Courses

Ziel:

Systematische Reviews und Meta-Analysen geben für die Einschätzung von Risiken und der erwünschten und unerwünschten Wirkungen von Interventionen oft die bessere Evidenz als Einzelstudien. In diesem Modul lernen Sie, die methodischen Grundlagen von systematischen Reviews und Meta-Analysen kritisch zu beurteilen und ihre Anwendung zu diskutieren.

Dazu:

• lernen Sie, die wichtigsten Quellen für Public Health relevante Reviews zu nutzen
• beschreiben Sie die Bedeutung und Problematik von systematischen Reviews und Meta-Analysen
• lernen Sie systematische Literatursuchen in Medline und anderen Datenbanken
• entwickeln Sie ein Protokoll für einen systematischen Review mit Meta-Analyse
• führen Sie eine Meta-Analyse durch
• beurteilen Sie kritisch die Qualität von Reviews

Description:

This course is a practical introduction to R, a free open-source software environment for statistical computing. Besides an introduction into the software, the following topics will be covered: data import and export, data manipulation, statistical analysis, graphical representation and advanced programming concepts as conditional branching and loops. Students should bring their own laptop for the practical work. In contrast to other statistical software solutions, R is designed around a true computer language. This has the implication that R is characterized by an enormous flexibility that enables the user to perform sophisticated statistical procedures or simulations. R might be less intuitive to scientists without prior programming skills. However, there are some tools available to make the user’s life easier as graphical user interfaces and editors with syntax highlighting. Participants should have basic statistical knowledge. Programming skills are not required. The first 2 days are mainly lectures and practical courses. The 3rd day is a workshop and participants are divided into groups to apply the new knowledge to their own data. Note: the 3rd day is optional. First year PhD students or other participants without own data can alternatively complete a homework assignment to get the credit points.

Description:

Thématiques abordées:

• Management par la qualité
• Outils de la qualité
• Modèle d’amélioration de la qualité
• Recommandations de pratique clinique
• Processus et amélioration
• Systèmes de management de la qualité (ISO, accréditation, TQM/EFQM)
• Conduite du changement
• Reengineering, benchmarking
• Lean-six sigma
• Breakthrough Collaboratives
• Transformation des organisations
• Implementation Science

Goals of the module:

Participants

• have an overview on sex differences in oncology and the scientific, clinical and societal implications of sex differences for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
• are familiar with the combined impact of sexual hormones and sex chromosomes on cancer susceptibility with a focus on intrinsic control of cancer initiating cell populations, tumor microenvironment and systemic determinants of cancer development.

With this module, students will learn how to design a research project to address a public health issue. The major stages of the research process - ie research design, data collection and data analysis - will be examined, through concrete examples and personal work. Upon completion of the module, students will be able to:

• Formulate a relevant research question
• Select an appropriate data collection method
• Define an appropriate sample
• Plan data collection
• Select an appropriate data analysis method

Content:

• Characteristics of good research questions
• Quantitative and qualitative social science research methods
• Sampling issues (types of sampling, recruitment of participants)
• Ethical issues related to field work
• Data collection methods (individual interviews and focus groups, questionnaire)
• Data analysis methods (statistical analysis, content analysis)
• Feasibility of a planned project with respect to available resources (time, staffing, budget)

Objectives:

Learn and employ strategies and tools (including AI tools for translation and writing) to structure your paper-writing process from beginning to end. Depending on your starting point, you will produce a first or second draft of a manuscript and receive individualized help and critique.

Comprendre l’organisation et le fonctionnement du système de santé suisse et se familiariser avec ses acteurs ainsi qu’avec les cadres politiques et légaux cantonaux et fédéraux.

Description:

• Principes généraux des essais cliniques randomisés
• Tests statistiques simples
• Taille d’échantillon et puissance
• Principes en éthique de la recherche médicale

This course is designed to equip participants with the fundamental concepts and techniques necessary for the analysis of clustered data. In many research fields and study designs, including epidemiology and clinical trials, data are often collected in clustered or hierarchical structures. Examples include repeated measurements of the same subject over time, data grouped by family or school or other type of units, and cluster randomized trials. Ignoring clustering can lead to incorrect standard errors and overly precise confidence intervals, thereby compromising the validity of the conclusions of the study.

Le cours contient:

• Gestion des données personnelles dans le domaine médical
• Biobanques (Big Data)
• Statut du corps humain, des échantillons biologiques
• Exercices
• Cadre juridique de la recherche avec l’être humain
• PI, brevetabilité du vivant et benefice sharing

In this module, social and human sciences will reflect on knowledge generation, problem formulation and identification, and collaboration across disciplines and sectors. Participants will be encouraged to question their own systems of thinking. Collaboration tools are presented and put into practice. The ethical values and philosophical concepts of One Health will be illustrated and discussed. The concept of common pool resources management is presented from a socio-anthropological angle, and an excursion to a village in Wallis will demonstrate its practical application for sustainability.

In diesem Modul analysieren Sie komplexe Problemstellungen aus dem Themenbereich Umwelt und Gesundheit aus der Public-Health-Perspektive und setzen sich mit den besonderen Schwierigkeiten bei der entsprechenden Forschung auseinander. Dazu

• interpretieren Sie die umweltepidemiologische Forschung und bewerten diese hinsichtlich ihrer gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen aus individueller und aus Public-Health-Sicht
• führen Sie eine Gesundheitsrisikoabschätzung zu einem bestimmten Umweltthema durch
• diskutieren und erfahren Sie, wie Sie sich als Public-Health-Experte hinsichtlich der Prävention oder Begrenzung von gesundheitlichen Umweltschäden einbringen können

Inhalte

• Gesundheit und Lärm, Luftschadstoffe, Radon, ionisierende und nicht-ionisierende Strahlung
• Gesundheit und Klimawandel
• Umweltepidemiologische Studiendesigns
• Kausalität bei beobachtenden Studien
• Methoden zur Einschätzung von Umweltexpositionen in der Bevölkerung
• nationale und internationale Datenquellen im Bereich Umwelt und Gesundheit
• Gesundheitsrisikoabschätzung (Impact Assessment): Methoden zur Quantifizierung gesundheitlicher Auswirkungen von Umweltschadstoffen auf individueller und gesellschaftlicher Ebene

Description:

Digital technologies are fundamentally and rapidly changing the delivery of healthcare services. The Digital Health Management course provides an introduction to the field and shows participants ways to navigate the evolving landscape of healthcare technology and digital solutions, including AI applications. Participants will explore the intersection of healthcare, information technology and business management, gain an understanding of the challenges and opportunities, immerse themselves in concrete cases and domains, and learn a

Description:

This course focuses on diplomatic strategies for global health in a divided world. Participants will analyze scenarios where diplomacy has impacted health outcomes, from conflict zones to multilateral negotiations. The course offers a framework for understanding how global governance, geopolitical shifts, and national interests shape health policy and access, preparing course participants to lead in both local and global contexts.

Evidence-based decision-making requires a systematic review and appraisal of the currently available evidence. Systematic reviews as part of grant applications, clinical trial publications in high-impact journals, and ethical approvals do not just improve the chances of acceptance but are often a prerequisite.

This course offers a theoretical introduction to literature search methods, systematic review processes, and the conduct and interpretation of meta-analyses as well as practical hands-on training using a real-world example. We focus on methods for systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Microsoft Word, Excel, and EndNote will be used.

