Cécile Grobet

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Co-Head, HTA and Health Economic Evaluations
• Research Associate

Teaching

MSc Business Administration with Specialization in Health Economics and Healthcare Management - Module Evidence-Based Healthcare

Experience

• Co-Head, HTA and Health Economic Evaluations
  Winterthur Institute of Health Economics
  06 / 2024 - today
• dep. Head, HTA and Health Economic Evaluations
  Winterthur Institute of Health Economics
  09 / 2022 - 05 / 2024
• Research Associate
  Winterthur Institute of Health Economics
  11 / 2020 - 08 / 2022
• Research Associate Teaching, Research and Development
  Schulthess Klinik, Zurich
  07 / 2013 - 10 / 2020

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Certificate of Advanced Studies CAS / Health economic evaluations and HTA
  Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW
  08 / 2020 - 01 / 2021
• Didactic certificate / Sport
  ETH Zurich
  10 / 2005 - 10 / 2009
• Master of Science / Human movement science
  ETH Zurich
  10 / 2006 - 09 / 2008
• Bachelor of Science / Human movement science
  ETH Zurich
  10 / 2003 - 09 / 2006

Continuing Education

• Advanced Methods of Economic Evaluation for Health Technology Assessment
  Centre for Health Economics, University of York
  04 / 2024
• Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis: A Practical Approach
  Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine ISPM University of Bern
  10 / 2023
• Health economic modelling – Hands-on
  University Basel and Zurich
  11 / 2022
• Good Clinical Practice
  University Hospital Zurich
  07 / 2014

Network

Membership of networks

Health Sciences and Technology Alumni

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5757-1395

Projects

• Better quality of life with Live4all: Intelligent wheelchair cushion to prevent pressure-related tissue damage / Team member / ongoing
• Medicines containing valerian for treating symptoms of insomnia, mental stress and test anxiety / Co-project leader / completed
• Clinical Evidence Synthesis Report: Oseltamivir and baloxavir marboxil to treat or prevent influenza A and B / Deputy project leader / completed
• Costs of communicable and non-communicable diseases and of the risk factors physical inactivity and overweight in Switzerland / Team member / completed
• Direct medical costs of cystic fibrosis in Switzerland / Project leader / completed
• Health Technology Assessment: Infliximab reference product versus biosimilar for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Grobet, C., Mattli, R., & Wieser, S. (2023). Biosimilars helfen sparen. Schweizerische Ärztezeitung, 104(25), 38–40. https://doi.org/10.4414/saez.2023.21593
• Grobet, C., Audigé, L., Eichler, K., Meier, F., Marks, M., & Herren, D. B. (2022). Cost-utility analysis of thumb carpometacarpal resection arthroplasty : a health economic study using real-world data. Journal of Hand Surgery (American Volume), 47(5), 445–453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.01.013
• Grobet, C., Glanzmann, M. C., Eichler, K., Rickenbacher, D., Meier, F., Brunner, B., & Audigé, L. (2021). Cost-utility analysis of total shoulder arthroplasty : a prospective health economic study using real-world data. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 30(9), 1998–2006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2021.03.136
• Marks, M., Grobet, C., & Audigé, L. (2021). Validity, responsiveness and minimal important change of the EQ-5D-5L in patients after rotator cuff repair, shoulder arthroplasty or thumb carpometacarpal arthroplasty. Quality of Life Research, 30(10), 2973–2982. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-02849-7
• Audigé, L., Aghlmandi, S., Grobet, C., Stojanov, T., Müller, A. M., Felsch, Q., Gleich, J., Flury, M., & Scheibel, M. (2021). Prediction of shoulder stiffness after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(11), 3030–3039. https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465211028980
• Grobet, C., Audigé, L., Eichler, K., Meier, F., Brunner, B., Wieser, S., & Flury, M. (2020). Cost-utility analysis of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair : a prospective health economic study using real-world data. Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, 2(3), 193–205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2020.02.001
• Marks, M., Grobet, C., Audigé, L., & Herren, D. B. (2019). Clinical thresholds of symptoms for deciding on surgery for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), 44(9), 937–945. https://doi.org/10.1177/1753193419867823

