Factsheet Foundation

Careum in brief
“Thinking about the future of health and care”
As an independent institution for future-oriented issues
relating to education in the healthcare sector, Careum
aims to provide new impetus to continuing education
and training in order to sufficiently prepare future actors
in the healthcare sector for the tasks they will face.
Established in 1882 as the Stiftung Schwesternschule und
Krankenhaus vom Roten Kreuz in Zürich Fluntern, a nursing
college and hospital, the Careum Foundation now sees itself
as an organisation which promotes dialogue between the
stakeholders in healthcare, and which invests in young talents
who are envisioning the future of health and care. The object
of the foundation is: “The Foundation promotes education in
healthcare through innovation and development.”
Careum endeavours to show how trends in healthcare can be
translated into specific education policy projects. The aim is
to provide inspiration, how to shape the future of education
in health and care.
Through the Careum Congress, the Careum Forum, and the
Careum Dialogue, Careum offers attractive platforms for
exchanging ideas on forward-looking issues relevant to
education in the healthcare sector.
Careum is independent, and financed by the income from
foundation assets, on the one hand, and third-party funding
that it has succeeded in attracting from other foundations
and state-run agencies, on the other. Large-scale projects are
achieved in association with partners.
Careum has three divisions: Careum Education Development,
Careum Research and Careum Publishing. The Foundation
also holds participations in three institutions covering different levels of education: Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health, Careum Bildungszentrum Zürich
(Training Center) and Careum Weiterbildung (Continuing
Education).
Careum Education Development
Careum Education Development designs, hosts and evaluates
educational events and materials in a variety of formats,
draws up educational concepts, and offers online infrastructures complete with advice and support. Developments in
education in healthcare are carried forward in collaboration
with partners and participants.
Careum Research
As a research institute of the Kalaidos University of Applied
Sciences, Department of Health, the activities of Careum
Research revolve at all times around the capabilities and
participation of patients, relatives, network partners and
health professionals, with a particular focus on the home as
the basis of health and healthcare. The objective is to work in
interprofessional and intersectoral alliances to develop and
test innovative forms of care and living, as well as user-centred
approaches to healthcare provision, for community-based
healthcare structures. Care within the family is one of the
focal points of this research. Careum Research is investigating
practical ways to balance this with other roles throughout a
person’s career – primarily in the sense of “work & care”, but
also “learn & care” and “retire & care”. Living with chronic illness
and multimorbidity, health skills, encouraging self management and empowerment are also key points fostered by the
Centre for Patient Education. Careum Research networks and
coordinates the parties involved through its research, service
and opinion-forming work.
Careum Publishing
Careum Publishing specialises in the production of learning
and teaching materials for careers in the healthcare and social
sectors. These modern educational materials are published in
print as well as for electronic devices. The products are suitable
for use at both secondary and tertiary level, as well as in continuing education. The teaching materials are developed in close
collaboration with both Careum Education Development, and
a variety of educational service providers, and are regularly
updated in line with the current needs of the target groups.
Careum promotion programs
In line with the object of the Foundation, Careum's promotion
programmes are devoted to education in the healthcare system.
They encompass the promotion of young professionals and
talents at various levels of education and training.
Careum Bildungszentrum (Careum Training Center)
Thanks to its ground-breaking, problem-based learning approach to teaching, the Careum Bildungszentrum is known
throughout Switzerland as one of the largest educational
institutions for healthcare professions. It offers students and
learners the efficient transfer of the latest know-how to healthcare practice, the best-possible preparation for everyday
professional life, and opens up further training prospects
within the healthcare system.
www.careum.ch
The Careum Bildungszentrum is financed by the Careum
Foundation, the Stiftung Diakoniewerk Neumünster (Swiss
nursing school), the Eleonorenstiftung of the Children’s
Hospital Zurich, and the Kalaidos Swiss Education Group.
Careum Weiterbildung (Careum Continuing Education)
Careum Continuing Education offers practice-oriented
programmes, courses and conferences for healthcare professionals at all levels from the different sectors of healthcare:
hospitals, home care, nursing homes and health care centres.
Careum Continuing Education is based in Aarau.
Careum attaches great value to patient education as a means
of fostering greater self-responsibility among patients and their
families. Careum Continuing Education furthers the knowledge
and skills of patients and their families through evidence-based
programmes and new approaches of self-management support of chronic illnesses.
It was founded by a group of partner institutions with a long
tradition in continuing education in healthcare: the Careum
Foundation, the WE’G Foundation, TERTIANUM AG, the
Zukunft Alter – Wohnen und Betreuung Foundation, the
Diakonat Bethesda Foundation, and the Diakoniewerk Neumünster – Schweizerische Pflegerinnenschule Foundation.
Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, Department of
Health
The Department of Health of the Kalaidos University of
Applied Sciences offers modular education and training
programmes at the Careum Campus in Zurich which can be
pursued in tandem with working life. In consultation with
students, lecturers, and partners in the field, these are consistently aligned to the current and future requirements of
healthcare practitioners. Vocational transfer tasks and self-directed learning bring benefits both to students and their
place of work.
The Department of Health of the Kalaidos University of
Applied Sciences is sponsored by the Careum Foundation
and the Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Foundation.
Careum Foundation
Pestalozzistrasse 3
CH-8032 Zurich
T +41 (0)43 222 50 00
F +41 (0)43 222 50 05
[email protected]
www.careum.ch