Fondation Artères
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HUG    Faculté de médecine

The budget necessary for the realization of the projects presented below was gathered thanks to the generous support of the Foundations' donors.

Research

Keyword	The project
Medical genetics	Context: Many mental disabilities remain unexplained because of the limitations of current methods of chromosomal analysis. A new technology, called "CHG-Microarray" helps to resolve this problem  Aim: To identify the gene(s) responsible, and to understand the diseases' mechanisms, so as to allow the screening and treatment of these disabilities.   Cost: CHF 120'000.-
Oncology	Context: Third cause of mortality per cancer in young adults, first cause of mortality in children, gliomas are brain tumours which spoil the support tissues around the neurones. This type of tumour remains incurable. One of the most promising processes is immunotherapy, i e the natural body self-defence stimulation to counteract the cancer. Aim: To define the most adequate moment for stimulating the cancer patient’s immune system  Cost: CHF 300'000.-
Parkinson	Context: La maladie de Parkinson est la seconde affection neurodégénérative derrière la maladie d’Alzheimer. Actuellement, le traitement ne permet que de diminuer l’impact des symptômes. L'espoir d’un traitement curatif repose sur la recherche, notamment la thérapie cellulaire.  Aim: Parvenir à implanter dans le cerveau des patients des cellules productrices de dopamine, le neurotransmetteur dont le déficit est à l’origine de la maladie de Parkinson.  Cost: CHF 100'000.-

Improvement of patients' well being

Keyword	The project
Baby-Mother hospitalization	Project: Creation of a baby-mother structure  Context: Each year, 500 newborns have to be cared for in the Neonatology Unit, separated from their mothers who remain on the Maternity Ward  Aims: To keep mother and child togother by creating a Mother-and-Baby Unit adjacent to the Neonatology Unit. For mothers who are able to leave the Maternity Ward, 2 "hotel" rooms will be established, so that they can stay with their babies  Cost: CHF 300'000.-
Ophthalmology	Project: Purchase of an intraocular endoscope  Context: In approximately on third of retinal detachment cases, the surgical repair is hindered because the affected area is difficult to visualize. The iintraocular endoscope solves this problem by introducing a camera into the eye, behind the damage and partly opaque cornea and lens  Aim: immediate treatment of retinal detachment  Cost: CHF 55'000.-
Paediatrics	Project: Intensive and Intermediate Care Unit rehabilitation  Context: The premises of Paediatric Intensive and Intermediate Care is 50 years old, and is unable to meet current demands for treatment. With a rate of occupation bordering 140 %, the cramped conditions complicate patient care and make it difficult to introduce the latest technological innovations, for example, in ventilation or ultrasounds  Aims: Total rehabilitation of premises; the creation of two new rooms in Intensive Care; the addition of two beds in Iintermediate Care  Cost: CHF 1'500'000.-
Paediatrics	Project: Re-publication of the booklet " Mon journal d'hôpital "   Context: For children, hospitalization often provokes fear and stress  Aim: Take the drama out of hospitalization, and familiarize young patients of the HUG Child and Teenager Department with the world of hospitals and care by putting at their disposal a playful and customizable document  Cost: CHF 15'000.-
Paediatrics	Project: Planning a center for children's tests  Context: The HUG Paediatric Metabolic Unit welcomes 400 children anually for extensive testing. These tests take, on average, around 5 hours, and often longer. Throughout these tests, children have to remain immobile  Aim: To provide the Unit with games, audiovisuel equipment and films, to improve the children's experience of hospital  Cost: CHF 12'545.-
Palliative care

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Last modified 12/10/2009