4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference
🚨 Keynote Speakers announced for the 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference
“True IMPACT – Providing Innovation for Patients and the Public”!
🗓️ 12–13 February 2026
📍 Universität Zürich | University of Zurich
Organized by IfIS and IMPACT, hosted by IfIS
We are excited to welcome three distinguished keynote speakers:
🔹 Roman Kislov – Professor of Health Policy and Management, The Manchester Metropolitan University
🔹 Catherine Decouttere – Director, Access-To-Medicines Research Centre, and Director, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), One Health Institute
🔹 David Chambers – Deputy Director for Implementation Science, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
🔗 Registration and abstract submission are open: @IfIS
2 Days, 2 Events, double IMPACT ☂️⛱️ 🎤👀
June 3rd, 2025 @SCTO Symposium in Basel where IMPACT Executive-Committee Member Dr. Peter Brauchli presented the Swiss Implementation Science Network IMPACT and new IMPACT Core Group Member Prof. Dr. Rahel Naef talked about “Overcoming the Divide: Combining pragmatic clinical trials with Implementation Research to ensure Impact in health care”.
June 4th, 2025 @EIC in Newcastle, virtually presented by IMPACT Executive-Committee Member Prof. Dr. Sabina DeGeest who gave an update on the latest IMPACT projects, e.g. the 2026 Conference in Zurich, hosted by Ifis, the IMPACT Repository & Webinar recordings on YouTube.
Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS)
🗓️ 12–13 February 2026
📍 Universität Zürich
Organized by #IfIS and IMPACT, hosted by IfIS
Implementation Science bridges the gap between research and practice — ensuring that innovation in health care reach patients and the public.
Join us to:
🔹 Explore how Implementation Science contributes to translating innovation into real-world settings
🔹 Gain insights into Swiss and international implementation projects
🔹 Learn from methodological input and practical tools
🔹 Connect with researchers, practitioners, and policymakers
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ Coming up soon: 2nd Webinar 2025
on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
17.00 -18.30 CEST (11am EDT)
«Bridging the Gap: Implementation Science Solutions in Practice for Cardiovascular Disease»
Ruth Masterson Creber, PhD, MSc, RN, Columbia University,
School of Nursing, USA
Additionally, she directs global clinical trials across 70 hospitals to assess coronary bypass graft surgery outcomes on quality of life, symptoms, and cognition, aiming to identify optimal graft vessels.
A fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the American Heart Association, Ruth Masterson Creber has received numerous accolades, including induction into the Sigma Theta Tau International Hall of Fame.
She holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, with postdoctoral training at Columbia. Her NIH- and PCORI-funded research has significantly impacted cardiac care, mentoring many students who have achieved academic success.
⚿ ⚿ ⚿ Unlocking the Impact:
Introduction to Implementation Science
May 26th, 2025 -16.00-18.00 CEST (10am EDT)
Coming up soon: 1. Webinar 2025
on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – 17.00-18.30 CEST (11am EDT)
on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – 17.00-18.30 CEST (11am EDT)
«Implementation Science in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC): Focus on Health Equity»
Olakunle (Kunle) Alonge, MD PhD MPH is a professor of global health and implementation science and the Director of the Sparkman Center for Global Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
📣 Excellent Opportunity:
Lauren Clack’s Implementation Science in Health Care Group at IfiS has posted two exciting openings:
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We are pleased to announce that IfIS will be hosting the 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference.
🔹 Topic: True IMPACT – providing innovation
for patients and the public
🔹 Date: 12–13 Feb 2026
🔹 Location: Universität Zürich
Join us to discuss how implementation science contributes to innovation in healthcare and beyond.
We are excited to announce our IMPACT Webinar Series 2025. This year will again consist of four webinars, hosting leading international and Swiss implementation scientists. In addition to presentations on hot topics in implementation science, the final webinar will also include a roundtable discussion. We look forward to your participation!
More information can be found here.
Join us for the 3rd IMPACT Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 7th and 8th, 2024.
Network with experts, learn from each other, and strengthen the research pipeline for real-world translation and system-level change.
Abstract submission and registration details coming soon on the conference website!
Our Webinar Series 2024 features captivating presentations and a roundtable discussion with the editors of prominent implementation science journals. More information can be found here.
IMPACT at the EIE2023
The European Implementation Event 2023, co-hosted by the European Implementation Collaborative (EIC) and IMPACT, was successfully held on June 8 and 9 at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and at the Hotel Odelya. The interest in the important European conference of implementation science was great, weeks before the event was already fully booked. IMPACT hosted a session on “Learning from each other, building capacity for implementation science and practice in European countries.” At the IMPACT booth, IMPACT members provided information about networking opportunities and the webinar series.
