Dr. Christina Tzogiou

Personal profile

Position at the ZHAW

Research Associate

Educational background

2014 M.A. HSG in Economics, University of St. Gallen
2011 B.S. in Economics, University of Piraeus

Professional milestones

Since Oct. 2014 Research Associate, WIG
2013-2014 Project assistant of Prof. PhD Simon Evenett, SIAW-HSG

Membership of networks

• International Health Economics Association iHEA
• European Health Economics Association EuHEA
• Swiss Society of Health Economics sggö
• International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe IMISCOE
• Swiss School of Public Health SSPH+

Projects

• Die gesellschaftlichen Kosten der Cystischen Fibrose in der Schweiz / Team member / Project completed
• Integration vulnerabler Gruppen im Gesundheitssystem / Project co-leader / Project completed
• Health Technology Assessment: Blutzuckerselbstmessung bei nicht insulinpflichtigem Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 / Team member / Project completed
• Leistungs- und Ertragsentwicklung niedergelassener Ärzte unter TARMED / Team member / Project completed
• Inzidenz und Kosten von Hypoglykämie bei insulinpflichtigem Diabetes mellitus in der Schweiz / Team member / Project completed
• Burden of micronutrient deficiencies and cost-effectiveness of interventions with fortified foods / Team member / Project completed

Publications

• Tzogiou, Christina; Boes, Stefan; Brunner, Beatrice,

  2021.

  What explains the inequalities in health care utilization between immigrants and non-migrants in Switzerland?.

  BMC Public Health.

  21(530).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10393-9

• Wieser, Simon; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Plessow, Rafael; Zimmermann, Michael B.; Farebrother, Jessica; Soofi, Sajid; Bhatti, Zaid; Ahmed, Imran; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.,

  2018.

  Reducing micronutrient deficiencies in Pakistani children : are subsidies on fortified complementary foods cost-effective?.

  Public Health Nutrition.

  21(15), pp. 2893-2906.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980018001660

• Wieser, Simon; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Plessow, Rafael; Zimmermann, Michael; Farebrother, Jessica; Soofi, Sajid; Bhatti, Zaid; Ahmed, Imran; Zulfiqar, Bhutta,

  2017.

  Societal costs of micronutrient deficiencies in 6- to 59-month-old children in Pakistan.

  Food and Nutrition Bulletin.

  38(4), pp. 485-500.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572117720012

• Plessow, Rafael; Arora, Narendra Kumar; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Eichler, Klaus; Brügger, Urs; Wieser, Simon,

  2015.

  Social costs of iron deficiency anemia in 6–59-month-old children in India.

  PLOS ONE.

  10(8), pp. 1-16.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136581

• Wieser, Simon; Tzogiou, Christina,

  2017.

  Does it work? Is it worth it? : evaluating the costs and benefits of nutritional interventions

  .

  In:

  Biesalski, Hans Konrad; Drewnowski, Adam; Dwyer, Johanna; Strain, JJ; Weber, Peter; Eggersdorfer, Manfred, eds.,

  Sustainable nutrition in a changing world.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  pp. 343-353.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55942-1_27

• Tzogiou, Christina; Mattli, Renato,

  2021.

  Wie wirkt sich Cystische Fibrose auf Betroffene und Gesellschaft aus?.

  Gesundheitsökonomie @ ZHAW.

  Available from: https://blog.zhaw.ch/gesundheitsoekonomie/2021/12/02/wie-wirkt-sich-cystische-fibrose-auf-betroffene-und-gesellschaft-aus/

• Tzogiou, Christina; Brunner, Beatrice; Carlander, Maria; Felber Dietrich, Denise; Stronski, Susanne; Wieser, Simon; Wirth, Brigitte; Höglinger, Marc,

  2021.

  Health inequalities and risk factors of inadequate health care among vulnerable groups : children, elderly with chronic conditions, and immigrants [poster].

  In:

  Swiss Public Health Conference, Bern, 25.-26. August 2021.

  Available from: https://sphc21.ispm.ch/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/SPHC_2021_Poster_Carlander.pdf

• Tzogiou, Christina; Pöhlmann, Johannes; Mattli, Renato; Jung, Andreas,

  2021.

  The burden of cystic fibrosis beyond medical costs in Switzerland [poster].

  In:

  44th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, digital, 9-12 June 2021.

• Tzogiou, Christina; Brunner, Beatrice; Boes, Stefan,

  2021.

  The immigration-specific determinants of health care utilization : a Swiss cross-sectional study [poster].

  In:

  iHEA 2021 Congress, virtual, 12-15 July 2021.

• Carlander, Maria; Tzogiou, Christina; Felber Dietrich, Denise; Stronski, Susan; Wieser, Simon; Höglinger, Marc,

  2020.

  The use of pediatric health care services in Switzerland : a claims data analysis (preliminary results) [poster].

  In:

  19. Deutscher Kongress für Versorgungsforschung, Online, 30. September - 1. Oktober 2020.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3205/20dkvf436

• Carlander, Maria; Tzogiou, Christina; Felber Dietrich, Denise; Stronski, Susan; Wieser, Simon; Höglinger, Marc,

  2020.

  The use of pediatric health care services in Switzerland : a claims data analysis (preliminary results) [poster].

  In:

  Swiss Public Health Conference 2020 : «From Evidence to Public Health Policy and Practice», Virtual Conference, 2-3 September 2020.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22369

• Eichler, Klaus; Tzogiou, Christina; Knöfler, Fabio; Slavik, Eva; Monteverde, Settimio; Wieser, Simon,

  2019.

