| Dozent/in |
Ass.-Prof. Thekla Brunkert |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Seminar |
| Code |
HS261462 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2026 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Gesundheitswissenschaften |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
Mi, 07.10.2026, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 6
Mi, 14.10.2026, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 6
Mi, 28.10.2026, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 6
Mi, 11.11.2026, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 6
Mi, 16.12.2026, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 6
Do, 21.01.2027, 13:00 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 4 (Prüfung) |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Inhalt |
From clinical guidelines to new treatments and quality indicators, implementation shapes whether evidence becomes practice. Health systems continually generate knowledge and innovation, but translating these into routine care is rarely straightforward. Implementation science provides concepts and tools to understand why promising interventions are not always adopted, delivered, or sustained as intended.
This course introduces students to the foundations of implementation science and its role in translating evidence into routine health practice. Students examine why implementation is often difficult and learn how theories, models, frameworks, and implementation strategies can be used to understand and address these challenges. Through blended learning, presentations, and collaborative case-based exercises, students develop introductory practical skills in problem framing, context analysis, stakeholder engagement, and basic implementation planning for healthcare and public health settings.
The course focuses on the gap between what is known from research and what is actually done in practice, and explores the multiple factors that influence whether evidence-based interventions are adopted, implemented, adapted, and sustained in real-world settings. Attention is given to the role of context, professional behaviour, organizational structures, and the perspectives of different stakeholders, including practitioners, patients, and decision-makers. Students are introduced to key concepts and tools that support a systematic approach to implementation challenges and are encouraged to reflect on how implementation science can contribute to improving quality of care, health outcomes, and the relevance of research. |
| Schlagworte |
Nachhaltigkeit |
| E-Learning |
Will be communicated via the e-learning platform moodle. |
| Lernziele |
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand the role of implementation science in bridging the gap between research evidence and routine health practice.
- Analyze why implementation is challenging by identifying barriers, facilitators, context, and stakeholder influences.
- Apply basic implementation frameworks and strategies to practical health science cases.
- Develop introductory practical skills in planning, discussing, and communicating implementation approaches in interdisciplinary teams. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Anmeldung |
The course is limited to 25 participants. The limit will be administered via Moodle according to the chronological order of registration. From 31st August 2026, 12:00 p.m. (noon), it will be possible to register via Moodle. As soon as 25 participants are registered, the registration window will close automatically.
Moodle: https://elearning.hsm-unilu.ch/course/view.php?id=1082
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| Leistungsnachweis |
Grading for this course is based on:
- group presentations of an implementation case (70%)
- written exam (30%)
IMPORTANT: In order to earn credits and participate at the exam registration via Uni Portal within the exam registration period is MANDATORY. Further information: www.unilu.ch/en/study/courses-exams-regulations/health-sciences-and-medicine/exams/ |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
group presentation, written exam / 3 Credits
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| Hörer-/innen |
Nein |
| Kontakt |
thekla.brunkert@unilu.ch |
| Material |
Will be communicated via the e-learning platform moodle |