The Swiss Implementation Science Network (IMPACT) was founded in October 2019 with the goals to:
- Showcase implementation science projects in health and health-related sciences conducted by researchers and institutions based in Switzerland;
- Provide networking opportunities for implementation science researchers and other interested stakeholders, including implementation practitioners in Switzerland;
- Promote skills and knowledge building in implementation science;
- Leverage funding options for implementation science in Switzerland & funding for IMPACT network;
- Advance implementation science methodology for rigorous implementation science and practice.
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IMPACT was founded in 2019 by the Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Basel and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel. Since then, it has been further strengthened by the involvement of the academic institutions listed below.
The following are the founding members of IMPACT (listed in alphabetical order):
Prof. Dr. Thekla Brunkert, formerly Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel
Prof. Dr. Mieke Deschodt, formerly Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel
Prof. Dr. Sabina De Geest, Nursing Science, Department 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
The following members are the current core group of IMPACT (listed in alphabetical order):
Dr. Christina Akre, PD, Unisanté, University Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne
Prof. Dr. . med. Carole Aubert, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital
Dr. Peter Brauchli, Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, University of Zurich
Prof. Dr. Thekla Brunkert, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne
Prof. Dr. Lauren Clack, Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, University of Zurich
Prof. Dr. Sabina De Geest, Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel
Dr. Suzanne Dhaini, University Children’s Hospital Zurich – Eleonore Foundation
Prof. Dr. Jörg Goldhahn, ETH Zurich, Clinical Research
Prof. Dr. Cédric Mabire, Institute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare – IUFRS, University of Lausanne
Prof. Dr. phil. Carla Meyer-Massetti, Swiss Patient Safety Foundation, Bern
Dr. Juliane Mielke, Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel
Prof. Dr. Marie Schneider, Community Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva
Prof. Dr. Jürg Utzinger, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel
Prof. Dr. Kaspar Wyss, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel
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.»