JBI Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare Eastern Switzerland
In January 2026, the OST Centre for Evidence-based Healthcare joined the JBI Collaboration and has become the JBI Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare Eastern Switzerland. This membership strengthens our commitment to advancing evidence-based healthcare (EBHC) and positions us within a global network dedicated to improving healthcare quality and patient safety.
JBI is a global organization promoting and supporting evidence-based decisions aimed at improving health and healthcare services. JBI offers a unique range of solutions to access, appraise, and apply the best available evidence. As part of the JBI Collaboration, our goal is to advance evidence synthesis, knowledge translation, and implementation to improve health outcomes and strengthen evidence-based clinical care and research.
As a JBI Collaboration Entity, we will contribute to international evidence synthesis and implementation efforts and advance methodological excellence in EBHC. Furthermore, we will provide training and capacity building in EBHC methods and strengthen our partnership with clinical and academic institutions in Switzerland and abroad.
Start 01.01.2026
Co-Directors
Prof. Dr. phil. Janine Vetsch
IGW Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften Leiterin Kompetenzzentrum für Evidence-based Healthcare
+41 58 257 15 28 janine.vetsch@ost.ch
Prof. Dr. Julian Hirt
IGW Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften Professor in Evidence Synthesis
+41 58 257 15 36 julian.hirt@ost.ch
Core team members
Prof. Dr. Heidrun Gattinger
IGW Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften Institutsleitung
+41 58 257 15 22 heidrun.gattinger@ost.ch
Prof. Dr. Steffen Heinrich
IGW Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften Co-Leitung Kompetenzzentrum Demenz
+41 58 257 14 91 steffen.heinrich@ost.ch
Julia Marlene Mischner
Studiengang BSc Ergotherapie Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
Prof. Dr. Andrea Kobleder
IGW Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften Professorin
+41 58 257 15 33 andrea.kobleder@ost.ch
Prof. Dr. Eling Douwe de Bruin
Studiengang BSc Physiotherapie Dozent
+41 58 257 14 11 eling.debruin@ost.ch
Rouven Brenner, MScN FHO
IGW Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
+41 58 257 15 68 rouven.brenner@ost.ch
Magdalena Vogt, MScPH
IGW Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
+41 58 257 13 54 magdalena.vogt@ost.ch
Core team members extern
Jennifer Enaux, MSc

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