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Brief Report

Promoting Brain Health: Report on Activities of the Bern Brain Health Working Group

by
Tobias Monschein
1,2,3,
Iris-Katharina Penner
1,
Irina Filchenko
1,
Albrecht P. A. Vorster
1,
Hakan Sarikaya
1,
Gian Luca Di Tanna
4,
Mirjam R. Heldner
1,
Bogdan Draganski
1,5,
Kristina Adorjan
6,7,
Simon Jung
1,
Marcel Arnold
1,
Urs Fischer
1 and
Claudio L. A. Bassetti
1,7,8,* the Interdisciplinary Bern Brain Health Working Group
1
Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
2
Comprehensive Center for Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
3
Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
4
Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
5
Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology-Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, University Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
6
University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
7
Swiss Brain Health Plan, IMK Institute for Medicine and Communication, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
8
Medical Faculty, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Transl. Neurosci. 2025, 9(4), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/ctn9040056
Submission received: 29 July 2025 / Revised: 19 November 2025 / Accepted: 20 November 2025 / Published: 5 December 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Brain Health)
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Abstract

Brain Health has become a global public health priority, driven mainly by the rapid aging of populations and the increasing burden of neurological and psychiatric disorders. This report presents the first activities of the Bern Brain Health Working Group, established to implement the Swiss Brain Health Plan (SBHP), published in 2023. The aim is to describe the development and initial outcomes of regional initiatives promoting Brain Health in Switzerland. Specifically, we outline the structure and objectives of the Bern Brain Health Consultation, the development process and conceptual framework of the Swiss Brain Health Questionnaire, and additional educational and research activities supporting the SBHP. By summarizing these first steps, this report provides a model for regional implementation of a national Brain Health strategy and contributes to building a foundation for broader national and international Brain Health efforts.
Keywords: brain health; Swiss brain health plan; questionnaire brain health; Swiss brain health plan; questionnaire

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Monschein, T.; Penner, I.-K.; Filchenko, I.; Vorster, A.P.A.; Sarikaya, H.; Di Tanna, G.L.; Heldner, M.R.; Draganski, B.; Adorjan, K.; Jung, S.; et al. Promoting Brain Health: Report on Activities of the Bern Brain Health Working Group. Clin. Transl. Neurosci. 2025, 9, 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/ctn9040056

AMA Style

Monschein T, Penner I-K, Filchenko I, Vorster APA, Sarikaya H, Di Tanna GL, Heldner MR, Draganski B, Adorjan K, Jung S, et al. Promoting Brain Health: Report on Activities of the Bern Brain Health Working Group. Clinical and Translational Neuroscience. 2025; 9(4):56. https://doi.org/10.3390/ctn9040056

Chicago/Turabian Style

Monschein, Tobias, Iris-Katharina Penner, Irina Filchenko, Albrecht P. A. Vorster, Hakan Sarikaya, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Mirjam R. Heldner, Bogdan Draganski, Kristina Adorjan, Simon Jung, and et al. 2025. "Promoting Brain Health: Report on Activities of the Bern Brain Health Working Group" Clinical and Translational Neuroscience 9, no. 4: 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/ctn9040056

APA Style

Monschein, T., Penner, I.-K., Filchenko, I., Vorster, A. P. A., Sarikaya, H., Di Tanna, G. L., Heldner, M. R., Draganski, B., Adorjan, K., Jung, S., Arnold, M., Fischer, U., & Bassetti, C. L. A., the Interdisciplinary Bern Brain Health Working Group. (2025). Promoting Brain Health: Report on Activities of the Bern Brain Health Working Group. Clinical and Translational Neuroscience, 9(4), 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/ctn9040056

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