D - Description
|
Quality
Management |
Training and
Education |
Public
Involvement |
| Description | |
|---|---|
Name |
SwissPedNet - Swiss Research Network of Clinical Pediatric Hubs |
| Year of foundation | 2012 |
| Preterm and/or term newborn | Yes |
| Infants from 1 month to less than 24 months of age | Yes |
| Children from 2 years to less than 12 years of age | Yes |
| Adolescents from 12 years to less than 18 years | Yes |
| Paediatric age ranges of study participants covered by the network | 0-18 years |
| Multispeciality? Specify | all |
| Speciality/disease specific? Specify | all |
| Conditions covered? Specify | all |
| Procedure/Intervention specific? Specify | all |
| Number of collaborating countries | 1 |
| List of collaborating countries | N.A. |
| Number of collaborating centres | 9 |
| List of collaborating centres | All teaching children's hospitals in Switzerland, i.e. Children's Hospital Aarau University Children's Hospital Basel Children's Hospital Bellinzona University Children's Hospital Bern University Children's Hospital Geneva University Children's Hospital Lausanne Children's Hospital Luzern Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland St. Gallen University Children's Hospital Zurich |
| Type of activity/studies | |
| Clinical Studies | Yes |
| Experimental research | No |
| Other activity | Cohort studies Collection of age-related normative data Prospective observational studies Longitudinal trials Non-invasive diagnostoc techniques and age-related feasibility Coordinated teaching in clinical paediatric research Build public awareness of and political support for the needs of paediatric research |