🎓 A proud moment!
Dr. Saskia Oesch has officially received her PhD certificate at the Doctoral Ceremony of the @med.uzh.ch 🎉. After successfully defending her thesis last year, this celebration marks the formal completion of an inspiring academic journey. #IfIS #ImpSci #PhDDefense #NursingScience

📢 Geriatrie-Seminar der Barmelweid-Akademie
FICUS in der Praxis: Familienfokussierte Versorgung auf Intensivstationen zwischen Evidenz und Umsetzung
🗓 31. März | 🕗 08–08:45 Uhr📍 Haus B, Raum Buechbach, Barmelweid
🎙 Referentin: @rahelnaef.bsky.social #IfIS #USZ
🔗 www.barmelweid.ch/veranstaltun...

Pleased to share that Viktor von Wyl has been appointed Associate Professor of Digital and Mobile Health as of 1 Feb.
Following this promotion, Viktor will be joining the #EBPI. He will also continue his strong collaborations in research and teaching with the #IfIS teams.

📢 Webinar DIVI: Familien im Fokus - Wirksamkeit einer pflegegeleiteten Family Support Intervention auf Intensivstationen – Erkenntnisse aus der FICUS-Studie
🗓 26. Februar | 17–18 Uhr | online
🎙 Referentin: @rahelnaef.bsky.social #IfIS #USZ
🔗 Mehr Infos und Anmeldung: akademie.divi.de/divi-veranst...

Acceptability of Telehealth as the Default Modality for Multiple Sclerosis Care in Switzerland: Cross-Sectional Study Background: Telehealth can improve access to care for people living with multiple sclerosis (pwMS), but information on its acceptance is limited in Switzerland. Objective: This study aimed to determin...

💻 Telehealth as the Default in MS Care?
A new study by members of the Digital and Mobile Health #IfIS group shows that only 15.5% of people with Multiple Sclerosis in Switzerland are willing to accept telehealth as their default care option.
📄 Full study: mhealth.jmir.org/2026/1/e84447 #Telehealth

We are pleased to share that @rahelnaef.bsky.social #IfIS #USZ has been appointed to the International Editorial Board of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, a leading peer-reviewed journal dedicated to #research and best practices in adult critical care #nursing. www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Prof...

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BIC has joined Bluesky!

We partner with civil society to spotlight the risks and improve the #transparency, #accountability, and #sustainability of development finance #MDBs and #IFIs.

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📢 Upcoming IFNA Webinar
Family Nursing Interventions: Learning from the FICUS Clinical Trial
🗓 January 27 | 10–11 AM EST | Online
🎙 @rahelnaef.bsky.social #IfIS #USZ will present key findings from the FICUS cluster-randomized trial.
🔗 Registration: ifna-familynursing.wildapricot.org/event-6446223

Call for Summer School students 2026 We are happy to announce the next call for Summer School applications! The EANS Summer School 2026 will be held by OST- Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Science, in the Metropolitan City of S...

📢 The European Academy of Nursing Science (EANS) Summer School 2026 is now open for applications! This unique program, hosted by @ost.ch and co-organized by #IfIS, will take place from June 29 to July 10, 2026.
🔗 More information and application: www.eansnursing.eu/news/2885610

How can evidence-based, nurse-led models improve family care in adult intensive care units? In her article, @rahelnaef.bsky.social #IfIS #UZH #USZ provides an overview of nurse-led, multicomponent, family-focused models of care in adult intensive care units.
➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Am Nationalen Palliative Care Kongress präsentierte @kohlermyrta.bsky.social #IfIS #USZ das Poster "Evaluation der evidenzbasierten Nachsorge für Angehörige in der spezialisierten Palliative Care". #PalliativeCare #ImplementationScience #HealthcareResearch #NursingScience

At the Citizen Science for Health 2025 conference, Lotte Verweij #IfIS and Judith Safford presented a poster on a co-designed Delphi study developing 30 indicators to evaluate user–researcher collaboration in health research. @citizensciencezh.bsky.social
#CitizenScience #NursingScience #PPIE

Good news: The GEF’s Global Biodiversity Framework Fund approved 22 grants for projects across 34 countries, totaling over $87M. The proposals prioritize #IFIs, #LDCs, and #SIDS, strengthening support for the most vulnerable nations. thegef.org/newsroom/new... #Biodiversity

Podcast feat. #IfIS members @balbers.bsky.social and @tschwalbach.bsky.social: De-mystifying Implementation Science. They share how they became involved in #ImpSci & why it matters for advancing equitable health care.
Available on the SLHS @uniluzern.bsky.social YouTube channel youtu.be/sXS6iYIeGZw

Happy to share that @rahelnaef.bsky.social from #IfIS #USZ was at #LIVES2025, the annual congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) in Munich. As part of the Winning Abstract Session, she gave a presentation, presented a poster, and joined an interview on families in ICU.

