiatry);Pr A. Superti-Furga, Lausanne (Pediatrics);Dr M. SUTER, Geneva (pain);Dr. J. Sztajzel, Geneva (cardiology);Dr. R. Sztajzel, Geneva (neurology);Pr J.-D.Tissot, Lausanne (hematology);PR F. Triponez, Geneva (surgery);Pr N. Troillet, Zion (infectious diseases);Pr P. Urban, Meyrin (cardiology);Dr. J. Villard, Geneva (Allergo-Immunology);Pr F. Vingerhoets, Lausanne (neurology);Dr P. Vogt, Lausanne (cardiology);Pr P. Vollenweider, Lausanne (general internal medicine);Pr G. Waeber, Lausanne (internal medicine);Dr. G. Wuerzner, Lausanne (hypertension, nephrology);Pr B. Yersin, Lausanne (emergency medicine);Dr. G. Zulian, Collonge-Bellerive (palliative care)