Contents:

This module is divided into four main components:

• An introduction to the concept of health interventions and their initial evaluation, including the «development pipeline» for new interventions; followed by a systematic comparison of randomised controlled trials and alternative study designs
• A case study on the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa: from the very first studies in the field to policy formulation at national and international levels, and finally large-scale implementation and its evaluation
• A case study on the monitoring and evaluation of the national malaria control programme in Papua New Guinea, including a discussion on the use of routine surveillance
• A case study from Switzerland on the monitoring and evaluation of a health system programme

Objectifs

• S’approprier les domaines de la conduite d’une structure de soins tels que la gouvernance et la conduite opérationnelle, les ressources humaines, l’organisation clinique, le support logistique et financier
• Appréhender ces domaines à la lumière des grandes tendances sociétales telles que la durabilité, l’innovation, la numérisation, l’évolution des attentes et des besoins de la population, le développement du cadre juridique et éthique
• Maîtriser les outils et développer les compétences nécessaires à la conduite d’une structure de soins telles que l’élaboration d’un plan stratégique, la gestion de la qualité/sécurité, la conduite de projet, les principes de leadership, l’évaluation des risques, la gestion des collaboratrices et collaborateurs, le renforcement d’une culture d’entreprise

Description:

Thématiques abordées:

• Processus: description, optimisation, maîtrise
• Run chart, control chart
• Indicateurs, variabilité
• Modèles: Lean, six-sigma…
• Exemples pratiques d’application

This module presents concrete examples of One Health applications, including transdisciplinary project management, integrated health prevention, surveillance and control, and cross-sectoral data management. Theories of change are used to illustrate and apply the impact of health changes on stakeholders. The session also explores the benefits and challenges of cross-sectoral data collection, management, sharing, presentation, and protection.

Course Structure:

• Introduction to health and labor economics, with a focus on the interplay of both
• Discussion of applied papers at the research frontier
• Introduction to data available for research
• Self-study time to develop a research project idea and Q&A sessions
• Student presentations of their research project ideas

Description

• Acquérir les notions fondamentales en épidémiologie et statistiques
• S’approprier différents outils et méthodes de collecte d’informations sur internet ou auprès d’un groupe cible particulier
• Réaliser une revue de littérature et lire un article scientifique de manière critique

• Généralités sur les enquêtes
• Élaboration d’un questionnaire
• Échantillonnage
• Confusion versus biais
• Corrélation et régression linéaire

Description:

Within public health, there is a growing interest to study and understand human behavior, representations, and individual experiences of those taking part in a studied phenomenon. Qualitative designs are the method of choice to address those issues.

Objectives of the module:

Participants

• know similiarities and differences in the healthy brain and in the development of gender identiy
• know sex and gender differences in healthy and disturbed sleep
• are aware of sex and gender differences in neurological and psychiatric diseases and their consequences for the treatment

Description:

The physical and social environment that surrounds us plays an important part in our health and wellbeing. The geography concept of ‘place’ thus cannot be ignored in public health. Whether investigating the level of environmental pollution, access to recreation or health services, or the patterns or spread of disease, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide the standard platform for exploring spatial attributes and relationships between our environment and health. This course offers an introduction to GIS and how it is used in public health and epidemiological research, with a focus on exposure assessment. It will introduce students to the basics including: working with and integrating spatial and non-spatial data; geographic scale and spatial precision; projections; geocoding; visualisation; thematic mapping; and understanding spatial relationships. Specific skills and tools will also be introduced in relation to methods for route analysis and for spatial linkage of exposure, contextual and confounder information for epidemiological or health risk assessment studies. Students will apply their new skills in a case study based either on their own data or on available datasets for defined topics.

This course includes plenty of practical time for hands-on data analysis in industry standard GIS from ESRI, QGIS, R (with an emphasis on ArcGIS Pro), interspersed with a mix of short lectures and demonstrations. No prior knowledge of GIS is required, though completion of pre-course work is essential preparation for this intensive course.

Description:

Cette formation est destinée aux étudiant-es de troisième cycle (doctorant-es) et aux professionnel-les impliqué-es dans le domaine de la santé, sans formation médicale préalable (non médecins). Ce cours hautement interdisciplinaire permet aux participant-es de mieux appréhender les principaux enjeux et défis auxquels sont confrontés les médecins dans leur quotidien. Aucun prérequis (en termes de connaissances médicales et/ou scientifiques) n'est nécessaire pour participer à cette formation.

Description:

Apprendre à:

• Maîtriser les concepts de base en épidémiologie et biostatistique
• Collecter, analyser et interpréter des données épidémiologiques pour une prise de décision fondée sur les faits
• Discuter de manière critique les études épidémiologique

Description:

Qualitative health research helps grasp behaviors and practices of patients and populations, combined with the meaning health professionals and stakeholders give to their practices and actions, both are known to underlie and influence health practices. By giving particular attention to the context of an intervention, qualitative research is particularly effective for evaluating programs and practices in the public health field. It allows to reflect on the broader health care context, with its socio-cultural and historical features.

Inhalte

• Literatursuche
• Vor- und Nachteile verschiedener Studiendesigns (ökologische Studien, Vorher-Nachher-Studien, Fallkontrollstudien, Kohortenstudien, randomisierte und nicht-randomisierte Interventionsstudien, Meta-Analysen)
• Studienqualität und Critical Appraisal (Levels of evidence, Lücken in der Evidenz, Kriterien der Kausalität, Darstellung und Interpretation der Resultate: absolute und relative Risiken, numbers needed to treat/harm/screen)
• Grundlagen von GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation)

Description:

Apprendre à:

• Communiquer clairement autour de problématiques de santé publique avec différents groupes de population, communications de résultats scientifiques pour les non-professionnel-les, présentations scientifiques brèves et rédaction des rapports et d’articles scientifiques pour des professionnel-les)
• Comprendre et faire face à la désinformation
• Concevoir, produire et diffuser du matériel de communication en santé publique

The current global, European, and Swiss governance of the One Health approach is presented in BM4. The concept of operationalisation is illustrated, and methods for quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the benefits of One Health are explored and applied. Demonstrating the added value of One Health provides a foundation for advocating its adoption and developing evidence-based policy orientations. Communication strategies to promote One Health to various audiences, including decision-makers, are discussed.

Objectives of the module:

Participants

• understand how connections between sex, sex hormones and age affect drug actions and they will be able to explain how sex differences in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics modulate drug effects.
• know the central aspects of pharmaceutical therapy in pregnancy and during breastfeeding.
• know about sex and gender differences in the effects and side effects of important cardiovascular drugs.
• know about sex- and gender-specific therapy with propofol, morphine, muscle relaxants and opioids.
• are familiar with the gender-specific management of patients in intensive care, general aspects, including multimorbidity, and the most common intensive care disorders in women and men.
• are familiar with gender-specific guidelines in drug development and are aware of the gaps in knowledge.

Objectifs

• S’approprier les domaines de la conduite d’une structure de soins tels que la gouvernance et la conduite opérationnelle, les ressources humaines, l’organisation clinique, le support logistique et financier
• Appréhender ces domaines à la lumière des grandes tendances sociétales telles que la durabilité, l’innovation, la numérisation, l’évolution des attentes et des besoins de la population, le développement du cadre juridique et éthique
• Maîtriser les outils et développer les compétences nécessaires à la conduite d’une structure de soins telles que l’élaboration d’un plan stratégique, la gestion de la qualité/sécurité, la conduite de projet, les principes de leadership, l’évaluation des risques, la gestion des collaboratrices et collaborateurs, le renforcement d’une culture d’entreprise

Thématiques abordées:

• Modèles de partenariat patient-e – professionnel-le dans le domaine des soins
• Différents rôles de patient-es dans des partenariats
• Aspects médico-légaux et éthiques du partenariat patient-e – professionnel-le dans le domaine des soins
• Décision partagée et outils d’aide à la décision
• Éducation thérapeutique et soutien à l’autogestion
• Implication des proches
• Évaluation de l’expérience patient-e au long de la trajectoire des soins
• Espace patient-e et proches: doléances et médiation
• Stratégies politiques internationales, nationales et cantonales
• Associations de patient-es et réseaux de soutien

Description

• Principes des études cas-témoins
• Appariement et ajustement statistique
• Odds ratio
• Régression logistique

This course provides participants with an overview of the building blocks of international health and focuses on topical issues confronting managers in the field. Participants will gain a basic understanding of health systems in an ever-changing globalised world; changes that undoubtedly have an impact on the cultural, environmental, social, economic and behavioural factors that affect health. Participants will have the chance to analyse some of these changes and assess their implications for specific areas of work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. They will do this by working with case studies in diverse teams, reflecting on the application of relevant concepts and techniques in a given environment, and enhancing their skills in applying a systems approach to selected health topics.

