Dr. sc. med. Corina Sgier, PhD, RN

ZHAW School of Health Sciences
Institute of Nursing
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 62 13
corina.sgier@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Lecturer, MSc in Nursing and Continuing Nursing Education
Research Collaborator, Nursing Research & Development
Coordinator for Nurse Practitioner
Head of Teaching and Student Projects, FSCU
Family Counseling Team Member - Integration of education, practice, and research
Specialist group APN

Focus

Expert Family Systems Care
Resilience Coach
APN/NP, among other settings, in a primary care practice
Ethics in healthcare
Qualitative research (QUAGOL approach), Delphi studies, Case Study Research
Research Focus Areas: Early parental loss, family system care, Advanced Practice Nursing (Nurse Practitioner), ethics, resilience

Teaching

Module leadership Family and Community Care, 5 ECTS
Module leadership Advanced Clinical Practice and Pharmacology (A4) Adults, 3 ECTS
Module leadership Advanced Clinical Practice and Pharmacology (A4) Pediatrics, 3 ECTS
Co-module leadership and Curricular Development Clinical Practice 1 NP / Clinical Practice 2 NP / Clinical Practice 3 NP Adults, 5 ECTS each 2020-2027
Co-module leadership and Curricular Development Clinical Practice 1 NP / Clinical Practice 2 NP / Clinical Practice 3 NP Pediatrics, 5 ECTS each 2020-2027
Co-module leadership and Curricular Development Communication and Coordination (B-Track), 5 ECTS 2020-2027
Co-module leadership and Curricular Development Elective Module: Advanced Practice Training, 5 ECTS 2025-2027
Further teaching activities: Teaching Activities: Advanced Practice Competencies, Research Ethics & Internship 1, Supervision of Master Theses

Experience

Lecturer at various institutions (Resilience, Advanced Practice Nurse (APN/NP), Family System Care & Ethics)
Zurich City Hospital Triemli, OST – Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, St. Gallen Campus, Higher Vocational School of Health and Social Services, Aarau, INS Institute of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel
04 / 2012 - today
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN/NP)
Group Practice Bauma
04 / 2016 - 06 / 2022
Quality and Data Manager
Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich
12 / 2018 - 12 / 2019
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Head of Quality and Process, APN Expert, and Training Responsibility
Spitex Zürichsee, Männedorf
11 / 2013 - 06 / 2016
Educational Staff Member
Careum Education Center, Zurich (Switzerland)
06 / 2010 - 02 / 2014
Research Associate
Careum Research and Development, Zurich
09 / 2012 - 04 / 2013
Registered Nurse (HF)
Hirslanden Clinic, Zurich
11 / 2005 - 07 / 2011
Research Intern: Lead of an interdisciplinary project group to develop a concept for a consultative-liaison nursing advisory service for families with children (up to 25 years old) facing the palliative illness and death of a parent (due to illness).
University Psychiatric Services (UPD), Bern
03 / 2011 - 06 / 2011

Education and Continuing education

Education

Dr. sc. med. (PhD) / Biomedical Ethics and Law
University of Zurich
2016 - 2026
Psychological First Aid (PFA), Canton of St. Gallen
Basic Training in Psychological First Aid, continuous Professional Development and Supervision
03 / 2015 - 06 / 2022
Systemic Enneagram Coach Training
Institute for Systemic Enneagram, Constance (Germany)
06 / 2020 - 01 / 2022
Resilience Coach
Resilience Academy, Göttingen, Germany
08 / 2017 - 09 / 2019
Basic training in PEP (Process- and Embodiment-Focused Psychology), including curriculum for children and adolescents
Advanced Training Institute for PEP (Process- and Embodiment-Focused Psychology), Hannover, Germany
07 / 2016 - 09 / 2019
Postgraduate Program: Diploma of Advanced Studies in Advanced Nursing Practice (DAS ANP-plus, 30 ECTS)
Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel – Institute of Nursing Science (INS), Basel
01 / 2015 - 11 / 2016
Teacher Education in Vocational Pedagogy for Teaching at Professional Colleges (13.5 ECTS) / SVEB Certificate Level 1
Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training
10 / 2011 - 08 / 2013
Master of Science in Nursing (141 ETCS) / Masterthesis: ‚Needs of children who suffer early parental death - a qualitative study
Institute of Nursing Science (INS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel
08 / 2010 - 09 / 2012
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (60 ETCS)
Institute of Nursing Science (INS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel
08 / 2009 - 08 / 2010
Registered Nurse DN2/HF
Education Center for Health and Social Services, Chur
08 / 2001 - 10 / 2005

