Silvia Ammann-Fiechter

Work at ZHAW

Position

Head international relations and Senior Lecturer Institute of MIdwifery and Reproductive Health. President Swiss Midwifery Education Board

Focus

• International midwifery and midwifery education
• Professional development

Experience

• President Swiss Midwifery Education Board
  ZHAW
  03 / 2019 - today
• Head International Relations Institute of MIdwifery and Reproductive Health
  ZHAW
  03 / 2019 - today
• Module Leader and Senior Lecturer Institute of Midwifery and Reproductive Health
  ZHAW
  03 / 2019 - today
• Representative of the Swiss Midwifery Education Board (Berufskonferenz Hebamme) at the Swiss Health Professionals Conference (FKG-CSS)
  ZHAW and before 2019 HESAV/HES-SO
  03 / 2017 - today
• Head of various midwifery BSc program modules and Lecturer
  HESAV - HES_SO
  01 / 2008 - 02 / 2019
• Practising Midwife
  Privatklinik Linde Biel
  10 / 2004 - 11 / 2007
• Practising Midwife "on call"
  Tashkent International Medical Clinic, Uzbekistan
  05 / 2002 - 03 / 2004
• Resident Support
  World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, Tashkent Office, Uzbekistan
  07 / 2002 - 02 / 2004
• Practising Midwife
  Daler Spital Fribourg
  09 / 1998 - 02 / 2002
• Registered Nurse mixed ward
  Klinik Beau-Site Bern
  08 / 1996 - 02 / 1997
• Registered Nurse Resource Team
  Wakefield Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand
  08 / 1995 - 06 / 1996
• Various internships for the recognition and registration of the Swiss Diploma in Nursing in New Zealand
  Diverse
  08 / 1994 - 04 / 1995
• Clerk visa office and chancellery, secretary to the Chief of MIssion
  Swiss Embassy in Iran, Tehran
  05 / 1992 - 04 / 1994
• Registered Nurse mixed surgical ward
  Lindenhofspital Bern
  01 / 1991 - 08 / 1991

Education and Continuing education

Education

• MSc / Midwifery
  Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom
  2009 - 2012
• Certificate in Didactics for Lecturers at Universities of Applied Sciences / Didactics
  HES-SO, Switzerland
  02 / 2009 - 03 / 2010
• Diploma / Midwifery
  Ecole Cantonale Vaudoise de sages-femmes, Lausanne, Switzerland
  01 / 1997 - 08 / 1998
• Bachelor of Nursing / Bachelor of Nursing for Registered Nurses
  Wellington Polytechnic School of Nursing, Health and Environmental Sciences, New Zealand
  03 / 1995 - 02 / 1996
• Diploma / General Nursing
  Red Cross School of Nursing Lindenhof, Bern
  11 / 1987 - 10 / 1990
• Diploma / Commerce
  Commercial High School, La Neuveville
  04 / 1984 - 03 / 1987

Continuing Education

• Ongoing continuing education in midwifery, health and education
  diverse from 1998 ongoing
  2024
• Certificate of Administrator Intercultural Development Inventory: IDI – LLC
  IDI LLC Intercultural Development Inventory
  02 / 2020

Network

Membership of networks

• International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) - Member Regional Professional Committee for Europe, focus education
• German Association for Midwifery Sciences - International Section

Awards

Outstanding Contribution to Midwifery Services: International
Royal College of Midwives
05 / 2022

Publications

• Cignacco Müller, Eva; Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Boegli, Sophie Laura; Caldelari, Murielle; Damke, Therese; De Labrusse, Claire; Friedli, Beatrice; Krahl, Astrid; Nunno Paillard, Catia; Perrenoud, Patricia; Schläppy-Muntwyler, Franziska; Schwager, Mona; Sigrist, Evelyne Sandra; Stocker Kalberer, Barbara; Storni, Virginia; Sutter, Christiane,

  2023.

  Advanced midwifery practice in der Schweiz : eine Diskussionsgrundlage.