In resource poor settings, health programme managers and planners must give weight to economic evaluation, without losing sight of the demands and needs of populations. Making the best use of resources and being able to show this to stakeholders is now a standard requirement in the health sector. Participants will learn how to appraise health interventions prospectively and retrospectively using the tools and instruments of economic evaluation. They will consider the pros and cons of these approaches and how they fit into and complement the decision-making process.

Aim: Become acquainted with the class, program road map, and work and health issues from different perspectives.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Contribute actively to the learning process and use the learning platform
• Distinguish levels of analysis and perspectives of various work and health disciplines
• Define work and health problems drawing on an interdisciplinary approach
• Describe the network of actors in the field of work and health

Contents:

• Introduction to DAS Work+Health
• Structure, goals, and learning principles of the interdisciplinary study program
• History of the field and evolution of key concepts such as health and work
• Work and health policy (in Switzerland and Europe) and stakeholders
• Multidisciplinary perspectives (medicine, psychology, sociology, engineering, etc.)
• Role of different actors and professions in the field of work and health
• Models of health (physical, mental, social health) and diseases

In diesem Modul setzen Sie sich vertieft mit der Frage auseinander, wann und warum ein aktuelles Gesundheitsproblem überhaupt ein Public-Health-Problem ist, welche Überlegungen für die Wahl einer geeigneten Lösungsstrategie relevant sind und mit welchen Massnahmen das Problem gelöst werden kann.

Inhalte

• Wann ist ein Gesundheitsproblem ein Public-Health-Problem?
• aktuelle Prinzipien der Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention
• Strategieentwicklung
• Spektrum der möglichen Massnahmen in Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention
• Normen und Werte in Public Health
• Instrumente der Qualitätssicherung und Evaluation

Description:

Preserved ecosystems are the foundation for the health of species in the broadest sense, but also for the food security of our societies. Climate change and the over-exploitation of resources such as water and soil threaten these systems. In TM1, we will explore the impact of climate change and resource degradation on population health. We will also present examples of strategies for mitigating and managing tensions over resources in rural and urban environments.

• Principes des études prospectives
• Taux d’incidence
• Analyse de survie (méthode de Kaplan-Meier et modèle de Cox
• Tests diagnostiques: généralités

Inhalt:

Medizinisch-wissenschaftliche Grundlagen sind für den Umgang mit Fragen im Gesundheitsbereich unerlässlich. Medizinfremde Berufsgruppen aus dem Gesundheitswesen erwerben ein Grundverständnis des Aufbaus und der Organfunktionen des menschlichen Körpers. Sie können wichtige Krankheitsbilder aufzeigen und sich ein fundiertes Urteil zu medizinischen Begriffen sowie Medikamentenklassen bilden. Das interdisziplinäre Denken wird gestärkt, wodurch die Betrachtungsweise medizinischer Leistungserbringer nachvollzogen und medizinische Entscheidungskonzepte besser verstanden werden. Im eigenen Berufsalltag können medizinische Fakten präziser eingeschätzt und lösungsorientiert angewendet werden.

- Anatomie, Physiologie
- Diagnostische Denkweise
- Medikamentenlehre
- Terminologie
- Krankheitslehre: Herz-/Kreislauferkrankungen, rheumatische Erkrankungen und respiratorische Erkrankungen, Unfälle/Verletzungen,    Entzündungen/Infekte, Tumore/Krebs und Psychiatrie)
- Innovationen im Medtech-Sektor

Ziel

Dieses Modul gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über das schweizerische Gesundheitswesen. Sie lernen Strukturen, Verantwortlichkeiten und Steuerungsmechanismen des Gesundheitssystems und der Krankenversicherungen kennen und verstehen, wie diese entstanden sind und heute wirken.

Description:

Apprendre à

• Planifier un programme de santé publique, le mettre en œuvre et l’évaluer
• Promouvoir une politique favorable à la santé et adaptée aux besoins prioritaires de santé d’une population

Description:

Questionnaires are common tools for collecting empirical data from a target population in health-related research fields such as epidemiology, social sciences, and economics, as well as for evaluating health-related programs and interventions. The response rate and validity of findings based on questionnaire data depend heavily on the development, selection and validation of the questions, the design of the questionnaire as well as the administration of the questionnaire and participant recruitment. This introductory course is intended to familiarize the students with the basic terminology and concepts related to electronic and paper administered questionnaires, providing practical insights and highlighting key challenges.

• Introduction aux essais cliniques sur les médicaments
• Développement préclinique et clinique d’un médicament
• Considérations éthiques
• Lecture critique d’un protocole
• Exercices pratiques

Inhalte

• Unterschiedliche statistische Methoden für den Umgang mit Confounding
• Prinzipien multivariabler Verfahren (einfache Beispiele der klassischen Regression)
• Logistische Regression
• Ausblick auf binomiale Regression, Poisson Regression und Überlebensanalyse
• Darstellung und Interpretation von Ergebnissen multivariabler Analysen

Objectives of the module

Participants:

• are aware of the special features of the care of female recreational and competitive athletes with regard to injury patterns, measures for prevention, trainability and training design, prevention, recognition and therapy of energy deficit syndromes, pregnancy.
• know the sex-specific differences of the immune system and are able to draw correct conclusions regarding immunopathogenesis, prevalence, phenotype and thus diagnostics as well as outcome and therapy of autoimmune diseases.
• know the epidemiological differences in forensic medicine with regard to sex and gender and can derive individual approaches from this.

Objective:

• Prendre conscience de la place de la sécurité des soins dans le monde de la santé
• Définir la sécurité des soins et connaître ses dimensions
• Connaître les concepts et les modèles sous-jacents
• Comprendre la variabilité des systèmes au niveau local, national et international

Description:

Many firms and organizations have recognized the value of analyzing data based on quantitative tools like regression, machine learning, and deep learning

• for forecasting specific outcomes such as sales or prices (predictive analysis),
• for evaluating the causal impact of specific actions such as offering discounts or running marketing campaigns (causal analysis).

“Organisations work the way human beings create them” (Peter M. Senge, 1996). In today’s fast-paced world, change is a constant and increasingly complex element of organisational management. Traditional management approaches often lack specificity and awareness for current environmental, societal and technological transformations. The future success of organisations in the 21st century, however, will depend on their response to these rapidly shifting trends. Will leaders cling to the status quo and be left behind? Or will they embrace the changing landscape and become drivers for change?

Objectives of the module:

Participants

• can recognize sex and gender specificities in a selection of primary care topics (pain management, prevention, care of older patients)
• develop a critical awareness of common gender stereotypes that might bias clinical activities and management of patients in primary care
• include intimate partner violence into the health issues to be addressed by general practitioners
• acquire knowledge about specific needs of LGBT+ people in primary health care
• engage in a reflexive exercise to identify how one’s social position influences the relation to others in clinical practice

Beschreibung:

Nach Abschluss des Moduls sind Sie in der Lage, die wesentlichen ernährungsphysiologischen Grundlagen zu erklären, Diäten und Ernährungsformen zu bewerten und den Zusammenhang zwischen Ernährung und gewichtsassoziierten Krankheiten zu erkennen. Ob in der Beratung, im Coaching oder in der Prävention – Sie werden befähigt nationale und europäische Strategien zur Förderung eines gesunden Körpergewichts anzuwenden und bei Bedarf relevante Fachpersonen einzubeziehen – für eine gezielte und effektive Unterstützung Ihrer Klienten.

Beschreibung:

Nach diesem Modul sind Sie in der Lage, in Ihrem beruflichen Umfeld wirksame Bewegungsstrategien umzusetzen, zu planen und zu evaluieren, die sowohl die individuelle Gesundheit fördern als auch auf gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen reagieren. Sie werden mit Tools ausgestattet, die es Ihnen ermöglichen, sofort spürbare Veränderungen in der Gesundheit zu bewirken – sei es in der Beratung, im Coaching oder in der betrieblichen Gesundheitsförderung.