Continuing Education

NET – Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
Psychiatry Baselland, Outpatient Clinic Liestal
06 / 2019
Specialized Training in Anxiety and Trauma Therapy
European Association of Naturopathy (e.V.), Duisburg, Germany
06 / 2016
Externship Advanced Family Nursing: Advanced Continuing Education Course in Family-Centered Care and Counseling (10 ECTS)
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), School of Health Sciences, Institute of Nursing, Winterthur
06 / 2014
Business Excellence Assessor (5 ECTS)
MSI – Institute for Organizational Development and Coaching, Vaduz (Liechtenstein)
04 / 2013
Problem-Based Learning – The Basics
Center for Higher Education and Adult Education Didactics, Zurich University of Teacher Education, Zurich
09 / 2010
Introduction to Problem-Based Learning
Careum Education Center, Zurich
08 / 2010

Network

Membership of networks

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7483-6044

Social media

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Huber, E., Hilpertshauser, M., Sgier, C., Stark, E., Fierz, K., Bächi, S., Fringer, A., & Preusse-Bleuler, B. (2026). Realization of a family systems care unit : a real-life laboratory for clinical practice, education, and research at a Swiss university of applied sciences. Journal of Family Nursing, 32(1), 44–59. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407251411202
Wildhaber, S. P., Sgier, C., Hilpertshauser, M., & Huber, E. (2025). Gaining more ease in everyday life as a family with a child with intellectual disability through family-systemic therapeutic conversations : an exploratory single-case study. Journal of Family Nursing, 31(4), 291–302. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407251392885
Sgier, C., Hilpertshauser, M., Mezger, M., & Werren, M. (2025). Family Systems Care ‒ expert consensus on ethics behind committed practice. Nursing Ethics, 32(7), 2371–2385. https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330251339060
Sgier, C., Tyebally Fang, M., Glässel, A., & Monteverde, S. (2024). Loss of a parent in Disney and Pixar films : what we can learn. Journal of Death and Dying. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228241295344

Other publications

Händler-Schuster, D., & Sgier, C. (2023). Spitalexterne Pflege in der Schweiz. In D. Händler-Schuster & H. Budroni (eds.), Gemeinde- und Familiengesundheitspflege. Lehrbuch für die ambulante Pflege (pp. 62–71). Hogrefe. https://doi.org/10.1024/86098-000
Bächi, S., Hilpertshauser, M., Sgier, C., Strasser-Peter, B., & Preusse-Bleuler, B. (2023, June). Going online and maintaining the multi-professional team approach. 16th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNA), Dublin, Ireland, 21-23 June 2023. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28357

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Huber, E., Hilpertshauser, M., Harju, E., Sgier, C., & Preusse-Bleuler, B. (2024, May 22). Generating knowledge while counseling families : case study research on therapeutic conversations in the Family Systems Care Unit in Switzerland. 6th Nordic Conference in Family Health and Care, Odense, Denmark, 21-23 May 2024.
Preusse-Bleuler, B., Huber, E., Hilpertshauser, M., Sgier, C., & von Arx, G. K. (2023, June 20). The Family Systems Care Unit FSCU, Winterthur : how a vision comes alive at the Zurich University Of Applied Sciences ZHAW, Switzerland. International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC), Pre-Conference Workshop, Dublin, Ireland, 20 June 2023.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

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