Prof. Dr. Simon Wieser

Prof. Dr. Simon Wieser
ZHAW School of Management and Law
Winterthurer Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie
Gertrudstrasse 15
8401 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 68 74
simon.wieser@zhaw.ch

Persönliches Profil

Leitungsfunktion

Institutsleitung Winterthurer Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie
Leitung Gesundheitsökonomische Forschung

Tätigkeit an der ZHAW als

Dozent, Institutsleiter

www.zhaw.ch/wig

Lehrtätigkeit in der Weiterbildung

Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte, Spezialkenntnisse

Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitskosten, Gesundheitsökonomische Evaluationen, Health Technology Assessment, Entwicklung von leistungsorientierten Tarifsystemen, gesundheitsökonomische Analyse von Mangelernährung, Internationale Preisdifferenzierung, E-Learning

Aus- und Fortbildung

2017 (März-Juli) Visiting Scholar am Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington, Seattle, USA
2016/17 CAS Schreibberatung an der Hochschule, ZHAW Departement Angewandte Linguistik
2012 J-PAL Europe Advanced Executive Education Course, Evaluating Social Programs, Paris, Frankreich
2011 Advanced Methods for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, University of York, York, UK
2009 Health Economics of Pharmaceuticals and other Medical Interventions, European Health Economics, Cannes, Frankreich
2007 Economics of Health and Healthcare, Summer School of the European Science Days, Steyr, Österreich
2006 Dr. oec. publ., Universität Zürich
1996 Dottore in economia e commercio, Università la Sapienza, Rom, Italien

Beruflicher Werdegang

2018 Institutsleiter WIG/ZHAW
2011 Professor ZFH for Health Economics an der ZHAW
seit 2006 Dozent für Volkswirtschaftslehre an der School of Management and Law der ZHAW und Leiter Gesundheitsökonomische Forschung am Winterthurer Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie der ZHAW
2001-2013 Dozent für Volkswirtschaftslehre an der ETH Zürich
1997-2007 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Konjunkturforschungsstelle der ETH Zürich

Mitglied in Netzwerken

Projekte

Publikationen und Konferenzbeiträge

Wieser, Simon; Riguzzi, Marco; Pletscher, Mark; Huber, Carola A.; Telser, Harry; Schwenkglenks, Matthias,

2018.

How much does the treatment of each major disease cost? A decomposition of Swiss National Health Accounts
.

The European Journal of Health Economics.

19(8),

S. 1-13.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3749
Wieser, Simon; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Plessow, Rafael; Zimmermann, Michael B; Farebrother, Jessica; Soofi, Sajid; Bhatti, Zaid; Ahmed, Imran; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A,

2018.

Reducing micronutrient deficiencies in Pakistani children : are subsidies on fortified complementary foods cost-effective?
.

Public Health Nutrition.

21(15),

S. 2893-2906.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3445
Schmidt, Marion; Rapold, Roland; Brunner, Beatrice; Blozik, Eva; Wieser, Simon,

2018.

Asthma and COPD in Switzerland : prevalence and direct medical costs according to health insurance claims data and a large population survey

.

In:

Wennberg International Collaborative Spring Policy Meeting 2018, Zürich, 12.-13. April 2018.
Keller, Patrick; Riguzzi, Marco; Dettling, Marcel; Wieser, Simon,

2017.

Prospective payment for inpatient psychiatric care : a system to be developed for Switzerland

.

In:

Thirteenth Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry, Venice, March 24-26, 2017.

International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics.
Wieser, Simon; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Plessow, Rafael; Zimmermann, Michael; Farebrother, Jessica; Soofi, Sajid; Bhatti, Zaid; Ahmed, Imran; Zulfiqar, Bhutta,

2017.

Societal costs of micronutrient deficiencies in 6- to 59-month-old children in Pakistan
.

Food and Nutrition Bulletin.

38(4),

S. 485-500.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3686
Mattli, Renato; Wieser, Simon; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno; Schwenglenks, Matthias,

2017.

Disability and early deaths attributable to physical inactivity in Switzerland in 2015

.

In:

Swiss Public Health Conference 2017, Basel, 22-23 November 2017.

Public Health Schweiz.
Mattli, Renato; Wieser, Simon; Schwenglenks, Matthias,

2017.

The burden of physical inactivity in Switzerland and the influence of cultural differences

.

