SSPH+ Annual Meeting 2026

"Protecting Science – Protecting Health" is the motto of the 2026 SSPH+ Annual Meeting, hosted by the University of Fribourg on June 23-24, 2026.

Location: Boulevard de Pérolles 90, 1700 Fribourg.

Day 1 / Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Time / Place Title / Content
11:00 – 12:30
Room E230 (2nd floor)
Pre-conference: IGC Academic Board Meeting Arnaud Chiolero and Ann Walser (SSPH+ / University of Fribourg), Joachim Marti (Unisanté) Only invited persons
12:30 - 13:00
Registration, Light Lunch & Drinks
13:00 – 14:00
Joseph Deiss Auditorium (Pérolles 22)
Welcome by SSPH+ and University of Fribourg Viktor von Wyl (SSPH+ / University of Zürich), Arnaud Chiolero (SSPH+ / University of Fribourg), and Chantal Martin-Sölch (Vice-Rector, University of Fribourg) Introduction and New SSPH+ Initiatives Viktor von Wyl (SSPH+ / University of Zürich) Everyone welcome
14:00 – 15:00
Parallel Sessions
Room 1 IGC Students Meeting
with speed talks and celebration of our new IGC alumni Arnaud Chiolero and Ann Walser (SSPH+ IGC / University of Fribourg) Only for IGC PhD and MD Students, and new IGC Alumni
Room 2 AI in Health Promotion: Navigating Opportunities, Integrity, and Trust Viktor Von Wyl (SSPH+ / University of Zürich) and Jorgen Bauwens (SSPH+) (10') Beyond Personal Data: Redefining Health Data for Population Health and AI Yejin Lee (University of Geneva, Institute of Global Health) All interested welcome
Room 3 Using Evidence-Based Culinary Nutrition to Reduce Reliance on Ultra-Processed Foods Joyce Haddad (BFH) All interested welcome
Room 4 Fraud and other ethical challenges in scientific publishing Christopher Woodrow and Nino Künzli (Swiss TPH) All interested welcome
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break – 30'
15:30 – 16:30
Joseph Deiss Auditorium (Pérolles 22)
PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH EVIDENCE (5’) Introduction Arnaud Chiolero (SSPH+ / University of Fribourg) (20’) Truth and trust in sciences Yves Flückiger (Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences) (15') Misinformation and the erosion of trust Federico Germani (University of Zurich, Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine) (20') Discussion with the audience Everyone welcome
16:30 – 17:15
Joseph Deiss Auditorium (Pérolles 22)
FROM PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE TO POLICY - NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES (15') Swiss Cohort and Biobank: lessons learnt Nicole Probst-Hensch (SSPH+ / Swiss TPH) (15') Experience from the HPV-caused cancer elimination in Switzerland L. Suzanne Suggs (Università della Svizzera italiana) (15') Questions & Answers Everyone welcome
17:15 – 17:45
Joseph Deiss Auditorium (Pérolles 22)
WHY PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS MORE PSYCHOLOGY SCIENCES
Implications for health promotion, behavior change, and primary care Chantal Martin-Sölch (Vice-Rector, University of Fribourg) Everyone welcome
17:45 – 18:00
Joseph Deiss Auditorium (Pérolles 22)
Celebration of SSPH+ Honorary Fellows 2026 SSPH+ Directorate Everyone welcome
18:00 – 19:00
Career Speed Dating & Apéro Everyone welcome. Career Speed Dating is organized by the SSPH+ IGC Student Representatives.
19:30
Dinner at Restaurant L'Aigle Noir Only invited persons
Day 2 / Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Time and Location Title / Content
08:30 – 09:00
Joseph Deiss Auditorium (Pérolles 22)
White Paper and Health Promotion Initiative Nicole Probst-Hensch (SSPH+ / Swiss TPH), Murielle Bochud (SSPH+ / University of Lausanne), Luca Crivelli (SSPH+ / SUPSI) Everyone welcome
09:00 – 10:00
Parallel Sessions
Room 1 Postdoc & Project Manager: Collaborating with people and managing projects SSPH+ Postdocs Workshop Only for late SSPH+ PhD Students, postdocs and IGC Alumni
Room 2 How to Engage with the Public and Politics as Scientists Andreas Stoller (University of Fribourg) All interested welcome
Room 3 Infodemics and the challenge of misinformation for public health Federico Germani (University of Zurich) All interested welcome
Room 4 Interdisciplinary approaches to scientific integrity - Lessons from the management of industrial pollution for public health Christelle Oltramare and Aurélie Berthet (University of Lausanne, Unisanté) All interested welcome
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break - 30'
10:30 – 11:15
Joseph Deiss Auditorium (Pérolles 22)
Reimagining Global Health Stephanie Khoury and Lucienne Zinsstag (Swiss TPH, University of Basel) Everyone welcome
11:15 – 11:30
Joseph Deiss Auditorium (Pérolles 22)
Outlook and SSPH+ Award for best published PhD article in Public Health 2026 Viktor von Wyl (SSPH+ / University of Zürich) Everyone welcome
11:30 – 12:30
Joseph Deiss Auditorium (Pérolles 22)
JOINT SESSION: SSPH+ & SMARTER HEALTH CARE
Smart, connected and integrated: Hospital at Home roll-out in Basel-Landschaft Milo Puhan (University of Zurich) in dialogue with Thomi Jourdan (Cantonal Government of Basel-Landschaft), and other project participants Everyone welcome
12:30 – ...
Light Lunch (...grab a sandwich)
13:15 – 16:00
Smart, connected and integrated: Presentation and discussion of smart models of integrated care in Switzerland.. Details will follow. For more info, Smarter Health Care