Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)
Berne, Switzerland
Joined October 2012
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SAGER-Ethics Working Group Workshop brings together international experts in Geneva – The SAGER-Ethics Working Group met in Geneva for a three-day workshop dedicated to advancing the integration of sex and gender considerations into research ethics. bit.ly/3TqNn64
ALT SAGER-Ethics Working Group
Workshop: Strengthening research through patient-partnerships – An innovative two-day workshop focusing on strengthening research through patient-partnerships took place at ISPM.
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ALT Workshop participants
Poster presentation award at the 9th World Bronchiectasis Conference – Nena Karavasiloglou received a poster presentation award at the 9th World Bronchiectasis Conference 2026, which took place in Hannover in June 2026. bit.ly/4v7vXbm
ALT Poster presentation award at the 9th World Bronchiectasis Conference
Two ISPM researchers Nicola Low and Annika Frahsa featured in UniFOKUS – The June issue of UniFOKUS magazine is dedicated to the question "What do we really need?", exploring why research should not be considered a "luxury" and, conversely, why health... bit.ly/3QHWMER
ALT Nicola Low and Annika Frahsa
ISPM researchers featured in the Faculty of Medicine Annual Report 2025: Angèle Gayet-Ageron, Ana Vicedo Cabrera and Myrofora Goutaki are recognised for their contributions to research, leadership and academic development. bit.ly/3PWdDDz
ALT Angèle Gayet-Ageron, Ana Vicedo Cabrera, Myrofora Goutaki
50th anniversary Swiss Childhood Cancer Registry – To celebrate our 50th anniversary, a scientific symposium: «50 Years of Childhood Cancer Registration: Past, Present, and Future», will be held on August 21–22, 2026, in Bern. bit.ly/4dXR8G4
ALT 50th anniversary Swiss Childhood Cancer Registry
New study on lung health in young cancer survivors funded by the Palatin Foundation – Christina Schindera and Masa Zarkovic from ISPM Bern have been awarded funding from the Palatin Foundation to study how pulmonary health evolves in children... bit.ly/4dFS96W
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Venia docendi – Fabiën Belle and Grit Sommer received their Venia docendi/Privat-docent/habilitation in Clinical Epidemiology.
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ALT Fabiën Belle and Grit Sommer
ARRIVE-Check: University of Bern-led project selected for CRS Seed Grant funding – The University of Bern-led project ARRIVE-Check is among four interdisciplinary projects selected for funding in the first CRS Seed Grant call by the Center for Research...
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SNSF Agora grant: A Public Dialogue on Rare Disease Research in Switzerland – Claudia Kuehni (main applicant) and Myrofora Goutaki (co-applicant) from ISPM Bern received a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Agora grant to promote a public dialogue.
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ALT Rare disease research - personal stories
Eva Maria Hodel receives the venia docendi – We are delighted to announce that Eva Maria Hodel has been awarded the venia docendi (habilitation) for her research in epidemiology and public health.
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ALT Eva Maria Hodel
David Schwappach honored with Patient Safety Leadership Award – The Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) is proud to announce that Professor David Schwappach has been awarded the Robert L. Wears Patient Safety Leadership Award.
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ALT David Schwappach honored with Patient Safety Leadership Award
uniAKTUELL: Interview with BEready Project Manager Eva Maria Hodel – After 18 intensive months, enrollment for the 'Bern, get ready' (BEready) study has been completed. This globally unique collection of data on infectious diseases in humans and pets...
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ISPM participation in NCCR on Climate Extremes and Society – Prof. Ana Vicedo Cabrera and the Climate Epidemiology and Public Health research group participate in the new National Centre of Competence in Research on «Climate Extremes and Society»... bit.ly/4bErA1m
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uniAKTUELL: Interview with ISPM Director – Angèle Gayet-Ageron, Director of the Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), explains why sex and gender need to be systematically taken into account in medical research.
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ALT Angèle Gayet-Ageron, Director of the Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) at the University of Bern, speaking with the author, Martina Huber.
Prize for Best Poster in Clinical Studies – Anna Lange has been awarded the Prize for Best Poster in Clinical Studies at the Day of Clinical Research 2025 (DCR), organized by the Clinical Trials Unit (CTU). bit.ly/3KZXGcW
ALT Anna Lange
Swiss National MD-PhD Fellowship granted to ISPM researcher – Severin Fankhauser, PhD student at ISPM Bern, has been awarded a Swiss National MD-PhD Fellowship by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMW). The national fellowship supports...
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Oral Presentation Prize at the Kinderklinik Research Day 2025 – Tiara Greber received the prize for the best oral presentation on clinical research at the Kinderklinik Research Day 2025 organised by the Kinderklinik of the University Hospital Bern.
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Highly Cited Researchers – Two of our researchers at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) and Berner Institut für Hausarztmedizin (BIHAM), Georgia Salanti and Orestis Efthimiou, have been recognised as «Highly Cited Researchers». bit.ly/47YXRwp
ALT Georgia Salanti and Orestis Efthimiou
Keynote talk and new publication on participatory approaches in community health research – At the DGSMP Annual Conference 2025 in Berlin, hosted by Charite and Berlin School of Public Health, Annika Frahsa delivered a keynote on «Rethinking Participation»
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