News https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News.html Prof. Dr. Viktor von Wyl appointed Associate Professor of Digital and Mobile Health https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Prof.-Dr.-Viktor-von-Wyl-appointed-Associate-Professor-of-Digital-and-Mobile-Health.html As of 1 February 2026, Prof. Dr. Viktor von Wyl will take up an associate professorship in Digital and Mobile Health at the University of Zurich and will be appointed to the Institute of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention (EBPI).

]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:14:25 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Prof.-Dr.-Viktor-von-Wyl-appointed-Associate-Professor-of-Digital-and-Mobile-Health.html 2026-02-19T08:14:25Z Prof. Dr. Rahel Naef joins the Editorial Board of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Prof.-Dr.-Rahel-Naef-joins-the-Editorial-Board-of-Intensive-and-Critical-Care-Nursing.html We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Rahel Naef has been appointed as a member of the International Editorial Board of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, a leading journal for research and evidence-based practice in adult critical care nursing.

]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:32:34 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Prof.-Dr.-Rahel-Naef-joins-the-Editorial-Board-of-Intensive-and-Critical-Care-Nursing.html 2026-01-22T20:32:34Z Podcast: De-mystifying Implementation Science https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Podcast--De-mystifying-Implementation-Science.html As part of the course "Advancing Health Equity in Learning Health Systems" at the University of Lucerne, Bianca Albers and Torsten Schwalbach from IfIS contributed to a podcast by the Swiss Learning Health Systems (SLHS).

]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:56:23 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Podcast--De-mystifying-Implementation-Science.html 2025-11-19T19:56:23Z FICUS trial: first results published in JAMA Internal Medicine https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/FICUS-trial--first-results-published-in-JAMA-Internal-Medicine.html The FICUS trial (Family Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units) uses a cluster-randomized trial to test the effectiveness of a nurse-led, interprofessional family support intervention in ICUs on quality of family care, family management, and individual mental health. First results have now been published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:11:21 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/FICUS-trial--first-results-published-in-JAMA-Internal-Medicine.html 2025-07-29T07:11:21Z Family-focused care model in the Intensive Care Unit Permanently Implemented: Reports by Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Family-focused-care-model-in-the-Intensive-Care-Unit-Permanently-Implemented--Reports-by-Swiss-Radio-and-Television-%28SRF%29.html The family-focused care model  FICUS® has become reality: Hirslanden Clinic Zurich is the first hospital in Switzerland to sustainably integrate this innovative care model into their ICU services. The model was developed and evaluated with the FICUS trial led by nursing scientist Prof. Dr. Rahel Naef. Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) recently dedicated two reports to this novel approach to care.

]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:16:37 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Family-focused-care-model-in-the-Intensive-Care-Unit-Permanently-Implemented--Reports-by-Swiss-Radio-and-Television-%28SRF%29.html 2025-06-19T19:16:37Z Dr. Bianca Albers appointed Implementation Scientist at IfIS https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Dr.-Bianca-Albers-appointed-Implementation-Scientist-at-IfIS.html Dr. Bianca Albers has been appointed Implementation Scientist at IfIS, starting in April 2025. She first came to the institute in 2021 as a postdoctoral researcher and will now take on a permanent position.

]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2025 06:52:02 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Dr.-Bianca-Albers-appointed-Implementation-Scientist-at-IfIS.html 2025-06-02T06:52:02Z Data Collection for the FICUS Study Completed https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Data-Collection-for-the-FICUS-Study-Completed.html An important milestone in the FICUS study (Family Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units) has been reached: Data collection has been successfully completed. As early as the beginning of 2024, the enrollment of almost 900 members of ICU patients across German-speaking Switzerland was finalized. The research team now enters the next phase—data analysis. First results are expected later this year.

]]> Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:46:49 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Data-Collection-for-the-FICUS-Study-Completed.html 2025-03-09T13:46:49Z "Improving Research Impact for Families Experiencing Acute-Critical Illness": Working Paper on the Nursing Science Symposium 2024 is online https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Working-Paper-Nursing-Science-Symposium.html The working paper from the first Nursing Science Symposium, held at the University of Zurich on 19 January 2024, is now available online.

]]> Sat, 11 Jan 2025 05:35:11 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Working-Paper-Nursing-Science-Symposium.html 2025-01-11T05:35:11Z Breaking Habits: Less Can Be More in Medicine https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Breaking-Habits--Less-Can-Be-More-in-Medicine.html Professor Lauren Clack shares in an interview with UZH News how her work contributes to reducing unnecessary medical treatments. She develops strategies to ensure interventions are used only when they provide benefit.

