Honorary members
Christiane Augsburger
Claudine Braissant
Magdalena Fankhauser
former director of the Lindenhof School Bern
"Thank you all for working on the professionalism of nursing in science and practice; your knowledge and activities are increasingly recognized and effective in practice. Please continue to fight to ensure that this indispensable work is also recognized and rewarded at a political level and implemented accordingly in all structures of the healthcare system."
Dr. Agnes Glaus, Dr. Agnes Glaus (PhD, MSc, RN)
Oncology nursing expert and nursing scientist
"The VfP was and is a driving force behind the establishment of nursing science in Switzerland. May it continue to give visibility and strength to science-based nursing in the professional and socio-political ranks in the future."
Prof. Dr. med. Joëlle Günthard
"The VFP - a pioneer in nursing science and nursing research"
Dr. Hildegard Holenstein
"I would like to thank my employer (SRC), who motivated me to undertake further academic training in 1984 and provided me with stimulating and supportive advice until I completed my PhD. Thanks to the knowledge I acquired and the experience I gained at the University of Manchester (UK), I was able to set further accents in the education and training of the nursing professions until I retired."
Sister Liliane Juchli, Dr. theol h.c. († 2020)
"In the Association for Nursing Science VfP, I see a great opportunity for the foundations of professionalization in nursing, which my generation laid, to be further developed and exchanged in science and research."
Prof. Dr. Annemarie Kesselring
"At first, the VFP was a collection point for money to found and promote the Institute of Nursing Science at the University of Basel. Today - a good 20 years later - ideas and strategies for strengthening nursing are collected and exchanged in a wide variety of specialist areas and, in the VFP, everyone who is interested in nursing research gathers and gets involved "
Prof. Dr. Maria Müller Staub
President VFP, 2011-2017
"We make nursing visible as an independent profession, take a scientifically sound stand and strengthen good nursing quality. Double the number of members and a well-developed network: the VFP is valued by partner organizations and authorities - keep it up!"
Prof. em. Dr. med. Catherine Nissen
Dr. Rosette Poletti
Ruth Quenzer
former principal of the School of Nursing (SRK) Zurich/Aarau
"I hope the VFP continues to be a strong voice for carers and in healthcare policy"
Elisabeth Rüedi
former VFP development
"Head of Nursing, Director of Nursing, from 1999 Director of Nursing for medical-technical and medical-therapeutic areas, development of research in nursing"
Urs Weyermann
"Originally, the VFP's sole purpose was to raise money from private individuals and institutions in order to make a degree course in nursing science possible in Switzerland. After almost 25 years, I am pleased to see that this goal has been achieved and that today the VFP, together with other associations, promotes networking in nursing research and the implementation of its results in practice and policy."
Marianne Zierath
MScN, qualified nurse, former Head of Quality & Nursing and Deputy Hospital Director, University Hospital Basel
"As a founding member, I am very pleased with the development of the VfP. While the initial aim was to obtain start-up funding for the Institute of Nursing Science at the University of Basel, the path later led to the founding of academic specialist societies and a network for nursing research and development. The statements and position papers in the strategic-political area of healthcare, especially for nursing, are of indispensable importance. Thank you very much for your great commitment and: keep up the good work!"