Course Program of the Inter-university Graduate Campus (IGC)

Registration for courses 2024 of the SSPH+ Inter-university Graduate Campus (IGC) is here.

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For PhD and MD students of the SSPH+ Inter-university Graduate Campus, the course cost is 30 CHF per course. For code for registration as SSPH+ IGC student, contact awalser@ssphplus.ch.

For post-doc students from SSPH+ partner institutes, the course cost is also 30 CHF per course. Upload a proof of your status in the registration tool.*

All courses are planned on site if not indicated differently. The final format is communicated in red as soon as it is decided.

Do not hesitate to register for the waiting list in case the course should be fully booked, there is always a chance to get in (phdph@ssphplus.ch).

You can find course testimonials of participants here and testimonials of alumni about the SSPH+ Inter-university Graduate Campus here.

External participants are welcome to join our courses for limited space. External PhD students, external MD students and Swiss Public Health Doctors in training pay reduced course fees.

*An individual who holds a PhD (up to 8 years after its completion and is affiliated with an SSPH+ institute or in the team of an SSPH+ faculty member).

Registration for courses 2025 will open in autumn 2024.

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  • Cancellations: For all course cancellations, a cancellation fee of 30.- CHF applies. For cancellations communicated until 4 weeks before the course starts, 100% (minus cancellation fee) will be refunded. For cancellations made less than 4 weeks before the course starts, the course fee cannot be refunded. Cancellations are only possible by email to awalser@ssphplus.ch.
  • SSPH+ reserves the right to cancel or postpone courses. A minimum of 15 registration per course is needed to offer the course. In case of a cancellation of a course by SSPH+, the fees will be refunded in full. SSPH+ will not be held liable for travel or accommodation costs. Make sure you have a travel insurance or book refundable offers. 

Past Courses

Date Title Speakers Field
14 / 17 February 2022

Create Online Virtual Interactive Discussions – A Short Course on approaches to online teaching
  • Dr. Axel Hoffmann, PhD
    Swiss TPH, Basel
  • Dr. Barabara M. Bürkin, PhD
    Swiss TPH, Basel
  • Dr. Joachim Pelikan, PhD
    Swiss TPH, Basel
 General Courses and Soft Skills
16 - 18 March 2022

Forced migration: Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant Women
  • Prof. Dr. Eva Cignacco
    Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Professions
  • Anthony Grand, Lic. Phil.
    Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Professions
  • Prof. Dr. Ines Kneygaert
    University Gent, Belgium, Department of Public Health and Primary Care
  • Paola Origlia, MSc
    Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Professions
  • Emma Stirling Cameron, MSc
    Dalhousie University, Canada
  • Milena Wegelin, Lic. Phil.
    Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Professions
 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
21 - 23 March 2022

Writing a Journal Article... and Getting it Published (1)
  • Prof. Claudia Kühni
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern
 General Courses and Soft Skills
11 - 13 April 2022

Understanding social inequalities and social problems in health!
  • Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD
    Population Health Laboratory, University of Fribourg
  • Dr. Kristen Jafflin, PhD
    Swiss TPH, University Basel
 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
05 - 06 May 2022

Basics of Ethics in Health Sciences Research
  • Prof. Verina Wild
    Medical Ethics, University of Augsburg
  • Dr. Agomoni Ganguli Mitra
    Mason Institute, University of Edingburgh Law School
  • PD Dr. Sven Trelle
    Clinical Trials Unit CTU, University of Bern
  • Dr. Priya Satalkar
    Marie Curie Fellow, Bioethics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Belgium
  • Dr. Peter Kleist
    Cantonal Ethics Committee, Zurich
 General Courses and Soft Skills
16 - 20 May 2022

Big Data in Public Health
  • Dr. Oliver Grübner
    Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
  • Dr. Eva Furrer
    Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
  • Prof. Milo Puhan
    Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
  • Prof. Viktor von Wyl
    Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
  • PD Dr. Marta Fadda,
    Università della Svizzera Italiana
 Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
07 - 09 June 2022

