Physicians Association for Nutrition Switzerland

Find out more about the PAN Switzerland team and their activities here.

Do you want to learn more about evidence-based nutritional medicine and the impact of our diet on individual and global health?

Do you feel that the current debate lacks focus on the root causes of an increasingly sick population?

Become a member of PAN Switzerland and be part of the urgently needed transformation of our food and healthcare system.

Advantages of a membership

NETWORK

Be part of the international community of healthcare professionals and nutritionists interested in nutritional medicine. Benefit from an interprofessional exchange and join us on our exclusive member activities.

UP-TO-DATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL

Get access to all available and future PAN webinar recordings* in German and English including:

  • “PAN Essentials” webinars (German)
  • “Iss Das! (Eat That!)” series (German)
  • “VegMed” Conference (English)
  • “A Taste of Healthcare” series (English)

Stay informed about our activities and exciting news from the field of nutritional medicine by receiving regular newsletters (every 1-2 months).

*Future events will be recorded and added to the webinar recordings page as and when they take place. Members will receive a password from PAN Switzerland to access the recordings page. Please contact PAN Switzerland directly for assistance with access.

TRANSFORM THE FOOD SYSTEM

Support our vision of a healthier and more sustainable food and healthcare system.

Become a member of PAN Switzerland

Meet the PAN Switzerland Team

Denis Pfeiffer, Dip IBLM/BSLM

President

Elina Christes

Vice President

Lilli Horbach

Finance & Website

Aisha Abo El Ela, Dip IBLM/BSLM

Executive Board Member

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Denis Pfeiffer is a physician with experience in the field of Internal and Emergency Medicine. He also has extensive expertise in Nutritional, Sports, and Lifestyle Medicine. As President, he oversees the development of the Swiss national office.

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Elina Christes is a physician who envisions a sustainable healthcare system that considers public and planetary health. She focuses on holistic, integrative approaches and sees vast potential in nutritional and lifestyle medicine. At the same time, she demands institutional action towards health-promoting environments. As Vice President, she is jointly responsible for the strategic course of the association.

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Lilli Julienne Horbach is a running coach & yoga teacher, digital consultant, and community manager. She has several years of experience in community building and event management. As a digital consultant, she increases the visibility of sustainable companies.

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Aisha Abo El Ela is a certified lifestyle medicine physician and culinary medicine coach. She has gained further experience in the prevention of non-communicable diseases and aspires to implement nutritional medicine in the medical school curriculum. Currently, she is practising nutritional medicine in a clinical setting.

Denis Pfeiffer, Dip IBLM/BSLM

President

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Denis Pfeiffer is a physician with experience in the field of Internal and Emergency Medicine. He also has extensive expertise in Nutritional, Sports, and Lifestyle Medicine. As President, he oversees the development of the Swiss national office.

Elina Christes

Vice President

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Elina Christes is a physician who envisions a sustainable healthcare system that considers public and planetary health. She focuses on holistic, integrative approaches and sees vast potential in nutritional and lifestyle medicine. At the same time, she demands institutional action towards health-promoting environments. As Vice President, she is jointly responsible for the strategic course of the association.

Lilli Horbach

Finance & Website

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Lilli Julienne Horbach is a running coach & yoga teacher, digital consultant, and community manager. She has several years of experience in community building and event management. As a digital consultant, she increases the visibility of sustainable companies.

Aisha Abo El Ela, Dip IBLM/BSLM

Executive Board Member

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Aisha Abo El Ela is a certified lifestyle medicine physician and culinary medicine coach. She has gained further experience in the prevention of non-communicable diseases and aspires to implement nutritional medicine in the medical school curriculum. Currently, she is practising nutritional medicine in a clinical setting.

About PAN Switzerland

PAN Switzerland is the Swiss branch of the non-profit organization PAN International and was founded in April 2021.

As a medical organization, PAN Switzerland is committed to the further education of medical students and health professionals on the topic of nutrition. The aim is to raise awareness for the preventive and therapeutic potential of a whole-food plant-based diet in the healthcare system and in the general public. Furthermore, PAN aims to establish a food system that takes into account the environmental impact of the ways we eat.

For more specific information about PAN Switzerland, please refer to our bylaws (in German).

Become a Member of PAN Switzerland

The annual membership fee is 40 CHF. For students, membership is free of charge as long as a current certificate of enrolment can be presented.

Already a member of PAN Switzerland? Then you can access the webinar recordings here.

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