In:

2017 iHEA Biennial World Congress, Boston, 8.-11. Juli 2017.
Eichler, Klaus; Grobet, Cécile; Meier, Flurina; Flury, Matthias; Wieser, Simon; Audigé, Laurent,

2017.

Increasing evidence for value of health care in orthopedics : update from a Swiss health services research study of rota-tor cuff repair

[Poster].

In:

SAMW 5th Annual Swiss Symposium for Health Services Research, Bern, 1. März 2017.
Eichler, Klaus; Hess, Sascha; Twerenbold, Claudia; Sabatier, Magalie; Meier, Flurina; Wieser, Simon,

2017.

Health effects of micronutrient-fortified milk and cereal food for children and adolescents : a systematic review

[Poster].

In:

ISPOR 20 th Annual European Congress, Glasgow, 4.-8. November 2017.
Riguzzi, Marco; Keller, Patrick; Dettling, Marcel; Wieser, Simon,

2016.

Prospective payment for inpatient psychiatric care : a system to be developed for Switzerland

.

In:

EuHEA Conference, Hamburg, July 14-16, 2016.
Plessow, Rafael; Arora, Narendra Kumar; Brunner, Beatrice; Wieser, Simon,

2016.

Cost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged infant cereals in reducing iron deficiency anemia in 6-23-month-old children in urban India
.

PLOS ONE.

11(4),

S. 1-21.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4675
Riguzzi, Marco; Wieser, Simon; Dettling, Marcel; Pletscher, Mark,

2015.

Introducing cost groups and prospective payment to Swiss inpatient psychiatry

.

In:

iHEA 11. World Congress on Health Economics, Milano, July 12-15, 2015.
Riguzzi, Marco; Wieser, Simon; Dettling, Marcel; Pletscher, Mark,

2015.

Prospective payment in Swiss inpatient psychiatry (implementing the Health Insurance Act of 1994)

.

In:

Second Health Economics Workshop, Lucerne, September 11, 2015.
Riguzzi, Marco; Wieser, Simon; Dettling, Marcel; Pletscher, Mark,

2015.

Design of a prospective payment system for inpatient psychiatric care in Switzerland

.

In:

12. Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry, Venice, March 27-29, 2015.
Pletscher, Mark; Mattli, Renato; Reich, Oliver; von Wyl, Agnes; Wieser, Simon,

2015.

The societal costs of schizophrenia in Switzerland
.

The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics.

18(2),

S. 93-103.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.1253
Plessow, Rafael; Arora, Narendra Kumar; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Eichler, Klaus; Brügger, Urs; Wieser, Simon,

2015.

Social costs of iron deficiency anemia in 6–59-month-old children in India
.

PLOS ONE.

10(8),

S. 1-16.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4672
Obeid, Rima; Pietrzik, Klaus; Oakley, Godfrey; Kancherla, Vijaya; Holzgreve, Wolfgang; Wieser, Simon,

2015.

Preventable spina bifida and anencephaly in Europe
.

Birth defects research part a : clinical and molecular teratology.

103(9),

S. 763-771.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1002/bdra.23400
Wieser, Simon; Dettling, Marcel; Riguzzi, Marco; Pletscher, Mark,

2014.

Design of a prospective payment system for inpatient psychiatric care in Switzerland

.

In:

International Health Economics Association Congress 2014, Dublin, July 2014.
Péter, Szabolcs; Eggersdorfer, Manfred; van Asselt, Dieneke; Buskens, Erik; Detzel, Patrick; Freijer, Karen; Koletzko, Berthold; Kraemer, Klaus; Kuipers, Folkert; Neufeld, Lynnette; Obeid, Rima; Wieser, Simon; Zittermann, Armin; Weber, Peter,

2014.

Selected nutrients and their implications for health and disease across the lifespan: a roadmap
.

Nutrients.

6(12),

S. 6076-6094.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4365
Kool, Jan; Dettling, Marcel; Wieser, Simon; Brügger, Urs,

2013.

Development of a patient classification system for inpatient rehabilitation in Switzerland

[Poster].

In:

Swiss Health Economics Workshop, Luzern, September 13, 2013.
Wieser, Simon; Plessow, Rafael; Eichler, Klaus; Malek, Olivia; Capanzana, Mario V.; Agdeppa, Imelda; Brügger, Urs,

2013.

Burden of micronutrient deficiencies by socio-economic strata in children aged 6 months to 5 years in the Philippines
.