Last Friday (Oct 15), @salmantongarcia.bsky.social spoke in Porto at the 1st Course on Invasive Fungal Infections, endorsed by the @EFISG-ESCMID Fungal Infection Study Group, sharing insights on the epidemiology and clinical challenges in HIV and other immunocompromised individuals. #IFIs #EFISG

Grundlagen der Implementation Science kompakt und praxisnah kennenlernen: Track 1 der #IfIS Masterclass 2025 bietet eine Online-Einführung in Theorien, Modelle und Methoden der Implementation Science.
📅 Anmeldeschluss: 10.20.25
🔗 Mehr Informationen und Anmeldung: www.ifis.uzh.ch/de/Weiterbil...

New Research #IfIS: The article “Palliative care professionals’ perceptions of their skills and the implementability of evidence-based bereavement care guidance: A cross-sectional survey study” from the BEST for Family project is published journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

📸 Highlights from the SGI Annual Meeting 2025: @rahelnaef.bsky.social and S. Oesch from our #ImpSci in Nursing group #IfIS presented research on the FICUS family support intervention in ICUs.
👏 Congrats to Saskia Oesch on winning Best Oral Presentation Pflege!
The FICUS study is funded by @snsf.ch.

❓Wollen Sie die Grundlagen der Implementation Science kennenlernen und diese direkt in Ihrer Praxis anwenden?
📅 Anmeldeschluss für Track 2 der #IfIS Masterclass läuft noch bis zum 30.09.25!
🔗 Mehr Informationen und Anmeldung: www.ifis.uzh.ch/de/Weiterbil...

WANTED am #IfIS: Direktionsassistenz (50–60%)
ab 1. November 2025 oder nach Vereinbarung, befristet bis 31. Dezember 2027 📄 Bewerbung bis 17. Oktober 2025 über das UZH-Stellenportal: jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell... #Verwaltung #Karriere #UZH

📢 #WeAreHiring at #IfIS! Join us as a Research Associate (50–60%) starting Jan 2026 to work on the BRIDGE-CRC project and support national and international implementation science research. jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... @balbers.bsky.social

📢 Looking forward to the SGI Annual Meeting 2025.
@rahelnaef.bsky.social and Saskia Oesch of the Implementation Science in Nursing group #IfIS will be presenting their latest research on the FICUS family support intervention in ICUs. Program: sgi-ssmi2025.congress-imk.ch/frontend/ind...

Wollen Sie einen Überblick über Theorien, Modelle, Frameworks, Designs, Methoden & Werkzeuge der #ImpSci erhalten? Das Programm der #IfIS Masterclass ist online:
Track 1: 17.10. & 24.10.25
Track 1 & 2: 17.10. & 24.10. & 14./15.11.25
❗Wenige Plätze für Track 2 frei
www.ifis.uzh.ch/de/Weiterbil...

🚀 New publication from our Medical Knowledge and Decision Support #IfIS team @jannahastings.bsky.social, @mayabraun.bsky.social, and Björn Gehrke: "Open Access OntoSpreadEd: Developing Ontologies with a Dedicated Online Template Spreadsheet Editor" ➡️ wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-...

In unserer #IfIS Masterclass in #ImpSci lernen Sie, wie Sie Methoden der #ImpSci anwenden, um den Kontext zu verstehen und Innovationen sowie ihre Implementierung anzupassen. Programm und Anmeldung: www.ifis.uzh.ch/de/Weiterbil... #uzh

New #publication out: "Mapping the evidence on mHealth interventions for cardiovascular event care in Africa: a scoping review" by Sintieh Nchinda Ngek Ekongefeyin #IfIS, Guisilla Dedino, and @cervanteewild.bsky.social: heart.bmj.com/content/hear... #mHealth #ImplementationScience #DigitalHealth

Jetzt anmelden zum CAS Citizen Science und Public Engagement @citizensciencezh.bsky.social!
💡 Spezialisierungsmodul "Patient & Public Involvement and Engagement" für Forschende & Fachkräfte im medizinischen Bereich mit Prof. L. Clack #IfIS & Prof. @noramraschle.bsky.social 👉 www.cspe.uzh.ch/de.html

🔙 Rückblick auf die careArt basel.25 mit 370 Teilnehmenden und 39 Referierenden, darunter @rahelnaef.bsky.social #IfIS #ZKPW #USZ mit der Keynote „Fürsorge für Familien – Die zukünftige Gesundheitsversorgung familienfokussiert gestalten"@nursing.mstdn.nursing.unibas.ch.ap.brid.gy @unibas.ch #USB

📝 New publication from our Nursing Science Team #IfIS! M. Riguzzi, L. Verweij & @rahelnaef.bsky.social show that family satisfaction with ICU care is independent of sociodemographic and patient characteristics or outcomes (e.g., mortality, length of stay).
🔗 Open Access: doi.org/10.1016/j.ic...