Organized by the VfP Academic Society and the Interest Group for Rehabilitation Nursing (IGRP):

Rehabilitation Care Symposium: Role. Impact. Responsibility.

This nursing symposium invites you to actively contribute to shaping the future of rehabilitation nursing in Switzerland. The focus will be on questions regarding the unique value proposition of our work, enhancing our visibility, and nursing responsibilities. Join us for an inspiring day filled with insights and practical ideas.

Target audience: Nursing professionals, experts in research, education, and management, as well as anyone interested in rehabilitation nursing

Program

• Registration and Welcome Coffee
• Grusswort 
• Keynote Presentation: Representing the Diversity of Rehabilitation Care to the Outside World: Impact and Professional Responsibility (Patrick Hässig).
  
• Highlight: Presentation of the new position paper on strengthening rehabilitation care in Switzerland, featuring the results of a national survey.
  
• Interactive World Café: Joint reflection and position-taking from the perspectives of research, practice, education, and management.
  
• Poster session: Short presentations (“Poster Blitz”) of current projects and research initiatives.
  
• Insights from the Field:
  • OnkoMoveNurse: A culture that promotes physical activity in oncology care.
    
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation: Implementation of Perception-Enhancing Care (WERP).
    
  • Peer-Konzept: Einblick in die Arbeit des Schweizer Paraplegiker-Zentrums (SPZ).
    
• Schlusswort

Sponsorship Plan

The Rehabilitation Nursing Symposium builds on the success of the 2024 symposium held at the Volkshaus in Zurich. In 2026, the event will once again be aimed at approximately 100–120 nursing professionals from the fields of clinical practice, education, management, and research, with a focus on rehabilitation.

The goal is to highlight the role of rehabilitation nursing, discuss its impact on the healthcare system, and take responsibility for advancing the field.

Purpose of the sponsorship

Sponsors help make this high-quality, affordable conference possible and, in return, benefit from:

• Visibility among a clearly defined target audience
• Positioning as a dedicated partner in rehabilitation care
• A lasting presence without traditional promotional items

Target audience for the event

• Rehabilitation Nurses
• Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs)
• Senior Nursing, Nursing Development
• Educational institutions
• Researchers in the field of rehabilitation

Sponsorship Principles

• Professionally independent
• Transparent
• Sustainable (no plastic or paper giveaways)

Types of Sponsorship

Financial support (500) 

• A voluntary contribution toward the cost of the conference
• Plus 1 admission

Visibility (1,000)

• Logo on the digital flyer & website
• Logo display on the day of the event
• Maybe a smaller size?
• Plus 2 tickets

Optional attendance (limited) (2,500)

• Small table / roll-up banner on site throughout the event, 9:00 a.m. to the afternoon break
• A short digital clip during lunch break
• Plus 5 admissions

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact mdiethelm@vfp-apsi.ch

These individuals make up the organizing committee and are dedicated to putting on an exciting symposium

Judith Wieland (VfP, Co-Director, Children's Hospital Zurich) 

Christian de Boitte (IGRP, Co-Chair)

Nadja Amman (VfP-APSI, Zielschlacht Clinic)

Nadja Wyrsch (VfP-APSI, Valens/Gais)

Ursula Blättler (VfP-APSI, Adelheid Clinic) 

Martin Diethelm (VfP-APSI Office)