Thomas Egger

Work at ZHAW

Position

Research Associate Health Services Research

Experience

• Research Associate Health Services Research
  ZHAW Winterthur Institute of Health Economics
  10 / 2024 - today
• Research Assistant Health Services Research
  ZHAW Winterthur Institute of Health Economics
  11 / 2022 - 09 / 2024
• Research Assistant Spinal Cord Injury Centre (scitrialsfinder.net)
  University Hospital Balgrist
  03 / 2022 - 12 / 2023
• Medical Technical Assistant Neurophysiology
  Universityhospital Balgrist
  04 / 2022 - 09 / 2022
• PhD Student Spinal Cord Injury Centre Campus Balgrist
  ETH Zurich & University of Zurich
  01 / 2022 - 09 / 2022
• Research Associate Infectiology and Hospital Epidemiology
  St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital
  05 / 2020 - 11 / 2021
• Research and Administrative Assistant Hospital Epidemiology
  University Hospital Zürich
  11 / 2019 - 04 / 2020
• Research Internship and Master Thesis
  Swiss Olympic Medical Centre Nottwil (Swiss Paraplegic Centre
  09 / 2018 - 09 / 2019

Education and Continuing education

Education

Master of Science (MSc) / Health Science and Technology (Health, Nutrition and Environment)
ETH Zurich
09 / 2013 - 09 / 2019

Network

Membership of networks

• Health Sciences and Technology (HST) Alumni
• Swiss Sports Nutrition Society

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2125-4678

Social media

• LinkedIn
• Researchgate

Projects

• Research support for the conference "Aging in Switzerland: What Policy for Tomorrow?" / Team member / ongoing
• Report Indication quality / Team member / completed
• Medicines containing valerian for treating symptoms of insomnia, mental stress and test anxiety / Team member / completed
• Cost and Benefits of Physiotherapy / Team member / completed
• The cost and value of physiotherapy in Switzerland: a health systems perspective / Project leader / completed
• COVID-19 Social Monitor / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Allmendinger, F., Rosner, J., Egger, T., Scheuren, P. S., & Hubli, M. (2025). Nocebo effect on pain-related autonomic responses in a state of experimentally-induced sensitization. European Journal of Pain, 29(5), e70029. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70029
• Egger, T., Dörr, T., Thoma, R., Nigg, S., Risch, L., Cremonesi, A., Vernazza, P., Kohler, P., & Kahlert, C. R. (2025). Evaluation of self-collected dried blood spots for detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies shows low sensitivity. Journal of Immunological Methods, 536(113800). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2024.113800
• Kohler, P., Babouee Flury, B., Güsewell, S., Egger, T., Leal, O., Bucher, A., Lemmenmeier, E., Meier Kleeb, D., Möller, J. C., Ortner, M., Rieder, P., Ruetti, M., Schmid, H.-R., Stocker, R., Vuichard-Gysin, D., Speer, O., Wiggli, B., Besold, U., McGeer, A., et al. (2023). Clinical symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection during the Omicron period in relation to baseline immune status and booster vaccination : a prospective multicentre cohort of health professionals (SURPRISE study). Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 17(6), e13167. https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.13167
• Babouee Flury, B., Güsewell, S., Egger, T., Leal, O., Bucher, A., Lemmenmeier, E., Meier Kleeb, D., Möller, J. C., Rieder, P., Rütti, M., Schmid, H.-R., Stocker, R., Vuichard-Gysin, D., Wiggli, B., Besold, U., McGeer, A., Risch, L., Friedl, A., Schlegel, M., et al. (2022). Risk and symptoms of COVID-19 in health professionals according to baseline immune status and booster vaccination during the Delta and Omicron waves in Switzerland : a multicentre cohort study. Plos One, 19(11), e1004125. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004125

Other publications

• Höglinger, M., & Egger, T. (2025). Wissenschaftliche Begleitevaluation SWICA Disease-Management-Programm Diabetes Mellitus : Follow-Up-Jahr 2023. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-32830
• Höglinger, M., Egger, T., Heiniger, S., Kobler, I., Kohler, A., Liberatore, F., Stucki, M., Weidmann, F., & Wieser, S. (2025). Physiotherapy utilization and cost dynamics in Switzerland : insights from claims data analysis and expert interviews (2017–2023). ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-33515
• Höglinger, M., Carlander, M., Caviglia, C., Egger, T., Frei, C., Rhomberg, B., Rohrbasser, A., & Trottmann, M. (2024, November 7). Implementing a disease management program in Swiss primary care to improve diabetes care : results and experiences from a long-term follow-up study. 3rd Conferenceof the Swiss Implementation Science Network IMPACT, Geneva, Switzerland, 7-8 November 2024. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-32212
• Egger, T., Carlander, M., & Höglinger, M. (2024). Pilot-Evaluation von REBEL MIND : Vorher-Nachher-Analyse eines Online-Gruppentrainings von gomental für Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene mit subjektiven Herausforderungen in ihrer mentalen Gesundheit. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-31164
• Höglinger, M., Carlander, M., & Egger, T. (2024). Wissenschaftliche Begleitevaluation SWICA Disease-Management-Programm Diabetes Mellitus : Follow-Up-Jahr 2022. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30432
• Meier, F., Heiniger, S., Egger, T., & Kobler, I. (2024). Leistungsintensität von Spitex-Klientinnen und -Klienten und ihre Abbildung im Vergütungssystem : Schlussbericht. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30824
• Höglinger, M., Heiniger, S., Egger, T., Meier, F., Moser, A., & Schmelzer, S. (2023). Lebensqualität, psychische Gesundheit, Einsamkeit und Adhärenz an Schutzmassnahmen während der Covid-19-Pandemie : Schlussbericht zum Covid-19 Social Monitor. Bundesamt für Gesundheit (BAG). https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2458
• Carlander, M., Egger, T., Wirth, B., & Höglinger, M. (2023). Wissenschaftliche Begleitevaluation SWICA Disease-Management-Programm Diabetes Mellitus : Follow-Up-Jahr 2021. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27398