Beschreibung:

Gerät die persönliche Life-Domain-Balance durcheinander, so zieht das eine Verschlechterung des gesamten Gesundheitszustandes nach sich. Im Modul Prävention von Stress, Mobbing und Burnout werden Instrumente für die Stressprävention und Massnahmen zur Stressbewältigung auf individueller und struktureller Ebene präsentiert. Die Themen wie Mobbing, Cybermobbing, Burnout und Burnout-Prävention bilden aufgrund ihrer aktuellen Bedeutsamkeit den Hauptteil dieses Moduls.

Beschreibung:

In diesem Modul vertiefen Sie Ihre Fachkenntnisse in der gesundheitsförderlichen Planung, Entwicklung, Implementierung und Evaluation von Massnahmen des betrieblichen Gesundheitsmanagements in Organisationen von Unternehmen. Dabei lernen Sie, die gesundheitsförderlichen Arbeits- und Organisationsgestaltungen sowie Gesundheitsressourcen zu stärken und Gesundheitsbelastungen abzubauen. Dieses Modul qualifiziert Sie, gesundheitsförderliche Change-Management-Prozesse in Unternehmensorganisationen zu begleiten, positiv zu beeinflussen und nachhaltig zu verankern.

Description:

A systematic review (SR) is a review of the scientific literature on a specific research question that adopts explicit and standardized methods to minimize potential biases and thus provide more reliable findings to support decision-making and to guide future research. It is a key element for evidence-based medicine and public health (EBM&PH). Our course is designed for PhD students and researchers who want to know how SRs can be used within healthcare and public health to inform decisions making within and an EBM&PH framework. The participants will learn how to conduct a SR and synthesize evidence and the process from the initial research question to best practice reporting results. They will apply statistical methods and tools to conduct SR and meta-analysis (MA) (risk of bias tool to assess the methodological quality of studies; meta-analytic methods to quantitative summarize evidence; GRADE framework to assess the confidence in the results). Examples will be taken from experimental and observational research.

In diesem Modul lernen Sie Erklärungsansätze zu den Zusammenhängen zwischen soziokulturellen Kontexten und gesundheitlicher Chancengleichheit kennen und nutzen diese bei der Entwicklung von Policies, Programmen und Projekten im Bereich Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention.

Inhalte

• Gesundheitliche Ungleichheit: Erklärungen zu Entstehung und Reproduktion
• Nationale Policies in der Schweiz und im Ausland
• Erklärungsansätze für die Bedeutung des soziokulturellen Kontextes in Interventionen
• Rahmenbedingungen für Policies, Programme und Projekte, die Chancengleichheit verbessern
• Konzepte für Interventionen mit Chancengleichheit im Zentrum
• Beispiele ausgewählter Interventionen
• Barrieren und Erfolgsfaktoren für nachhaltige Interventionen

Description:

Leadership is a vital part of achieving international health goals and is critical to the success of efforts to reduce inequality and improve health. However, the rapidly changing environment and huge variations in available health resources make leadership in health a complex and constantly evolving issue. This course seeks to impart key concepts and experiences of leadership in health to those engaged in or entering public and international health roles basing it on leadership theories, professional leadership reflective practice based on self-awareness of personality traits as well as ability to deal with power and distance, solve conflicts and collaborate with stakeholders across sectors for the population health benefit.

Description:

Leadership is a vital part of achieving international health goals and is critical to the success of efforts to reduce inequality and improve health. However, the rapidly changing environment and huge variations in available health resources make leadership in health a complex and constantly evolving issue. This course seeks to impart key concepts and experiences of leadership in health to those engaged in or entering public and international health roles basing it on leadership theories, professional leadership reflective practice based on self-awareness of personality traits as well as ability to deal with power and distance, solve conflicts and collaborate with stakeholders across sectors for the population health benefit.

Although many zoonoses have been eliminated in most European countries, emerging pathogens represent a constant risk to the health of humans, wildlife and domestic animals. Living in a densely populated and highly mobile world allows pathogens to spread, adapt and emerge. TM2 presents concrete examples of the prevention and control of infectious diseases, with particular emphasis on zoonoses. The impact of the collapse of biodiversity and biosecurity needs are also addressed.

Beim Gesundheitsrecht handelt es sich um ein komplexes Rechtsgebiet, das sich aus einer Vielzahl von Teilgebieten zusammensetzt und eine zunehmend zentralere Rolle im Gesundheitswesen einnimmt. Ziel dieses Moduls ist es, ein solides Grundwissen im Gesundheitsrecht zu vermitteln sowie darzulegen, mit welchen juristischen Methoden und Denkweisen konkrete gesundheitsrechtliche Fragen angegangen werden können.

Dazu

• kennen Sie die nationale und internationale Gesetzgebung des Gesundheitsrechts sowie deren Zusammenspiel
• wissen Sie, wie und wo Sie recherchieren müssen (insbesondere in Bezug auf Gesetze und Urteile), um konkrete gesundheitsrechtliche Fragestellungen beantworten zu können
• kennen Sie die Regulierungsinstrumente, die der Staat zum Schutz der öffentlichen Gesundheit einsetzt
• wissen Sie, wie Sie diese rechtlichen Grundlagen für gesundheitsrechtliche Fragen in Ihrem praktischen Alltag anwenden müssen
• beschreiben Sie die Stärken und Schwächen des heutigen gesundheitsrechtlichen Systems in der Schweiz

Inhalte

• Überblick über das schweizerische und internationale Gesundheitsrecht
• Gesundheitsrechtliche Grundkonzepte
• Vertiefung einzelner Teilgebiete im Gesundheitsrecht (z.B. Krankenversicherungsrecht, Arzneimittelrecht, Datenschutzrecht, Präventiv- und Zwangsmassnahmen)
• Juristische Herangehensweise an gesundheitsrechtliche Fragestellungen
• Suchen, Finden und Anwenden von gesundheitsrechtlichen Gesetzen und Urteilen für die Analyse und das Lösen von gesundheitsrechtlichen Beispielfällen

In our globalised world, many professionals work in multicultural contexts. For health professionals in Switzerland and Europe, dealing with these global contexts is not only stimulating, but increasingly fundamental to their daily work. Professionals working internationally in the health sector, or preparing to work abroad, often face complex and multifaceted challenges. Living and working in an environment of extreme resource scarcity requires a deep understanding of local conditions and an adapted approach.

Module A: Internationale Zusammenarbeit,
2 – 27 March 2026

Module B: Globale Gesundheit,
5 - 30 October 2026

Objectifs d’apprentissage:

• Comprendre le concept "Swiss cheese model" et les fondements de l'approche systémique
• Maitriser la méthode et les conditions de la mise en œuvre d'analyse des incidents
• Connaitre les principes et enjeux d’un système de gestion des incidents

By the end of this course, participants will:

• understand the importance of and principles for dissemination of health research findings
• identify the key target audience and channels
• examine case studies of existing research projects
• develop practical skills for the successful dissemination of their own research findings

Objectives of the module

Participants:

• can explain the influence of sex and gender on the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV and know the core group theory, sexual behaviour and networks, and the most important factors for STI and HIV epidemics.
• know anatomical and physiological sex differences in lung health and disease, the effects of sex hormones on various lung diseases and the importance of social aspects, health behaviour and symptom perception.
• are aware of gender differences in the diagnosis and treatment of urological tumours, urinary tract infections and bladder dysfunction and understand the role of anatomy and hormones.

Description:

The Swiss Health System is known for its universal coverage and highquality services, but also for its high healthcare costs and for a financing mix that challenge the principle of affordable care for all. The course will explore and discuss key characteristics and policy challenges of the Swiss Health System and examine the factors that have contributed to the system's success and performance, as well as the challenges it faces in ensuring high-quality, affordable health care for all. The target groups are participants with contextual knowledge on Switzerland but aiming to get a comprehensive understanding of the Swiss health system and its characteristics.

• Principes des revues systématiques
• Recherche de littérature
• Lecture critique
• Collaboration Cochrane
• Méta-analyse

Introduction:

Le CAS Droits des patients et santé publique a l’ambition de faire un état des lieux de l’ensemble des droits des patients en Suisse, sans oublier le cadre international et européen auquel ils sont intimement liés. Un exercice de jonglage législatif est proposé pour présenter l’ancrage de ces droits au niveau fédéral et cantonal. Commençant par les droits fondamentaux, le programme développe les droits des patients en tenant compte de différents critères, tels que le cycle de vie (début et fin de vie), les personnes vulnérables (incarcérées, incapables de discernement, en situation de handicap), etc. A cela s’ajoutent les grands thèmes du consentement éclairé du patient, la protection des données médicales, les responsabilités professionnelles. La réglementation des professions médicales y est également intégrée compte tenu du fait qu’un meilleur encadrement juridique des professions de la santé profite directement au respect des droits des patients.

