Mission and Vision

The World Interactive Network Focused On Critical UltraSound (WINFOCUS) is the world leader scientific network committed to develop Point-of-Care Ultrasound practice, research, education, technology, and networking, addressing the needs of patients, institutions, services, and communities living in out-of-hospital and in-hospital critical scenarios.
WINFOCUS Switzerland is the official Swiss chapter of WINFOCUS.

WINFOCUS Goals
  • To identify critical scenarios where ultrasound, when implemented and incorporated into point-of-care, represents a critical added value to improve management, performance and outcomes;
  • To identify ultrasound “point-of-care” applications within extra-hospital and in-hospital scenarios, consistent with prevention, triage, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of the critical patient;
  • To identify the technical, clinical, organizational, and social competencies necessary for effective incorporation and diffusion of “point-of-care” ultrasound into critical scenarios, the methodology, technology, and instrumentation necessary for its implementation, and the feasibility, sustainability, and accuracy of the identified technologies;
  • To evaluate and compare the experiences of different investigators through networking actions;
  • To develop research projects and conferences;
  • To promote quality assured training programs, incorporating them, where appropriate, into school and university curricula.
The mission of Winfocus-Switzerland

The mission of Winfocus-Switzerland is to enhance knowledge and practice of both medical and nursing world, developing high quality point-of-care ultrasound certified program specifically in Switzerland according to Winfocus World principles, supporting both in-hospital and pre-hospital cares, particularly but not exclusively in the emergency and critical settings, with a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary approach and in close coordination with Winfocus World.

Winfocus-Switzerland is part of the international Winfocus global group, reflecting its ethicalprofessional values and shares its basic project.
For more information,visit Winfocusglobal website.

Where we are

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A Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (ORL)
Via Tesserete 46, 6900 Lugano

A Cardiocentro Ticino (CCT)
Via Tesserete 48, 6900 Lugano

B Ospedale Regionale di Mendrisio (OBV)
Via Alfonso Turconi 23,
6850 Mendrisio

C Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli (ORBV)
Via Ospedale 12, 6500 Bellinzona

C Ospedale Distrettuale di Locarno (ODL)
Via dell’Ospedale 1, 6600 Locarno

D Hôpital du Valais (HVS) – Sion
Avenue du Grand-Champsec 86,
1950 Sion

E Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4,
1205 Genève

F Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Rue du Buanon 46, 1005 Lausanne

Who we are

Francesco_Caronni

Dr. Francesco Caronni
Senior Consultant,
Intensive Care
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (ORL)
Ospedale Beata Vergine (OBV)
LUGANO, MENDRISIO

gabriele-via

Dr. Gabriele Via
Senior Consultant,
Cardiac Anesthesia,
Intensive Care
Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino (ICCT)
LUGANO

Elisa_Stoira

Dr. Elisa Stoira
Senior Consultant,
Internal Medicine
Ospedale La Carità (OLC)
LOCARNO

Giuseppe_Allegranza

Dr. Giuseppe Allegranza
Chair
Internal Medicine Dept.
Ospedale San Giovanni (OSG)
BELLINZONA

Enrico-Zucconi

Dr. Enrico Zucconi
Senior Consultant,
Emergency Medicine
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (ORL)
LUGANO

Laura-Uccella

Dr. Laura Uccella
Senior Consultant,
General Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (ORL)
LUGANO

Marco_Conti

Dr. Marco Conti
Vice Chair
Intensive Care Dept.
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (ORL)
LUGANO

Emanuela_Zamprogno

Dr. Emanuela Zamprogno
Senior Consultant,
Emergency Medicine
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (ORL)
LUGANO

Gabriele-Cavallaro

Dr. Gabriele Cavallaro
Junior Consultant,
Emergency Medicine
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (ORL)
LUGANO

Michael-Llamas

Dr. Micheal Llamas
Chair
Intensive Care Dept.
Ospedale La Carità (OLC)
LOCARNO

Jose_Vitale

Dr. José Vitale
Internal Medicine
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (ORL)
LUGANO

Diana-Santapaga

Dr. Diana Santapaga
Senior Consultant,
Internal Medicine
Ospedale La Carità (OLC)
LOCARNO

Alessandro-Bianchi

Dr. Alessandro Bianchi
Junior Consultant
General Surgery
Emergency Medicine.
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (ORL)
LUGANO

Fancsco-Adorlini

Dr. Francesco Andorlini
Junior Consultant
Intensive Care
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (ORL)
LUGANO

Ilaia-Germini

Dr. Ilaria Jermini-Gianinazzi
Senior Consultant
Emergency Medicine
Ospedale San Giovanni (OSG)
BELLINZONA

Alessandra-Mallozzi

Dr. Alessandra Mallozzi-Menegatti
Junior Consultant
Intensive Care
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (ORL)
LUGANO

BebdjelidKarim

Prof. Karim Bendjelid
Chair
Intensive Care Dept.
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)
GENÈVE

Christian_Balmer

Dr. Christian Balmer
Senior Consultant
Anesthesia
Hôpital du Valais
SION

Jens-Greiser

Dr. Jens Greiser
Senior Consultant
Internal Medicine Dept.
Hôpital du Valais
SION

Nadia-Amyai

Dr. Nadia Amyai
Senior Consultant
Internal Medicine Dept
Hôpital du Valais
SION

Juan-Martinez

Dr. Juan José García Martínez
Senior Consultant
Intensive Care
Hôpital du Valais
SION

Tristan-Deslarzes

Dr. Tristan Deslarzes
Senior Consultant
Emergency Medicine Dept
Hôpital du Valais
SION

FlorenciaMontalbano

Dr. Florencia Montalbano
Senior Consultant
Intensive Care
HFR Fribourg – Hôpital cantonal
FRIBOURG

Dr. Noemie Suh
Junior Consultant
Intensive Care
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)
GENÉVE

Julien-Coiffier

Dr. Julien Coiffier
Senior Consultant
Emergency Medicine Dept
Hôpital du Valais
SION

Valentina-Rancati

Dr. Valentina Rancati
Senior Consultant
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Vaudois (CHUV)

LAUSANNE

Chiara-della-Badia

Dr. Chiara Della Badia
Junior Consultant
Intensive Care
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)
GENÉVE

Ivo Neto

Dr. Ivo Neto
Physiotherapist
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)
GENÉVE

Marco_Betello

Dr. Marco Betello
Chair
Internal Medicine &
Intensive Care Dept.

Groupement Hospitalier de
l’Ouest Lémanique

NYON

Lornzo-Rosner

Dr. Lorenzo Rösner
Senior Consultant
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Vaudois (CHUV)

LAUSANNE

Lorenzo-Gavino

Dr. Lorenzo Gavino
Senior Consultant
Anesthesia & Intensive Care
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Vaudois (CHUV)

LAUSANNE

Jacopo-Lombardi

Dr. Jacopo Lombardi
Junior Consultant
Anesthesia & Intensive Care
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Vaudois (CHUV)

LAUSANNE

Riedmatten-Matthieu

Dr De Riedmatten Matthieu
Senior Consultant
Anesthesia & Intensive Care
Hôpital du Valais
SION

Severin-Jeanneret

Dr. Séverin Jeanneret
Senior Consultant
Intensive Care
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Vaudois (CHUV)

LAUSANNE

Andrea-Boffi

Dr. Andrea Boffi
Junior Consultant
Anesthesia
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Vaudois (CHUV)

LAUSANNE

Adrien_Gross

Dr. Med. Adrien Gross
Snior Consultant
Anesthesia
Hôpital du Valais
SION