I am Patrik Noack, husband, father, passionate medical doctor, and site manager of Medbase Abtwil, a certified Swiss Olympic Medical Center.From being a moderately talented middle-distance runner at LC Brühl (St. Gallen) to attending the sports recruit school in Magglingen, and later as an amateur triathlete (having completed one Ironman in Zurich), I have personally experienced what it means to engage in ambitious sports. This includes all the challenges and potential health issues that come with it.In this sense, I turned my hobby into a profession and became a medical doctor. My goal is to help my patients, whether they are elite or hobby athletes, avoid the injuries I have experienced by providing prevention tips, or to treat them quickly and competently if they do occur.During my six-year tenure as chief medical docter at the Swiss Olympic Medical Center in Magglingen, I learned the immense value of working in an interdisciplinary team. This greatly enriches the daily work and the quality of patient care.For this reason, there was only one place where I wanted to continue my work as a medical doctor and internist in Eastern Switzerland: the Medbase Sports Medical Center in Abtwil, formerly known as the Center for Medicine and Sport.Thanks to the commitment of the sports physicians and sports physiotherapists at Medbase Abtwil in associations such as Swiss Athletics, Swiss Cycling, Swiss Triathlon, Swiss Ski Biathlon, Swiss Sliding, the Swiss Handball Association, etc., the centre has been accredited as a Swiss Olympic Medical Centre. Receiving the St. Galler Ehrensportpreises 2023 in recognition of my commitment to sports medicine was a career highlight for me, alongside serving as a team physician at eight Olympic Games from Beijing 2008 to Beijing 2022.As Vice President of Sports and Exercise Medicine Switzerland (SEMS), I am very passionate about exercise medicine for young and old.It is not for nothing that "sitting" is called the new public health epidemic. It is therefore crucial to address this issue with children. That is why the Medbase Sports Medical Center Abtwil is also committed as a school physician in the community of Abtwil.Medbase Group also has a department for workplace health, Fit im Job, which ensures capable and satisfied employees.More on these individual points can be found in the focus area.