About IMPACT

Mission (strategic plan 2025-2029) NEW

“The Swiss Implementation Science Network
drives the advancement of implementation science in Switzerland by connecting people, strengthening capacity, and championing methodological excellence – 
turning evidence into real-world impact and supporting sustainable change in practice and policy”.

Strategies (adapted strategic plan 2025-2029) NEW

1) Showcase the real-world impact of implementation science projects in healthcare and health-related sciences, especially those driven by Swiss researchers and institutions.;
 
2) Build an implementation science community through capacity building and networking to foster collaboration and improve evidence-based practice in Switzerland and beyond.
 
3) Promote skills and knowledge development in implementation science by highlighting and organizing high-quality educational opportunities.
 
4) Leverage and advocate for increased funding opportunities for implementation science in Switzerland, including sustainable support for the IMPACT network;
 
5) Advance implementation science methodology to strengthen rigor in both research and practice.
 
6)*  Embed implementation science within the Swiss research infrastructure by building strategic partnerships and collaborations with key organizations and stakeholders.
 

The Swiss Implementation Science Network (IMPACT) was founded in October 2019. Its goals are:

  1. Showcase implementation science projects in health care and health-related sciences, especially those conducted by Swiss researchers and institutions;

  2. Provide networking opportunities for implementation science researchers and other interested stakeholders, including implementation practitioners in Switzerland;

  3. Promote skills & – knowledge building in implementation science – highlight quality educational opportunities in implementation science;

  4. Leverage funding opportunities for implementation science in Switzerland (advocacy) & funding for the IMPACT network;

  5. Advance implementation science methodology for rigorous implementation science and practice.

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IMPACT was established by the Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Basel and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel. 

The founding members of IMPACT, listed in alphabetical order, are as follows:

Prof. Dr. Thekla Brunkert, formerly Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, University of Basel

Prof. Dr. Sabina De Geest, Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, University of Basel

Prof. Dr. Mieke Deschodt, formerly Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, University of Basel

Prof. Dr. Jürg Utzinger, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel

Prof. Dr. Kaspar Wyss, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel

Since its foundation, IMPACT has been further strengthened by the involvement of additional academic institutions included in the ‘Core Group‘.  

IMPACT is structured as a simple partnership, an association of like-minded individuals. It operates on two levels: ‘Core Group,’ and the ‘Executive Committee.’

IMPACT is collaborating with the European Implementation Collaborative.

Definition Implementation Science:

«Implementation science is the study of methods to promote the adoption and integration of evidence-based practices, interventions and policies into routine health care and public health settings. Implementation research plays an important role in identifying barriers to, and enablers of, effective global health programming and policymaking, and leveraging that knowledge to develop evidence-based innovations in effective delivery approaches.»

[NIH Fogarty International Center]