Susan Schärli-Lim RN, BScN, Dipl. Ed., MAIR
Susan Schärli-Lim RN, BScN, Dipl. Ed., MAIR
ZHAW
School of Health Sciences
Institute of Nursing
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
- Head of International Relations / Lecturer - Institute of Nursing
- European Nursing Module Lead & lecturer
- Florence Network Exchange Coordinator
- Intercultural Competence for Outgoing Students - ICOS Lecturer
Teaching
- Diversity in health Professions
- European Nursing Module Winterthur
- European Nursing Module Groningen, Netherlands
- Swiss Global Competence Lab
- Intercultural Competence for Outgoing Students - ICOS
- Global Citizenship and Social Responsibility
Experience
- Vocational Teacher at tertiary level B
Bern Nursing College
09 / 2007 - 02 / 2013 - Project member "International Student Exchange & Sociocultural Trainings"
Bern Nursing College
07 / 2009 - 03 / 2010 - Teacher aid
Nursing College "Am Altenberg"
01 / 2004 - 08 / 2007 - Registered Nurse
Private Clinic "Im Park"
08 / 2001 - 12 / 2005 - Registered Nurse/Acting: Clinical Nurse/Staff Development Nurse/Area Manager/Occupational Health & Safety Representative
Royal Perth Hospital
05 / 1994 - 09 / 2000
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Master of Arts / Intercultural Relations
University of the Pacific
06 / 2012 - 06 / 2017 - Vocational Teacher (tertiary education) / Health education
WE'G
10 / 2003 - 04 / 2007 - Bachelor of Science / Nursing
Curtin University of Technology
02 / 1990 - 02 / 1994
Continuing Education
- Certified Cultural Detective Facilitator
Cultural Detective
11 / 2017 - Qualified Administrator Intercultural Development Inventory
Intercultural Development Inventory, LLC
05 / 2014 - Certified Global Competencies Inventory Administrator
Kozai Group
02 / 2014
Network
Membership of networks
Awards
- Henry Dunant Medal
Samaritans Switzerland (Swiss Red Cross)
04 / 2024 - Best Film: Category Intercultural Communication
SIETAR Europa Virtual Institute Film Festival - Sevifest 23
07 / 2023
Projects
Publications
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Gradellini, Cinzia; Pretorius, Marilize; Vermeiren, Sofie; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Bønløkke, Mette; de Lorenzo, Elena,
2023.
The development and validation of an intercultural nursing educator profile using the Delphi method.
Journal of Transcultural Nursing.
35(1), pp. 62-73.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596231207433
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Mantzoukas, Stefanos; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Kelly, Hélène; Falk, Katarina; Frey, Sibylle; Van Der Aa, Chris,
2020.
The impact of The Florence Network in advancing nursing and midwifery in Europe.
Nurse Education in Practice.
50(102919).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102919
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van den Bergh, Samuel; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Wong, Shih Shih,
2020.
Intercultural interactions for health professions : a critical incident approach.
1. Auflage.
Bern:
hep.
ISBN 978-3-0355-1671-5.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan; de Lorenzo, Elena; Bonlokke, Mette,
2024.
Challenges health care educators face facilitating intercultural competence
.
In:
Deardorff, Darla K.; Tatebayashi, Mizuho, eds.,
Current Perspectives on Intercultural and Global Competence.
Baltimore:
STAR Scholars Press.
pp. 142-161.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan; Händler-Schuster, Daniela,
2023.
.
In:
Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Budroni, Helmut, eds.,
Gemeinde- und Familiengesundheitspflege. Lehrbuch für die ambulante Pflege.
Bern:
Hogrefe.
pp. 372-382.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1024/86098-000
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Kohler, S. K.; Karabegovic, A.; Schönbächler Marcar, C.; Kupka, D.; Domeisen Benedetti, F.; Schärli-Lim, S.,
2023.
Onkologiepflege.
2023(1), pp. 15-16.
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Karabegovic, Azra; Schönbächler Marcar, Claudia; Kupka, Daniel; Domeisen Benedetti, Franzisca; Gisler, Livo; Kohler, Sara Kerstin; Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2023.
Interkulturelle Kompetenz : eine Jahrhundertkompetenz.
Krankenpflege.
2023(2), pp. 26-28.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27199
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Gradellini, C.; de Lorenzo, E.; Zarandona, J.; Schärli-Lim, S.; Händler-Schuster, D.; Mecugni, D.; Filov, I.; Mijatovic, M.; Bønløkke, M.; Flodager, H.; Pretorius, M.; Bourkia, P.; Bennet, M.; Van der Linden, E.; Vanceulebroeck, V.; Vermeiren, S.; et al.,
2022.
