Prof. Dr. Schirin Akhbari Ziegler
Prof. Dr. Schirin Akhbari Ziegler
ZHAW
School of Health Sciences
Institute of Physiotherapy
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Head of the focus on paediatic physiotherapy of the MSc in physiotherapy
Focus
- Paediatric Physiotherapy
- Developmental Paediatrics
- Evidence based Paediatric Physiotherapy
- Assessments Motor Development
- ICF-CY
- Family-centred early intervention
- Coaching in paediatric rehabilitation
Teaching
Professional development teaching
Experience
- Head of the international COPCA course
University of Applied Sciences (School of Health Sciences)
05 / 2019 - today - Head of the focus on paediatic physiotherapy of the MSc in physiotherapy
University of Applied Sciences (School of Health Sciences)
09 / 2016 - today - Lecturer
University of Applied Sciences (School of Health Sciences)
06 / 2009 - today - Paediatric physiotherapist
Self-employed
01 / 2005 - today - Head of the Certificate of Advanced Studies: Clinical expertise in paediatric physiotherapy
University of Applied Sciences (School of Health Sciences)
08 / 2011 - 12 / 2020 - Head of the Master of Advanced Studies in Paediatric Physiotherapy
University of Applied Sciences (School of Health Sciences)
09 / 2012 - 12 / 2019 - Head of the therapy for children
Foundation RGZ, Rapperswil
10 / 1993 - 06 / 2002 - Physiotherapist
Foundation RGZ, Rapperswil
08 / 1991 - 06 / 2002 - Physiotherapist
Zurich University Hospital
07 / 1990 - 06 / 1991
Education and Continuing education
Education
- PhD / (Implementation of COPCA, a family-centred early intervention programme in infant physiotherapy
University of Groningeb
10 / 2012 - 09 / 2020 - Master of Science in Neurorehabilitation / Neurorehabilitation
Donau-University Krems
09 / 2007 - 03 / 2010 - Supervisor, Coach / Supervision and Coaching
EGIS foundation
11 / 2001 - 05 / 2004 - Training Therapist EVS Sensory Intergation / Sensory Intergration
Swiss Occupational Therapy Association
02 / 1995 - 11 / 2003 - 1990 / Physiotherapie
School for Physiotherapy Zurich University Hospital
04 / 1986 - 03 / 1990
Continuing Education
- Coach of COPCA-coaches
Developmental Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen
03 / 2019 - Neuromotor Taks Training
pluspunkt Jona
09 / 2014 - NDT Bobath
Schaumburger Fortbildungsseminar
02 / 1993
Network
Membership of networks
- ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8640-0774
- Swiss Academy of Childhood Disability
- European Academy of Childhood Disability
Projects
- Family Outcome of Early Intervention / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Paediatric physical therapy in infants at risk of neurodevelopmental disorders / Project leader / Project completed
Publications
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King, Gillian; Graham, Fiona; Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2023.
Comparing three coaching approaches in pediatric rehabilitation : contexts, outcomes, and mechanisms.
Disability and Rehabilitation.
46(12), pp. 2708-2719.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2229731
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; de Souza Morais, Rosane Luzia; Magalhães, Lívia; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2023.
Frontiers in Pediatrics.
11(983680).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.983680
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Suárez, Ximena,
2023.
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics.
43(5), pp. 596-610.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/01942638.2023.2181724
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2021.
pt Zeitschrift für Physiotherapeuten .
73(9), pp. 46-50.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-24304
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Rhein, Michael; Meichtry, André; Wirz, Markus; Hielkema, Tjitske; Hadders‐Algra, Mijna,
2020.
Acta Paediatrica.
110(4), pp. 1189-1200.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15619
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Hadders‐Algra, Mijna,
2020.
Coaching approaches in early intervention and paediatric rehabilitation.
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.
62(5), pp. 569-574.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14493
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Mitteregger, Elena; Hadders‐Algra, Mijna,
2019.
Child: Care, Health and Development.
46(1), pp. 28-36.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12722
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Dirks, Tineke; Reinders-Messelink, Heleen A.; Meichtry, André; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2018.
Pediatric Physical Therapy.
30(3), pp. 223-230.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000509
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Dirks, Tineke; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2018.
Disability and Rehabilitation.
41(15), pp. 1846-1854.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2018.1448468
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Sonderer, Patrizia; Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Gressbach Oertle, Barbara; Meichtry, André; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2017.
Pediatric Physical Therapy.
29(2), pp. 244-250.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000398
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Huber, Erika; Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Leusch, Martina; Schämann, Astrid,
2015.
Pädagogik der Gesundheitsberufe.
2(1), pp. 48-55.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2023.
Familienzentrierte Frühintervention bei Säuglingen mit motorischen Entwicklungsstörungen (COPCA)
.
