Prof. Dr. Karin Niedermann Schneider MPH

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Professor of physiotherapy research, focus 'physical activity'
• Head of Master of Science in Physiotherapy Programme
• Head of Institute of Physiotherapy

Experience

• Head of institute orf physiotherapy
  ZHAW
  2023 - today
• Professor Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  ZHAW
  2012 - today
• Head of MSc in physiotherapy programme
  ZHAW
  2009 - today

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Health Sciences
  University of Maastricht, NL
  2004 - 2010
• Master of Public Health / Public Health
  Universities of Zurich, Bern, Basel, Switzeland
  1997 - 2000
• diploma / physiotherapy
  School of physiotherapy, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
  1984 - 1988

Continuing Education

CAS in Higher Education
University of Applied Sciences, School of Higher Education
2011

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0102-3728

Projects

• GLAD Osteoarthritis Switzerland / Project leader / ongoing
• Update of the 2018 EULAR recommendations for Physical Activity in people with osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis / Project leader / completed
• Exploration of Country-specific Barriers and Facilitators for the Implementation of Physical Activity according to the EULAR Physical Activity recommendations for people with Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases in four different European countries / Team member / completed
• Physical activity for people with axial Spondyloarthritis : Concept and implementation / Co-project leader / completed
• Cross-cultural Validation of the German Version of the Amsterdam Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire® for elderly people with and without mild neurocognitive disorder / Deputy project leader / completed
• Implementation of public health recommendations on physical activity in axSpA exercise groups / Project leader / completed
• Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in Switzerland / Project leader / completed
• Evaluation a of falls prevention programme / Project leader / completed

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