Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
Strengthening health services research in Switzerland
SWISS ACADEMIES REPORTS, VOL. 9, NO 1, 2014
Health services research examines how people can achieve optimal access to appropriate medical services, how these services can be designed as efficiently as possible and the effect they ultimately have on the patient. In January 2013, the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) was requested by the Federal Office of Public Health to prepare a paper on «Health services research in Switzerland» as part of the Primary Care Master Plan.
Schweizerische Akademie der Medizinischen Wissenschaften (2014) Stärkung der Versorgungsforschung in der Schweiz. Swiss Academies Reports 9 (1).
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences a+
Lighthouse Programmes in Sustainability Research and Innovation
Wuelser G, Edwards P (2025)
Lighthouse Programmes in Sustainability Research and Innovation
Swiss Academies Reports 20 (4)Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences a+
Ethical guidelines for animal experiments
The Swiss Animal Welfare Act permits the use of animals for certain scientific purposes; at the same time, however, it requires that the dignity of animals be respected and their welfare protected. For researchers, reconciling these various societal interests can be challenging. The ethical guidelines for animal experiments (2025) are designed to clarify the margin of discretion left by the legislation and to encourage researchers to reflect on the handling of animals in their experiments. The decisive factors for updating the previous version from 2005 were new scientific knowledge and research methods on the one hand, as well as changes in the legal framework on the other.