  Zeitschrift für Hebammenwissenschaft.

  11(2), pp. 25-30.

  Available from: https://www.dghwi.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ZHWi_Ausgbe11_2023_neu-02-2024.pdf

• Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Caldelari, Murielle; Cignacco Müller, Eva; Damke, Therese; De Labrusse, Claire; Friedli, Beatrice; Krahl, Astrid; Nunno Paillard, Catia; Schlaeppy-Muntwyler, Franziska; Schwager, Monika; Stocker, Barbara; Weber, Andrea; Storni, Virginia,

  2021.

  Positionspapier zu Advanced Midwifery Practice im schweizerischen Kontext : ein Dokument zur professionsinternen Information, Diskussion und Weiterentwicklung.

  Berufskonferenz Hebamme der Fachkonferenz Gesundheit und Schweizerischer Hebammenverband.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-24274

• Schläppy, Franziska; Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Graf Heule, Petra,

  2020.

  Die Hebamme in der globalen Welt.

  Obstetrica.

  2020(10), pp. 24-27.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20673

• Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Adlberger, Elisabeth; Eichenberger zur Bonsen, Dorothée; Fankhauser, Lisa; Friedli, Beatrice; Kaiser, Barbara; Oberhauser, Nadine; Schwager, Monika; Stocker-Kalberer, Barbara; Sutter, Christiane; Weber-Käser, Andrea; et al.,

  2020.

  Hebammenkompetenzen per Gesetz.

  Obstetrica.

  2020(4), pp. 18-21.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20841

• Graf Heule, Petra; Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia,

  2019.

  Certificate International Profile (CIP) BSc Midwifery : an innovative concept to promote intercultural competence [poster].

  In:

  6th EMA Education Conference, Malmö, Sweden, 29-30 November 2019.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19586

• Tichelmann, Elke; Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Romeijn, Enja,

  2023.

  An international education module : creating the opportunity for future midwives to make the difference, working leadership competences and sustainable development goals.

  In:

  33rd International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Triennial Congress, Bali, Indonesia, 11-14 June 2023.

• Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Graf Heule, Petra; Miscioscia, Emily; Velo Higueras, Maria; Romeijn, Enja; Bertini, Virginia,

  2023.

  International Student Midwives Network (ISMN) : a student led online collaborative project integrated into the bachelor of midwifery programs in Aberdeen, Bologna, Rotterdam and Winterthur.

  In:

  33rd International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Triennial Congress, Bali, Indonesia, 11-14 June 2023.

• Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia,

  2023.

  Genügend Hebammen für die Zukunft? : die perinatale Versorgung sichern!.

  In:

  Schweizerischer Hebammenkongress: Hebammen in Krisensituationen, Fribourg, Schweiz, 24.-25.05.2023.

• Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Graf Heule, Petra,

  2023.

  Certificate International Profile (CIP) : an innovative optional educational tool to promote intercultural competencies in midwifery and allied health professions.

  In:

  Florence Network for Nursing and Midwifery (FNAM), Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 24.-28. April 2023.

• Graf-Heule, Petra; Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Miscioscia, Emily; Velo Higueras, Maria; Romeijn, Enja; Bertini, Virginia; et al.,

  2023.

  International Student Midwives Network (ISMN) : eine Chance für die Hebammen von morgen.

  In:

  7. Winterthurer Hebammensymposium, Winterthur, Schweiz, 21. Januar 2023.

• Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Velo Higueras, Maria; Graf Heule, Petra; Miscioscia, Emily,

  2021.

  Supporting international students on campus and online : International Student Midwives Network.

  In:

  Maternity & Midwifery Forum UK : Educating Midwives – Meeting Future Challenges, online, 10 November 2021.

• Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia,

  2021.

  LPSan 2020: Loi fédérale sur les professions de santé HES : élaboration et perspectives pour la profession sage-femme.

  In:

  Professions de la santé: leadership, efficience et contribution dans les systèmes de santé et accès aux soins, Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud, Lausanne, 29 Novembre 2021.

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