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Course Program of the Inter-university Graduate Campus (IGC)

Registration for IGC courses 2026 is here.

For PhD and MD students enrolled in the SSPH+ Inter-university Graduate Campus, the course costs are 30 CHF per course. For the code for registration as SSPH+ IGC student, contact phdph@ssphplus.ch.

For postdoctoral students affiliated with SSPH+ partner institutes, the course cost is 30 CHF per course if their line manager is a SSPH+ Faculty Member. If they do not have a SSPH+ Faculty Member as line manager, the fee is 300 CHF per ECTS. Please upload a proof of your status in the registration tool.*

External participants are welcome to join our courses for limited space. External PhD students, external MD students and Swiss public health doctors in training pay reduced course fees.

Do not hesitate to register for the waiting lists in case the course should be fully booked, there is always a chance to get in (by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch).

You can find course testimonials of participants here and testimonials of alumni about the SSPH+ Inter-university Graduate Campus here.

*An individual who has obtained a PhD within the past 8 years and is affiliated with an SSPH+ institute ore workd within the team of an SSPH+ Faculty Member

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Date	Title	Speakers	Field
12 May 2026	Cancer Epidemiology: From Description to Prevention basic Course Flyer University of Fribourg Course format: 2-3hour online course for SSPH+ IGC students Registration is closed	Dr. Rose van der Linden, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course
18 - 22 May 2026	Big Data in Public Health basic/intermediate Course Flyer University of Lucerne Course format: On site at University of Lucerne Fully booked Registration is closed	PD Dr. Oliver Grübner, PhD Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne Prof. Dr. Thomas Friemel Dr. Vasileios Nittas Prof. Dr. Milo Puhan Dr. Markus Wolf Prof. Dr. Viktor von Wyl University of Zürich and international guest lecturers	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
1 - 3 June 2026	Public Health Nutrition intermediate Course Flyer Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) and University of Lausanne Course format: Online on Zoom Fully booked Registration for waiting list by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch	Prof. Dr. Pedro Marques-Vidal, MD PhD Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne Prof. Dr. Suzanne Suggs, PhD Institute of Communication and Public Policy (ICPP), Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) Dr. Patricia Chocano-Bedoya, MD PhD Bern Institute of Primary Care (BIHAM), University of Bern	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
8 - 10 June 2026	Writing and Publishing a Scientific Paper intermediate Course Flyer Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) Course format: Hybrid, on site at University of Lugano or online on Zoom Fully booked Registration for waiting list by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch	Prof. Dr. Emiliano Albanese, MD, MPH, PhD, FMH Dr. Rebecca Amati, PhD Dr. Maddalena Fiordelli, PhD Institute of PublicHealth (IPH), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)	General Scientific Skills
23/24 June 2026	SSPH+ Annual Meeting with IGC Students Meeting At University of Fribourg SSPH+ Annual Meeting: Program Registration is closed	With our Annual Meeting motto "Protecting Science – Protecting Health" we reaffirm our mission to advance rigorous, independent science that informs policy and upholds public health in Switzerland. Sessions cover topics on: protecting public health evidence, negotiation strategies for translating public health science to policy and the white paper and health promotion initiative. Limited spaces are available for offer of dinner and accommodation. Those who will attend both days will be given priority. IGC students attending the students meeting can get the train ticket reimbursed (within Switzerland, one return ticket, half prize, 2nd class)
30 June 2026	Utilization of Preventive Health Services: Key Determinants and Social Inequalities basic Course Flyer University of Fribourg Course format: 2-3hour online course for SSPH+ IGC students Fully booked Registration for waiting list by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch	Dr. Vladimir Jolidon, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course
26 - 28 August 2026	IGC Writing Retreat intermediate Course Flyer NEW! Course format: On site at Domaine du Hirtz, Wattwiller, France For SSPH+ IGC students and postdocs with SSPH+ Faculty Member as line manager Applicants are requested to submit a short motivation letter for selection: Motivation Letter (upload in registration tool or send by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch) 1 last place available Registration before 26 May 2026	Dr. Kali Tal, PhD Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern	General Scientific Skills
2/3/4 and 7/8 September 2026	Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning & Healthcare basic/intermediate Course Flyer University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) Course format: Online Fully booked Registration for waiting list by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch	Dr. Francesca Faraci, PhD Bio Signal Processing Specialization Unit, Department of Innovative Technologies, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) Dr. Luigi Fiorillo, PhD Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) Dr. Davide Marzorati, PhD Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI	Epidemiology
14 - 18 September 2026	Causal Inference for Population Health Sciences advanced Course Flyer Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) Course format: on site at Swiss TPH, Allschwil Students should be familiar with basics of causal interpretation. Students are invited to take one or more of the following IGC courses if possible: Epidemiological Data Analysis Strategy Epidemiological Concepts, Principals, and Methods: A Practice-Oriented Introduction 2 last places available Registration before 14 August 2026	PD Dr. Tracy Glass, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel Prof. Dr. Martin Huber, PhD Chair of Applied Econometrics and Policy Evaluation, University of Fribourg Dr. Cristian Carmeli, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg	Epidemiology
24 September 2026	A Practical Guide on how to Submit Review and Get your Paper Published in Public Health Journals basic Course Flyer University of Lucerne Course format: 2-3hour online course for SSPH+ IGC students Fully booked Registration for waiting list by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch	Dr. Ana Onã, PhD Swiss Paraplegic Research, University of Lucerne	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course
