Susan Schärli-Lim

Susan Schärli-Lim
ZHAW
School of Health Sciences
Institute of Nursing
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position at the ZHAW
Head of International Relations / Lecturer, Institute of Nursing
www.zhaw.ch/gesundheit
Education and Continuing education
Expertise and research interests
Intercultural Relations and Intercultural Communication,
Evidence based nursing
Certified Global Competencies Inventory Administrator
Kozai Group, February 2014 – Present
Qualified Administrator Intercultural Development Inventory
IDI, LLC, May 2014- present
Certified Cultural Detective Facilitator
Cultural Detective, November 2017 - present
Professional milestones
2022 Co-coordinator Workgroup "Intercultural & Global Competence in Health care" - World Council on Intercultural & Global Competence
2018 - 2021 President of the Florence Network
2016 Vice-president of the Florence Network
2015 -development and successful implementation of the European Nursing Module in english
2015 - lecturer Summer School "Cross-cultural Communication and Diversity", Bern University of Applied Sciences 2013 - Lecturer / Coordinator International Relations, Institute of Nursing,
Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
2009 - 2012 Projectmember "International Student Exchange and Sociocultural Trainings", Berner Bildungszentrum Pflege, Bern, Switzerland
2008 Speaker " Research competency for nurses - implications for education", Conference for Career and Work, Weiterbildungszentrum für Gesundheitsberufe, Aarau, Switzerland
2007 - 2013 Lecturer, Berner Bildungszentrum Pflege, Bern, Switzerland
2004 - 2007 Lecturer, Berufsschule für Pflege am Altenberg, Bern, Switzerland
2001 - 2005 Registered Nurse, Privat Klinik im Park, Schninznach Bad, Switzerland
1994 - 2000 Registered Nurse, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia (different positions: Acting Clinical Nurse, Acting Area Manager, Acting Staff Development Nurse, Occupational Health and Safety Representative)
Educational background
2017 Master of Arts Intercultural Relations, University of the Pacific, Stockton, USA
2007 Diploma of Health Education, Weiterbildungszentrum for Gesundheitsberufe, Aaurau, Switzerland
2004 SVEB 1 Certificate (qualification in adult education recognized throughout Switzerland), Weiterbildungszentrum für Gesundheitsberufe, Aarau, Switzerland
1993 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia
1989 Highschool, Applecross High School, Perth, Western Australia
1987 Secondary school, Enschede, Netherlands
Membership of networks
- Schweizerische Berufsverband der Pflegefachfrauen und Pflegefachmänner
- Samariter Verein Brugg
- The Truth about Nursing
- Florence Network
- European Nursing Module Network
- Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research - SIETAR Switzerland
- World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence
- International Academy for Intercultural Research
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.
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; 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.