From Oct. 27th to 28th, the AVOLA ASSOCIATION DECLARATION held its founding meeting in Rüschlikon (Zürich). It was the first time that the designated members of the Board of Directors met in order to get to know each other better and to discuss strategies and policies moving the organization forward.
The following persons attended the meeting:
Designated Members of the Board of Directors
Prof. Dr. Björn Bartling (CHE)
Prof. Dr. Denis Bourgeois (FRA)
Christine Breitschmid (CHE)
Prof. Dr. David Fäh (CHE)
Dr. Bo Danielsen (DKA)
Prof. em. Dr. Björn Klinge (SWE)
Prof. em. Dr. Kirsten Warrer (DKA)
Marcel J. Scacchi (CHE)
Guests
Bruno Affentranger
Dr. Franka Baranovic-Huber
Ana Stevanovic
Ueli Breitschmid
Dr. Selma Dervisbegovic
Dr. Sylvia Gschwendtner
We consider interdisciplinary collaboration to be the key to a) understanding health prevention holistically and b) developing additional values for society. After the competencies in the individual disciplines within the group had been evaluated, various workshops were held to get clarity about the priorities, goals and criteria for project selection. The first projects will be identified and accompanied in the next meetings starting on January 11th, 2024. The core of the AVOLA DECLARATION ASSOCIATION’s mission is a paradigm shift towards a prevention-based healthcare system. The highlight of the coming year will be the 1st AVOLA Symposium “Oral – Systemic Health” at the KKL Lucerne on October 11th.
About the AVOLA DECLARATION ASSOCIATION
AVOLA is a multidisciplinary network of healthcare professionals and allies committed to health and humanity. By enhancing prevention, AVOLA envisions a world with a healthy life for everybody. AVOLA raises awareness of the importance of oral health as the gateway to the human body and of the microbiome as the essential interface to its environment. People are to be empowered to increase control over their health through health literacy efforts and multisectoral action to increase healthy behaviors. As a result, people's quality of life is increased and healthcare costs are reduced.