In:
La SIMM, 30 Anni + le Epidemie: Nuove diseguaglianze, nuove sfide, Rome, Italy, 19-21 October 2022.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26894
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Arvanitis, Eugenia; Bauer, Michelle; Covarrugias Vengas, Barbara; Crameri, Amanda; D’Amato, Gianni; Davione, Eric; Farrar, Jillaine; Glaveanu, Vlad; Grünenfelder, Rea; Hassi, Abderrahman; Lambelet, Anne-Claude; Lezou Koffi, Aimée-Danielle; Ogay, Tania; Pechr, Judit; Saudelli, Mary Gene; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Shaules, Joseph; Spencer-Oatey, Helen; Stalder, Pia; Touhami, Alaeddine; Zittoun, Tania; et al.,
2021.
UNESCO/SIETAR Switzerland.
Available from: https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/7979
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de Lorenzo, E.; Bønløkke, M.; Bourkia, P.; Gradellini, C.; Händler-Schuster, D.; Mecugni, D.; Bennet, M.; Mijatovic, M.; Pretorius, M.; Schaerli, S.; Vermeiren, S.; Weber, U.; Zarandona, J.,
2020.
The profile of an intercultural competence educator for healthcare and other professions.
Intercultural Connector.
Available from: https://iccglobal.org/2020/09/30/the-profile-of-an-intercultural-competence-educator-for-healthcare-and-other-professions/
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Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2020.
I DIVE reflection tool : overview & instructions.
HubICL Toolbox, Purdue University's Center for Intercultural Learning.
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Binkert, Fabienne; Grosse, Christine Uta; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Helfenstein, Isabel,
2018.
Krankenpflege.
2018(8), pp. 32-33.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3946
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Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2023.
Challenges educators face facilitating intercultural competence in healthcare.
In:
World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence 2023 Global Forum, online, 24-25 May 2023.
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de Lorenzo Urien, Elena; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Zarandona Calvo, Jagoba,
2023.
Training Intercultural Nursing Educators and Students.
In:
30th Florence Network Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 24-28 April 2023.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2023.
World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence.
In:
30th Florence Network Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 24-28 April 2023.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2022.
TraINErs : training intercultural nursing educators and students.
In:
Florence Network Annual Meeting (FNAM): "Global Human Security", online, 20-21 May 2022.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2022.
Tools to aid analysis & reflection, and a profile to guide intercultural mentors.
In:
SIETAR Switzerland Congress 2022, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, 13-15 May 2022.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2021.
How to make the best out of a study year abroad.
In:
ZHAW International Evening, Winterthur, 8 November 2021.
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de Lorenzo, Elena; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Gradellini, Cinzia; Bourkia, Petra,
2021.
Profile of intercultural nurse educator EU & Movetia funded TraINErs project.
In:
Virtual Florence Network Annual Meeting, online, 20-21 May 2021.
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De Lorenzo, Elena; Gradellini, Cinzia; Bønløkke, Mette; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Bourkia, Petra; Mecugni, Daniela; Zarandona, Jagoba; Pretorius, Marilize,
2021.
In:
25th International Nursing Research Conference, online, 15-19 November 2021.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan; Teunissen, René,
2018.
Enhancing the transformative effects of intercultural training in health and welfare education.
In:
European Association for International Education (EAIE), Geneva, 11-14 September 2018.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2017.
In:
European Association for International Education (EAIE), Seville, Spain, 13 September 2017.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2017.
Workshop assessing intercultural competence : the intercultural development inventory.
In:
Staff Program Winterschool 2017, Winterthur, 18. Januar 2017.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan; Uehlinger, Christa,
2017.
Intercultural brush-up : new inputs in intercultural communication and how to apply it.
In:
Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research (SIETAR), Winterthur, 11. Januar 2017.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2016.
Intercultural Development Inventory-guided intercultural training and an example at the ZHAW.
In:
ZHAW-Tagung «Didaktik an Fachhochschulen», Winterthur, 20. Juni 2016.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2016.
In:
Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research Event (SIETAR), Zürich, 10. Mai 2016.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2016.
What our students are learning, what they are not and what we can do about it.
In:
European Nursing Module Network Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 14 April 2016.
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Schärli-Lim, Susan,
2016.
Workshop predeparture - ongoing - reentry training for students and staff.
In:
Staff Program Winterschool 2016, Winterthur, 20. Januar 2016.