Life Course Epidemiology and Public Health
  • Dr. Cristian Carmeli, PhD
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
  • Prof. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
    Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Canada
  • Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
    Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva
  • Prof. Julia Dratva, MD MPH
    School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
    Medical Faculty, University Basel
 Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
22 June 2022

The Swiss health care system in international comparison

Short online course for IGC students
  • Dr. Judith Lupatsch, PhD
    Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Department of Public Health,
    University of Basel
 Health Systems Research
29 June - 01 July 2022

Introduction into multilevel modelling of clustered data
  • Prof. Martin Röösli
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), University of Basel
 Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
29 August - 02 September 2022

Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning & Healthcare
  • Dr. Francesca Faraci, PhD
    BioSignal Processing Specialization Unit,
    Department of Innovative Technologies, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI
  • Luigi Fiorillo, MSc
    Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,
    University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI
  • Angelo Consoli, MSc
    Institute of Information Systems and Networking,
    University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI
Epidemiology
05 September 2022

Causal Interpretation in Association Studies: A Critical Review
  • Dr. Jordyn Wallenborn, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
 Epidemiology
07 - 09 September 2022

Missing data in observational epidemiologic studies including non-detects
  • Prof. Martin Röösli
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), University of Basel
  • Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), University of Basel
 Epidemiology
14 - 16 September 2022

Introduction to the Statistical Software R
  • Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), University of Basel
 Epidemiology, General Courses and Soft Skills
19 - 23 September 2022

Fundamental concepts in Epidemiology
  • Prof. Albert Hofman
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
 Epidemiology
26 September 2022

Fake News and Infection Prevention
  • Alexandra Peters, PhD
    University of Geneva and
    Infection Control Program & WHO
    Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety
    The University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine
 General Courses and Soft Skills
05 - 07 October 2022

Writing a Journal Article... and Getting it Published (2)
  • Prof. Nicola Low
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern


 General Courses and Soft Skills
10 - 14 October 2022

Applied Logistic Regression
  • Prof. Stanley Lemeshow
    Ohio State University
  • PD Dr. Ben Spycher
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern
 Epidemiology
17 - 19 October 2022

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis: a Practical Approach
  • Prof. Georgia Salanti
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern
  • Prof. Matthias Egger
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern
 Epidemiology, General Courses and Soft Skills
25 October 2022

Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease Project Data and Tools
  • Gillian Levine, PhD
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel


 Health Systems Research
31 October - 4 November 2022

Introduction to Health Economics
  • Prof. Joachim Marti, PhD
    Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne
  • Dr. Armando N. Meier, PhD
    Center for Primary Care and Public
    Health, University of Lausanne and Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel
 Health Systems Research
07 - 11 November 2022

GIS for Public Health
  • Dr. Danielle Vienneau, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), University of Basel
  • Dr. Kees de Hoogh, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), University of Basel
 Epidemiology, General Courses and Soft Skills
14 - 16 November 2022

Qualitative Health Research: BASIC module: Defining and developing qualitative research in public health
  • Dr. Rose-Anna Foley, PhD
    Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud, Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, Lausanne
  • Dr. Christina Akré, PhD
    Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, Lausanne
 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
23 - 25 November 2022

Introduction to Statistical Software Stata and Electronic Data Capture Software REDCap
  • Dr. Adrian Spoerri, PhD
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern
  • Dr. Dominik Güntensperger, PhD
    Clinical Trial Unit (CTU), University of Bern
 Epidemiology, General Courses and Soft Skills
24 - 25 November 2022

Qualitative Health Research: ADVANCED module: Appraising qualitative health research
  • Dr. Rose-Anna Foley, PhD
    Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud, Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, Lausanne
  • Dr. Christina Akré, PhD
    Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, Lausanne
 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
28 - 30 November 2022

