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The REVERSE project was active at #IMPACT2026 in Zurich! 🎓
Highlights:
✅ WP5 Lead Lauren Clack as Conference Co-Chair.
✅ Kathrin Blum presented a new framework for 'Ongoing Tailoring' in healthcare implementation.
📉 View the poster & full recap bit.ly/3OIu7hD
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📢 Geriatrie-Seminar der Barmelweid-Akademie
FICUS in der Praxis: Familienfokussierte Versorgung auf Intensivstationen zwischen Evidenz und Umsetzung
🗓 31. März | 🕗 08–08:45 Uhr📍 Haus B, Raum Buechbach, Barmelweid
🎙 Referentin: @rahelnaef.bsky.social #IfIS #USZ
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Impact happens when people come together.
Look back with us at the 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference «True IMPACT – Delivering Innovation for Patients and the Public».
Thank you to everyone who made this event a success.
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Wir gratulieren Jutta Ernst vom Zentrum Klinische Pflegewissenschaft (ZKPW) am #USZ herzlich zur erfolgreichen Habilitation im Fachgebiet Psychosoziale Medizin. Mit ihrer Habilitationsarbeit setzt sie einen wichtigen Meilenstein für die Versorgung von Menschen mit Delir und Demenz im Akutspital.

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

🌟 IMPACT Webinar Series 2026 – Save the Dates!🌟

4 inspiring webinars with leading international & Swiss implementation scientists.
For all career stages. Big ideas, fresh perspectives, vibrant discussion.
Join live or watch on demand on our YouTube channel 🎥
#impsci tinyurl.com/5n7cew87

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Poster Flashes in full swing at the 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference. Short presentations offer insights into a wide range of projects and approaches, followed by discussion & exchange among participants. A focused format that supports dialogue across disciplines & contexts. #IMPACT2026

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🚀 We’re officially underway!
The 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference «True IMPACT – Delivering Innovation for Patients and the Public» has just opened at the @uzh-ch.bsky.social.
We’re excited to kick off two days of exchange, learning and collaboration. #IMPACT2026
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📢 Webinar DIVI: Familien im Fokus - Wirksamkeit einer pflegegeleiteten Family Support Intervention auf Intensivstationen – Erkenntnisse aus der FICUS-Studie
🗓 26. Februar | 17–18 Uhr | online
🎙 Referentin: @rahelnaef.bsky.social #IfIS #USZ
🔗 Mehr Infos und Anmeldung: akademie.divi.de/divi-veranst...

Mit einem Abschiedssymposium wurde im Januar das beeindruckende Wirken von Prof. Dr. Heidi Petry gewürdigt, die in den vergangenen zehn Jahren als Leiterin des Zentrums für Klinische Pflegewissenschaft (ZKPW) die akademische Pflege am Universitätsspital Zürich massgeblich geprägt hat.
Danke, Heidi!

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

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

Wie können Angehörige kritisch erkrankter Patient:innen bestmöglich unterstützt werden? In unserem Video berichten 1 Angehörige, 2 Familienpflegefachpersonen & 1 Ärztin, wie das FICUS®-Versorgungsmodell auf der Intensivstation umgesetzt wird: www.ficus.uzh.ch/de/FICUS-Ver... @rahelnaef.bsky.social

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⏰ Last chance to register! The 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference «True IMPACT – Delivering Innovation for Patients and the Public» is almost here – and registration closes on 31 January. Don’t miss out – register now to secure your spot: www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/impact.html

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

Delighted to share that Emanuela Nyantakyi successfully defended her PhD thesis at the @med.uzh.ch!
She completed her PhD in Lauren Clack’s group with the dissertation “Leveraging systems thinking methodologies to enhance implementation efforts in clinical practice.”
Congratulations, dear Ela! 🎉🎓

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

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🚨 Time is running out! The 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference «True IMPACT – Delivering Innovation for Patients and the Public» is almost here – and registration closes on 31 January. Don’t miss out – register now to secure your spot: www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/impact.html

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

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

How can evidence-based, nurse-led models improve family care in adult intensive care units? In her article, @rahelnaef.bsky.social #IfIS #UZH #USZ provides an overview of nurse-led, multicomponent, family-focused models of care in adult intensive care units.
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While you’re enjoying the holidays, why not plan your first professional highlight of 2026? Join us at the 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference «True IMPACT – Delivering Innovation for Patients and the Public». 🔗 Check out the program and register now: www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/impact.html

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

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Ready to exchange ideas and build connections in Implementation Science? Join us at the 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference «True IMPACT – Delivering Innovation for Patients and the Public». 🔗 Check out the program and register now: www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/impact.html

Vacant #ImpSci position at @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social: We are recruiting an implementation facilitator/evaluation specialist for a national sepsis program. Apply by January 10, 2026. More detail here: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...