National Conference for Workplace Health Management 2025
The Sleep Network will participate with a stand at this year’s conference. The conference highlights how age-mixed teams can contribute to corporate culture and mental health, especially in times of skilled labor shortages. Practical and scientifically sound strategies will be presented to create an inclusive and healthy work environment.
National Council Rejects Motion to Integrate Sleep into the Current NCD Strategy
With 119 votes to 63 and 10 abstentions, the National Council rejected the motion by Council of States member Müller to integrate sleep into Switzerland’s current NCD health strategy. In response to a question from NR Lohr about including the topic of sleep in the next health strategy in 2029, Federal Councillor Baume-Schneider replied, among other things, that this would have to be decided together with the cantons and Health Promotion Switzerland. She was confident that it would be accepted. The Sleep Network continues to advocate for the integration of sleep into the NCD strategy.
Sleep Network Update, June 2025
On June 23, an update meeting was held on the current activities of the Swiss Sleep Network. The event was recorded and can be streamed using the “Learn More” button.
Basel Sleep Symposium “Focus on Psychiatric Sleep Medicine”
The Basel Sleep Symposium 2025 highlights the influence of sleep on mental health across the lifespan. National and international experts will present the latest findings on topics such as insomnia, parasomnias, sleep in adolescence, sleep in dementia, and modern therapeutic approaches like CBT-I and ACT. This interdisciplinary event invites professional exchange in Basel.
Registration is handled directly through Christina Haselbach, ZASS Secretariat (Email: schlaf@upk.ch, Phone: 061 325 50 97).
Sleep & Health Zurich Symposium 2025
The Sleep & Health Zurich Symposium 2025 is dedicated to current findings in sleep research with interdisciplinary contributions from neuroscience, ecology, and pharmacology. In addition to lectures by international experts, the program also offers a “Junior Session” with insights into ongoing research projects by young scientists.
Living Library on the Topic of Sleep
On April 23, as part of the current exhibition “Mainly Healthy,” the Stapferhaus in Lenzburg will host a Living Library on the topic: Experts from experience and specialists will answer all questions from interested visitors in a relaxed atmosphere, talk about their experiences, and engage in intimate conversations in small groups.
SLEEPwindow Participants – Search for Scientific Study
The study investigates the effectiveness of two different formats of cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of insomnia (difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep).
BetterSleep Interdisciplinary Center for Healthy Sleep
BetterSleep was developed by oral surgeons, dentists, and sleep consultants as a concept to promote interdisciplinary collaboration in sleep medicine. Our goal is to raise awareness among more patients about the importance of treatment and to offer them modern, individually tailored solutions.