Public Health Nutrition
  • Dr. Patricia Chocano-Bedoya, MD PhD
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab),
    University of Fribourg
    Bern Institute of Primary Care (BIHAM), University of Bern
  • Prof. Pedro Marques-Vidal, MD PhD Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne
  • Prof. Suzanne Suggs, PhD
    Institute of Public Health (IPH) and Institute of Communication and Public Policy (ICPP),
    Università della Svizzera italiana
 Epidemiology
6 - 9 December 2022

Public health surveillance and population health monitoring (advanced module)
  • PD Valérie Pittet, PhD Department Epidemiology
    and Health Systems, Center for primary medicine and public health (Unisanté),
    University of Lausanne
  • MER Yolanda Mueller, MD PhD
    Department of Family
    Medicine, Center for primary medicine and public health (Unisanté),
    University of Lausanne
 Health Systems Research, Epidemiology
24 / 27 February 2023

Basics of Scientific Writing in English: A Structured Method for Organizing and Writing Better, Faster Papers
  • Dr. Kali Tal, PhD
    Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern
  • Prof. Julia Bohlius
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
 General Scientific Skills
30 March 2023

Fake News and Infection Prevention
  • Alexandra Peters, PhD
    University of Geneva and Infection Control Program & WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, The University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine
 General Scientific Skills
03 - 05 April 2023

Understanding Social Inequalities and Social Problems in Health!
  • Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD
    Population Health Laboratory, University of Fribourg
  • Dr. Kristen Jafflin, PhD
    Swiss TPH, University Basel
 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
25 April 2023

The Swiss Health Care System in International Comparison
  • Dr. Judith Lupatsch, PhD
    Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Department of Public Health,University of Basel
 Health Systems Research
08 - 12 May 2023

Big Data in Public Health
  • Dr. Oliver Grübner
    Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
  • Dr. Eva Furrer
    Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
  • Prof. Milo Puhan
    Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
  • Prof. Viktor von Wyl
    Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
  • PD Dr. Marta Fadda
    Università della Svizzera italiana
 Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
22 - 24 May 2023

Migration Health
  • Prof. Dr. med. Daniel H. Paris
    Swiss TPH, University of Basel
  • PD Dr. med. Yves-Laurent Jackson
    Geneva University Hospital
  • Dr. phil. Afona Chernet
    Swiss TPH, University of Basel
  • Dr. med. Anne Jachmann, MPH, Inselspital, University of Bern
 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
31 May - 2 June 2023

Writing and Publishing a Scientific Paper
  • Prof. Emiliano Albanese, MD, PhD
  • Dr. Anne-Linda Camerini, PhD
  • Dr. Maddalena Fiordelli, PhD

    Institute of PublicHealth (IPH), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana
 General Scientific Skills
05 - 07 June 2023

Life Course Epidemiology and Public Health
  • Dr. Cristian Carmeli, PhD
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
  • Prof. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
    Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Canada
  • Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
    Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva
  • Prof. Julia Dratva, MD MPH
    School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
    Medical Faculty, University Basel
 Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
12 June 2023

Causal Interpretation in Association Studies: A Critical Review
  • Dr. Jordyn Wallenborn, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
 Epidemiology
13 - 16 June 2023

Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis
  • Prof. Arnaud Chiolero
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
    Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern
    School of Population & Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
  • Dr. Cinzia Del Giovane, PhD
    Department of Medical and
    Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University-Hospital of Modena and
    Reggio Emilia, Modena (Italy); Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of
    Fribourg
 Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
05 - 07 July 2023

Introduction Into Multilevel Modelling of Clustered Data
  • Prof. Martin Röösli
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
 Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
18 / 25 August 2023

Basics of scientific writing in English: A structured method for organizing and writing better, faster papers
  • Dr. Kali Tal, PhD
    Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern
  • Prof. Julia Bohlius
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
 General Scientific Skills
30 August - 1 September 2023

Missing Data in Observational Epidemiologic Studies Including Non-detects
  • Prof. Martin Röösli
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
  • Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
 Epidemiology
04 - 08 September 2023

Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning & Healthcare
  • Dr. Francesca Faraci, PhD
    BioSignal Processing Specialization Unit,Department of Innovative Technologies, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI
  • Dr. Luigi Fiorillo, PhD
    Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI
  • Dr. Davide Marzorati, PhD
    Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI
 Epidemiology
13 September - 15 September 2023