Courses:

• Introduction au droit
• Introduction au droit de la santé
• Introduction à la recherche juridique

Basic tool kit

• Introduction to qualitative research methods
• Basic statistics
• Statistic tutorial
• Basic epidemiology and evidence-based medicine

Applied epidemiology

• Epidemiological framework
• Population-based sampling
• Analytical plan and presentation

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered one of the greatest threats to plant, animal and human health and food security. It exemplifies the need for an integrated One Health approach, given the horizontal transmission of resistance genes between organisms and the necessity for intersectoral interventions. In this module, the complexity of AMR is explored, with a focus on antibiotic use in hospitals and on farms, the challenges associated with the development of new antimicrobial treatments, and AMR-related policy actions and their implementation within the Swiss context.

Description:

This course, comprising Zoom lectures interspersed with exercises, is designed for participants who will need to write scientific papers in English, but who are not yet ready to produce a specific paper. (If you are already working on a paper, it is best to take the advanced version of this course in the Fall. If you cannot wait until the Fall, you may take this course and work on your own paper, but I cannot offer the same level of individual critique as I do in the advanced course.) The three modules of this course will introduce you to all the methods and tools required to write a scientific research paper in English. You will learn to painlessly integrate writing into your scientific process, ensuring your paper will be close to complete by the time you finish analyzing your data. You will also learn methods for writing clearly and easily in English. The only prerequisite is a B2 or higher level of English.

Objectifs d’apprentissage

• Conduire une analyse a priori des risques et en tirer un plan d'action avec ses indicateurs
• Comprendre la complémentarité des analyses a priori et a posteriori des risques, dans le cadre de la sécurité des soins
• Etablir les liens entre un événement, un événement indésirable et l'analyse à priori des risques

Some of the most difficult challenges that many global health professionals and managers face are persuading people to change their behaviour and adopt healthy practices. The growing spread of misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and rumours through online platforms further complicates this challenge. Against this background, the course will introduce participants to social and behavioural communication and change principles, communication, as well as to marketing and social marketing approaches and methods. A particular focus will be on the potentialities, constraints, and risks of digital and social media.

Description:

This course aims to provide a general, application-oriented introduction to Bayesian data analysis. It offers an overview of the basic concepts of Bayesian modelling essential for common applications, with a specific focus on regression models. Through practical examples and hands-on exercises, the course builds on the foundations of simple and generalized Bayesian regression models. The program is divided into three parts. The first part covers the theoretical concepts of Bayesian analysis. The second part focuses on the application of Bayesian methods in public health and epidemiological studies. The third part consists of practical sessions, enabling participants to perform Bayesian analyses using the freely available, open-source software R.

In diesem Modul lernen Sie, Entscheidungsprozesse in der Gesundheitspolitik besser zu verstehen. Sie analysieren die Entstehung und die Bedeutung von gesundheitspolitischen Entscheiden für Public Health und erkennen den Bezug zu Politik und Gesellschaft.

Inhalte

• Politische Theorie
• Politikfelder und Entscheidungsprozesse
• Rolle verschiedener Akteure in der Gesundheitspolitik
• Bedeutung der Gesundheitspolitik für Public Health
• Internationale Bezüge in der Gesundheitspolitik (soweit möglich)
• Partizipationsmöglichkeiten im politischen Prozess

The course provides a short introduction to key concepts of health economics, such as public goods, externalities and supply and demand, as applied to health and the health sector. Based on the WHO health system performance framework, the course then discusses health financing – its functions, financing systems, payment mechanisms, Overseas Development Assistance, the effect of health system organisation on financing, measuring performance, digitisation in health financing and how financing relates to other building blocks of a health system. These factors are used to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a country’s level and structure of health financing.

Description:

Public health research and practice continue to be challenged by people’s unequal chances of living full and healthy lives and by other social problems, like communication problems, that negatively affect people’s health and healthcare, or public health efforts. Key social sciences concepts, including social status, social interactions and capital, can help elucidate various public health problems from the social determinants of health to health care team and health-provider/patient communication. In this course, we examine these concepts, drawing on founding texts from the social sciences and seeing how they have been applied in the fields of public health and health services.

Description

• Rédaction d’un protocole, rédaction d’un article et réponse au reviewers
• Règles d’authorship
• Financement d’une étude de recherche
• Rédaction scientifique en anglais

In Switzerland, there are several positive examples of cross-sector collaboration at national, cantonal and community levels from which lessons can be learned. In this module, such examples are presented by those involved first-hand. They will share the difficulties and solutions generated while co-creating strategies or co-developing projects. They will discuss the results of evaluating these initiatives in terms of health and socio-economic added value. This module will help participants to successfully plan and implement One Health projects in the public sector.

Description:

Epidemiology is the branch of medical sciences that investigates the
distribution of health-related states and events in specified populations
(community, institutions [schools], city, state, country, region, continent,
worldwide). Epidemiology also includes the assessment of any intervention
applied to remediate a health problem.
In this introductive course, we will treat the following topics

• Definition, objectives and objects of modern epidemiology (i.e., types of outcomes and their determinants/exposures).
• Validity and precision of exposure and outcome
• Study designs and association measures
• Causal framework and the role of chance and bias in epi-studies
• Principles of good study design and protocol drafting

Different concepts will be introduced using contemporary examples from exposure-oriented (nutritional, occupational and environmental epidemiology) and outcome-oriented epidemiology (i.e., communicable and non-communicable diseases and clinical epidemiology).

To assimilate these notions, students will be stimulated to precise/redefine their original research question and hypotheses considering the study design appropriate in their chosen context.

Objectifs d’apprentissage

• Comprendre le concept de culture sécurité
• Connaître les différents instruments de mesure de la culture sécurité
• Connaître les modalités de mise en œuvre d’une enquête culture sécurité
• Comprendre le concept de gouvernance de la sécurité des patients
• Connaître les bonnes pratiques de gouvernance et les formes d’organisation pour la mettre en œuvre
• Comprendre le processus d’analyse stratégique et de définition de vision, valeurs et axes stratégiques

Die Gesundheitsökonomie befasst sich mit der Nachfrage, Produktion, Finanzierung und Ressourcenallokation von Gesundheitsleistungen. Da die Ressourcen begrenzt sind, wird ein Grundwissen in Gesundheitsökonomie für Personen, die im Gesundheitswesen tätig sind, immer wichtiger. In diesem Modul lernen Sie zu verstehen, wie der Gesundheitsmarkt funktioniert, wie er sich von anderen Märkten unterscheidet und was die Gesundheitsökonomie zur Problembearbeitung im Gesundheitssystem beitragen kann.

Inhalte

• Einführung sowie vertiefte Kenntnisse in der Gesundheitsökonomie
• Allgemeine ökonomische Grundlagen
• Angebot und Nachfrage im Gesundheitssystem
• Gerechtigkeit und Effizienz im Gesundheitssystem
• Zahlungsbereitschaft und Präferenzen
• Markt der Krankenversicherung und Erstattung
• Risikoausgleich und Versicherungswettbewerb
• Spitalfinanzierung und finanzielle Anreize im Gesundheitswesen

• Description des designs d'études menant à des données corrélées
• Tests statistiques pour données répétées
• Modèles linéaires à effets mixtes
• Illustration et exercices pratiques

Description:

The Certificate of Advanced Studies in Health Systems and Management (CAS HSM) provides international participants with the competencies to strategically plan and implement sustainable improvements in health systems, addressing inequities and taking into account social, legal and ethical responsibilities. Participants also acquire the ability to communicate, collaborate and lead in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment and to critically reflect on the role, decision-making process and impact of global health actors.

