
Presentation
The Institute of Applied Health Research strives to produce implementable solutions that are meaningful to our field partners, educators and students and help them acquire the needed insight to aim for excellence in quality of care.
Our field of action is focused on proximity research. We therefore work in close relationship with policy makers, stakeholders, professional associations, health providers, educators, and patients to document and consolidate sound strategies for addressing health challenges across disciplines.
Our research focusses on following topics:
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- Chronic diseases
- Ageing
- Occupational health
- Health professions
- Health and Environment

Our activities are also periodically gathered and published in our Research Journal:
Journal de la recherche | Forschungsjournal
N°10- oct 2021 (.pdf)
N°9 - mai 2021 (.pdf)
N°8 - sept. 2020 (.pdf)
N°7 - mars 2020 (.pdf)
N°6 - sept. 2019 (.pdf)
N°5 - mars 2019 (.pdf)
N°4 - 01.10.2018 (.pdf)
N°3 - 01.03.2018 (.pdf)
N°2 - 01-08.2017 (.pdf)
N°1 - 04-12.2016 (.pdf)
In charge of the research team of the Institute
Derek Christie
PhD, MPH
Full Professor UAS
+41 26 429 61 12
derek.christie@hefr.ch
In charge of the research projects
Sandrine Pihet
PhD, Professeure HES ordinaire
+41 26 429 60 52
sandrine.pihet@hefr.ch
Katia Iglesias
PhD, Professeure HES ordinaire
+41 26 429 61 22
katia.iglesias@hefr.ch
Petra Schäfer-Keller
PhD, ordentliche Professorin FH
+41 26 429 60 37
petra.schaefer-keller@hefr.ch
Claudia Huber
PhD, assoziierte Professorin FH
+41 26 429 61 30
claudia.huber@hefr.ch
Andrea Koppitz
PhD, assoziierte Professorin FH
+41 26 429 60 44
andrea.koppitz@hefr.ch
Marika Bana
PhD, assoziierte Professorin FH
+41 26 429 60 67
marika.bana@hefr.ch
Lea Awai
PhD, assoziierte Professorin FH
+41 26 429 60 71
lea.awai@hefr.ch
Administrative manager of the Institute
François Mooser
PhD, Professeur HES associé
+ 41 26 429 60 83
francois.mooser@hefr.ch
research.heds@hefr.ch
Secretariat of the Institute
Pascale Larcher
+41 26 429 60 33
pascale.larcher@hefr.ch
research.heds@hefr.ch