In:
Jung, Michael; Hager, Marlene, eds.,
Fallbuch Physiotherape: Pädiatrie.
München:
Elsevier.
pp. 237-250.
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Messerli, Florence; Scheufele, Silke; Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2023.
.
In:
Jung, Michael; Hager, Marlene, eds.,
Fallbuch Physiotherapie: Pädiatrie.
München:
Elsevier.
pp. 89-104.
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Rosenbaum, Peter; Novak-Pavlic, Monika; Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2021.
Early intervention : what about the family?
.
In:
Hadders-Algra, Mijna, ed.,
Early Detection and Early Intervention in Developmental Motor Disorders.
London:
Mac Keith Press.
pp. 173-184.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; von Rhein, Michael; Meichtry, André; Wirz, Markus; Hielkema, Tjitske; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2022.
In:
34th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD) Barcelona, Spain, 18-21 May 2022.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25096
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2019.
In:
31st EACD European Academy of Childhood Disability, Paris, May 23-25 2019.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19040
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2019.
In:
World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, Geneva, 10-13 May 2019.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19039
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2024.
In:
36th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), Bruges, Belgium 29 May - 1 June 2024.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30954
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Üzer, Sevil; Palomo, Rocío; Zalanskieneė, Kristina; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2024.
Needs of families receiving early intervention : experiences in five countries [poster].
In:
36th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), Bruges, Belgium 29 May - 1 June 2024.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30978
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2021.
Den Fokus vom Kind auf die ganze Familie verlagern.
Physioactive.
57(1), pp. 11-16.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22239
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2020.
pädiatrische praxis.
94(1), pp. 39-49.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20276
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Hadders-Algra, Mijna; Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2018.
Physiotherapie.
18(6), pp. 20-23.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4892
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2018.
Physiotherapie.
18(5), pp. 22-24.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4891
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2017.
COPing with and CAring for Infant with special Needs (COPCA).
PP Bulletin.
35, pp. 30-33.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3515
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Luomajoki, Hannu; Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Huber, Omega; et al.,
2012.
Combining ICF and Clinical Reasoning in a single case documentation [poster].
In:
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Sonderer, Patrizia; Brülhart, Michèle; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2024.
In:
36th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), Bruges, Belgium 29 May - 1 June 2024.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Üzer, Sevil,
2024.
In:
36th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), Bruges, Belgium 29 May - 1 June 2024.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Brülhart, Michèle,
2022.
In:
2nd European Paediatric Physiotherapy Congress (EUPPT 2022), Florence, Italy, 6-8 October 2022.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2022.
Caregiver coaching in early intervention : the example of COPCA.
In:
2nd European Paediatric Physiotherapy Congress (EUPPT 2022), Florence, Italy, 6-8 October 2022.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Brülhart, Michèle,
2022.
In:
34th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), Barcelona, Spain, 18-21 May 2022.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Graham, Fiona; King, Gillian,
2022.
Comparing three coaching approaches in pediatric rehabilitation : contexts, mechanisms and outcomes.
In:
34th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), Barcelona, Spain, 18-21 May 2022.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2022.
Frühintervention bei Säuglingen mit neuromotorischen Funktionsstörung und ihre Evidenz.
In:
Münchner Symposium Frühförderung, online, 4.-5. März 2022.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2022.
In:
1 Research Day Swiss Academy of Childhood Disability (SACD), online, 20 January 2022.
Swiss Academy of Childhood Disability.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2021.
Caregiver coaching in early intervention - the example of COPCA.
In:
International Congress 2021 of Early Detection and Early Intervention in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, virtual, 9-11 September 2021.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Hadders-Algra, Mijna; Gelkop, Nava; de Souza Morais, Rosane Luzia,
2021.
Coaching in COPCA : a promising approach based on equal partnership.
In:
33rd Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), online, 20 May - 10 June 2021.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2019.
Transitions in infant physiotherapy : towards coaching of families.
In:
Developmental changes in paediatric neurodisability, from concepts to diagnostics and therapy, Groningen, 20 - 22 June 2019.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2019.
Physiotherapeutische Frühintervention und ihre Evidenz.
In:
Fachtagung Physiotherapia Paediatrica 2019, Luzern, 23. März 2019.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2015.
In:
Jahressymposium der SACD, Aarau, 18. November 2015.
Swiss Academy of Childhood Disability (SACD).
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2014.
In:
Fachtagung Physiotherapia Peadiatrica, Luzern, 22. März 2014.
Physiotherapia Paediatrica.
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Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin,
2013.
In:
3rd European Congress on Physiotherapy Education, Vienna, Austria, 8 -10 November 2012.
Wolters Kluwer.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0b013e318299d14d