BMC Public Health.

2013(13),

S. 1167-1181.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3953
Mannion, Anne F.; Wieser, Simon; Elfering, Achim,

2013.

Association between beliefs and care-seeking behavior for low back pain
.

Spine.

38(12),

S. 1016-1025.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0b013e31828473b5
Pletscher, Mark; Plessow, Rafael; Eichler, Klaus; Wieser, Simon,

2013.

Cost-effectiveness of dabigatran for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation in Switzerland
.

Swiss Medical Weekly.

2013(143),

S. 1-12.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4681
Wieser, Simon; Rüthemann, Isabelle; De Boni, Sylvia Nadine; Eichler, Klaus; Pletscher, Mark; Radovanovic, Dragana; Ulle, Tanja; Auerbach, Holger,

2012.

Cost of acute coronary syndrome in Switzerland in 2008
.

Swiss Medical Weekly.

142(w13655),

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3954
Pletscher, Mark; Wieser, Simon,

2012.

Methylphenidat bei Kindern und Jugendlichen : Auswertung von Krankenversicherungsdaten zeigt Zunahme der Bezüge von Methylphenidat zwischen 2005 und 2008
.

BAG Bulletin.

2012(26),

S. 443-446.

Verfügbar unter: http://www.suchtmonitoring.ch/docs/library/pletscher_4hcaznm17bzo.pdf
Kessler, Reto; Keusch, Gérard; Szucs, Thomas; Wittenborn, John; Hoerger, Thomas; Brügger, Urs; Wieser, Simon,

2012.

Health economic modelling of the cost-effectiveness of microalbuminuria screening in Switzerland
.

Swiss Medical Weekly.

142,

S. 1-13.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4765
Eichler, Klaus; Wieser, Simon; Rüthemann, Isabelle; Brügger, Urs,

2012.

Effects of micronutrient fortified milk and cereal food for infants and children : a systematic review
.

BMC Public Health.

12(1),

S. 506-519.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4050
Wieser, Simon; Horisberger, Bruno; Schmidhauser, Sara; Eisenring, Claudia; Brügger, Urs; Ruckstuhl, Andreas; Dietrich, Jürg; Mannion, Anne F.; Elfering, Achim; Tamcan, Özgür; Müller, Urs,

2011.

Cost of low back pain in Switzerland in 2005
.

Journal of Health Economics.

12(5),

S. 455-467.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-010-0258-y
Kool, Jan; Wieser, Simon; Dettling, Marcel; Brügger, Urs;

2009.

Entwicklung eines Patientenklassifikationssystems (PCS) für die Rehabilitation in der Schweiz
.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Müller, Urs; Mannion, Anne F.; Wieser, Simon; Tamcan, Özgür; Ruckstuhl, Andreas; Elfering, Achim; Eisenring, Claudia; Schmidhauser, Sara; Horisberger, Bruno,

2009.

Dem Rückenschmerz ein Gesicht geben
.

Swiss Medical Forum.

9(26),

S. 484-486.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.4414/smf.2009.06862
Bachmann, Stefan; Wieser, Simon; Oesch, Peter; Schmidhauser, Sarah; Knüsel, Otto; Kool, Jan,

2009.

Three-year cost analysis of function-centred versus pain-centred inpatient rehabilitation in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain
.

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.

41(11),

S. 919-923.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3961
Wieser, Simon,

2009.

Lohnt sich Prävention? Die Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse gibt eine Antwort
.

Care Management : Zeitschrift für Integrierte Versorgung, Qualität und eHealth.

2(1),

S. 10-12.

Verfügbar unter: https://www.fmc.ch/_Resources/Persistent/513b2086ec17d08e51bdceeb3a5d78f82cc86f3c/CM_1_2009.pdf
Schmidhauser, Sara; Wieser, Simon; Kauer, Lukas; Brügger, Urs;

2009.

Review of methodological literature on economic evaluation of health promotion and prevention with focus on cost-benefit analysis
.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Melloh, Markus; Röder, Christoph; Elfering, Achim; Theis, Jean-Claude; Müller, Urs; Staub, Lukas P.; Aghayev, Emin; Zweig, Thomas; Barz, Thomas; Kohlmann, Thomas; Wieser, Simon; Jüni, Peter; Zwahlen, Marcel,

2008.

Differences across health care systems in outcome and cost-utility of surgical and conservative treatment of chronic low back pain : a study protocol
.

