It is part of the Kalaidos University of Applied Science, which operates throughout Switzerland with its five departments economics, health, law, psychology, and music. As the Department of Health of the Kalaidos University, the Careum School of Health offers modular education and training programs on its Campus in Zurich, which students can pursue in tandem with their private and working life. The curricula and modules align with healthcare practitioners’ current and future requirements based on constant consultation with students, lecturers, and partners in the field. Vocational transfer tasks and self-directed learning bring benefits both to students and their place of work. The Department of Health pursues research and development into innovativemodels of care and user-centric approaches to healthcare provision, to give impetus to mainly home- and community-based healthcare services.

Postgraduate courses

Master of Advanced Studies with varying duration (MAS, DAS)

• MAS FH in Cardiovascular Perfusion
• MAS FH in Care Management
• MAS FH in Chronic Care
• MAS FH in Geriatric Care
• MAS FH in Management of Healthcare Institutions
• MAS FH in Oncological Care
• MAS FH in Palliative Care
• MAS FH in Rehabilitation Care
• DAS FH in Neuro/Stroke
• DAS FH in Nursing and Health Care Law

Research activities

• Care and Caring across the Lifespan – Caring in families, Young Carers, Ageing at home
• Health literacy – patient education, self management in chronic illness, empowerment of people
• Patient experience with care – shared decision making, patient involvement and engagement, care coordination and navigation, patient view