Reference Center for Rare Immunological Diseases and Rare Inflammatory Connective Tissue Diseases - swissRITA
swissRITA is a reference center recognized by kosek.
A reference center of the National Coordination of Rare Diseases (kosek) meets high standards in the care, education and research of rare diseases. It offers specialized consultation hours as well as information and coordinates a lifelong offer for those affected. The aim is to provide the best possible support and care for children, adolescents and adults with rare diseases.
The University Center for Rare Diseases Basel is a joint service of the UKBB and the University Hospital Basel USB. Since 2020, this service has been recognized by kosek, which is committed to improving the care situation for those affected by rare diseases.
Offer
Allergology USB:
Immunology USB:
- Immunodeficiency consultation
- Interdisciplinary vasculitis consultation
- Vaccination consultation
- Interdisciplinary Immunology Board
Rheumatology USB:
- Inpatient rheumatology assessments and treatments
- Interdisciplinary special consultations with hand surgery, orthopaedics, dermatology and spinal surgery
- Vasculitis consultation in collaboration with the University Center for Immunology
- Collagenosis clarification and Sjögren's consultation
- Rheumatology consultation for adolescents
Patient organizations and professional societies
- Rheumaliga of both Basel
- Pediatric Rheumatology Switzerland
- Young people with rheumatism
- International Rheumatism Camp for adolescents and young adults Elternoase
- SVAI (Swiss Association for Congenital Immunodeficiencies)
- VASAS (Vasculitis Association)
- Swiss Association for Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)
- Lupus Suisse
- SVS Swiss Association of Scleroderma Patients
- International patient organization for patients withimmunodeficiencies (IPOPI)
- European alliance of associations for rheumatology
- European Scleroderma Trials and Research group (EUSTAR)
- ProRaris Alliance of Rare Diseases - Switzerland :: Alliance of Rare Diseases :: Switzerland
- Swiss Society for Rheumatology SGR
- PReS - Paediatric Rheumatology European Society
- ESID - European Society for Immunodeficiencies
- Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology - Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Allergologie und Immunologie - SSAI
Our specialists
Dr. med. et Dr. phil. nat. Patrick Bättig
Kaderarzt
Hämatologie, Diagnostische Hämatologie
Our special consultation hours for adults
Hämatologie- & Hämostase-Sprechstunde
Die ambulanten Sprechstunden in der Medizinischen Poliklinik des Universitätsspitals Basel dienen der Abklärung und der gemeinsamen Behandlung mit den Hausärzt*innen von Patientinnen und Patienten mit spezifischen hämatologischen und hämostasiologischen Erkrankungen. Schwerpunkte sind Anämien, Hämoglobopathien, Leukopenien, Thrombopenien, Leukämien, myeloproliferative Syndrome, paraproteinämische Erkrankungen, Eisenüberladungen, Thrombophilien und Hämophilien.
PD Dr. Dominik Heim
Leitender Arzt
Leiter Zentrum für Hämato-Onkologie
Our interdisciplinary boards
Im Rahmen von geplanten Interventionen werden komplexere Fälle an interdisziplinären Boards besprochen (z.B. peripartales Prozedere)