5 - 9 October 2026	Writing Better, Faster Scientific Papers in English: A Structured Method for Non-native English Speakers intermediate/advanced Course Flyer Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) Course format: Online on Zoom Fully booked Registration for waiting list by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch	Dr. Kali Tal, PhD Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern Prof. Dr. med. Julia Bohlius, MD MScPH Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	General Scientific Skills
13 October 2026	Monitoring the Causes of Deaths: From Data Collection to Analyses basic Course Flyer NEW COURSE University of Fribourg Course format: 2-3hour online course for SSPH+ IGC students Fully booked Registration for waiting list by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch	Dr. Doris Duran Napolitano, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course
20 - 22 October 2026	Introduction into Multilevel Modelling of Clustered Data intermediate Course Flyer Change of teaching team and location: New: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) With Prof. Martin Röösli and Dr. Nekane Sandoval-Diez Course format: on site at Swiss TPH, Allschwil Registration before 20 September 2026	Prof. Dr. Martin Röösli, PhD Dr. Nekane Sandoval-Diez, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
5 November 2026	Haul or Harm? Unpacking the Commercial Determinants of Health basic Course Flyer NEW COURSE Bern University of Applied Sciences Course format: 2-3hour online course for SSPH+ IGC students Fully booked Registration for waiting list by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch	Dr. Ana Cecilia Quiroga Gutierrez, PhD Institute of Health Economics and Health Policy, Bern University of Applied Sciences	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course
11 - 13 November 2026	Qualitative Health Research: BASIC Module: Defining and Developing Qualitative Research in Public Health basic Course Flyer University of Lausanne Course format: On site at Unisanté, University of Lausanne Registration before 11 October 2026	PD Dr. Christina Akre, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), unisanté, University of Lausanne and guest lecturers	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
16 - 20 November 2026	Foundations of Public Health basic Course Flyer University of Zürich, University of Fribourg and Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) Course format: On site University of Zürich Fully booked Registration for waiting list by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch	Prof. Dr. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Canada PD Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg, Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva Prof. Dr. Kaspar Staub, PhD Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich Prof. Dr. Suzanne Suggs, PhD Institute of Communication and Public Policy (ICPP), Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
23 - 25 November 2026	Visualization and Modeling for Public Health Surveillance intermediate/advanced Course Flyer University of Lausanne Course format: On site at Unisanté, University of Lausanne Students should be familiar with basics of surveillance. Students are invited to take the following IGC course if possible: Foundations of Public Health Registration before 23 October 2026	PD Dr. Valérie Pittet, PhD Department Epidemiology and Health Systems, Center for primary medicine and public health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne	Health Systems Research, Epidemiology
30 November / 1 December 2026	Qualitative Health Research: ADVANCED Module: Appraising Qualitative Health Research advanced Course Flyer University of Lausanne Course format: On site at Unisanté, University of Lausanne Registration before 30 October 2026	PD Dr. Christina Akre, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), unisanté, University of Lausanne and guest lecturers	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
2027	Courses taking place next time in 2027
2027	Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis intermediate University of Fribourg	Prof. Dr. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern School of Population & Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Prof. Dr. Cinzia Del Giovane, PhD Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena (Italy) Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg	Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
2027	Introduction to the Statistical Software R basic Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)	Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
2027	Epidemiological Data Analysis Strategy intermediate Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)	Dr. Fiona Vanobberghen, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) PD Dr. Tracy Glass, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) & University of Basel	Epidemiology
2027	Principles of Health Economics basic/intermediate University of Basel and University of Lausanne	Prof. Joachim Marti, PhD Center for Primary Care and Public Health (unisanté), University of Lausanne Prof. Armando N. Meier, PhD Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel	Health Systems Research
2027	Public Health Law and Ethics basic University of Neuchâtel	Prof. Dr. Sandra Hotz, PhD Prof. Dr. Mélanie Lévy Mader, PhD Dr. Géraldine Marks, PhD Health Law Institute, Faculty of Law, University of Neuchâtel	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
2027	Migration Health intermediate Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and University of Geneva	Prof. Dr. med. Daniel H. Paris Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel PD Dr. med. Yves-Laurent Jackson Geneva University Hospital Dr. Phil. Afona Chernet, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
2027	Life Course Epidemiology and Public Health intermediate University of Fribourg	Dr. Cristian Carmeli, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Prof. Dr. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Canada Dr. Emilie Courtin, PhD Department of Health Policy, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom PD Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg, Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
2027	Medical Care Epidemiology: From Variation to Low-Value Care basic/intermediate NEW COURSE	Prof. Joachim Marti, PhD Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne Prof. Dr. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Canada Reto Jörg and Jonathan Zufferey, Swiss Health Observatory (OBSAN)	Epidemiology/ Health Systems Research
2027	Missing Data in Observational Epidemiologic Studies	tbd	Epidemiology
2027	GIS for Public Health	tbd	Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills

