Compulsory Module
Date: 22 – 23 April 2027
Place: Zurich (participation in person or online)
Language: English
Registration single module: Registration
Fee: two-day module CHF 830, single-day booking CHF 430
Credits
1 ECTS point two-day module
CME points applied for “Schweizerische Akademie für Psychosomatische und Psychosoziale Medizin SAPPM”
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.
Objectives
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
- have familiarised themselves with the implications of gender-neutral medicine for the healthcare system
- understand the concept of intersectionality.