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Grobet, C., Carlander, M., Vinci, L., & Wieser, S. (2025, September 11). Massnahmen zur Prävention von Berufsunfällen und Berufskrankheiten in ausgewählten europäischen Ländern. Swiss Public Health Conference (SPHC), Lugano, Switzerland, 10-11 September 2025.
• Grobet, C., Marks, M., Tecklenburg, L., & Audigé, L. (2018). Application and measurement properties of EQ-5D to measure quality of life in patients with upper extremity orthopaedic disorders : a systematic literature review [Conference paper]. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 138(7), 953–961. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-018-2933-x

Other publications

• Stucki, M., Vinci, L., Vetsch-Tzogiou, C., Grobet, C., Cakir, L., Müller, B., Kohler, A., Marzetta, J., Schärer, X., Sharakin, M., Thommen, C., Zemlyanska, Y., Eichler, K., Wieser, S., Kauer, L., Berger, F., Hughes-Brühlmann, S., Boes, S., Mattli, R., & Lutz, N. (2025). Kosten der übertragbaren und nichtübertragbaren Krankheiten sowie Kosten der Risikofaktoren Übergewicht/Adipositas und Bewegungsmangel in der Schweiz. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-34672
• Vetsch-Tzogiou, C., Grobet, C., Vinci, L., Meier, F., Cengelli, F., Zemlyanska, Y., Kobler, I., Maurer, M., & Wieser, S. (2025). Oseltamivir and baloxavir marboxil to treat or prevent influenza A and B. Federal Office of Public Health FOPH. https://www.bag.admin.ch/dam/en/sd-web/hkgFTLg65Zo8/h0087tflu-hta-report.pdf
• Grobet, C. (2023). Ein Blick über die Landesgrenze : HTA-Prozesse in Schweden und den Niederlanden. Gesundheitsökonomie @ ZHAW. https://blog.zhaw.ch/gesundheitsoekonomie/2023/11/30/ein-blick-ueber-die-landesgrenze-hta-prozesse-in-schweden-und-den-niederlanden/
• Grobet, C. (2023). Wie können wir Schweizer Kinder und Jugendliche zu mehr Sport bewegen? Gesundheitsökonomie @ ZHAW. https://blog.zhaw.ch/gesundheitsoekonomie/2023/09/29/wie-koennen-wir-schweizer-kinder-und-jugendliche-zu-mehr-sport-bewegen/
• Grobet, C. (2023). Technischer Fortschritt in der Gesundheitsversorgung : welche hilfreichen Technologien für das selbständige Wohnen im Alter gibt es? Gesundheitsökonomie @ ZHAW. https://blog.zhaw.ch/gesundheitsoekonomie/2023/05/11/technischer-fortschritt-in-der-gesundheitsversorgung-welche-hilfreichen-technologien-fuer-das-selbstaendige-wohnen-im-alter-gibt-es/
• Mattli, R., Grobet, C., Sharakin, M., Pöhlmann, J., Vinci, L., Syleouni, M.-E., Carlander, M., Meier, F., Egli, P., Gerber-Grote, A., & Wieser, S. (2022). Health technology assessment (HTA) : Infliximab reference product versus biosimilar for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG. https://www.bag.admin.ch/dam/de/sd-web/V3YYJtd9QUUy/h0047infx-hta-report.pdf
• Grobet, C., & Vinci, L. (2022). Welche wirksamen Sportfördermassnahmen für Kinder und Jugendliche gibt es? Gesundheitsökonomie @ ZHAW. https://blog.zhaw.ch/gesundheitsoekonomie/2022/12/08/welche-wirksamen-sportfoerdermassnahmen-fuer-kinder-und-jugendliche-gibt-es/
• Grobet, C., Vinci, L., Carlander, M., Schliek, M., Kahlmeier, S., & Mattli, R. (2022). Erhebung wirksamer Sportfördermassnahmen für das Kindes- und Jugendalter in ausgewählten Ländern. Bundesamt für Sport BASPO. https://backend.baspo.admin.ch/fileservice/sdweb-docs-prod-baspoch-files/files/2023/10/31/098c6723-bc98-4cab-a345-6a7da9f6d8f8.pdf
• Grobet, C., & Mattli, R. (2021). Wissenschaftliche und multidisziplinäre Sicht auf Biosimilars in der Schweiz. Gesundheitsökonomie @ ZHAW. https://blog.zhaw.ch/gesundheitsoekonomie/2021/09/23/wissenschaftliche-und-multidisziplinaere-sicht-auf-biosimilars-in-der-schweiz/
• Grobet, C. (2021). Mittels Patientencoaching Experte für seine Krankheit werden und damit Gesundheitskosten sparen. Gesundheitsökonomie @ ZHAW. https://blog.zhaw.ch/gesundheitsoekonomie/2021/08/19/mittels-patientencoaching-experte-fuer-seine-krankheit-werden-und-damit-gesundheitskosten-sparen/