Terms and conditions

Cancellations: For all course cancellations, a cancellation fee of 30.- CHF applies. For cancellations communicated until 4 weeks before the course starts, 100% (minus cancellation fee) will be refunded. For cancellations made less than 4 weeks before the course starts, the course fee cannot be refunded. Cancellations are only possible by email to awalser@ssphplus.ch.
SSPH+ reserves the right to cancel or postpone courses. A minimum of 15 registration per course is needed to offer the course. In case of a cancellation of a course by SSPH+, the fees will be refunded in full (decision usually made 1 month before course start). SSPH+ will not be held liable for travel or accommodation costs. Make sure you have a travel insurance or book refundable offers.

Past Courses

Date	Title	Speakers	Field
14 / 17 February 2022	Create Online Virtual Interactive Discussions – A Short Course on approaches to online teaching Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Axel Hoffmann, PhD Swiss TPH, Basel Dr. Barabara M. Bürkin, PhD Swiss TPH, Basel Dr. Joachim Pelikan, PhD Swiss TPH, Basel	General Courses and Soft Skills
16 - 18 March 2022	Forced migration: Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant Women Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Dr. Eva Cignacco Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Professions Anthony Grand, Lic. Phil. Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Professions Prof. Dr. Ines Kneygaert University Gent, Belgium, Department of Public Health and Primary Care Paola Origlia, MSc Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Professions Emma Stirling Cameron, MSc Dalhousie University, Canada Milena Wegelin, Lic. Phil. Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Professions	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
21 - 23 March 2022	Writing a Journal Article... and Getting it Published (1) Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Claudia Kühni Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern	General Courses and Soft Skills
11 - 13 April 2022	Understanding social inequalities and social problems in health! Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD Population Health Laboratory, University of Fribourg Dr. Kristen Jafflin, PhD Swiss TPH, University Basel	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
05 - 06 May 2022	Basics of Ethics in Health Sciences Research Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Verina Wild Medical Ethics, University of Augsburg Dr. Agomoni Ganguli Mitra Mason Institute, University of Edingburgh Law School PD Dr. Sven Trelle Clinical Trials Unit CTU, University of Bern Dr. Priya Satalkar Marie Curie Fellow, Bioethics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Belgium Dr. Peter Kleist Cantonal Ethics Committee, Zurich	General Courses and Soft Skills
16 - 20 May 2022	Big Data in Public Health Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Oliver Grübner Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich Dr. Eva Furrer Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich Prof. Milo Puhan Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich Prof. Viktor von Wyl Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich PD Dr. Marta Fadda, Università della Svizzera Italiana	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
07 - 09 June 2022	Life Course Epidemiology and Public Health Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Cristian Carmeli, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Prof. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Canada Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva Prof. Julia Dratva, MD MPH School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences Medical Faculty, University Basel	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
22 June 2022	The Swiss health care system in international comparison Course Info (PDF) Short online course for IGC students	Dr. Judith Lupatsch, PhD Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Basel	Health Systems Research
29 June - 01 July 2022	Introduction into multilevel modelling of clustered data Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Martin Röösli Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
29 August - 02 September 2022	Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning & Healthcare Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Francesca Faraci, PhD BioSignal Processing Specialization Unit, Department of Innovative Technologies, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI Luigi Fiorillo, MSc Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI Angelo Consoli, MSc Institute of Information Systems and Networking, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI	Epidemiology
05 September 2022	Causal Interpretation in Association Studies: A Critical Review Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Jordyn Wallenborn, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology
07 - 09 September 2022	Missing data in observational epidemiologic studies including non-detects Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Martin Röösli Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), University of Basel Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology
14 - 16 September 2022	Introduction to the Statistical Software R Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, General Courses and Soft Skills
19 - 23 September 2022	Fundamental concepts in Epidemiology Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Albert Hofman Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health	Epidemiology
26 September 2022	Fake News and Infection Prevention Course Info (PDF)	Alexandra Peters, PhD University of Geneva and Infection Control Program & WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety The University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine	General Courses and Soft Skills
05 - 07 October 2022	Writing a Journal Article... and Getting it Published (2) Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Nicola Low Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern	General Courses and Soft Skills
10 - 14 October 2022	Applied Logistic Regression Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Stanley Lemeshow Ohio State University PD Dr. Ben Spycher Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern	Epidemiology
17 - 19 October 2022	Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis: a Practical Approach Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Georgia Salanti Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern Prof. Matthias Egger Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern	Epidemiology, General Courses and Soft Skills
25 October 2022	Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease Project Data and Tools Course Info (PDF)	Gillian Levine, PhD Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel	Health Systems Research
31 October - 4 November 2022	Introduction to Health Economics Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Joachim Marti, PhD Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne Dr. Armando N. Meier, PhD Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne and Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel	Health Systems Research
07 - 11 November 2022	GIS for Public Health Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Danielle Vienneau, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), University of Basel Dr. Kees de Hoogh, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, General Courses and Soft Skills