Read the full interview (German only)

]]> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:26:39 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Breaking-Habits--Less-Can-Be-More-in-Medicine.html 2024-11-28T14:26:39Z IfIS at the Upcoming Conference "The Value of Implementation Science in Health and Social Care" https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/IfIS-at-Impact-Conference.html The first in-person conference of IMPACT, the Swiss Implementation Science Network, titled "The Value of Implementation Science in Health and Social Care", will take place on November 7 and 8, 2024, in Geneva. This event will bring together national and international scientists, health and social care providers, policymakers, funders, and organizations interested in implementation science.

]]> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:25:40 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/IfIS-at-Impact-Conference.html 2024-09-23T12:25:40Z Das IfIS soll sein Potenzial nutzen: Besuch von Rektor Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman am IfIS https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Das-IfIS-soll-sein-Potenzial-nutzen.html Am 11. April war UZH-Rektor Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman zu Besuch beim Institut für Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) an der Universitätstrasse 84 in Zürich. Die Professor:innen, der Institutsdirektor, Standesvertreter:innen und weitere anwesende Mitarbeitende nutzten die Gelegenheit, um über Erreichtes und Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten des vier Jahre alten Instituts zu sprechen.

]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:14:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Das-IfIS-soll-sein-Potenzial-nutzen.html 2024-06-17T15:14:00Z The module "Interprofessionelle Immersion" receives support from the UZH Teaching Fund https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/The-module--Interprofessionelle-Immersion--receives-support-from-the-UZH-Teaching-Fund.html Tue, 07 May 2024 07:11:55 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/The-module--Interprofessionelle-Immersion--receives-support-from-the-UZH-Teaching-Fund.html 2024-05-07T07:11:55Z Masterclass 2024 https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Masterclass-2024.html The 4th masterclass at the Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care will be held in the fall. The goal of the masterclass in Implementation Science is to gain an overview of the theories, designs, methods, and tools of Implementation Science, as well as to transfer knowledge into research and health care practice and make references to your own projects.

]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Masterclass-2024.html 2024-03-18T23:00:00Z Pfizer Research Prize goes to MD PhD Aline Wolfensberger and Professor Lauren Clack https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Pfizer-Research-Prize-goes-to-MD-PhD-Aline-Wolfensberger-and-Professor-Lauren-Clack.html MD PhD Aline Wolfensberger and Professor Lauren Clack from the Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) and Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology at the University Hospital Zurich (USZ) received the Pfizer Research Award on 25 January, 2024. The prize was awarded for outstanding and pioneering contributions to basic or clinical research at Swiss research institutes or hospitals. The work of the IfIS researchers on non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia was recognized in the category "Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology and Immunology".

]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Pfizer-Research-Prize-goes-to-MD-PhD-Aline-Wolfensberger-and-Professor-Lauren-Clack.html 2024-01-29T23:00:00Z 887 participants enrolled in FICUS trial https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/887-participants-enrolled-in-FICUS-trial.html The 16 intensive care units (ICU) in German-speaking Switzerland involved in the FICUS trial have recruited 887 family members of ICU patients over a period of 19 months into the study. The enrollment aim was achieved by the end of 2023.

]]> Tue, 23 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/887-participants-enrolled-in-FICUS-trial.html 2024-01-23T23:00:00Z Seed Grants Citizen Science 2023: two of the six funded projects were applied by IfIS https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Seed-Grants-Citizen-Science-2023--two-of-the-six-funded-projects-were-applied-by-IfIS.html Once a year, the Participatory Science Academy awards Seed Grants for the development and/or implementation of participatory citizen science projects. Teams of academic researchers and citizens can apply for up to 40'000 CHF. For 2023, the selection committee of Citizen Science Zurich has decided to fund six projects around animal welfare, sustainability and health – two of them were applied by IfIS.

