Scoping review and characteristics of publicly available checklists for assessing clinical trial feasibility (Publications)
stakeholders according to transparent and evidence-based criteria during trial planning. For this openly shared, user-tested, and validated tools are necessary. Therefore, we systematically examined the [...] assess the feasibility of clinical trials exist, their reliability and usefulness remain unclear. Openly shared, user-tested, and validated feasibility assessment tools for a better planning of clinical
Fostering population-based cohort data discovery: the Maelstrom Research cataloguing toolkit (Publications)
interpreting and analyzing cohort data and biological samples. Providing the scientific community with open information is essential to optimize usage of these resources. A cataloguing toolkit is proposed by [...] RESULTS: The cataloguing toolkit is built upon two main components: a metadata model and a suite of open-source software applications. The model sets out specific fields to describe study profiles; char
Experience with the implementation of continuous medical education among mother-and-child healthcare providers in Ukraine: a case study based on two... (Publications)
of knowledge of the English language among medical doctors, the fear of changes, and the lack of openness and readiness for novel evidence-based clinical practices. However, primary healthcare practitioners [...] to change. CONCLUSIONS: A modernized continuous medical education which is based on the values of openness, respect, dialogue, and professionalism can be implemented with the input of an international assistance
Student spotlight: Maryam Tavakkoli (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/student-spotlight-maryam-tavakkoli/blog-id/3
at Swiss TPH, researches road traffic evidence and information systems. "Studying at Swiss TPH has opened so many doors for me, like when I got to travel to the 2019 Unleash innovation lab in China and my
"Pollen is beautiful ... but also quite annoying" (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/pollen-is-beautifulbut-also-quite-annoying/blog-id/67
on pollen and its effect on our health were explored by Marloes Eeftens from Swiss TPH during her opening lecture for the "Advanced Training in Public Health Zurich*". This monthly series invites experts
BRICS countries and the global movement for universal health coverage (Publications)
UHC. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire that included both closed- and open-ended questions. Question development was informed by insights from the literature on UHC, Cox's framework [...] of policy formation. The closed questions were analysed with simple descriptive statistics and the open-ended questions using grounded theory approach. The analysis demonstrates that most BRICS countries
A community randomised controlled trial evaluating a home-based environmental intervention package of improved stoves, solar water disinfection and... (Publications)
Escherichia coli in stool specimen. RESULTS: We enrolled 534 children. At baseline all households used open fires and 77% had access to piped water supplies. E. coli was found in drinking water in 68% and 64% [...] comparable study arms. Recently, several critical reviews raised major concerns on the reliability of open health intervention trials, because of uncertain sustainability and non-blinding bias. In this regard
BRICS countries and the global movement for universal health coverage (Publications)
UHC. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire that included both closed- and open-ended questions. Question development was informed by insights from the literature on UHC, Cox's framework [...] of policy formation. The closed questions were analysed with simple descriptive statistics and the open-ended questions using grounded theory approach. The analysis demonstrates that most BRICS countries
A community randomised controlled trial evaluating a home-based environmental intervention package of improved stoves, solar water disinfection and... (Publications)
Escherichia coli in stool specimen. RESULTS: We enrolled 534 children. At baseline all households used open fires and 77% had access to piped water supplies. E. coli was found in drinking water in 68% and 64% [...] comparable study arms. Recently, several critical reviews raised major concerns on the reliability of open health intervention trials, because of uncertain sustainability and non-blinding bias. In this regard
Swiss TPH at Global Level (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/topics/malaria/swiss-tph-at-global-level
development and use of an individual-based model of malaria transmission dynamics known as OpenMalaria . This model is an open-source tool for simulating the dynamics of malaria transmission and epidemiology, and [...] Swiss TPH, our OpenMalaria model is used by a wide range of modellers worldwide. A new collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports the improvement and maintenance of OpenMalaria as well