Biosafety and biosecurity are disciplines that developed tools to prevent health hazards for humans, animals and plants. In this module, the theoretical principles of biosecurity and biosafety are introduced, followed by a discussion on their application within a One Health approach, supported by concrete case studies. Participants will visit the Spiez Laboratory, which specialises in highly infectious diseases and engage in real-life, hands-on exercises. The module is taught in collaboration with the Swiss Biosecurity Network (SBNet).

Description:

Cancer epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of cancer in the population. This course will introduce participants to the basic concepts of descriptive and analytic cancer epidemiology. We will explain how cancer registries are organized and how to assess the burden of cancer. We will discuss causes, risk factors, and prevention of cancer and how measuring the cancer burden helps inform cancer prevention and policy making.

Contents:

• Basic terms in demography (sex and age structure of the population, birth and death rates, life expectancy and infant mortality)
• Study designs we cover: Cross-sectional, cohort and case-control studies, intervention studies and diagnostic accuracy studies
• Basic quantities in epidemiology: Prevalence, incidence rates (crude and age-adjusted), risk ratio, risk difference, number needed to treat, odds ratio, sensitivity, specificity

Description:

Big data approaches raise high hopes, promising that this new form of data mining and analysis will significantly improve public health research and action. The proposed course will give a broad overview of potentials and limitations of big data from multiple public health disciplines. Definitions and concepts particularly from epidemiology, geography, and psychology are introduced and discussed in key note lectures to evaluate the public health relevance of big data. We will also examine key legal and ethical challenges from a broader public health perspective. Subsequently, we will explore emerging methods in big data analysis and their application for advancing public health research, with a particular focus on mental health in mini projects working on perspective papers (i.e., group assignments extending on the key note lectures) during and in the aftermath of the course.

Description:

The course analyses the relationships between global health strategies and national and local health policies and systems development. It focuses then on health systems frameworks, the role and behaviour of institutions and stakeholders, the major innovations in financing and delivering health services, and on how health systems are responding to global changes.

The course also focuses on applying systems science and systems thinking approaches to health systems. Participants will be able to critically review and apply the systems thinking framework to current health systems and policy issues and will be able to review, analyse and compare experiences in health system strengthening and health system interventions in countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. The course assesses the critical elements for measuring and monitoring health systems performance.

An effective health system comprises many components, including a well-functioning supply chain; the availability of quality and affordable health commodities at the facility is a key outcome of the logistics system ensuring that the patient receives the services they need. Significant budgetary resources are allocated for providing public health commodities in developing countries while many supply chains are managed ad-hoc and performance is insufficient. Efforts are needed to strengthen international and in-country supply chains and to establish sustainable and integrated logistics systems that are robust enough to respond to dynamics and challenges in the health sector. Key to building sustainable supply systems is recognition of and investments in human resources and the necessary management structures required to effectively and efficiently manage these systems.

Description:

Objectifs d'apprentissage:

• Connaître les concepts de leadership et de collaboration interprofessionnelle
• Analyser l’impact des bonnes pratiques de leadership et d’interprofessionnalité sur la qualité et sécurité des soins
• Développer ses compétences de leadership et d’interprofessionnalité
• Développer ses compétences de gestion de conflit et de négociation

Objectifs

• Identifier et déterminer le rôle, les termes, définitions et concepts relatifs au domaine de l’évaluation et de l’implémentation (par ex types d’évaluation, types d’études spécifiques, théories de programmes, modèles logiques, cadres conceptuels)
• Décrire ce qu’est une intervention complexe et ce que cela implique en termes de méthodes d’évaluation
• Décrire les principaux types de méthodes mixtes et leur utilité
• Connaître et comprendre ce que sont les données de routine et les données reportées par les patientes et patients (PROMs, PREMs)
• Démontrer l’importance de la participation des patientes et patients et des actrices et acteurs concernés, ainsi que l’importance de l’implication des politiques, des décideurs et des décideurs pour la diffusion et la pérennité d’initiatives basées sur les preuves et mises en œuvre sur le terrain
• Adhérer aux spécificités de la recherche sur les services de santé dans le domaine de l’évaluation et de l’implémentation

Description:

Dietary behaviour and nutrition are key determinants of human and planetary health, healthy growth, and chronic conditions. Multiple factors shape nutrition patterns, including individual behaviours, food policy, marketing and communication, environment, and food production industry. Various policies aim to influence healthier diets (e.g., through the development and dissemination of food based dietary guidelines, which are increasingly incorporating aspects of planetary sustainability). Yet, nutritional assessment and population monitoring is challenging and promoting healthy diets is an age-old problem. This course examines areas of vital interest in public health nutrition in diverse settings across the globe. This includes diet/disease relationships, methods used to assess diet in adults and children, determinants of dietary behaviour, sustainable diets, dietary guidelines, health promotion and prevention.

Apprendre à:

• Utiliser les méthodologies des sciences sociales pour récolter et interpréter des données
• Intégrer les dimensions socio-économiques et culturelles dans l’analyse des questions de santé
• Analyser les fonctionnements des systèmes de santé (économie, management)
• Identifier et analyser les enjeux éthiques et du droit dans la santé publique

Description

• Principes généraux des études diagnostiques et pronostiques
• Qualité des études diagnostiques
• Performances de marqueurs diagnostiques/pronostiques
• Seuil optimal
• Développement et validation de scores prédictifs (discrimination, calibration)
• Exercices pratiques
• * Il est fortement recommandé de connaître le principe des modèles de régression logistique pour suivre cette option.

Die ökonomische Bewertung von Gesundheit und Gesundheitstechnologien ist für viele Fragestellungen im Bereich Public Health und insbesondere für Finanzierungsentscheide ein wesentlicher Aspekt. In diesem Modul lernen Sie, Gesundheitsleistungen ökonomisch zu evaluieren und für Politiker, Kostenträger und Leistungserbringer Entscheidungsgrundlagen bereitzustellen.

Inhalte

• Theoretischer Hintergrund: gesundheitsökonomische Konzepte
• Empirische Methoden der Kostenbestimmung und der gesundheitsökonomischen Evaluation
• Prioritätenfestsetzung (Rationalisierung und Rationierung)
• Gesundheitsökonomie und -politik in der Krankenversicherung
• Argumentation bei gesundheitsökonomischen Empfehlungen
• Kritisches Lesen von Publikationen zu gesundheitsökonomischen Evaluationen

Ziel

Die ökonomische Bewertung von Gesundheit und Gesundheitstechnologien ist für viele Fragestellungen im Bereich Public Health und insbesondere für Finanzierungsentscheide ein wesentlicher Aspekt. In diesem Modul lernen Sie, Gesundheitsleistungen ökonomisch zu evaluieren und für Politiker, Kostenträger und Leistungserbringer Entscheidungsgrundlagen bereitzustellen. Dazu

• analysieren Sie eine Public-Health-Massnahme am Beispiel eines Präventionsprogramms
• erarbeiten Sie Konzepte für Kostenstudien im Gesundheitswesen
• definieren Sie Vorgehensweisen zur Bestimmung des Kosten-Nutzen-Verhältnisses
• erarbeiten Sie einen Zuteilungsalgorithmus
• setzen Sie sich mit der Frage auseinander, welche Gesundheitsleistungen in der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung vergütet werden sollten

Description:

Writing and publishing a scientific paper is an NIH-based practical course on scientific writing in biomedical disciplines, with a focus on - but not limited to - public health and epidemiology. The course consists in theory and practice of crafting a manuscript through a supervised group work throughout its duration.

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs), transmitted by midges, mosquitoes, or ticks, are emerging across many European countries due to the spread of their vector hosts. Factors such as warmer temperatures, globalised transport, and the management of water and wetlands in both rural and urban environments contribute to this trend. Integrated solutions are essential to mitigate the impact of these diseases. In this module, the complexity of VBD emergence is illustrated through examples in humans and animals. Integrated and community-based surveillance and control strategies are presented, along with practical field exercises. This module is taught in collaboration with SUPSI and will take place in Mendrisio in June when the vectors are active.

Inhalte:

Sie lernen ein übergeordnetes Konzept («Discovery & Evaluation Coil») zur Einordnung von Fragestellungen und der Auswahl von geeigneten Studiendesigns basierend auf der aktuellen Evidenz kennen und dieses anzuwenden.