Introduction to the Statistical Software R
  • Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
 Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
18 - 22 September 2023

Causal Inference for Population Health Sciences (advanced module)
  • PD Dr. Tracy Glass, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) & University of Basel
  • Prof. Dr. Giusi Moffa
    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Basel
 Epidemiology
02 - 06 October 2023

Epidemiological Concepts, Principals, and Methods: A Practice-oriented Introduction
  • Prof. Irina Guseva Canu
    Unisanté, Department of Occupational and environmental health, University of Lausanne
  • Prof. Sabine Rohrmann
    Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, University of Zürich
  • Prof. Angèle Gayet-Ageron, University Hospitals of Geneva, Clinical
    Epidemiology Department, University of Geneva
 Epidemiology
11 October 2023

Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease Project Data and Tools
  • Gillian Levine, PhD
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
 Health Systems Research
16 - 20 October 2023

Epidemiological Data Analysis Strategy
  • Dr. Fiona Vanobberghen, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
  • PD Dr. Tracy Glass, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) & University of Basel
 Epidemiology
23 - 27 October 2023

Writing Better, Faster Scientific Papers in English: A Structured Method for Non-native English Speakers (advanced module)
  • Dr. Kali Tal, PhD
    Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern
  • Prof. Julia Bohlius
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
 General Scientific Skills
30 October - 03 November 2023

Introduction to Health Economics
  • Prof. Joachim Marti, PhD
    Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne
  • Dr. Armando N. Meier, PhD
    Center for Primary Care and PublicHealth, University of Lausanne and Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel
 Health Systems Research
06 - 10 November 2023

GIS for Public Health
  • Dr. Danielle Vienneau, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
  • Dr. Kees de Hoogh, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
 Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
20 - 23 November 2023

Public Health Surveillance and Population Health Monitoring (advanced module)
  • PD Valérie Pittet, PhD
    Department Epidemiologyand Health Systems, Center for primary medicine and public health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne
  • MER Yolanda Mueller, MD PhD
    Department of FamilyMedicine, Center for primary medicine and public health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne
 Health Systems Research, Epidemiology
27 - 29 November 2023

Qualitative Health Research: BASIC Module: Defining and Developing Qualitative Research in Public Health
  • PD Dr. Christina Akre, PhD
    Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne
  • Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD
    Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne
 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
06 - 07 December 2023

Qualitative Health Research: ADVANCED Module: Appraising Qualitative Health Research
  • PD Dr. Christina Akre, PhD
    Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne
  • Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD
    Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne
 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
9 Jan 2024

Causal Interpretation in Association Studies: A Critical Review

basic
  • Dr. Jordyn Wallenborn, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
 General Scientific Skills
17 - 19 Jan 2024

Public Health Law and Ethics

basic


  • Prof. Dr. Sandra Hotz, PhD
  • Prof. Dr. Mélanie Lévy Mader, PhD
  • Dr. Géraldine Marks, PhD

    Health Law Institute, Faculty of Law, University of Neuchâtel
 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
1 Feb 2024

Healthcare Environmental Hygiene and Infection Prevention

basic
  • Dr. Alexandra Peters, PhD
    Scientific Lead for Clean Hospitals, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva
 General Scientific Skills
7 - 9 Feb 2024

A Step-By-Step Approach for Designing and Using Questionnaires

basic/intermediate


  • Dr. Chantal Arditi, PhD
  • Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD
  • Dr. Chiara Storari, PhD
  • Prof. Dr. Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux, MD, PhD

Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems (DESS), Unisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne

 General Scientific Skills, Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
12 - 15 Feb 2024

Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis

intermediate
  • Prof. Dr. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
    Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern
    School of Population & Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

  • Dr. Cinzia Del Giovane, PhD
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena (Italy)
    Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
 Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
26 Feb - 1 March 2024