]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 20:38:34 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Seed-Grants-Citizen-Science-2023--two-of-the-six-funded-projects-were-applied-by-IfIS.html 2023-09-12T20:38:34Z Professor Viktor von Wyl new member of the Directorate of the Swiss School of Public Health https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Professor-Viktor-von-Wyl-new-member-of-the-Directorate-of-the-Swiss-School-of-Public-Health.html Mon, 31 Jul 2023 14:06:15 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Professor-Viktor-von-Wyl-new-member-of-the-Directorate-of-the-Swiss-School-of-Public-Health.html 2023-07-31T14:06:15Z Dr. Bianca Albers is Co-Editor in Chief of the journal Implementation Research and Practice https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Dr.-Bianca-Albers-is-Co-Editor-in-Chief-of-the-journal-Implementation-Research-and-Practice.html Sun, 02 Jul 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Dr.-Bianca-Albers-is-Co-Editor-in-Chief-of-the-journal-Implementation-Research-and-Practice.html 2023-07-02T22:00:00Z Innovative Contribution to Family Nursing Award to Professor Rahel Naef https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Innovative-Contribution-to-Family-Nursing-Award-.html Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:42:55 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Innovative-Contribution-to-Family-Nursing-Award-.html 2023-07-07T18:42:55Z Masterclass 2023 https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Masterclass-2023.html Mon, 08 May 2023 09:40:54 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Masterclass-2023.html 2023-05-08T09:40:54Z Participants in FICUS trial: more than half of the recruitment aim has been achieved https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/participants-in-FICUS-trial-more-than-half-of-the-recruitment-aim-has-been-achieved.html Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:04:25 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/participants-in-FICUS-trial-more-than-half-of-the-recruitment-aim-has-been-achieved.html 2023-03-22T10:04:25Z The joy of volunteering - an interview with a member of the IfIS team https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Miss-Moneypenny-Artikel.html Wed, 15 Feb 2023 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Miss-Moneypenny-Artikel.html Olivia Tjon-A-Meeuw 2023-02-15T23:00:00Z A new study compares European Contact Tracing Apps https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/EC-Studie.html Tue, 24 Jan 2023 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/EC-Studie.html Olivia Tjon-A-Meeuw 2023-01-24T23:00:00Z IfIS joins Swiss Learning Health System https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/SLHS-Partnerschaft.html Sun, 22 Jan 2023 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/SLHS-Partnerschaft.html Olivia Tjon-A-Meeuw 2023-01-22T23:00:00Z European Implementation Event 2023 https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/European-Implementation-Event-2023.html Sun, 08 Jan 2023 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/European-Implementation-Event-2023.html Olivia Tjon-A-Meeuw 2023-01-08T23:00:00Z Chances for the Swiss health care system thanks to implementation science https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/SMW-Artikel.html Wed, 21 Dec 2022 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/SMW-Artikel.html Olivia Tjon-A-Meeuw 2022-12-21T23:00:00Z Guest Lecture on digital medtech products and regulation https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Medtech-Talk.html Mon, 05 Dec 2022 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Medtech-Talk.html Olivia Tjon-A-Meeuw 2022-12-05T23:00:00Z State of the Art lecture at the SSN annual meeting https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/SSN-Vorlesung.html Sun, 04 Dec 2022 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/SSN-Vorlesung.html Olivia Tjon-A-Meeuw 2022-12-04T23:00:00Z SAMS Report on Implementation Science in Switzerland https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/SAMW-Bericht.html Thu, 01 Dec 2022 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/SAMW-Bericht.html Olivia Tjon-A-Meeuw 2022-12-01T23:00:00Z An introduction to implementation science via podcast https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/PhysioBib-Podcast0.html On the PhysioBib Podcast Dr Marie-Therese Schultes explains the foundations and potential applications of implementation science. Her interview – in German – with the podcast hosts Nils Reiter and Noak Liem gives a thorough overview over the topic. 

You can listen to the full episode here.
 

]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/PhysioBib-Podcast0.html Olivia Tjon-A-Meeuw 2022-11-21T23:00:00Z Swiss National Research foundation supports trial to decrease the use of antibiotics https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/ImpPro-Hybrid-Trial.html Thu, 17 Nov 2022 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/ImpPro-Hybrid-Trial.html 2022-11-17T23:00:00Z What can implementation science do? Professor Lauren Clack answers in an interview https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/SAEZ-Interview-Lauren-Clack.html Sun, 06 Nov 2022 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/SAEZ-Interview-Lauren-Clack.html Olivia Tjon-A-Meeuw 2022-11-06T23:00:00Z Guest Lecture by Per Nilsen about De-Implementation https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Per-Nilsen-Gastvortrag.html Sun, 23 Oct 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Per-Nilsen-Gastvortrag.html Olivia Tjon-A-Meeuw 2022-10-23T22:00:00Z How TV can help us overcome disparities in combatting non-communicable diseases https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Healthification-Video.html In this short animated video, Prof. Dr Tobias Kowatsch gives an overview of his research into mitigating the socioeconomic inequalities in health, via lessons learned from TV.

