From Idea to Impact: Your Partner in Clinical Research That Matters
Day of Clinical Research
The Day of Clinical Research highlights important clinical research aimed at improving patient care and advancing medical science. We provide an inclusive platform to present ongoing and completed patient-centered research, strengthening collaboration across the clinical research community.
Date
2 December 2025
Location
Inselspital
Next Day of clinical Research
1 December 2026
Keynote Speakers
"The new definition [of sepsis] is that patients with an infection who develop a dysregulated host response that leads to a life-threatening organ dysfunction"¹
Prof. Dr. Mervyn Singer on his keynote lecture
“Sepsis: The Future is Today”
Keynote Speakers
"With our modern data systems for routine care, we can learn from every patient and make research the standard of care."
Prof. Dr. Lars Hemkens on his keynote lecture
“Novel Designs for Clinical Research”
Academic Director of Clinical Trials at the
Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern
2025
Prize Winners
Anna Lange
PhD candidate at Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM),
University of Bern
BEST Poster in Clinical
Studies
"Key Stakeholder Perceptions of Medical Students’
Training to Identify and Manage Their Emotions for
Future Patient Care: A Qualitative Study"
Dr. Marco Gamardella
Fellow at Department of Cardiology, Inselspital Bern
Best Poster in
Imaging, methodology
and technology
"Cardiac Computed Tomography and Three-dimensional
Transesophageal Echocardiography for Morphological
Characterization and Device Sizing of the Left Atrial Appendage"
Dr. med. Yves Max Wintsch
Resident, Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine,
Inselspital Bern
Best Oral Presentation
Completed and
Ongoing Studies
“AI-guided postoperative infection surveillance: day-specific
lab test recommendations tailored to surgical groups”
Scientific Assistant, Department of Neurosurgery,
Inselspital Bern
Best Rapid Fire
Presentation
“The influence of a patient’s mother tongue on
parameters of cortico-cortical evoked potentials”
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"The clinical day of research had an interesting schedule with an excellent selection of topics - and, most importantly, amazing researchers who provided very useful suggestions."
Jonas Keller
Resident Cardiology, Inselspital