The Swiss Association for the Promotion of Self-Management (VFSM) was founded in February 2020. The association promotes and coordinates measures to support self-management in cancer and chronic diseases.
President of VFSM from summer 2021, Professor of Regulatory Affairs (University of Bern) and Director of Promoting Services sitem-insel AG
President of VFSM 2020–2021, nurse, Director of the Institut universitaire de formation et recherche en soins IUFRS Lausanne
Lawyer, HEP and Partner GmbH
Headmistress of a secondary school until 31 July 2023
Specialist in medical oncology and internal medicine FMH, Senior Physician in Oncology at HFR Cantonal Hospital Fribourg
Since 2022 Head of the Oncology Outpatient Clinic at Lindenhof Hospital, further training in Höfa I Oncological Nursing, MAS Patient and Family Education
Marika Bana, PhD
Associated professor at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Fribourg
+41 79 701 38 52
Ms Bächtiger-Streiff herself has been affected by cancer. She supports us in promoting the Symptom Navi programme.
Ms Amport von Siebenthal supported her husband through his battle with cancer. She is assisting us in promoting the Symptom Navi Programme in the canton of Tessin.
Marika Bana
Head of the expert group
The expert group supports the technical development of the Symptom Navi programme. The expert group currently consists of ten specialists: