School of Health Professions

• Summer school

Advanced Practice Summer School Models of Care with APNs - Leadership, Outcomes and Sustainability

From individual roles to the model of care - The Advanced Practice Summer School empowers advanced practitioners and nurse managers to explore their clinical leadership skills, fostering the development of...

24.06.2025 until 27.06.2025 – BFH, Schwarztorstrasse 48, 3007 Bern

• Symposium

6th APN-Symposium purposeful and systematic

The 6th APN-Symposium on May 19, 2025, will highlight the pioneering role of the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN). Discover how purposeful and systematic approaches can increase efficiency and effectiveness in...

19.05.2025, 9am–5.15pm – Hirslanden Bern, Salem-Spital, Schänzlistrasse 39 in Bern

• Event for specialists

Forum Innovation Sociétale

The Forum Innovation Sociétale, organized by the University of Lausanne and supported by BFH, addresses the question of how the healthcare system can be made more socially sustainable.

30.04.2025, 3.30pm–7.45pm – UniL, Amphimax 351, Rte de la Sorge 9, 1015 Lausanne

• Story

More freedom for patients in hospital

22.04.2025 Measures put in place by hospitals to protect patients can also restrict their freedom. A BFH project has investigated how this protection can be achieved without the use of freedom-restraining measures.

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Remote Care Emmental promises relief for GPs

03.03.2025 A BFH project is investigating how telemedicine and digital networking can relieve the burden on GPs in rural areas. Sang-Il Kim, co-director of the Swiss Center for Care@home, outlines the project.

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Closing the gap in care for mothers experiencing mental health issues after childbirth

26.02.2025 For women who suffer from mental health issues after giving birth, finding a therapy facility that allows them to bring their child with them is not always easy. One potential solution is a model for...

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How to measure stress without stress

24.02.2025 A team of researchers at BFH are using a new analytical approach to measure stress without causing additional stress, thereby helping to combat staff shortages in the healthcare sector.

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Menopause is not just a women’s issue

24.01.2025 Our society is ageing. Up to now, one aspect of the demographic discourse has been largely ignored: the menopause. Researchers at BFH want to include the topic in two studies.

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Addressing the quality of life in dementia

28.11.2024 Can people with dementia have a good quality of life? A study conducted by three BFH researchers aims to get to the bottom of this question.

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Homeless seniors: life in the shadows

11.11.2024 The lives of older homeless adults, some without shelter for years, are poorly documented. With its research project, BFH aims to lay the foundations for more targeted support for homeless seniors.

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«EFAS alone is not a magic bullet»

04.10.2024 On 24 November 2024, the Swiss population will vote on the amendment to the Federal Health Insurance Act (KVG). The objective of this law is the uniform financing of outpatient and inpatient services in...

• News

FMH Innovation Qualité: SERO wins first place

27.05.2024 An app developed in collaboration with BFH by Luzerner Psychiatrie AG for its project “SERO – Suicide Prevention Uniformly Regionally Organised” was awarded the “Innovation Qualité” award in the category...