14 - 16 November 2022	Qualitative Health Research: BASIC module: Defining and developing qualitative research in public health Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Rose-Anna Foley, PhD Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud, Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, Lausanne Dr. Christina Akré, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, Lausanne	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
23 - 25 November 2022	Introduction to Statistical Software Stata and Electronic Data Capture Software REDCap Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Adrian Spoerri, PhD Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern Dr. Dominik Güntensperger, PhD Clinical Trial Unit (CTU), University of Bern	Epidemiology, General Courses and Soft Skills
24 - 25 November 2022	Qualitative Health Research: ADVANCED module: Appraising qualitative health research Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Rose-Anna Foley, PhD Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud, Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, Lausanne Dr. Christina Akré, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, Lausanne	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
28 - 30 November 2022	Public Health Nutrition Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Patricia Chocano-Bedoya, MD PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Bern Institute of Primary Care (BIHAM), University of Bern Prof. Pedro Marques-Vidal, MD PhD Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne Prof. Suzanne Suggs, PhD Institute of Public Health (IPH) and Institute of Communication and Public Policy (ICPP), Università della Svizzera italiana	Epidemiology
6 - 9 December 2022	Public health surveillance and population health monitoring (advanced module) Course Info (PDF)	PD Valérie Pittet, PhD Department Epidemiology and Health Systems, Center for primary medicine and public health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne MER Yolanda Mueller, MD PhD Department of Family Medicine, Center for primary medicine and public health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne	Health Systems Research, Epidemiology
24 / 27 February 2023	Basics of Scientific Writing in English: A Structured Method for Organizing and Writing Better, Faster Papers Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Kali Tal, PhD Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern Prof. Julia Bohlius Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)	General Scientific Skills
30 March 2023	Fake News and Infection Prevention Course Info (PDF)	Alexandra Peters, PhD University of Geneva and Infection Control Program & WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, The University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine	General Scientific Skills
03 - 05 April 2023	Understanding Social Inequalities and Social Problems in Health! Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD Population Health Laboratory, University of Fribourg Dr. Kristen Jafflin, PhD Swiss TPH, University Basel	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
25 April 2023	The Swiss Health Care System in International Comparison Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Judith Lupatsch, PhD Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Department of Public Health,University of Basel	General Scientific Skills
08 - 12 May 2023	Big Data in Public Health Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Oliver Grübner Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich Dr. Eva Furrer Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich Prof. Milo Puhan Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich Prof. Viktor von Wyl Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich PD Dr. Marta Fadda Università della Svizzera italiana	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
22 - 24 May 2023	Migration Health Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Dr. med. Daniel H. Paris Swiss TPH, University of Basel PD Dr. med. Yves-Laurent Jackson Geneva University Hospital Dr. phil. Afona Chernet Swiss TPH, University of Basel Dr. med. Anne Jachmann, MPH, Inselspital, University of Bern	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
31 May - 2 June 2023	Writing and Publishing a Scientific Paper Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Emiliano Albanese, MD, PhD Dr. Anne-Linda Camerini, PhD Dr. Maddalena Fiordelli, PhD Institute of PublicHealth (IPH), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana	General Scientific Skills
05 - 07 June 2023	Life Course Epidemiology and Public Health Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Cristian Carmeli, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Prof. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Canada Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva Prof. Julia Dratva, MD MPH School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences Medical Faculty, University Basel	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
12 June 2023	Causal Interpretation in Association Studies: A Critical Review Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Jordyn Wallenborn, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	General Scientific Skills
13 - 16 June 2023	Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Arnaud Chiolero Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern School of Population & Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Dr. Cinzia Del Giovane, PhD Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena (Italy); Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg	Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
05 - 07 July 2023	Introduction Into Multilevel Modelling of Clustered Data Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Martin Röösli Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
18 / 25 August 2023	Basics of scientific writing in English: A structured method for organizing and writing better, faster papers Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Kali Tal, PhD Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern Prof. Julia Bohlius Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)	General Scientific Skills
30 August - 1 September 2023	Missing Data in Observational Epidemiologic Studies Including Non-detects Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Martin Röösli Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology
04 - 08 September 2023	Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning & Healthcare Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Francesca Faraci, PhD BioSignal Processing Specialization Unit,Department of Innovative Technologies, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI Dr. Luigi Fiorillo, PhD Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI Dr. Davide Marzorati, PhD Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI	Epidemiology
13 September - 15 September 2023	Introduction to the Statistical Software R Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
18 - 22 September 2023	Causal Inference for Population Health Sciences (advanced module) Course Info (PDF)	PD Dr. Tracy Glass, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) & University of Basel Prof. Dr. Giusi Moffa Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Basel	Epidemiology
