Christina Schuler

Work at ZHAW

Position

Teaching and Research associate

Focus

• Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH)
• Global Health
• Rare Diseases
• Qualitative Research
• Implementation Science

Teaching

• Module Lead "Case Study" (MScN)
• Co-Module Lead "International Internships"
• Further teaching activities: Student counseling, supervision of Master's theses

Experience

• Researcher and Lecturer
  Institute of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Zurich Univeristy of Applied Sciences
  07 / 2021 - today
• Pediatric/Neonatal Nurse
  Children's Hopsital Central Switzerland (LUKS), Lucerne
  10 / 2019 - today
• Maternal and Child Health Programme Advisor
  Ghana Health and Education Initiative (GHEI), Ghana
  03 / 2019 - today
• Study Coordinator
  Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Prevention, Department for Public & Global Health, University Zurich
  03 / 2021 - 12 / 2021
• Neonatal Nurse
  Neonatal Intermediate Care Ward, Childrens' Hospital, University Hospital Berne
  04 / 2019 - 08 / 2019
• Health Programme Coordinator
  Ghana Health and Education Initative (GHEI), Ghana
  01 / 2018 - 02 / 2019
• Study Nurse & Co-Team leader, local study location
  SAPALDIA, Swiss cohort study on lung disease and air pollution in adults, Swiss TPH, Basel
  03 / 2017 - 12 / 2017
• Pediatric/Neonatal Nurse
  Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hopsital Central Switzerland (LUKS), Lucerne
  03 / 2016 - 09 / 2016
• Neonatal Nurse
  Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Childrens' Hospital, University Hospital Berne
  07 / 2014 - 12 / 2015
• Pediatric Nurse
  Pediatric Oncology and Hematology War, Childrens' Hospital, University Hospital Berne
  05 / 2010 - 03 / 2014
• Nurse
  Radiooncology, Adults, University Hospital Berne
  04 / 2010 - 05 / 2010
• Nursing Staff
  Klimovic Memorial Hospital / Government Hospital, Winneba, Ghana
  08 / 2009 - 02 / 2010
• Pediatric Nurse
  Pediatric surgery, Childrens' Hospital, University Hospital Berne
  09 / 2007 - 07 / 2009

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Biomedical Sciences, Global Health
  Univeristy of Geneva
  09 / 2022 - 12 / 2025
• Master in Science / Nursing Science
  Zurich University of Applied Sciences Schuler
  09 / 2019 - 07 / 2021
• Master in Advanced Studies / International Health
  Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) International Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland, University College, London, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, University of Heidelberg, Charité, Berlin
  03 / 2014 - 07 / 2017
• Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education / Nursing
  Nursing School, Zug
  09 / 2003 - 08 / 2007

Continuing Education

Higher Education Teaching Certificate
Harvard's Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
04 / 2025

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7839-5987

Awards

• Winning Essay - Small and Sick Newborn Care Essay Contest
  NEST360°, UNICEF, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  11 / 2024
• Helmut-Wolf Award for junior scientists in global child health
  German Society for Tropical Paediatrics and International Child Health
  05 / 2022

Social media

• LinkedIn
• ORCID digital identifier

Projects

• Caring for Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases in Switzerland / Team member / laufend
• Facing future challenges in pediatric primary health care: a scoping review / Project leader / abgeschlossen
• Building a global bridge in health professions / Team member / abgeschlossen

Publications

• Schuler, Christina; Agbozo, Faith; Bansah, Emmanuel; Preusse-Bleuler, Barbara; Owusu, Richard; Pfister, Riccardo E.,

  2025.

  Context matters : examining factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based family systems care for small and sick newborns across the care continuum.

  Frontiers in Health Services.

  5(1383292).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2025.1383292

• Schuler, Christina; Agbozo, Faith; Ntow, George Edward; Waldboth, Veronika,

  2023.

  Health-system drivers influencing the continuum of care linkages for low-birth-weight infants at the different care levels in Ghana.

  BMC Pediatrics.

  23(1), pp. 501.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04330-5

• Schuler, Christina; Waldboth, Veronika; Ntow, George Edward; Agbozo, Faith,

  2023.

  Experiences of families and health professionals along the care continuum for low-birth weight neonates : a constructivist grounded theory study.

  Journal of Advanced Nursing.

  79(5), pp. 1840-1855.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15566

• Waldboth, Veronika; Schuler, Christina; Stettner, Georg Martin; Petry, Heidi; Grädel-Messerli, Barbara; Willmann, Raffaella; Knoblauch, Martin; Weber, Markus,

  2025.

  Care Management für Menschen mit neuromuskulären Erkrankungen : das Potential eines Beratungs- und Koordinationsdienstes[poster].

  In:

  27. Kongress des Medizinisch-Wissenschaftlichen Beirates der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Muskelkranke (DGM) e. V., Gießen, Deutschland, 19.-21. März 2025.

• Waldboth, Veronika; Kramer, Iris; Schuler, Christina; Weber, Markus; Nemecek, Gabriela; Petry, Heidi; Grädel-Messerli, Barbara; Willmann, Raffaella; Knoblauch, Martin; Stettner, Georg Martin,

  2025.

  Die Zufriedenheit von Menschen mit neuromuskulären Erkrankungen und ihren Angehörigen mit einem Beratungs- und Koordinationsdienst (Care Management) : eine Querschnittstudie[poster].

  In:

  27. Kongress des Medizinisch-Wissenschaftlichen Beirates der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Muskelkranke (DGM) e. V., Gießen, Deutschland, 19.-21. März 2025.

