WELCOME

The primary aim of the Swiss Pharmameeting 2011 is to gather all Pharmacy Students from Switzerland in an educational and fun environment!
During the entire year the pharmacy students are spread over Seven Swiss Universities, and on this day they have finally the opportunity to unite, exchange ideas, stories, findings, make important contacts for the future or simply spend an unforgettable day together.

Non-Pharmacy Students are of course also admitted to one part of this unique event!
Everybody is welcomed to the public Symposium on the juxtaposition of School Medicine and Alternative Medicine in the Auditorium Maximum (HG F30) of the ETH Zürich. Over 10 diverse speakers are awaiting you to discuss this highly hot and controversy topic.

Download the booklet for the Swiss Pharmameeting here.

Find the most up to date Program of the Swiss Pharmameeting here.

Watch here the amazing official Trailer of the Swiss Pharmameeting 2011!

The entire Swiss Pharmameeting 2011 is due to the great support of our sponsors for free! Free Apéro, Free lunch, Free Knowledge, Free Entertainment, Free Diner (for Pharmacy Students only).

Register here till November 6, 2011!
Non-Pharmacy Students who attend only the Symposium need no registration!

The official Swiss Pharmameeting Language will be English!

Dear organizing committee,
Dear pharmaceutical students and symposium guests,

The chosen topic of your symposium - school medicine versus alternative medicine - has been and is an issue much discussed. It obviously concerns many people, personally or scientifically, be they patients, health politicians, pharmacists or other health professionals. As basic courses on complementary medicine will be integrated in the course of studies of all future pharmacists it will even gain in importance for you as professionals.

Discussions of the topic tend to stress fundamental differences and antagonisms, between school medicine and alternative medicine, between science and belief or technology and nature. As Federal Minister of Health I am convinced that the choice we need to make is not between school medicine and complementary medicine. The crucial questions are rather: how to integrate the two? How to reconcile school medicine and alternative medical approaches so they can complement each other?

The constitutional article on complementary medicine stipulates that the Swiss Confederation and cantons, each according to its jurisdiction, take complementary medicine into account. It thus forces us to take these questions seriously. First steps have been taken to put this constitutional obligation into effect, for example the decisions to integrate complementary medicine into the course of studies of all medical and pharmaceutical professionals and to re-evaluate 5 complementary medical approaches.

Open minds, scientific rigor and the readiness to question personal beliefs will help us find sensible ways to integrate complementary and school medicine. I wish you all an enriching day of scientific and personal exchange at the Swiss Pharmameeting 2011.

Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA

Welcome to the ETH, Welcome to Zürich!

It's an excellent idea to bring together all pharmacy students from Switzerland to deal in a special environment with their subject and meet their fellow students and future professional colleagues.
Furthermore I appreciate the choice of the controversial topic for this year's Swiss Pharmameeting: ''School Medicine vs. Alternative Medicine - it's your Choice! ''. It seems to me particularly well suited to discuss about the essentials of Pharmaceutical Sciences and on the scientific approach to gain clarity about one's personal view. It is important to you, as future medical professional, to face this issue.

I wish all participants unbiased, critical and constructive discussions!

Heidi Wunderli-Allenspach, Rector ETH Zürich