02 - 06 October 2023	Epidemiological Concepts, Principals, and Methods: A Practice-oriented Introduction Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Irina Guseva Canu Unisanté, Department of Occupational and environmental health, University of Lausanne Prof. Sabine Rohrmann Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, University of Zürich Prof. Angèle Gayet-Ageron, University Hospitals of Geneva, Clinical Epidemiology Department, University of Geneva	Epidemiology
11 October 2023	Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease Project Data and Tools Course Info (PDF)	Gillian Levine, PhD Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)	General Scientific Skills
16 - 20 October 2023	Epidemiological Data Analysis Strategy Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Fiona Vanobberghen, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) PD Dr. Tracy Glass, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) & University of Basel	Epidemiology
23 - 27 October 2023	Writing Better, Faster Scientific Papers in English: A Structured Method for Non-native English Speakers (advanced module) Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Kali Tal, PhD Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern Prof. Julia Bohlius Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)	General Scientific Skills
30 October - 03 November 2023	Introduction to Health Economics Course Info (PDF)	Prof. Joachim Marti, PhD Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne Dr. Armando N. Meier, PhD Center for Primary Care and PublicHealth, University of Lausanne and Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel	Health Systems Research
06 - 10 November 2023	GIS for Public Health Course Info (PDF)	Dr. Danielle Vienneau, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel Dr. Kees de Hoogh, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
20 - 23 November 2023	Public Health Surveillance and Population Health Monitoring (advanced module) Course Info (PDF)	PD Valérie Pittet, PhD Department Epidemiologyand Health Systems, Center for primary medicine and public health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne MER Yolanda Mueller, MD PhD Department of FamilyMedicine, Center for primary medicine and public health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne	Health Systems Research, Epidemiology
27 - 29 November 2023	Qualitative Health Research: BASIC Module: Defining and Developing Qualitative Research in Public Health Course Info (PDF)	PD Dr. Christina Akre, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
06 - 07 December 2023	Qualitative Health Research: ADVANCED Module: Appraising Qualitative Health Research Course Info (PDF)	PD Dr. Christina Akre, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
9 Jan 2024	Causal Interpretation in Association Studies: A Critical Review basic Course Flyer	Dr. Jordyn Wallenborn, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	General Scientific Skills
17 - 19 Jan 2024	Public Health Law and Ethics basic Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Sandra Hotz, PhD Prof. Dr. Mélanie Lévy Mader, PhD Dr. Géraldine Marks, PhD Health Law Institute, Faculty of Law, University of Neuchâtel	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
1 Feb 2024	Healthcare Environmental Hygiene and Infection Prevention basic Course Flyer	Dr. Alexandra Peters, PhD Scientific Lead for Clean Hospitals, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva	General Scientific Skills
7 - 9 Feb 2024	A Step-By-Step Approach for Designing and Using Questionnaires basic/intermediate Course Flyer	Dr. Chantal Arditi, PhD Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD Dr. Chiara Storari, PhD Prof. Dr. Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux, MD, PhD Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems (DESS), Unisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne	General Scientific Skills, Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
12 - 15 Feb 2024	Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern School of Population & Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Dr. Cinzia Del Giovane, PhD Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena (Italy) Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg	Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
26 Feb - 1 March 2024	The Swiss Health System: Key Characteristics and Policy Challenges basic/intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Kaspar Wyss, PhD, MPH Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel Prof. Dr. Luca Crivelli, PhD University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care Prof. Dr. Carlo De Pietro, PhD University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care Prof. Dr. Isabelle Peytremann Bridevaux, DSc Center for Primary Care and Public Health, unisanté, University of Lausanne	Health Systems Research
11 / 14 March 2024	Basics of Scientific Writing in English: A Structured Method for Organizing and Writing Better, Faster Papers basic Course Flyer	Dr. Kali Tal, PhD Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern Prof. Dr. med. Julia Bohlius, MD MScPH Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	General Scientific Skills
15 March 2024	Behavioural Health Economics basic Course Flyer	Dr. Sandro Tiziano Stoffel, PhD Department of Public Health, Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine, University of Basel	General Scientific Skills
26 March 2024	Cancer Epidemiology: from Description to Prevention basic Course Flyer	Dr. Rose van der Linden, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg	General Scientific Skills
22 - 24 April 2024	Understanding Social Inequalities and Social Problems in Health! basic Course Flyer	Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Dr. Kristen Jafflin, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
7 / 8 May 2024	SSPH+ Annual Meeting "FORWARD WITH NEW ENERGIES", including the IGC Students Meeting
13 - 17 May 2024	Big Data in Public Health basic/intermediate Course Flyer	Dr. Vasileios Nittas, PhD Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich Dr. Oliver Grübner, PhD Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich Dr. Felix Gille, PhD Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich Dr. Eva Furrer, PhD Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich Prof. Dr. Milo Puhan, PhD Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich Dr. Markus Wolf, Dr. phil. Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich Prof. Dr. Viktor von Wyl, PhD Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
22 - 24 May 2024	Public Health Nutrition intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Pedro Marques-Vidal, MD PhD Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne Prof. Dr. Suzanne Suggs, PhD Institute of Communication and Public Policy (ICPP), Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) Dr. Patricia Chocano-Bedoya, MD PhD Bern Institute of Primary Care (BIHAM), University of Bern Dr. Sabri Bromage, ScD, MPH Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
13 June 2024	Mining Public Opinion Using Language Models basic Course Flyer	Dr. Christina Haag, PhD Digital & Mobile Health Group, Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, University of Zürich	General Scientific Skills
3 - 5 July 2024	Introduction into Multilevel Modelling of Clustered Data intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Martin Röösli, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
4 - 6 Sep 2024	Introduction to the Statistical Software R basic Course Flyer	Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
