
Auer Reto, Prof. Dr. med.
Leiter Substanzkonsum
- Telefon
- +41 31 631 58 79 (direkt)
- Telefon2
- +41 31 631 58 70
- reto.auer@biham.unibe.ch
- Büro
- 303
- Postadresse
- Mittelstrasse 43, 3012 Bern
Short bio & CV
Prof Reto Auer, MD, MAS, is a primary care physician and clinical researcher. He is an Assistant Professor on the Tenure Track, and has been head of research at the Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM) at the University of Bern since August 2016, where he leads a variety of research projects, including projects that promote participatory medicine in primary health care for colorectal cancer decision-making, and a large randomized controlled trial designed to test the efficacy, safety and toxicology of nicotine vaporizers (E-cigarettes). He has been an Adjunct Physician at the Department of Community and Ambulatory Care at the University of Lausanne, since January 2017. There, he collaborates on projects related to colorectal cancer screening and smoking cessation interventions. Prof Auer also works as a front-line primary care physician in a group practice in Bern (Gemeinschaftspraxis Brunnmatt). He trained as an internist physician in St-Imier, Lausanne and Vevey and was awarded a Masters in Advanced Studies (MAS), with a focus on implementation and dissemination sciences, at the University California San Francisco (UCSF) in 2014.
Research interests and collaborators
Research interests
- Colorectal cancer screening
- Smoking cessation interventions: electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) like vaporizers and e-cigarettes; tobacco-heating systems (THS)
- Health effects of recreational marijuana use
- Sleep disorders in primary health care
- Shared decision-making
- Community-engaged participatory research
- Implementation and dissemination sciences
Research collaborators
- Name / Titel
- Syrogiannouli Lamprini, Dr. phil.
- Funktion
- Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin Forschung
- lamprini.syrogiannouli@biham.unibe.ch
- Telefon
- +41 31 631 58 87 (direkt)
- Telefon2
- +41 31 631 58 70

- Name / Titel
- Schöni Anna, Dr. phil.
- Funktion
- Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
- anna.schoeni@biham.unibe.ch
- Telefon
- +41 31 631 58 66 (direkt)
- Telefon2
- +41 31 631 58 70

- Name / Titel
- Scharf Tamara
- Funktion
- Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
- tamara.scharf@biham.unibe.ch
- Telefon
- +41 31 631 58 82 (direkt)
- Telefon2
- +41 31 631 58 70

- Name / Titel
- Jakob Julian, Dr. med.
- Funktion
- Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
- julian.jakob@biham.unibe.ch
- Telefon
- +41 31 631 58 70

- Name / Titel
- Metry Beatrice
- Funktion
- Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
- beatrice.metry@biham.unibe.ch
- Telefon
- +41 31 631 58 70

- Name / Titel
- Tal Kali, Dr.
- Funktion
- Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin Forschung
- kali.tal@biham.unibe.ch
- Telefon
- +41 31 631 58 85 (direkt)
- Telefon2
- +41 31 631 58 70

- Name / Titel
- Vetsch Janine
- Funktion
- Studentische Mitarbeiterin Forschung
- janine.vetsch@biham.unibe.ch
- Telefon
- +41 31 631 58 70

- Name / Titel
- Güttinger Eva
- Funktion
- Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
- eva.guettinger@biham.unibe.ch
- Telefon
- +41 31 631 58 70