Our Team at the Graduate School for Health Sciences Symposium

Three PhD students from the group recently presented their research at the Graduate School for Health Sciences annual symposium at Studienzentrum Gerzensee, accompanied by their supporting supervisor, Prof. Frahsa. The symposium was filled with engaging presentations, a lively poster session, nice food, and insightful exchanges with fellow PhD colleagues. Kris Schürch shared his global scoping […]

Delegation from Singapore’s Agency for Integrated Care visits ISPM teams

The Community Health and Healthcare Systems Research Group at ISPM welcomed a delegation from the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) Singapore for a learning exchange about a range of topics, including healthy aging, palliative care, and care integration last October 21. Led by deputy CEO Noel Cheah, the AIC delegation shared about the challenges posed […]

Gia Thu Ly has successfully finished her Master’s degree in Health Sciences

Gia Thu Ly has successfully finished her Master’s degree in Health Sciences at the University of Lucerne with magna cum laude. During the last three years where she also worked part-time at ISPM, her interest has been focused on health behaviour and management. She completed courses on social marketing in health promotion, health communication, stakeholder […]

Research visit to the University of Melbourne with support from a UniBE travel grant

Dr. Harvy Joy Liwanag, postdoctoral research fellow of the Community Health and Health(care) Systems Research Group, has undertaken a six-week research visit to the Nossal Institute for Global Health in the University of Melbourne, Australia from April to May 2024 to initiate scientific collaborations in global health. During this stay abroad, Harvy held several meetings […]

Patterns of physical activity among nursing home residents before and during the Covid-19 pandemic—a systematic observation

In terms of physical activity promotion, nursing homes are characterised by special conditions that have been exacerbated by the restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Weekly-scheduled structured activities and visits were cancelled, making low threshold activities in daily life all the more important to stay physically and socially active. The full article can be found […]

New Publication in BMJ Global Health Explores the Concept and Practice of Accountability

How does accountability in global health look like? We explore explore this question in a recent publication in BMJ Global Health, led by Harvy Joy Liwanag, in cooperation with Oria James (LSHTM) and Annika Frahsa (ISPM). The article presents the findings from a literature review of accountability processes in global health funding, research collaborations, and […]

Harvy Liwanag joins Editorial Board of Health Research Policy and Systems

Dr. Harvy Joy Liwanag, who is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Community Health and Health(care) Systems Research Group, has joined the editorial board of Health Research Policy and Systems as associate editor since October 2023. Published in collaboration with the World Health Organization, Health Research Policy and Systems is a journal that “covers all […]

New Publications on Urban Governance For Health and Well-Being

An ISPM-based team led by Annika Frahsa supported the WHO Special Initiative on Urban Governance for Health and Well-being through civic engagement and multisectoral coordination in 2021-2023. Two WHO reports from this collaboration are now online. Rapid, unplanned urbanization is one of the major ecological and human challenges of the 21st century. Good local governance […]

Research Group Retreat 2023 Interlaken

In August 2023, the second annual Community Health and Health(care) Systems Research Group retreat took place. Professor Noora Ronkainen, from the Institute of Sport Science at the University of Bern, commenced the retreat with a thought-provoking presentation titled “Meaningful research, meaningful sport”. In her talk, Prof. Ronkainen reflected on the multifaceted nature of humans’ sources […]