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Hotline for child and youth emergencies
The Medgate Kids Line provides fast and simple medical advice when your child is unwell. The medical team from our partner Medgate is available by phone around the clock.
0900 712 712
(3.23 CHF / min. from the Swiss landline, possibly additionally 8 Rp. / min. by network operator)
0900 712 713
(3.13 CHF / min. for calls from prepaid cell phones, possibly additionally 8 Rp. / min. by network operator)
Please note: the Medgate Kids Line is currently offered in German.
Important Numbers
- 144 Ambulance
- 145 Tox Center (Poisoning)
- 117 Police
- 118 Fire Department
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Prof. Marc Pfister, MD
Personal data
Date of Birth | March 20,1963 |
Citizenship | Swiss-American dual citizenship |
Martial Status | married, 4 children |
Current position
2014 - present
| Professor of Systems Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, Medical Faculty, University of Basel Vice Chair of Division of Paediatric Pharmacology, Children's University Hospital Basel (UKBB) and Swiss Paediatric Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics Research Centre (SwissPedPha, www.pedcp.ch) |
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Career
2001 | Certificate in Advanced PK/PD Modeling, University of California San Francisco, USA |
2000 | Specialisation - Nephrology, University of Bern, CH |
1997 | Specialisation - Internal Medicine, University of Bern, CH |
1990 | Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Public Health, University of Basel, CH |
1988 | MD, University of Bern, CH |
Further professional positions
2011- present | Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer, Quantitative Solutions/Certara |
2007-2010 | Executive Director, Discovery Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology and Head of Strategic Modeling & Simulation, Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, USA |
2004-2007 | Medical Director, Discovery Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology, Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, USA |
2002-2004 | Associate Clinical Director, Research & Development, Sanofi-Aventis, Bridgewater, USA |
2000-2002 | Fellowship - Biopharmaceutical Sciences/Clinical Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, USA |
1994-1999 | Clinical Training - Internal Medicine and Nephrology, University of Bern, CH |
Distinctions
2013 | Leadership Award at ACoP - International Society of Pharmacometrics |
2008 | Fellow - American College of Clinical Pharmacometrics |
Reviews & board activities
Editor Board Member | CPT Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Current Therapeutic Research Journal of Diabetes Research and Therapy Diabetes Obesity & Metabolism |
2012-2013 | President of the International Society of Pharmacometrics with 1000 members from 30 countries (ISoP, www.go-isop.org) |
2012 | Co-chair of the Joint ASCPT-ASoP conference |
2011 | Co-founder, treasurer and board director of the American Society of Pharmacometrics (ASoP) |
2010-2011 | Chair of the Pharmacometrics (PMK) section at the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ASCPT) |
2008-2013 | Regent/Board Director of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) |
2008-2011 | Co-founder and faculty member of the American Confererence on Pharmacometrics (ACoP, www.acop6.org) |
2008 | Co-chair of the 38th ACCP annual conference |
Major research topics
Clinical and "virtual" experiments to optimize research, development and utilization of drugs, especially in paediatrics.
Systems pharmacology to characterize disease progression, effects of disease on drugs and effects of drugs on disease in adults and paediatrics.
Pharmacometrics (Computer modeling & simulation) to identify and quantify pharmacogenetic and/or environmental factors that influence exposure or efficacy/safety response of drugs in adults and paediatrics.
Software packages and web based platforms to facilitate integration, exploration, visualization and model-based analysis of large data bases.
Bedside decision support tools to evaluate, optimize and personalize treatment strategies in paediatrics.
Contact
Prof. Marc Pfister, MD
Deputy Head of Pediatric Pharmacology
Research
Research group: Pediatric Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics Research Center
Publications via Pubmed
Emergencies
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(3.12 CHF/min. prepaid cell phones, possibly additionally 8 Rp. / min. by network operator)
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