16 - 20 Sep 2024	Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning & Healthcare basic/intermediate Course Flyer	Dr. Francesca Faraci, PhD Bio Signal Processing Specialization Unit, Department of Innovative Technologies, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) Dr. Luigi Fiorillo, PhD Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) Dr. Davide Marzorati, PhD Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI	Epidemiology
23 - 27 Sep 2024	Epidemiological Data Analysis Strategy intermediate Course Flyer	Dr. Fiona Vanobberghen, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) PD Dr. Tracy Glass, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) & University of Basel	Epidemiology
8 Oct 2024	Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease Project Data and Tools basic Course Flyer	Dr. Gillian Levine, PhD, MPH Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	General Scientific Skills
14- 18 Oct 2024	Causal Inference for Population Health Sciences advanced Course Flyer	PD Dr. Tracy Glass, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel Prof. Dr. Martin Huber, PhD Chair of Applied Econometrics and Policy Evaluation, University of Fribourg	Epidemiology
21 - 24 Oct 2024	Writing Better, Faster Scientific Papers in English: A Structured Method for Non-native English Speakers intermediate/advanced Course Flyer	Dr. Kali Tal, PhD Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern Prof. Dr. med. Julia Bohlius, MD MScPH Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	General Scientific Skills
28 Oct - 1 Nov 2024	Introduction to Health Economics basic/intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Joachim Marti, PhD Center for Primary Care and Public Health (unisanté), University of Lausanne Dr. Armando N. Meier, PhD Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel	Health Systems Research
4 - 6 Nov 2024	Qualitative Health Research: BASIC Module: Defining and Developing Qualitative Research in Public Health basic Course Flyer	PD Dr. Christina Akre, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), unisanté, University of Lausanne Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
11 - 15 Nov 2024	GIS for Public Health basic/intermediate Course Flyer	PD Dr. Danielle Vienneau, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel PD Dr. Kees de Hoogh, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
18 - 19 Nov 2024	Qualitative Health Research: ADVANCED Module: Appraising Qualitative Health Research advanced Course Flyer	PD Dr. Christina Akre, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), unisanté, University of Lausanne Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
25 - 29 Nov 2024	Foundations of Public Health basic Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Canada PD Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg, Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva Prof. Dr. Kaspar Staub, PhD Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich Prof. Dr. Suzanne Suggs, PhD Institute of Communication and Public Policy (ICPP), Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
29 - 31 January 2025	Public Health Law and Ethics basic Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Sandra Hotz, PhD Prof. Dr. Mélanie Lévy Mader, PhD Dr. Géraldine Marks, PhD Health Law Institute, Faculty of Law, University of Neuchâtel	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
5 - 7 February 2025	Designing and Using Questionnaires for Research: Practical Insights and Challenges basic Course Flyer	Dr. Chantal Arditi, PhD Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD Prof. Dr. Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux, MD, PhD Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems (DESS), Unisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne	General Scientific Skills, Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
10 - 13 February 2025	Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern School of Population & Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Dr. Cinzia Del Giovane, PhD Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena (Italy) Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg	Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
18 February 2025	Cancer Epidemiology: From Description to Prevention basic Course Flyer	Dr. Rose van der Linden, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course
3 - 7 March 2025	Basics of Scientific Writing in English: A Structured Method for Organizing and Writing Better, Faster Papers basic Course Flyer	Dr. Kali Tal, PhD Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern Prof. Dr. med. Julia Bohlius, MD MScPH Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	General Scientific Skills
14 March 2025	Behavioural Health Economics basic Course Flyer	Dr. Sandro Tiziano Stoffel, PhD Department of Public Health, Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine, University of Basel	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course
17 - 21 March 2025	The Swiss Health System: Key Characteristics and Policy Challenges basic/intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Kaspar Wyss, PhD, MPH Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel Prof. Dr. Luca Crivelli, PhD University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care Prof. Dr. Carlo De Pietro, PhD University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care Prof. Dr. Isabelle Peytremann Bridevaux, MD PhD Center for Primary Care and Public Health, unisanté, University of Lausanne	Health Systems Research
26 March 2025	Principles of Successful Dissemination of Health Research Findings basic Course Flyer	Dr. Rebecca Amati, PhD Institute of Public Health, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course
8 May 2025	Utilization of Preventive Health Services: Key Determinants and Social Inequalities basic Course Flyer	Dr. Vladimir Jolidon, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course
12 - 16 May 2025	Epidemiological Concepts, Principals, and Methods: A Practice-oriented Introduction basic Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Irina Guseva Canu, PhD Unisanté, department of occupational and environmental health, University of Lausanne Prof. Dr. Sabine Rohrmann, MPH, PhD Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, University of Zürich Prof. Angèle Gayet-Ageron, MD, PhD University Hospitals of Geneva, Clinical Epidemiology Department, University of Geneva	Epidemiology
26 - 28 May 2025	Migration Health intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. med. Daniel H. Paris Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel PD Dr. med. Yves-Laurent Jackson Geneva University Hospital Dr. Phil. Afona Chernet, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
4/5 June 2025	SSPH+ Annual Meeting, Including the IGC Students Meeting	Our Annual meeting motto is “Breaking Walls”, as a signpost to our effort to bridge with national bodies in Switzerland. This year marks the 20th anniversary of SSPH+! Join us as we celebrate together! See the program here
10 - 12 June 2025	Writing and Publishing a Scientific Paper intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Emiliano Albanese, MD, MPH, PhD, FMH Dr. Rebecca Amati, PhD Dr. Maddalena Fiordelli, PhD Institute of PublicHealth (IPH), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)	General Scientific Skills
