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Swiss Scientific institutions adopt the Open Research Data Strategy Action Plan

Mit dem Aktionsplan für Open Research Data (ORD) machen swissuniversities, der ETH-Rat, der Schweizerische Nationalfonds (SNF) und die Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz gemeinsam einen weiteren Schritt zur Öffnung des Zugangs zu Forschungsdaten und damit zu Open Science. Der Plan konkretisiert die Massnahmen der im Juli 2021 publizierten ORD-Strategie.

  • Swiss Young Academy SYA

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    Nawal Kinany and the art of stepping sideways

    From graphic design to bioengineering, Swiss Young Academy speaker Nawal Kinany has had a unique career in which transdisciplinarity isn't a concept, but a way of experiencing and sharing science.

  • Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS

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    Digitalisation in medicine: The CEC focuses on current developments

    Digital applications are increasingly being used in medical practice. They can improve the quality of care, promise greater efficiency, and open up new forms of collaboration. At the same time, these developments confront us with new medical-ethical challenges. The Central Ethics Committee (CEC) of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) is currently addressing questions related to digital surveillance and clinical information systems (CIS) in order to contribute to a responsible use in practice.

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    Futility in psychiatry: when treatments reach their limits

    The concept of therapeutic futility is well established in somatic medicine. The SAMS has explored the topic in depth, particularly in the context of the pandemic, and published its thoughts on the concept of futility in medicine in 2021. However, questions surrounding ineffectiveness and futility in psychiatric care were left out. An international and interdisciplinary group of experts has closed this gap and published a consensus paper, which is recommended reading.

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