Since 1996, we have been working as a dynamic national network for nursing science in research, teaching, practice, management, and politics. We act as an innovative cooperation platform for academic professional associations, nursing experts, and other key players in the field of nursing science.
Events Partner / Network
Innovation in Health Care
Haute École Arc Santé
The Haute École Arc Santé is launching, in collaboration with the Haute école de gestion Arc and the Haute École Arc – Ingénierie, the first edition of the HE-ARCATHON 2026—a public innovation event in the health sector.The HE-ARCATHON will run from May 5 to September 17, 2026 and provides a platform for the development and co-creation of new project ideas addressing current challenges in the healthcare system. Thematic focus areas include:
The event brings together stakeholders from the fields of health, research, engineering, innovation, and business. Selected teams benefit from professional guidance from experts and coaching sessions, and can win prizes totaling CHF 5,000 to further develop their projects.
The initiative is aimed at, among others, healthcare institutions, universities and research institutions, startups, SMEs, nursing professionals, patients, and individuals with project ideas who wish to turn a specific need into a viable solution.
For more information and to register:HE-ARCATHON 2026
Nursing Science Shaping Policy and Practice for Healthcare Systems in Challenging Times
OST - University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, Department of Health, IGW Institute of Health Sciences
The EANS Summer Conference is organized by the European Academy of Nursing Science (EANS). Each year, a European academic institution takes on the role of host and assumes scientific and thematic leadership of the conference.
The EANS Summer Conference 2026 cordially invites researchers, doctoral students, clinicians, policymakers, stakeholders, and academics from across Europe to participate in two days of exchange, learning, and networking at the OST in St. Gallen.
The conference is organized by the Institute of Health Sciences at OST – University of Applied Sciences Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, the Institute of Nursing Science at the University of Basel, the Institute for Implementation Science in Nursing at the University of Zurich, and the Center for Clinical Nursing Science at the University Hospital Zurich.
Under the theme "Nursing science shapes policy and practice for health systems in challenging times," the conference will address how nursing science contributes to resilient, adaptable, and sustainable health systems in the face of climate change, conflict, pandemics, staff shortages, and growing political and financial pressure.
Participants benefit from:
Those who wish to actively participate can submit abstracts for presentations and posters by April 10, 2026. Authors will be notified by May 8, 2026.
Registration deadline: Monday, June 15, 2026
Submission of abstracts & further information can be found at here.
Contact: eans2026@ost.ch
Innovation Meets Responsibility—Patient Safety
Inselspital Bern
For all healthcare professionals who work with venous catheters
More information to follow.
Three-Country Congress
Freiburg (DE)