Sie durchlaufen den kompletten Kreislauf am Beispiel einer randomisiert-kontrollierten Studie und erlernen anhand dieses praxisnahen Beispiels die Anwendung essenzieller epidemiologischer Forschungsmethoden.

• Sie lernen eine konkrete Forschungsfrage zu formulieren.
• Sie können die Konzepte der internen und externen Validität erläutern und anwenden.
• Sie kennen Vor- und Nachteile diverser klinischer Endpunkte.
• Sie erhalten einen Einblick in die Humanforschung Schweiz und kennen relevante regulatorische Prozesse und zentrale Stakeholder im Bereich Humanforschung.
• Sie können zentrale epidemiologische Konzepte wie z.B. systematische Fehler («Bias») anhand von Beispielen erläutern und kennen Herangehensweisen, um systematische Fehler bei der Studienplanung und -durchführung zu vermeiden.
• Sie erhalten einen Einblick in klinische Datenbanken (REDCap).
• Sie können Studienergebnisse kritisch interpretieren.

Description:

Preventive care services (e.g., cancer screening, cardiometabolic and diabetes checks) are essential for healthy aging and reducing avoidable deaths, especially in aging societies where noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and chronic respiratory disease are the leading causes of mortality. However, social inequalities in the use of preventive care remain widespread, even in high-income societies with universal health coverage. This course introduces the social determinants affecting individuals’ participation in preventive care, including socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors such as gender, age, marital status, nationality, and macro-level determinants (e.g., country level factors). It covers both theoretical and methodological aspects, enabling a critical analysis of how these factors influence preventive care use. Specific attention is given to population-level services, such as breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening. Students will gain an understanding of the processes driving inequalities in preventive care use across different population groups, which is essential for informing the design of prevention programs and policy interventions.

In most organisations, financial management skills tend to be concentrated in a small core of financial management experts. Especially in small organizations and in the public sector, many employees are given responsibilities in financial management for which they have not been trained, be it budgeting, financial record keeping or financial reporting.

This course will address the basics of the financial cycle from budgeting, implementing and recording, through financial reporting. An in-depth look at the workings of bookkeeping, financial reporting, internal controlling, financial management of physical assets and stocks, as well as auditing will be covered.

Objective:

In this module you learn how to transparently describe data that was collected for a given study. In addition you learn how to make inferences and draw conclusions that go beyond the current data set and make statements about the underlying population of interest. Furthermore, the information in the data set has to be condensed and presented in an understandable fashion. For this

• you reduce data by calculating group level quantities (like means, risks etc)
• you quantify and interpret the amount of statistical uncertainty in your data, mostly by using 95% confidence intervals
• you make the first steps in using a statistical software (R) for data description, data transformation and simple statistical analyses (you will receive a temporary Stata license for this)
• you communicate appropriately the results obtained
• you translate specific questions into relevant statistical quantities of interest

Description:

To achieve effective results, global health leaders need to integrate evidence into their decision-making processes. To do this, they should to be able to apply basic analytical skills including science-informed information retrieval, analysis and the design and implementation of small and applied empirical research projects aimed at a specific, contextualized research questions. The skill set acquired in this course should assist global health practitioners in general and MBA students in the development of the Master thesis of the MBA programme in particular

Ziel:

In diesem Einführungsmodul werden grundlegende Begriffe, Konzepte, Sichtweisen und Werte aus der Public-Health-Perspektive behandelt und vermittelt. 

Public Health ist die praxisorientierte und empirische Wissenschaft, die als Fokus die Gesundheit der Bevölkerung (öffentliche Gesundheit) und nicht des Individuums hat. Als stark interdisziplinäre Wissenschaft bedient sie sich der Ansätze und Methoden verschiedenster Fachdisziplinen, um unter anderem die Bedingungen bzw. Voraussetzungen für Gesundheit, die Ursachen für Krankheit, die Gesundheitssysteme oder auch die Wechselwirkung zwischen Menschen und ihrer Umwelt zu untersuchen.

Description:

This course will give a broad overview of the potentials and limitations of machine learning and deep learning applications in healthcare, with a focus on clinical data exploitation. After providing an overview of the pros and cons of different approaches, and a list of examples of their application, the student will learn the basics of using Python for data analysis, machine learning and deep learning. Data management and ethical issues will shortly be presented from different perspectives. Application in Healthcare domain, including public health, will be presented and discussed. Throughout the course, the theoretical insights acquired from the lectures will be applied to a specific use case, starting with descriptive statistics, followed by regression analysis and explainable machine learning models using clinical features, up to a deep learning model. The course is meant for a generic audience that includes both data scientists, biomedical engineers and clinicians, physicians that are interested in expanding their knowledge.

In allen Gesundheitssystemen stellt sich die Frage, wie medizinische Leistungen vergütet werden sollen. Parallel dazu bedarf die Praxis der Leistungserbringung und -finanzierung ständiger Optimierung. Neben der Gesundheitsökonomie stellen Health Technology Assessment (HTA) und die Versorgungsforschung für diese Bereiche methodische Grundlagen bereit. In diesem Modul lernen Sie mögliche Vorgehensweisen bei Vergütungsentscheidungen und bei der Preisbildung von Arzneimitteln und anderen Gesundheitsleistungen kennen. Sie explorieren zudem die Grundlagen und ökonomischen Aspekte der Versorgungsforschung. Hinsichtlich der Eignung verschiedener Optionen entwickeln Sie eigene Positionen.

Dazu

• lernen Sie den Unterschied zwischen statischer und dynamischer Effizienz kennen
• vergleichen Sie die Preisbildung in unterschiedlichen Gesundheitssystemen am Beispiel der Arzneimittel
• lernen Sie die optimale Vergütung der Leistungen von Ärzten und Spitälern kennen
• beurteilen Sie die Vorgehensweisen in der Schweiz im Licht der Erfahrungen anderer europäischer Länder
• setzen Sie sich damit auseinander, wie Methoden der Gesundheitsökonomie und der Versorgungsforschung kombiniert werden können
• beschreiben Sie, wie Routinedaten für die Versorgungsforschung genutzt werden können und verstehen deren Limitationen
• lernen Sie, wie die Versorgungsforschung die Gesundheitspolitik und die Vertragsgestaltung eines Krankenversicherers prägen kann

Ziel

Der Besuch dieses Moduls befähigt Sie, Entstehungs- und Verlaufsprozesse von Gesundheit und Krankheit in der Bevölkerung unter Berücksichtigung kultureller, sozialer und psychologischer Einflussfaktoren zu verstehen und zu beschreiben. Hierbei wenden Sie gesundheits- und sozialwissenschaftliche Theorien und Konzepte an. Dazu

• formulieren Sie Public-Health-Fragestellungen zu Entstehung und Verlauf von Gesundheit und Krankheit
• ziehen Sie relevante gesundheits- und sozialwissenschaftliche Theorien und Konzepte zur Beschreibung und Erklärung von Problem- und Aufgabenstellungen im Bereich Public Health bei
• verstehen und analysieren Sie das Zusammenwirken verschiedener Faktoren, die die Entstehung und den Verlauf von Gesundheit und Krankheit beeinflussen
• verbinden Sie erkenntnisleitend Public-Health-Fragestellungen mit gesundheits- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Theorien und Konzepten

Description:

Submitting, reviewing, and publishing papers is a key part of research, but it can be frustrating due to its complexity and time demands. This course offers a practical guide on how to navigate these steps effectively. It covers everything from formatting your paper to understanding publication fees and agreements. The goal is to equip you with the skills to format your papers efficiently, making revisions and resubmissions easier, and focused but not unique in Public Health.

In this module, students use case studies and decision-analytic modelling approaches to design a health programme: conducting a situation analysis and setting priorities for interventions that are consistent with existing national health policies in resource constraint countries. It covers salient topics such as analysing the problem, developing log frames, setting indicators and monitoring and evaluation.