The Swiss Health System: Key Characteristics and Policy Challenges

basic/intermediate
  • Prof. Dr. Kaspar Wyss, PhD, MPH
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
  • Prof. Dr. Luca Crivelli, PhD
    University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care
  • Prof. Dr. Carlo De Pietro, PhD
    University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care
  • Prof. Dr. Isabelle Peytremann Bridevaux, DSc
    Center for Primary Care and Public Health, unisanté, University of Lausanne
 Health Systems Research
11 / 14 March 2024

Basics of Scientific Writing in English: A Structured Method for Organizing and Writing Better, Faster Papers

basic
  • Dr. Kali Tal, PhD
    Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern
  • Prof. Dr. med. Julia Bohlius, MD MScPH
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
 General Scientific Skills
15 March 2024

Behavioural Health Economics

basic
  • Dr. Sandro Tiziano Stoffel, PhD
    Department of Public Health, Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine, University of Basel
 General Scientific Skills
26 March 2024

Cancer Epidemiology: from Description to Prevention

basic


  • Dr. Rose van der Linden, PhD
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
 General Scientific Skills
22 - 24 April 2024

Understanding Social Inequalities and Social Problems in Health!

basic


  • Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD
    Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg

  • Dr. Kristen Jafflin, PhD
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
7 / 8 May 2024

SSPH+ Annual Meeting "FORWARD WITH NEW ENERGIES", including the IGC Students Meeting







    13 - 17 May 2024

    Big Data in Public Health

    basic/intermediate


    • Dr. Vasileios Nittas, PhD
      Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
    • Dr. Oliver Grübner, PhD
      Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
    • Dr. Felix Gille, PhD
      Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
    • Dr. Eva Furrer, PhD
      Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
    • Prof. Dr. Milo Puhan, PhD
      Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
    • Dr. Markus Wolf, Dr. phil.
      Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
    • Prof. Dr. Viktor von Wyl, PhD
      Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University Zürich
    		 Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research
    22 - 24 May 2024

    Public Health Nutrition

    intermediate


    • Prof. Dr. Pedro Marques-Vidal, MD PhD
      Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne
    • Prof. Dr. Suzanne Suggs, PhD
      Institute of Public Health (IPH) and Institute of Communication and Public Policy (ICPP)
      Università della Svizzera italiana
    • Dr. Patricia Chocano-Bedoya, MD PhD
      Bern Institute of Primary Care (BIHAM), University of Bern
    • Dr. Sabri Bromage, ScD, MPH
      Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA
    		 Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
    13 June 2024

    Mining Public Opinion Using Language Models

    basic
    • Dr. Christina Haag, PhD
      Digital & Mobile Health Group, Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, University of Zürich
    		 General Scientific Skills
    3 - 5 July 2024

    Introduction into Multilevel Modelling of Clustered Data

    intermediate



    • Prof. Dr. Martin Röösli, PhD
      Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
    		 Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
    4 - 6 Sep 2024

    Introduction to the Statistical Software R

    basic

    Allschwil/ Basel

    course format: onsite at Swiss TPH, Allschwil

    Late registration by e-mail to phdph@ssphplus.ch
    • Dr. Jan Hattendorf, PhD
      Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
    		 Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
    16 - 20 Sep 2024

    Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning & Healthcare

    basic/intermediate

    course format: online

    Fully booked! Registration for waiting list by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch
    • Dr. Francesca Faraci, PhD
      Bio Signal Processing Specialization Unit, Department of Innovative Technologies, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)
    • Dr. Luigi Fiorillo, PhD
      Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)
    • Dr. Davide Marzorati, PhD
      Institute of Digital Technologies for Personalized Healthcare,University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI
    		 Epidemiology
    23 - 27 Sep 2024

    Epidemiological Data Analysis Strategy

    intermediate

    Allschwil/ Basel

    course format: onsite at Swiss TPH, Allschwil

    Register before 23 August 2024

    Only 2 places left!
    • Dr. Fiona Vanobberghen, PhD
      Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
    • PD Dr. Tracy Glass, PhD
      Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) & University of Basel
    		 Epidemiology
    30 Sep - 4 Oct 2024