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.

9(81),

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3962
Bachmann, Stefan; Wieser, Simon; Oesch, Peter; Schmidhauser, Sarah; Knüsel, Otto; Kool, Jan,

2008.

Aktives Training ist besser für den Rücken als Fangopackungen
.

Swiss Medical Forum.

8(39),

S. 734-735.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.4414/smf.2008.06605
Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH); UNIL University of Lausanne, Institute of Health Economics and Management (IEMS); ZHW Zürcher Hochschule Winterthur, Winterthurer Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie (WIG), Hrsg.,

2007.

Assessing the return on investments (cost-benefits) in prevention in Switzerland : a feasibility study
.

Bern:

Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4368

Monographien und Herausgeberschaften

Wieser, Simon (2007).

Internationale Preisdifferenzierung - Drei Fallstudien mit Mikrodaten europäischer Konsumgütermärkte
.

Zürich: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität Zürich.

Beiträge, peer-reviewed

Obeid, Rima; Pietrzik, Klaus; Godfrey P., Oakley; Kancherla, Vijaya; Holzgreve, Wolfgang; Wieser, Simon (2015).

Preventable spina bifida and anencephaly in Europe
.

Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology, 103, 9. 763–771. Peer reviewed.
Grobet, Cécile; Eichler, Klaus; Hess, Sascha; Flury, Matthias; Herren, Daniel; Glanzmann, Michael; Wieser, Simon; Audigé, Laurent (2014).

Swiss Health Services Research in Orthopedics: Gaining cost-utility data about common procedures in routine care.
.

Posterpresentation at 3rd Symposium Health Services Research, SAMW, Berne, 04 NOV 2014 Peer reviewed.

Beiträge, nicht peer-reviewed

Wieser, Simon; Tzogiou, Christina (2017).

Does It Work? Is It Worth It? Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Nutritional Interventions
.

In: Hans Konrad Biesalski; et al. (Hg.). Sustainable Nutrition in a Changing World. (343-354). Cham: Springer.
Wieser, Simon; Riguzzi, Marco; Pletscher, Mark; Huber, Carola A; Telser, Harry; Tomonaga, Yuki; Eichler, Klaus; Schwenkglenks, Matthias (2015).

Health care expenditures by diseases and injuries in Switzerland in 2011
.

Oral presentation at: iHEA 11th World Congress in Health Economics, Milano 12-15 July 2015
Brunner, Beatrice; Wieser, Simon (2015).

Job-Stress-Index 2015, Kennzahlen zu psychischer Gesundheit und Stress bei Erwerbstätigen in der Schweiz
.

Gesundheitsförderung Schweiz Faktenblatt und Forschungsbericht
Wieser, Simon; Tomonaga, Yuki; Riguzzi, Marco; Fischer, Barbara; Telser, Harry; Pletscher, Mark; Eichler, Klaus; Trost, Melanie; Schwenkglenks, Matthias (2014).

Die Kosten der nichtübertragbaren Krankheiten in der Schweiz
: Projektbericht.

zu Handen des Bundesamts für Gesundheit, Abteilung Nationale Präventionsprogramme
Mattli, Renato; Hess, Sascha; Maurer, Matthias; Eichler, Klaus; Pletscher, Mark; Wieser, Simon (2014).

Gesellschaftliche Kosten der körperlichen Inaktivität in der Schweiz
.

BAG Bulletin 36/14 587-590.
Brunner, Beatrice; Wieser, Simon (2014).

Job-Stress-Index 2014
: Erhebung von Kennzahlen zu psychischer Gesundheit und Stress bei Erwerbstätigen in der Schweiz.

Gesundheitsförderung Schweiz Arbeitspapier, 26
Wieser, Simon; Plessow, Rafael (2014).

The Social Burden of Folic Acid Deficiencies in Switzerland
: Poster Presentation.

Micronutrient Forum 2014, 2-6 June 2014, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
Mattli, Renato; Hess, Sascha; Maurer, Matthias; Eichler, Klaus; Pletscher, Mark; Wieser, Simon (2014).

The social cost of physical inactivity in Switzerland in 2011
: Oral Presentation.

In: 10th Annual Meeting and 5th Conference of HEPA Europe. (27-29 August). Zurich, Switzerland: HEPA.
Mattli, Renato; Pletscher, Mark; Eichler, Klaus; Wieser, Simon (2013).

