Date: 16 – 17 April 2026
Place: Zurich
Language: English
Registration single module: Registration
Fee: two-day module CHF 500, single-day booking CHF 280
Credits:
1 ECTS point two-day module
14 CME points “Schweizerische Akademie für Psychosomatische und Psychosoziale Medizin SAPPM”
Objectives of the module
Participants are familiar with the concepts of gender-specific medicine in everyday clinical practice and in research, understand the distinction between ‘sex’ and ‘gender’, and are able to critically examine these concepts. Participants have familiarised themselves with the implications of gender-neutral medicine for the healthcare system and understand the concept of intersectionality.
Module content
In this compulsory module of the CAS programme, participants are introduced to the fundamentals of gender theory: What does the distinction between biological sex and socio-culturally shaped phenomena (gender) mean, and how does this relate to the difference between nature and culture? Does gender have a history? To what extent is gender linked to other social categories (such as age, religion, class or ethnicity)?
Participants also gain an insight into the concepts of gender-specific medicine that are important for practice and research, learn about the effects of sex and gender on health and the healthcare system, and receive an overview of innovative concepts in gender-specific prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.