Latest Contributions Training Network Seetal LucerneA feasibility study is examining strategies for attracting and securing sufficient numbers of qualified nursing staff for long-term care and all healthcare providers in the Seetal. Innovative approaches are to … Evaluation of the pilot project “Medical care for people without health insurance in the city of Zurich”The city of Zurich has been running a three-year pilot project for people without health insurance since June 2021. The aim of the project is to ensure basic medical care … Thoughts on law, money, spirit and headwinds in academization in Switzerland(Article in German) This article presents the academization of the health professions in Switzerland in a historical and political context. Pro- and con-arguments foracademization at that time and still cited … Strengthen paediatric palliative care – better involve paediatriciansSwiss Paediatricians are increasingly involved in the care of children with life-limiting conditions. A pilot study showed that many are insufficiently prepared for the tasks that arise. On the one … Patients’ experiences with the advancedpractice nurse role in Swiss family practices: a qualitative studyAbstract Background: Considering shortages of general practitioners (GP) and strategies for improving the quality of health care provision, many countries have implemented interprofessional care models with advanced practice nurses (APN). … Handbook IPE tutorsThe “Handbook for tutors at interprofessional training wards” was compiled during a study trip to Sweden and subsequent discussion rounds. The practical guide contains a large number of didactic aids … APNs in Swiss Primary Careformative works evaluates the implementation of ANPs in primary care settings. Evaluation covers the following aspects:Interprofessional Training – elaborating a blueprint for IPE in GermanyAs an effect of experience gathered in Sweden, several clinical training wards are opened now in Germany. Most projects are linked to the IPE initiative taken by the Robert Bosch … Evaluation of the pilot project “Palliative Care in the City of Zurich: Closing the main gaps in care”.As part of a three-year pilot project in the city of Zurich, to fulfill a parliamentary motion (GR No. 2016/81), six measures to close major gaps in palliative care provision … VAMOS retention study of Bachelors in the Health Sector in North Rhine-WestphaliaSince 2010, the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has played a leading role in the academisation of health care professions in Germany with 5 courses of study in nursing, … Sottas, B., Josi, R., Gysin, S., Essig, S. 2019. Implementing Advanced Practice Nurses in Swiss primary care.In: Eurohealth, Vol.25, No.4 Swiss primary care is at an early stage of implementing the APN role. It reveals that despite scepticism from GPs, the first pilot projects are implemented … Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections – Needs in Education & TrainingHealthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a common problem in healthcare. Even though Switzerland is at 6 percent of the European average (2017 survey), the untapped potential of 35-55% preventable HAI must … Sottas, B., Josi, R., Gysin, S., Essig, S. 2019. Implementing Advanced Practice Nurses in Swiss primary care.In: Eurohealth, Vol.25, No.4:25-28Hospices resp. specialised palliative care in long-term careformative works has conducted a benefit study on the qualitative and quantitative aspects of specialized palliative care in long-term care and hospices. From a qualitative point of view, it was … Gysin, S., Sottas, B., Odermatt, M., Essig, S. 2019. Advanced practice nurses’ and general practitioners’ views on introducing the advanced practice nurse role to Swiss primary care: a qualitative study.BMC Family Practice.Sottas, B. 2017. Skill-mix innovations and developments in primary and chronic care settings in Switzerland.In: Wismar M, Glinos I A, Sagan A.(eds.) Patients, peers, professionals.. European Health Observatory, Brussels.Family caregivers in critical end-of-life situations (NRP 67)Many people would prefer to spend their last days at home. Family members, friends, and acquaintances are often committed to fulfilling this wish. Nevertheless, many people die in hospitals or … Sottas, B., Mentrup. C., Meyer, P.C. 2016: Interprofessional Education and Practice in SwedenIn: International Journal of Health Professions IJHP, Vol. 3, Issue 1: 8-15.Sottas, B., Mentrup. C., Meyer, P.C. 2016: Interprofessional Education and Practice in SwedenIn: International Journal of Health Professions IJHP, Vol. 3, Issue 1: 8-15.Health UniversitiesAs early as the 1970s, the OECD and the WHO postulated that a different type of training institution was needed for modern learning and more effective action in the health … Sottas, B., Höppner, H., Kickbusch, I., Pelikan, J., Probst, J. 2013: Educating Health Professionals: an Intersectoral Policy ApproachCareum, Zurich.Responsive access structures – changes of perspective and border shifts in primary careThe way in which citizens and patients gain access to healthcare is central. Who can they turn to if they have an acute health problem and need professional help? Where … Sottas 2011: Learning Outcomes for Health Professions: The Concept of the Swiss Competencies FrameworkGMS Zeitschrift für MedizinischeAusbildung2011, Vol. 28(1).Panfil E., Sottas B. 2009: Where do the best come from? Global competition in education. Who trains the competent healthcare professionals of the future?Careum Working Paper 2. Careum Zurich