  Health technology assessment : self-measurement of blood glucose in patients with non-insulin treated diabetes mellitus type 2.

  Bundesamt für Gesundheit.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19405

• Wieser, Simon; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Plessow, Rafael; Soofi, Sajid; Bhatti, Zaif; Ahmed, Imran; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.,

  2016.

  Reducing micronutrient deficiencies in Pakistan : cost-effectiveness of subsidies on fortified packaged complementary food [poster].

  In:

  Micronutrient Forum Global Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 23-28 October 2016.

• Wieser, Simon; Brunner, Beatrice; Plessow, Rafael; Tzogiou, Christina,

  2016.

  Does it work? Is it worth it? Evaluating the costs and benefits of micro-nutritional interventions [poster].

  In:

  Micronutrient Forum Global Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 23 - 28 October 2016.

• Brunner, Beatrice; Eichler, Klaus; Hess, Sascha; Plessow, Rafael; Tzogiou, Christina; Spieldenner, J.; Eggersdorfer, M.; Detzel, P.; Péter, S.; Wieser, Simon,

  2016.

  Impact of maternal malnutrition on child health : what do we know about its social costs and the cost-effectiveness of food-fortification? [poster].

  In:

  Micronutrient Forum Global Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 23 - 28 October 2016.

• Wieser, Simon; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Plessow, Rafael; Zimmermann, Michael B.; Farebrother, Jessica; Soofi, Sajid; Bhatti, Zaid; Ahmed, Imran; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.,

  2016.

  Societal costs of micronutrient deficiencies in 6-59-month-old children in Pakistan [poster].

  In:

  Micronutrient Forum Global Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 23 - 28 October 2016.

• Wieser, Simon; Tzogiou, Christina; Hess, Sascha; Plessow, Raffael; Schmidt, Marion; Eichler, Klaus; Azoulay, Marie; Djalali, Sima; Rosemann, Thomas; Brändle, Michael,

  2015.

  Impact of hypoglycemic events occurring in diabetic patients treated with insulin in Switzerland : a health-economic analysis [poster].

  In:

  4. Symposium zur Versorgungsforschung im Gesundheitswesen, Bern, 9. November 2015.

  Schweizerische Akademie der Medizinischen Wissenschaften SAMW.

• Carlander, Maria; Wirth, Brigitte; Tzogiou, Christina; Wieser, Simon; Höglinger, Marc,

  2022.

  Adequate use of pediatric primary health care during the first three years of life in Switzerland : an analysis using claims data.

  In:

  13th European Conference of Health Economics (EuHEA), Oslo, Norway, 5-8 July 2022.

• Tzogiou, Christina; Eichler, Klaus; Knöfler, Fabio; Slavik, Eva; Monteverde, Settimio; Wieser, Simon,

  2021.

  Health technology assessment : self-measurement of blood glucose in patients with non-insulin treated diabetes mellitus type 2.

  In:

  HTAi 2021 Annual Meeting, virtual, 19-23 June 2021.

• Carlander, Maria; Wirth, Brigitte; Tzogiou, Christina; Heiniger, Sarah; Wieser, Simon; Höglinger, Marc,

  2021.

  Pediatric consultations and health status among children and adolescents in Switzerland.

  In:

  20. Deutscher Kongress für Versorgungsforschung, digital, 6.-8. Oktober 2021.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3205/21dkvf133

• Tzogiou, Christina; Brunner, Beatrice; Boes, Stefan,

  2021.

  Understanding health care utilization of immigrants in Switzerland : the role of immigrant-specific factors.

  In:

  Swiss Public Health Conference, Bern, 25.-26. August 2021.

• Tzogiou, Christina; Boes, Stefan; Brunner, Beatrice,

  2019.

  What explains the inequalities in healthcare use between immigrants and natives in Switzerland?.

  In:

  iHEA 2019 World Congress on Health Economics, Basel, Switzerland, 13-17 July 2019.

• Tzogiou, Christina; Boes, Stefan,

  2018.

  Decomposition of health inequalities between immigrants and natives in Switzerland.

  In:

  15th International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion IMISCOE Annual Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 2-4 July 2018.

• Tzogiou, Christina,

  2018.

  Die Treiber der gesundheitlichen Ungleichheiten zwischen der Migrationsbevölkerung und Einheimischen in der Schweiz.

  In:

  3. Nationale Tagung «Gesundheit & Armut», Bern, 22. Juni 2018.

• Tzogiou, Christina; Boes, Stefan,

  2017.

  Driving factors of health inequalities between immigrants and natives in Switzerland : a decomposition analysis.

  In:

  2017 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Biennial World Congress, Boston, USA, 8-11 July 2017.

• Wieser, Simon; Tzogiou, Christina; Hess, Sascha; Eichler, Klaus; Azoulay, Marie; Djalali, Sima; Rosemann, Thomas; Brändle, Michael,

  2016.

  Costs of hypoglycemia in insulin-treated diabetes in Switzerland : a health-economic analysis.

  In:

  Mt Hood Diabetes Challenge 2016, St. Gallen, 17 September 2016.

• Wieser, Simon; Tzogiou, Christina; Hess, Sascha; Eichler, Klaus; Azoulay, Marie; Djalali, Sima; Rosemann, Thomas; Brändle, Michael,

  2016.

  Costs of hypoglycemia in insulin-treated diabetes in Switzerland : a health-economic analysis.

  In:

  EuHEA Conference 2016: “Know the Ropes - Balancing Costs and Quality in Health Care”, Hamburg, 13 to 16 July 2016.

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