17 - 19 June 2025	Applied Bayesian Methods in Epidemiology and Public Health intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Gian Luca Di Tanna, PhD Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care (DEASS), University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) Department of Clinical Research (DCR), University of Bern Dr. Joseph Alvin Ramos Santos, PhD Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care (DEASS), University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)	Epidemiology
18 June 2025	Leveraging Large Language Models for Public Opinion Analysis basic Course Flyer	Dr. Christina Haag, PhD Digital & Mobile Health Group, Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, University of Zürich	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course
23 - 25 June 2025	Life Course Epidemiology and Public Health intermediate Course Flyer	Dr. Cristian Carmeli, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Prof. Dr. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Canada Dr. Emilie Courtin, PhD Department of Health Policy, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom PD Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg, Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
1 - 3 July 2025	Missing Data in Observational Epidemiologic Studies Including Non-detects intermediate/advanced Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Martin Röösli, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology
28 - 29 August and 1 - 3 September 2025	Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning & Healthcare basic/intermediate Course Flyer	Dr. Francesca Faraci, PhD Bio Signal Processing Specialization Unit, Department of Innovative Technologies, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) Dr. Luigi Fiorillo, PhD Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) Dr. Davide Marzorati, PhD Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI	Epidemiology
4 September 2025	A Practical Guide on how to Submit Review and get your Paper Published in Public Health Journals basic Course Flyer	Dr. Ana Onã, PhD Swiss Paraplegic Research, University of Lucerne	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course
8 - 12 September 2025	Principles of Health Economics basic/intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Joachim Marti, PhD Center for Primary Care and Public Health (unisanté), University of Lausanne Prof. Armando N. Meier, PhD Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel	Health Systems Research
15 - 19 September 2025	Epidemiological Data Analysis Strategy intermediate Course Flyer	Dr. Fiona Vanobberghen, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) PD Dr. Tracy Glass, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) & University of Basel	Epidemiology
8 - 10 October 2025	Introduction to the Statistical Software R basic Course Flyer	Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
13 - 17 October 2025	Writing Better, Faster Scientific Papers in English: A Structured Method for Non-native English Speakers intermediate/advanced Course Flyer	Dr. Kali Tal, PhD Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern Prof. Dr. med. Julia Bohlius, MD MScPH Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	General Scientific Skills
21 - 23 October 2025	Introduction to Hierarchical/Multilevel Models for the Analysis of Clustered Data intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Gian Luca Di Tanna, PhD Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care (DEASS), University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) and Department of Clinical Research (DCR), University of Bern Dr. Joseph Alvin Ramos Santos, PhD Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care (DEASS), University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)	Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
12 - 14 November 2025	Qualitative Health Research: BASIC Module: Defining and Developing Qualitative Research in Public Health basic Course Flyer	PD Dr. Christina Akre, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), unisanté, University of Lausanne Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
17 - 21 November 2025	GIS for Public Health basic/intermediate Course Flyer	PD Dr. Danielle Vienneau, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel PD Dr. Kees de Hoogh, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
24 - 25 November 2025	Qualitative Health Research: ADVANCED Module: Appraising Qualitative Health Research advanced Course Flyer	PD Dr. Christina Akre, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), unisanté, University of Lausanne Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
26 - 28 January 2026	Designing and Using Questionnaires for Research: Practical Insights and Challenges basic Course Flyer	Dr. Chantal Arditi, PhD PD Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD Prof. Dr. Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux, MD, PhD Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems (DESS), Unisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne	General Scientific Skills, Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
4 March 2026	Principles of Successful Dissemination of Health Research Findings basic Course Flyer	Dr. Rebecca Amati, PhD Institute of Public Health, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course
9 - 13 March 2026	The Swiss Health System: Key Characteristics and Policy Challenges basic/intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Kaspar Wyss, PhD, MPH Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel Prof. Dr. Luca Crivelli, PhD University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care Prof. Dr. Carlo De Pietro, PhD University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care Prof. Dr. Isabelle Peytremann Bridevaux, MD PhD Center for Primary Care and Public Health, unisanté, University of Lausanne	Health Systems Research
23 - 27 March 2026	Basics of Scientific Writing in English: A Structured Method for Organizing and Writing Better, Faster Papers basic Course Flyer	Dr. Kali Tal, PhD Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern Prof. Dr. med. Julia Bohlius, MD MScPH Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	General Scientific Skills
14 - 16 April 2026	Applied Bayesian Methods in Epidemiology and Public Health intermediate Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Gian Luca Di Tanna, PhD Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care (DEASS), University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) Department of Clinical Research (DCR), University of Bern Dr. Joseph Alvin Ramos Santos, PhD Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care (DEASS), University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)	Epidemiology
20 - 22 April 2026	Understanding Social Inequalities and Social Problems in Health basic Course Flyer	PD Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg Dr. Kristen Jafflin, PhD Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel	Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
27 April - 1 May 2026	Epidemiological Concepts, Principles, and Methods: A Practice-oriented Introduction basic Course Flyer	Prof. Dr. Irina Guseva Canu, PhD Unisanté, department of occupational and environmental health, University of Lausanne Prof. Dr. Sabine Rohrmann, MPH, PhD Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, University of Zürich Prof. Angèle Gayet-Ageron, MD, PhD Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern	Epidemiology
5 May 2026	Financing and Supply of Essential Medicines: Building Resilient Health Systems basic Course Flyer	Dr. Samuel Lordemus, PhD Center for Health, Policy and Economics (CHPE), University of Lucerne	General Scientific Skills, Short Online Course