With this module, students will learn how to design a research project to address a public health issue. The major stages of the research process - ie research design, data collection and data analysis - will be examined, through concrete examples and personal work. Upon completion of the module, students will be able to:

• Formulate a relevant research question
• Select an appropriate data collection method
• Define an appropriate sample
• Plan data collection
• Select an appropriate data analysis method

Content:

• Characteristics of good research questions
• Quantitative and qualitative social science research methods
• Sampling issues (types of sampling, recruitment of participants)
• Ethical issues related to field work
• Data collection methods (individual interviews and focus groups, questionnaire)
• Data analysis methods (statistical analysis, content analysis)
• Feasibility of a planned project with respect to available resources (time, staffing, budget)

Objectives:

Learn and employ strategies and tools (including AI tools for translation and writing) to structure your paper-writing process from beginning to end. Depending on your starting point, you will produce a first or second draft of a manuscript and receive individualized help and critique.

Ziel:

Systematische Reviews und Meta-Analysen geben für die Einschätzung von Risiken und der erwünschten und unerwünschten Wirkungen von Interventionen oft die bessere Evidenz als Einzelstudien. In diesem Modul lernen Sie, die methodischen Grundlagen von systematischen Reviews und Meta-Analysen kritisch zu beurteilen und ihre Anwendung zu diskutieren.

Dazu:

• lernen Sie, die wichtigsten Quellen für Public Health relevante Reviews zu nutzen
• beschreiben Sie die Bedeutung und Problematik von systematischen Reviews und Meta-Analysen
• lernen Sie systematische Literatursuchen in Medline und anderen Datenbanken
• entwickeln Sie ein Protokoll für einen systematischen Review mit Meta-Analyse
• führen Sie eine Meta-Analyse durch
• beurteilen Sie kritisch die Qualität von Reviews

Description:

This course is designed to equip participants with the fundamental concepts and techniques necessary for the analysis of clustered data. In many research fields and study designs, including epidemiology and clinical trials, data are often collected in clustered or hierarchical structures. Examples include repeated measurements of the same subject over time, data grouped by family or school or other type of units, and cluster randomized trials. Ignoring clustering can lead to incorrect standard errors and overly precise confidence intervals, thereby compromising the validity of the conclusions of the study.

In diesem Modul analysieren Sie komplexe Problemstellungen aus dem Themenbereich Umwelt und Gesundheit aus der Public-Health-Perspektive und setzen sich mit den besonderen Schwierigkeiten bei der entsprechenden Forschung auseinander. Dazu

• interpretieren Sie die umweltepidemiologische Forschung und bewerten diese hinsichtlich ihrer gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen aus individueller und aus Public-Health-Sicht
• führen Sie eine Gesundheitsrisikoabschätzung zu einem bestimmten Umweltthema durch
• diskutieren und erfahren Sie, wie Sie sich als Public-Health-Experte hinsichtlich der Prävention oder Begrenzung von gesundheitlichen Umweltschäden einbringen können

Inhalte

• Gesundheit und Lärm, Luftschadstoffe, Radon, ionisierende und nicht-ionisierende Strahlung
• Gesundheit und Klimawandel
• Umweltepidemiologische Studiendesigns
• Kausalität bei beobachtenden Studien
• Methoden zur Einschätzung von Umweltexpositionen in der Bevölkerung
• nationale und internationale Datenquellen im Bereich Umwelt und Gesundheit
• Gesundheitsrisikoabschätzung (Impact Assessment): Methoden zur Quantifizierung gesundheitlicher Auswirkungen von Umweltschadstoffen auf individueller und gesellschaftlicher Ebene

Contents:

This module is divided into four main components:

• An introduction to the concept of health interventions and their initial evaluation, including the «development pipeline» for new interventions; followed by a systematic comparison of randomised controlled trials and alternative study designs
• A case study on the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa: from the very first studies in the field to policy formulation at national and international levels, and finally large-scale implementation and its evaluation
• A case study on the monitoring and evaluation of the national malaria control programme in Papua New Guinea, including a discussion on the use of routine surveillance
• A case study from Switzerland on the monitoring and evaluation of a health system programme

Ziel:

Die ökonomische Beurteilung von Gesundheitsleistungen im Rahmen von Kosten-Effektivitäts- und Budget-Impact-Analysen erfordert regelmässig den Einsatz von Modellen. Auch für andere gesundheitsrelevante Fragestellungen kommen Modellierungstechniken zum Einsatz. In diesem Modul lernen Sie, einfache gesundheitsökonomische Modelle selbst zu erarbeiten und zu analysieren.

Description:

Within public health, there is a growing interest to study and understand human behavior, representations, and individual experiences of those taking part in a studied phenomenon. Qualitative designs are the method of choice to address those issues.

Public health is “the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private communities, and individuals.” — CEA Winslow (CDC, 2021). But what constitutes public health sciences? This course is foundational for all those seeking a doctorate in any of the fields of public health sciences. Concept, definition, and history of public health, population health sciences, and applied public health will be addressed. It introduces students to the basics of public health surveillance, population health monitoring, and prevention sciences. The aim is to make sure that all public health graduates in Switzerland can understand how their specific focus fits within the broader and interdisciplinary nature and long tradition of public health sciences and can communicate about public health sciences with health scientists and public health stakeholders.

Description:

Public health surveillance is the ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health-related data, closely integrated with their timely dissemination and communication to those responsible for public health strategies and action on disease prevention and control. Methods and tools for surveillance and population health monitoring, initially developed for infectious diseases and outbreak control, are now applied to other health conditions like chronic diseases, mental health or occupational and environmental health. With the advances in the field of data science and the growing access to multiple types and increasing volumes of data, the field of surveillance and health monitoring is going to adapt and evolve rapidly. This includes moving to a wider scope of applications, for example, surveillance may also include monitoring health care services, disease trends and risk factors associated with adverse health events. This also implies using new methods for modelling and visualizing data. These approaches not only provide innovative ways to interpret complex information but also offer powerful tools to communicate results to a broader audience.

Description:

Qualitative health research helps grasp behaviors and practices of patients and populations, combined with the meaning health professionals and stakeholders give to their practices and actions, both are known to underlie and influence health practices. By giving particular attention to the context of an intervention, qualitative research is particularly effective for evaluating programs and practices in the public health field. It allows to reflect on the broader health care context, with its socio-cultural and historical features.

Contents

• Literatursuche
• Vor- und Nachteile verschiedener Studiendesigns (ökologische Studien, Vorher-Nachher-Studien, Fallkontrollstudien, Kohortenstudien, randomisierte und nicht-randomisierte Interventionsstudien, Meta-Analysen)
• Studienqualität und Critical Appraisal (Levels of evidence, Lücken in der Evidenz, Kriterien der Kausalität, Darstellung und Interpretation der Resultate: absolute und relative Risiken, numbers needed to treat/harm/screen)
• Grundlagen von GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation)

Inhalt:

Medizinisch-wissenschaftliche Grundlagen sind für den Umgang mit Fragen im Gesundheitsbereich unerlässlich. Medizinfremde Berufsgruppen aus dem Gesundheitswesen erwerben ein Grundverständnis des Aufbaus und der Organfunktionen des menschlichen Körpers. Sie können wichtige Krankheitsbilder aufzeigen und sich ein fundiertes Urteil zu medizinischen Begriffen sowie Medikamentenklassen bilden. Das interdisziplinäre Denken wird gestärkt, wodurch die Betrachtungsweise medizinischer Leistungserbringer nachvollzogen und medizinische Entscheidungskonzepte besser verstanden werden. Im eigenen Berufsalltag können medizinische Fakten präziser eingeschätzt und lösungsorientiert angewendet werden.

- Anatomie, Physiologie
- Diagnostische Denkweise
- Medikamentenlehre
- Terminologie
- Krankheitslehre: Herz-/Kreislauferkrankungen, rheumatische Erkrankungen und respiratorische Erkrankungen, Unfälle/Verletzungen,    Entzündungen/Infekte, Tumore/Krebs und Psychiatrie)
- Innovationen im Medtech-Sektor

Description:

Apprendre à:

• Identifier les enjeux prioritaires de santé dans un contexte de globalisation
• Développer des plans d’action adaptés aux réalités locales, régionales ou globales