    Epidemiological Concepts, Principals, and Methods: A Practice-oriented Introduction

    basic

    Lausanne

    course format: onsite at University of Lausanne, Lausanne

    Register before 30 August 2024
    • Prof. Dr. Irina Guseva Canu, PhD
      Unisanté, department of occupational and environmental health, University of Lausanne
    • Prof. Dr. Sabine Rohrmann, MPH, PhD
      Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, University of Zürich
    • Prof. Angèle Gayet-Ageron, MD, PhD
      University Hospitals of Geneva, Clinical Epidemiology Department, University of Geneva
    		 Epidemiology
    8 Oct 2024

    Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease Project Data and Tools

    basic

    course format: 2hour online course for SSPH+ PhD and MD students 

    Register before 8 September 2024

    Only 1 place left!
    • Dr. Gillian Levine, PhD, MPH
      Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
    		 General Scientific Skills
    14- 18 Oct 2024

    Causal Inference for Population Health Sciences

    advanced

    Allschwil/ Basel

    Register before 14 September 2024

    Students should be familiar with basics of causal interpretation. Students are invited to take one or more of the following IGC courses if possible:
    • PD Dr. Tracy Glass, PhD
      Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
    • Dr. Cristian Carmeli, PhD
      Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
    • Prof. Dr. Martin Huber, PhD
      Chair of Applied Econometrics and Policy Evaluation, University of Fribourg
    		 Epidemiology
    21 / 24 Oct 2024

    Writing Better, Faster Scientific Papers in English: A Structured Method for Non-native English Speakers

    intermediate/advanced

    course format: online

    Fully booked! Registration for waiting list by email to phdph@ssphplus.ch
    • Dr. Kali Tal, PhD
      Medical Library and BIHAM, University of Bern
    • Prof. Dr. med. Julia Bohlius, MD MScPH
      Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
    		 General Scientific Skills
    28 Oct - 1 Nov 2024

    Introduction to Health Economics

    basic/intermediate

    Lausanne

    Register before 28 September 2024
    • Prof. Joachim Marti, PhD
      Center for Primary Care and Public Health (unisanté), University of Lausanne
    • Dr. Armando N. Meier, PhD
      Center for Primary Care and PublicHealth, (unisanté), University of Lausanne and Swiss National Science Foundation Ambizione Fellow
    		 Health Systems Research
    4 - 6 Nov 2024

    Qualitative Health Research: BASIC Module: Defining and Developing Qualitative Research in Public Health

    basic

    Lausanne

    Register before 4 October 2024
    • PD Dr. Christina Akre, PhD
      Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), unisanté, University of Lausanne
    • Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD
      Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne
    		 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
    11 - 15 Nov 2024

    GIS for Public Health

    basic/intermediate

    Allschwil/ Basel

    Register before 11 October 2024
    • PD Dr. Danielle Vienneau, PhD
      Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
    • PD Dr. Kees de Hoogh, PhD
      Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel
    		 Epidemiology, General Scientific Skills
    18 - 19 Nov 2024

    Qualitative Health Research: ADVANCED Module: Appraising Qualitative Health Research

    advanced

    Lausanne

    Register before 18 October 2024
    • PD Dr. Christina Akre, PhD
      Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), unisanté, University of Lausanne
    • Dr. Yara Barrense-Dias, PhD
      Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS), Unisanté, University of Lausanne


        		 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research
        25 - 29 Nov 2024

        Foundations of Public Health

        basic

        Zurich

        Register before 25 October 2024
        • Prof. Dr. Arnaud Chiolero, MD PhD
          Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
          Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Canada
        • PD Dr. Stéphane Cullati, PhD
          Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg, Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva
        • PD Dr. Kaspar Staub, PhD
          Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich
        • Prof. Dr. Suzanne Suggs, PhD
          Institute of Public Health (IPH) and Institute of Communication and Public Policy (ICPP),
        		 Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Science in Health Research, Health Systems Research

         

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        University Fribourg
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