ABOUT US

PICTOMED is a humanitarian organisation, a support association based in Switzerland, committed to finding and promoting solutions to overcome language barriers in doctor-patient-communication. We are a Swiss medical doctor and a professional illustrator working on this project since 2017. All our members are dedicated volunteers.

Apart from developing and managing a visual communication tool, PICTOMED is active in:
- Research and academic publications on migration-related language barriers in healthcare
- awareness campaigns in the public health sector
- migrant empowerment
- promoting health equity by overcoming language barriers
 

Pictomedic

MEDICAL DOCTOR
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF PICTOMED
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Felicitas is the founder and project leader. PICTOMED has grown out of her personal experiences, commitments and endeavours since medical school. Thanks to her fascination of interpretation and her linguistic and cultural interests, she feels very concerned about health equity and the link between access to healthcare services and social integration of migrants and refugees.

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pictogenius

GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR
​COFOUNDER OF PICTOMED
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Sara ​has already drawn more than 150 digital pictures on the basis of my sketches, and thereby she has helped me since 2017 to create universally understood images and to visually turn my ideas into reality.​

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR
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Pia joined the pictogenius’ team in 2022 as illustrator. She’s an Australian designer and works as a nomadic freelancer. As a keen globetrotter she comes in touch with various cultures and her dedication to make this world more equitable is inspiring. Pia’s professionalism, infectious enthusiasm and invaluable experiences are key to her brilliant creativity.

Pictopointer

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PSYCHOLOGIST
RESEARCH
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Sonja joined PICTOMED in 2020 to support our academic publications on migrant-related language barriers in healthcare. She is responsible for conducting scientific studies and evaluations. Through our research projects, we hope to raise awareness for language barriers among medical doctors.

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Pictocoder

IT-SPECIALIST
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Warren joined PICTOMED in 2021 to support us in developing the interactive website-app. He brings our medical illustrations to life in a communication tool, quick and easy to use, with the aim to guarantee maximal usability and effectiveness. He is in charge of everything informatics being our head programer and webmaster.

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get in touch

Support Association Pictomed
Langmattweg 5
8053 Zürich

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