• Bruderer-Hofstetter, Marina; Dominguez Hernandez, Jonathan; Schuler, Christina; Hegglin, Lea; Waldboth, Veronika,

  2022.

  The evaluation of an interprofessional education module for health professionals in advanced practice roles in Switzerland[paper].

  In:

  Swiss Congress for Health Professions, Neuchâtel, Schweiz, 1.-2. September 2022.

• Schuler, C.; Agbozo, F.; Preusse-Bleuler, B.; Waldboth, V.; Ntow, G.E.; Bansah, E.; Pfister, R.E.,

  2023.

  A mixed-method participatory action research study to develop an evidence-based family-systems care programme for sick and small infants in Ghana[poster].

  In:

  16th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNA), Dublin, Ireland, 21-23 June 2023.

• Schuler, Christina; Nemecek, Gabriela; Hediger, Hannele; Weber, Markus; Stettner, Georg; Petry, Heidi; Grädel, Barbara; Willmann, Raffaella; Knoblauch, Martin; Waldboth, Veronika,

  2022.

  Herausfordernde Krankheits- und Lebensphasen : Einblicke in eine Versorgungsanalyse von Menschen mit neuromuskulären Erkrankungen und ihren Angehörigen in der Schweiz (Studie Care-NMD-CH)[poster].

  In:

  Duchenne Konferenz Schweiz, Nottwil, Schweiz, 9.-10. September 2022.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26895

• Schuler, Christina; Agbozo, Faith; Ntow, George; Waldboth, Veronika,

  2021.

  Neonatal care delivery for low birth weight infants in the context of continuum of care in Ghana[poster].

  In:

  3rd Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research, Zurich, 23-24 November 2021.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23665

• Waldboth, Veronika; Schuler, Christina; Mc Crosky, Stephen; Mezger, Mirjam; Domeisen Benedetti, Franzisca; Schubert, Maria; Fringer, André,

  2021.

  The evaluation of an interprofessional education program for Advanced Practice Nurses in Switzerland[poster].

  In:

  11th ICN NP/APN Network Conference, online, 29 August - 1 September 2021.

• Carlander, Maria; Schuler, Christina; Kobler, Irene; Waldboth, Veronika,

  2024.

  Facing future challenges : nurse involvement in pediatric primary health care.

  In:

  CYPHER Symposium 2024 – Gemeinsam für Kinder- und Jugendgesundheit, Winterthur, Schweiz, 6. November 2024.

  Available from: https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/gesundheit/institute-zentren/iph/veranstaltungen/Sypher_Symposium/Workshop1_Carlander_Herausforderungen_in_der_Kindergesundheitsversorgung_CYPHER.pdf

• Schuler, Christina; Pfister, Riccardo E.; Ntow, George E.; Bansah, Emmanuel; Preusse-Bleuler, Barbara; Agbozo, Faith,

  2024.

  Family-systems care for small and sick newborns in Ghana : an implementation science approach using participatory action research.

  In:

  3rd IMPACT Conference "The Value of Implementation Science in Health and Social Care", Geneva, Switzerland, 7-8 November 2024.

• Schuler, C.; Bansah, E.; Owusu, R.; Agbozo, F.; Pfister, E. R.,

  2023.

  Context matters : examining factors in implementing evidence-based family systems care for small and sick newborns along the care continuum in Ghana.

  In:

  1st University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) Research Conference, Ho, Ghana, 22-24 November 2023.

• Schuler, C.; Agbozo, F.; Preusse-Bleuler, B.; Waldboth, V.; Ntow, G.E.; Bansah, E.; Pfister, R.E.,

  2023.

  A mixed-method participatory action research study to develop an evidence-based family-systems care programme for sick and small infants in Ghana.

  In:

  Swiss Society of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology (SSTMP) Annual Meeting, Allschwil, Switzerland, 7-8 September 2023.

• Schuler, Christina; Agbozo, Faith; Ntow, George; Waldboth, Veronika,

  2021.

  Neonatal care delivery for low birth weight infants in the context of continuum of care in Ghana : recommendations for nursing practice.

  In:

  Ghana College of Nurses and Midwifes (GCNM) 6th Annual General Meeting and 3rd Scientific Conference, Accra, Ghana, 4-7 October 2021.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• Schuler, C., Ntow, G. E., & Agbozo, F. (2019). Mothers' Experiences with Neonatal Care for Low Birth Weight Infants at Home; A Qualitative Study in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana. J Pediatr Nurs, 45, e44-e52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2018.12.017
• 10th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, Antwerpen, Belgium, 16-20. October 2017. Poster presentation, Schuler C., Ntow G. Agbozo F., A retrospective qualitative study to explore the neonatal care practises of mothers with low birth weight infants in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana.

Other publications

• 18th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine, Basel, Switzerland, 21.-25. May 2023. Poster presentation, Giovanoli J., Sturmer N., Abongomera G., Ghebreghiorghis T., Siebenhüner K., Schuler C., Xaaji, I., Abongomera C., Fehr J., Paris D., Nicca D., Involvement and Recruitment of Migrant Communities in Research: An Explorative Embedded Investigation.
• Agbozo, F., Schuler, C., & Jahn, A. (2022). Adherence to appointments for gestational diabetes testing and experiences with two-hour postprandial glucose test: a mixed-methods study in Ghana. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 22(1), 287. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04559-5
• Schuler, C.; Bansah, E.; Owusu R.; Agbozo F.; Pfister, E. R. Context Matters: Examining Factors in Implementing Evidence-Based Family Systems Care for Small and Sick Newborns along the Care Continuum in Ghana. 1st Research Conference, University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Ho, Ghana, 22nd - 24th November 2023

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