Inpatient hospital costs of febrile neutropenia as a consequence of chemotherapy for breast cancer and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Switzerland
: Poster Presentation.

In: ISPOR 16th Annual European Congress. (2-6 November). Dublin, Ireland.: ISPOR.
Wieser, Simon; Kauer, Lukas; Brügger, Urs (2012).

Cost-benefit analysis of road accident prevention programmes in Switzerland from 1975 to 2007
.

paper presented at 2012 European Conference on Health Economics, Zurich
Wieser, Simon; Rüthemann, Isabelle; De Boni, Sylvia; Eichler, Klaus; Pletscher, Mark; Radovanovic, Dragana; Auerbach, Holger (2011).

Cost of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Switzerland
.

In: Poster presented at ISPOR 14th Annual European Congress. 7th November 2011 Madrid, Spain.
Wieser, Simon; Schleiniger, Reto; Pletscher, Mark; Plessow, Rafael; Brügger, Urs (2011).

Kantonale oder regionale Krankenkasse (KRK): Ökonomische Beurteilung der Vor- und Nachteile
: Studie im Auftrag der GDK-Ost.

In: .
Wieser, Simon; Mannion, Anne F; Eisenring, Claudia; Elfering, Achim; Brügger, Urs; Müller, Urs; Horisberger, Bruno (2011).

Production losses due to low back pain while at work and out of it
: Poster Presentation at International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine ISSLS Annual Meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden, June 14-18, 2011.

In: .
Wieser, Simon; Brühlmann, Pius; Kyburz, Diego; Plessow, Rafael; Pletscher, Mark; Diamantoupolos, Alexander; Brügger, Urs (2010).

Cost-effectiveness of Tocilizumab in Switzerland: A microsimulation approach
: Poster presented at SGR Annual Congress, 9. September 2010 Fribourg, Switzerland.

In: .
Wieser, Simon; Kauer, Lukas; Schmidhauser, Sara; Pletscher, Mark; Brügger, Urs; Jeanrenaud, Claude; Flügister-Dousse, Sylvie; Kohler, Dimitri; Marti, Joachim (2010).

Synthesebericht - Ökonomische Evaluation von Präventionsmassnahmen in der Schweiz
: Bericht im Auftrag des Bundesamts für Gesundheit.

In: Winterthur Institute of Health Economics WIG (Hg.). .
Kauer, Lukas; Pletscher, Mark; Wieser, Simon; Brügger, Urs (2009).

Assessment of the availability and quality of Swiss data required to conduct a full CBA in the field of obesity prevention - Part II of the project ?Exploratory study on obesity: Economic evaluation on health promotion and prevention?
: Report commissioned by the Federal Office of Public Health .

In: Winterthur Institute of Health Economics WIG, Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW (Hg.). .
Wieser, Simon; Kauer, Lukas; Brügger, Urs (2009).

Cost-benefit analysis of road accident prevention measures in Switzerland from 1975 to 2007
: Report commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health.

In: Winterthur Institute of Health Economics WIG (Hg.). .
Eichler, Klaus; Wieser, Simon; Brügger, Urs (2009).

The costs of limited health literacy: a systematic review
.

In: Int J Public Health.
Eichler, Klaus; Wieser, Simon; Brügger, Urs (2008).

Health Literacy - an economic perspective: A Systematic Review
.

In: Posterpräsentation: ISPOR 11th Annual European Congress. Athens:
Brügger, Urs; Eichler, Klaus; Wieser, Simon (2008).

Health Literacy:
: An Economic Perspective.

In: Posterpräsentation. Montreal: HTAi Konferenz.
Wieser, Simon; Schmidhauser, Sara (2007).

Cost-benefit analysis of road-accident prevention programmes in Switzerland
.

In: HTA for evidence based public health - VI Annual Meeting Health Technology Assessment International. Barcelona:
Wieser, Simon (2006).

Ein internetgestütztes Experiment im Ökonomie-Unterricht
.

In: Eva Seiler (Hg.). E-Learning - alltagstaugliche Innovation. (401). Münster: Waxmann.
Wieser, Simon; Hettlage, Raphaela; Schubert, Renate (2003).

"Grundlagen der Volkswirtschaftslehre" an der ETH Zürich
.

In: Euler, Dieter (Hg.). E-Learning an Hochschulen: An Beispielen lernen 5. St.gallen: Universität St. Gallen.