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She is responsible for training the new generation of carers and has been working at Zollikerberg Hospital since 1999. In her hospital story, Sabina Decurtins, Head of Education at the Zollikerberg Healthcare World Learning and Education Centre, talks about her career path at the hospital, the differences in nursing from the past to the present and future challenges in nursing training.

Christian Ernst, project manager of the hospital-at-home service "Visit - Spital Zollikerberg Zuhause®" and Gwen Gehrecke, nursing expert, talk in an interview about the opportunities and challenges of acute care in familiar surroundings and about their expectations for the upcoming congress, which will take place on 8 November 2024 at Gesundheitswelt Zollikerberg.

Find out why a sound introduction for junior doctors is important to us in the interview with Dr Gurpreet Anand, Head of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine and Co-Project Manager of the Onboarding and SkillsLab project.

At a time when professional and private priorities often delay family planning, social freezing is becoming increasingly important. Dr Roland Braneti, Head of our Fertility Centre, answers the most frequently asked questions about egg and sperm freezing in this interview. He explains how modern reproductive technologies help to preserve fertility in the long term.

Jennifer Bucher, certified Breast Care Nurse at the BreastCentre Zurich, Bethanien & Zollikerberg, cares for and supports people with breast cancer and their relatives on a daily basis. In this interview, you can find out more about her training path, her touching and challenging experiences and the reasons why she chose this special profession.

Emily Arnold has just completed her apprenticeship as a healthcare specialist. In this interview, she talks about her apprenticeship at Zollikerberg Hospital: about the inseparable friendships she has made, about exciting internships in various areas such as paediatric nursing or geriatric care and about the many further training opportunities that now await her and which she has chosen.

In spring and summer, a large number of people suffer from hay fever, an allergic reaction to pollen. In Switzerland, around 20 per cent of the population are affected by a pollen allergy. While many resort to conventional medication, more and more sufferers are looking for natural and complementary treatment options to alleviate their symptoms. In today's blog post, we take a look at complementary medical treatment options for hay fever and talk to Dr Teelke Beck, Head Physician at the Centre for Integrative, Complementary Medicine and TCM (ZIMT), about complementary treatment approaches that can provide relief.

In her hospital story, Fiona Römer, power woman, Quality Management and Projects employee and Deputy Head of Resource Management, talks about her career change from nursing to the commercial sector and how she was supported in the process. She also talks about the dual role of mother and working woman.