Neuer SAMW Bericht zur Implementierungswissenschaft publiziert
Nur ein Bruchteil wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse gelangt in die klinische Versorgungspraxis zum Nutzen von Patient:innen. Die Implementierungswissenschaft hat zum Fokus diesen Forschungs-Praxis-Transfer zu unterstützen und die Wirksamkeit von Gesundheitsdienstleistungen nachhaltig zu verbessern. Die Schweizerische Akademie der Medizinischen Wissenschaften (SAMW) hat die Wissenschaftsjournalistin Lucienne Rey beauftragt, die Kernbotschaften der ersten IMPACT Konferenz in einem Bericht festzuhalten. Dieser Bericht ist ein weiterer Meilenstein auf dem Weg, die Implementierungswissenschaft in der schweizerischen Forschungslandschaft zu etablieren.
EIE2023
The European Implementation Event 2023 – co-hosted by the European Implementation Collaborative and IMPACT – will take place in Basel on June 8 & 9, 2023. Are you passionate about implementation science and practice, and/or knowledge mobilisation? Find out more and register here.
IMPACT Webinar Series 2022
Join our Webinar Series 2022 to delve into a wide range of topics in the field of implementation science: from health policy and environmental health to sustainability research and artificial intelligence.
2nd IMPACT Conference
The 2nd IMPACT Conference themed «Moving towards Impact – Implementation Science in Switzerland» was held from February 9th to 11th, 2022:
– February 9th, 2022, 13:00-15:40 CET (virtual pre-conference workshop)
– February 10th, 2022, 15:00-18:00 CET (hybrid conference)
– February 11th, 2022, 15:00-18:00 CET (virtual conference)
Greatly inspiring keynote talks and a moving roundtable discussion showcasing the impact implementation science can have in the real world. We look back on 2 + 1 really special conference days connecting over 100 participants from 5 continents.
Swiss Conference on Medication Adherence
Join the unique Swiss ENABLE online conference on 18 March 2022 from 13:00 to 17:00 CET to start priority setting for moving the field of medication adherence forward in Switzerland and Europe thank to a dynamic exchange with all stakeholders (healthcare providers, patients, industry, national agencies).
This conference stems from the Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), a European collaborative action launched to join forces to address medication adherence in European health care systems: “European Network to Advance Best practices & technoLogy on medication adherencE” (ENABLE) CA19132. Switzerland is part of this COST action among 38 other European countries. Please find further information in the program.
Prof. Dr. Sabina De Geest has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the journal Implementation Science
Implementation Science is a pioneering, highly-accessed journal dedicated to publishing evidence regarding methods for promoting the uptake of consolidated research findings into routine healthcare practice and health policy.
The Opening Conference had a great IMPACT
Interesting keynote speeches, interactive polls and expert discussions. The audience was international and numerous: 237 participants from 25 countries followed the event live. The video of the opening event can be viewed by clicking on the image to the left. The successful launch of IMPACT will be followed by a virtual masterclass series with five masterclass sessions in the weeks between 27 January and 3 March 2021. In each of the masterclass sessions, international experts will present both the theoretical foundations of implementation science and practical examples of Swiss implementation projects.
Lecture on Implementation Science
In the fascinating lectures series “Zeitreise der nationalen Entwicklung in der Pflege” of the Kantonspital Aarau, Prof. Dr. Sabina De Geest gives an insight into the significance of implementation science and its value for nursing practice: Wie die Implementierungswissenschaft die Leistung der Pflege bei der Entwicklung, Implementierung und Evaluation innovativer Pflegemodelle für die Praxis stärken kann
New publication out now
The most recent publication: Powering Swiss health care for the future: implementation science to bridge “the valley of death” reflects the viewpoint of including Implementation Science as an integral element in Swiss health research and announced the launch of IMPACT: https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2020.20323
European Implementation Collaborative
Dr. Thekla Brunkert (IMPACT co-founder) has been elected to the board of the European Implementation Collaborative (EIC). As an international network, the EIC connects various national Implementation Science associations and offers various opportunities for international exchange and collaboration between researchers, practitioners and organisations.
Webinar Series 2021
«How to strengthen health policy through implementation science methods?»
Dr. Annette Boaz, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK)
Wednesday December 8, 2021 – 17.00-18.30 CET
Registration for the webinars is free of charge. If you would like to participate, please register by following the link below. You will receive the participation link(s) one week before the respective event(s).
2nd IMPACT Conference 2022
We are pleased to announce our 2nd Conference:
Moving towards Impact – Implementation Science in Switzerland
February 10, 2022, 15:00-18:00 CET (hybrid event)
February 11, 2022, 15:00-18:00 CET (virtual event)
More information will follow in due time.