Sarah Mantwill

Sarah Mantwill, PhD, serves as Research Director of the Competence Center for Learning Health Systems at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, and concurrently holds the position of Head of Dialogue while serving on the Steering Committee of Smarter Health Care, a national network under the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+).

Her educational foundation includes a PhD in Communication Sciences with Health Communication focus and an MSc in Communication and Economics, both from the University of Lugano. She augmented this with postdoctoral training at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (2016–2017).

Mantwill's research pioneers Learning Health Systems as dynamic frameworks for healthcare improvement through continuous evidence-practice cycles. She specializes in evidence-informed policy development and participatory methodologies, particularly co-creation processes that bridge policymakers, researchers, clinicians, and citizens to address systemic health challenges. Her work spans health equity, stakeholder engagement, and health literacy with strong emphasis on real-world implementation.

Analysis of her publication trajectory reveals consistent dedication to Swiss health system innovation, with growing emphasis on co-creation methodologies, health equity integration, and Learning Health Systems applications across domains like vaccination, palliative care, and pandemic response. Her work consistently bridges academic research and practical policy implementation.

Her leadership manifests through directing the university's Competence Center for Learning Health Systems and shaping national discourse via Smarter Health Care, where she facilitates critical connections between research, policy, and practice to drive measurable healthcare improvements in Switzerland.