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Höglinger, M., Egger, T., Heiniger, S., Kobler, I., Kohler, A., Liberatore, F., Stucki, M., Weidmann, F., & Wieser, S. (2025, September 24). Dynamik der Nutzung und Kosten der Physiotherapie : eine Cost-Decomposition-Analyse von Schweizer Abrechnungsdaten 2017–2023. 24. Deutscher Kongress für Versorgungsforschung (DKVF), Hamburg, Deutschland, 22.-24. September 2025.
• Höglinger, M., Egger, T., Heiniger, S., Kobler, I., Kohler, A., Liberatore, F., Stucki, M., Weidmann, F., & Wieser, S. (2025, September 11). Dynamics of physiotherapy utilization and costs in Switzerland : insights from claims data and expert interviews (2017–2023). Swiss Public Health Conference (SPHC), Lugano, Switzerland, 10-11 September 2025.
• Höglinger, M., Carlander, M., Caviglia, C., Egger, T., Frei, C., Rhomberg, B., Rohrbasser, A., & Trottmann, M. (2024, July 1). Long-term effects of a diabetes DMP on guideline adherence, hospitalization rates, and healthcare costs in a primary care setting. EuHEA Conference, Vienna, Austria, 30 June - 3 July 2024.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• Egger, T., & Flueck, J. L. (2020). Energy Availability in Male and Female Elite Wheelchair Athletes over Seven Consecutive Training Days. Nutrients, 12(11), 3262.
• Kahlert, C. R., Persi, R., Güsewell, S., Egger, T., Leal-Neto, O. B., Sumer, J., Flury, D., Brucher, A., Lemmenmeier, E., Möller, J. C., Rieder, P., Stocker, R., Vuichard-Gysin, D., Wiggli, B., Albrich, W. C., Babouee Flury, B., Besold, U., Fehr, J., Kuster, S. P., McGeer, A., ... Kohler, P. (2021). Non-occupational and occupational factors associated with specific SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among hospital workers -A multicentre cross-sectional study. Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 27(9), 1336–1344.
• Kohler, P., Güsewell,S., Seneghini, M., Egger, T., Leal, O., Brucher, A., Lemmenmeier, E., Möller, J. C., Rieder, P., Ruetti, M., Stocker, R., Vuichard-Gysin, D., Wiggli, B., Besold, U., Kuster, S. P., McGeer, A., Risch, L., Friedl, A., Schlegel, M., Vernazza, P., ... Kahlert, C. R. (2021). Impact of baseline SARS-CoV-2 antibody status on syndromic surveillance and the risk of subsequent COVID-19-a prospective multicenter cohort study. BMC medicine, 19(1), 270.
• Leal-Neto, O., Egger, T., Schlegel, M., Flury, D., Sumer, J., Albrich, W., Babouee Flury, B., Kuster, S., Vernazza, P., Kahlert, C., & Kohler, P. (2021). Digital SARS-CoV-2 Detection Among Hospital Employees: Participatory Surveillance Study. JMIR public health and surveillance, 7(11), e33576.
• Strahm, C., Seneghini, M., Güsewell, S., Egger, T., Leal, O., Brucher, A., Lemmenmeier, E., Meier Kleeb, D., Möller, J. C., Rieder, P., Ruetti, M., Rutz, R., Schmid, H. R., Stocker, R., Vuichard-Gysin, D., Wiggli, B., Besold, U., Kuster, S. P., McGeer, A., Risch, L., ... Kohler, P. (2022). Symptoms compatible with long-COVID in healthcare workers with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection -results of a prospective multicenter cohort. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, ciac054. Advance online publication.
• Haller, S., Güsewell, S., Egger, T., Scanferla, G., Thoma, R., Leal-Neto, O. B., Flury, D., Brucher, A., Lemmenmeier, E., Möller, J. C., Rieder, P., Rütti, M., Stocker, R., Vuichard-Gysin, D., Wiggli, B., Besold, U., Kuster, S. P., McGeer, A., Risch, L., Schlegel, M., ... Kohler, P. (2022). Impact of respirator versus surgical masks on SARS-CoV-2 acquisition in healthcare workers: a prospective multicentre cohort. Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 11(1), 27.

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