]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:07:08 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Healthification-Video.html 2022-09-26T13:07:08Z CTC Mini Series: Implementation Science https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/CTC-Mini-Series-Implementation-Science.html In cooperation with the Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, the Clinical Trial Center at the University Hospital Zurich organizes a mini-series on Implementation Science. The aim is to draw attention to the relevance and application possibilities of Implementation Science in the field of clinical research. The focus of the first course is on an introduction to the topic with concrete examples, while in the second course the basics are deepened with further information on methodology, application and study design.

]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:19:20 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/CTC-Mini-Series-Implementation-Science.html Irene Rilko 2022-07-12T09:19:20Z Guest lecture Prof. Dr. Petra Brysiewicz https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Guest-lecture-Petra-Brysiewicz-.html Petra Brysiewicz, Professor of Nursing at the School of Nursing & Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa has been involved in research and education of health professionals, primarily nurses, in South Africa and Africa for 25 years.

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:14:34 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Guest-lecture-Petra-Brysiewicz-.html 2022-06-27T08:14:34Z FICUS trial begins recruitment of participants https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/FICUS-Studie-Start.html The intensive care units participating in the FICUS trial have started recruiting family members of ICU patients from German-speaking Switzerland in June.

]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:28:21 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/FICUS-Studie-Start.html 2022-06-09T12:28:21Z Masterclass 2022 https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Masterclass-2022.html Mon, 23 May 2022 08:37:19 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Masterclass-2022.html 2022-05-23T08:37:19Z Proposal for a National Research Program https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/National-Research-Program.html Mon, 16 May 2022 07:13:39 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/National-Research-Program.html 2022-05-16T07:13:39Z Appointment Tobias Kowatsch https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Appointment-Tobias-Kowatsch.html Tue, 03 May 2022 13:57:21 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Appointment-Tobias-Kowatsch.html 2022-05-03T13:57:21Z Appointment Janna Hastings https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Appointment-Janna-Hastings.html Tue, 03 May 2022 13:48:23 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Appointment-Janna-Hastings.html 2022-05-03T13:48:23Z Presentation at the European Implementation Collaborative General Assembly https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/EIC-Mitgliederversammlung.html Mon, 28 Feb 2022 12:51:07 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/EIC-Mitgliederversammlung.html 2022-02-28T12:51:07Z Inaugural Lecture Lauren Clack https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Antrittsvorlesung-Lauren-Clack.html Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:13:21 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Antrittsvorlesung-Lauren-Clack.html 2022-02-07T14:13:21Z Inaugural Lecture Rahel Naef https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Antrittsvorlesung-Rahel-Naef.html Prof Dr Rahel Naef will be giving her inaugural lecture on May 14th. Her talk is entitled “Health as Family Affair – A Nursing Science Perspective.” The talk is in German.

The lecture is public and will also be broadcast online.

Agenda UZH

]]> Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:03:03 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Antrittsvorlesung-Rahel-Naef.html 2022-02-07T14:03:03Z The IfIS at the 2nd IMPACT Conference https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/2nd-IMPACT-Conference-Rednerinnen.html Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:30:31 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/2nd-IMPACT-Conference-Rednerinnen.html 2022-01-10T08:30:31Z Election of Head of Institute https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Election-of-Head-of-Institute-.html Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:20:28 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Election-of-Head-of-Institute-.html 2021-12-16T09:20:28Z The Challenges of Implementation Science in German Speaking Countries https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Challenges.html Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:32:42 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Challenges.html 2021-12-13T14:32:42Z The SwissCovid Digital Proximity Tracing App after one year: Were expectations fulfilled? https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/The-SwissCovid-Digital-Proximity-Tracing-App-after-one-year-Were-expectations-fulfilled--.html Recent evidence on the SwissCovid app in Switzerland and digital proximity tracing (DPT) apps in an international context reveals DPT apps to be effective at mitigating non-household spread. Future pandemic management through DPT apps requires more investment in resources to advance digitalization in healthcare, educate relevant stakeholder groups and address concerns of user privacy and principles of voluntariness.

]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:48:58 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/The-SwissCovid-Digital-Proximity-Tracing-App-after-one-year-Were-expectations-fulfilled--.html 2021-10-14T11:48:58Z Launch Event IfIS https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Launch-Event0.html “Is Switzerland ready for Implementation Science?” - this was the motto at the IfIS launch event. The detailed report can be found on the news page of the University of Zurich Link

]]> Mon, 01 Nov 2021 09:49:17 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Launch-Event0.html 2021-11-01T09:49:17Z Implementation evaluation of school-based interventions https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Implementation-evaluation-of-school-based-interventions.html Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:16:45 GMT https://www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/News/Implementation-evaluation-of-school-based-interventions.html 2021-10-25T10:16:45Z