Swiss School of Public Health

Course Program of the Inter-university Graduate Campus (IGC)

Cancer Epidemiology: From Description to Prevention

Big Data in Public Health

Public Health Nutrition

Writing and Publishing a Scientific Paper

SSPH+ Annual Meeting with IGC Students Meeting

Utilization of Preventive Health Services: Key Determinants and Social Inequalities

IGC Writing Retreat

Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning & Healthcare

Causal Inference for Population Health Sciences

A Practical Guide on how to Submit Review and Get your Paper Published in Public Health Journals

Writing Better, Faster Scientific Papers in English: A Structured Method for Non-native English Speakers

Monitoring the Causes of Deaths: From Data Collection to Analyses

Introduction into Multilevel Modelling of Clustered Data

Haul or Harm? Unpacking the Commercial Determinants of Health

Qualitative Health Research: BASIC Module: Defining and Developing Qualitative Research in Public Health

Foundations of Public Health

Visualization and Modeling for Public Health Surveillance

Qualitative Health Research: ADVANCED Module: Appraising Qualitative Health Research

Courses taking place next time in 2027

Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis

Introduction to the Statistical Software R

Epidemiological Data Analysis Strategy

Principles of Health Economics

Public Health Law and Ethics

Migration Health

Life Course Epidemiology and Public Health

Medical Care Epidemiology: From Variation to Low-Value Care

Missing Data in Observational Epidemiologic Studies

GIS for Public Health

Terms and conditions

Past Courses

Create Online Virtual Interactive Discussions – A Short Course on approaches to online teaching

Forced migration: Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant Women

Writing a Journal Article... and Getting it Published (1)

Understanding social inequalities and social problems in health!

Basics of Ethics in Health Sciences Research

Big Data in Public Health

Life Course Epidemiology and Public Health

The Swiss health care system in international comparison

Introduction into multilevel modelling of clustered data

Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning & Healthcare

Causal Interpretation in Association Studies: A Critical Review

Missing data in observational epidemiologic studies including non-detects

Introduction to the Statistical Software R

Fundamental concepts in Epidemiology

Fake News and Infection Prevention

Writing a Journal Article... and Getting it Published (2)

Applied Logistic Regression

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis: a Practical Approach

Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease Project Data and Tools

Introduction to Health Economics

GIS for Public Health

Qualitative Health Research: BASIC module: Defining and developing qualitative research in public health

Introduction to Statistical Software Stata and Electronic Data Capture Software REDCap

Qualitative Health Research: ADVANCED module: Appraising qualitative health research

Public Health Nutrition

Public health surveillance and population health monitoring (advanced module)

Basics of Scientific Writing in English: A Structured Method for Organizing and Writing Better, Faster Papers

Fake News and Infection Prevention

Understanding Social Inequalities and Social Problems in Health!

The Swiss Health Care System in International Comparison

Big Data in Public Health

Migration Health

Writing and Publishing a Scientific Paper

Life Course Epidemiology and Public Health

Causal Interpretation in Association Studies: A Critical Review

Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis

Introduction Into Multilevel Modelling of Clustered Data

Basics of scientific writing in English: A structured method for organizing and writing better, faster papers

Missing Data in Observational Epidemiologic Studies Including Non-detects

Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning & Healthcare

Introduction to the Statistical Software R

Causal Inference for Population Health Sciences (advanced module)

Epidemiological Concepts, Principals, and Methods: A Practice-oriented Introduction

Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease Project Data and Tools

Epidemiological Data Analysis Strategy

Writing Better, Faster Scientific Papers in English: A Structured Method for Non-native English Speakers (advanced module)

Introduction to Health Economics