• Meier, F., Brunner, B., Grobet, C., Wieser, S., Audigé, L., Flury, M., & Eichler, K. (2018). Real-world cost-utility analysis of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in Switzerland. Swiss Public Health Conference 2018, Neuchâtel, 7-8 November 2018.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Grobet, C., Mattli, R., Vinci, L., Carlander, M., & Kahlmeier, S. (2024, October 29). Sports promotion in children and adolescents : analysis of good practice interventions in 7 European countries. 10th International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) Congress, Paris, France, 28-31 October 2024.
• Grobet, C., Mattli, R., Vinci, L., Carlander, M., Schliek, M., & Kahlmeier, S. (2023, September 12). Internationale Beispiele von wirksamen Sportfördermassnahmen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Swiss Public Health Conference, Lausanne, Schweiz, 12.-13. September 2023. https://public-health.ch/de/versteckte-artikel/a-2-workshop/
• Grobet, C., Mattli, R., Vinci, L., Carlander, M., & Kahlmeier, S. (2023). Sports promotion in children and adolescents : analysis of good practice interventions in 7 countries [Conference presentation]. European Journal of Public Health, 33(Supplement_1), i27. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad133.068
• Grobet, C., Eichler, K., Flury, M., Meier, F., Wieser, S., Brunner, B., Schwyzer, H.-K., & Audigé, L. (2021). Cost-utility analysis of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair : real-world data of reintegration. EUMASS Congress & SIM Annual Meeting, Online, 16-17 September 2021.
• Grobet, C., Audigé, L., Eichler, K., Meier, F., Wieser, S., & Herren, D. (2018). Is surgery for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis cost effec-tive? : a Swiss health-economic study. Kongress Der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft Für Handchirurgie (SGH-/SGHR) 2018, St. Gallen, 22-23 November 2018.
• Grobet, C., Audigé, L., Meier, F., Eichler, K., Wieser, S., & Flury, M. (2018). Ist die arthroskopische Rotatorenmanschetten-Rekonstruktion kosteneffektiv? : eine prospektive, gesundheitsökonomische Studie aus der Schweiz. 35. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Arthroskopie und Gelenkchirurgie, Linz, Österreich, 13.-15. September 2018.
• Grobet, C., Audigé, L., Eichler, K., Meier, F., Wieser, S., & Flury, M. (2018, June 6). Is arthroscopic rotator cuff repair cost effective? : a prospective Swiss health-economic study. 78. Jahreskongress Swiss Orthopaedics, Montreux, 6.-8. Juni 2018.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• Grobet C, Audigé L, Eichler K, Meier F, Brunner B, Wieser S, et al. Cost-Utility Analysis of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Prospective Health Economic Study Using Real-World Data. Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. 2020;2(3):e193-e205.
• Friesenbichler B, Grassi A, Grobet C, Audigé L, Wirth B. Is limited shoulder abduction associated with poor scapulothoracic mobility after reverse shoulder arthroplasty? Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2020 Apr 15.
• Marks M., Grobet C., Audige L. and Herren D. B. Clinical thresholds of symptoms for deciding on surgery for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2019; 44(9): 937-45.
• Grobet C., Marks M., Tecklenburg L. and Audigé L. Application and measurement properties of EQ-5D to measure quality of life in patients with upper extremity orthopaedic disorders: a systematic literature review. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2018; 138(7): 953-61.
• Flury M, Kolling C, Grobet C, Kunz SN, Audigé L. Implementation of a local outcome register for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Obere Extremität. 2015; 10: 33–40.
• Michel J, Grobet C, Dietz V, van Hedel HJ. Obstacle stepping in children: task acquisition and performance. Gait Posture. 2010 Mar;31(3):341-6.
• Gysin P, Kaminski TR, Hass CJ, Grobet CE, Gordon AM. Effects of gait variations on grip force coordination during object transport. J Neurophysiol. 2008 Nov;100(5):2477-85.

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