Projects & Engagements

Suzanne Dhaini new Co-President of AFG Pediatrics

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Suzanne Dhaini has been elected as the new Co-President. She will take over from Dr. Chantal Grandjean from 2024, who has been very committed to AFG Paediatrics over the past three years. Dear Chantal, thank you very much for all your work for AFG Pediatrics!


Dr. Suzanne Dhaini is the Head of Clinical Nursing Science at the University Children's Hospital Zurich and will head the AFG Paediatrics together with Dr. Veronika Waldboth.


Last year, Katrin Marfurt, MScN nursing expert at the Eastern Switzerland Children's Hospital  also managed the AFG ad interim together with Veronika Waldboth due to a maternity leave. Many thanks to you too, dear Katrin, for your commitment!

Impressions from the June meeting...

The AFG Pediatric Nursing has a new Co-President

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Veronika Waldboth has been elected as the new Co-President, together with Chantal Grandjean. She will take over from Dr. Karin Zimmermann from January 2021. Dr. Karin Zimmermann has been very committed to AFG Paediatric Nursing over the past five years and is now stepping down at the end of the year. We would like to take this opportunity to thank her most sincerely for her valuable work for the association!

Dr. Veronika Waldboth works as Head of Development and Pedagogy of the MScN, lecturer and nursing scientist at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in Winterthur. A VFP and AFG member for several years, Ms. Waldboth has been an active member of the AFG Pediatric Nursing since 2019. Her research interests include neuromuscular diseases, adolescence and transition processes, family-centered care and advanced practice roles. We wish Veronika a good start as Co-President of the AFG Pediatric Nursing!



News

Chantal has successfully passed her PhD intermediate exam and the AFG Pediatric Nursing meets at the Women's Strike in Zurich. Congratulations, Chantal!

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Research

Research and practice development

We have listed all the research projects of AFG Pediatrics members under the heading "Research Register".

 Research register 2020

Publications

The publication list shows all publications of the last 3 years with participation of AFG Pediatrics members

Peer reviewed 2020

Ramelet AS, Bergstraesser E, Grandjean C, Dorsaz A, Farhrni-Nater P, Cignacco E, Zimmermann, K. Comparison of end-of-life care practices between children and neonates dying in an intensive care unit versus non-intensive care units: A substudy of the Paediatric End-of-LIfe CAre Needs in Switzerland (PELICAN) project. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2020. In Press.

Balice-Bourgois C, Newman CJ, Simonetti GD, Zumstein-Shaha M. (2020) A complex interprofessional intervention to improve the management of painful procedures in neonates. Paediatric and Neonatal Pain. 2020:1-11.

Balice-Bourgois C, Zumstein-Shaha M, Vanoni F, Jaques C, Newman CJ, Simonetti GD.(2020)  A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Acute Procedural Pain on Neonates. Clin J Pain. 2020.(Epub ahead of print)

Peer reviewed 2019

Zwissig M, Rio Marques L, Roth-Kleiner M, Ramelet AS. Measurement of stress in stable neonates during ambulance transportation: a feasibility study. Australian Critical Care 2019, 32(1):28-33.

Adler, K., Salanterä, S., Zumstein-Shaha, M. (2019). Focus Group Interviews in Child, Youth and Parent Research: An Integrative Literature Review. The International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2019; 18: 1-15

Belle FN, Wenke-Zobler J, Cignacco E, Spycher BD, Ammann RA, Kuehni CE, Zimmermann, K. (2019). Overweight in childhood cancer patients at diagnosis and throughout therapy: A multicentre cohort study. Clin Nutr. 2019;38(2):835-41.

Peer reviewed 2018

Zimmermann K, Cignacco E, Engberg S, Ramelet AS, von der Weid N, Eskola K, et al. Patterns of paediatric end-of-life care: a chart review across different care settings in Switzerland. BMC Pediatr. 2018;18

Davies K, Bulsara M, Ramelet AS, Monterosso L. Content validity testing of the ESAT©: A decision aid tool for performing endotracheal suction in children. Australian Critical Care. 2018;31 (1):23-30.

Zoni S, Verga ML, Hauschild M, Aquarone-Vaucher M-P, Gyuriga T, Ramelet A-S, et al. Patient perspectives on nurse-led consultations within a pilot structured transition program for young adults moving from an academic tertiary setting to community-based type 1 diabetes care. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 2018;38:99-105.

Belle FN, Weiss A, Schindler M, Goutaki M, Bochud M, Zimmermann K, et al. (2018). Overweight in childhood cancer survivors: the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2018;107(1):3-11.

Ramelet AS, Grandjean C. Comprehensive pain management in children. A comprehensive approach to comfort in pediatric intensive care. Nursing Care. 2018;08:70-1.

Brooks, S, Eckerli-Wäspi, I., Händler-Schuster, D. (2018). The child with a hearing impairment in hospital: how parents experience communication between caregivers and their child Nursing, 31(2), pp. 63-73. DOI 10.1024/1012-5302/a000603

Ramelet AS, Aitken LM. Patient comfort during critical illness special issue. Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses. 2018;31(3):143-4.

Peer reviewed 2017

Seliner, B., Latal, B., & Spirig, R (2017) Effectiveness of a nurse-led preadmission intervention for parents of children with pro-found multiple disabilities undergoing hip joint surgery: A quasi-experimental pilot study.  J Spec Pediatr Nurs, 22(3).
Bergstrasser, E., Cignacco, E., & Luck, P. (2017). Health care Professionals' Experiences and Needs When Delivering End-of-Life Care to Children: A Qualitative Study. Palliat Care, 10.
Eskola, K., Bergstraesser, E., Zimmermann, K., Cignacco, E. (2017). Maintaining family life balance while facing a child’s imminent death – a mixed methods study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73 (10), 2462-2472.
Ramelet A. S., Fonjallaz B., Rio Marques L., Zoni S., Gueniat C., Rapin J., et al. (2017). Impact of a nurse led telephone intervention on satisfaction and health outcomes of children with inflammatory rheumatic diseases and their families: a crossover randomized clinical trial. BMC Pediatrics,17(168):1-10.
Grandjean, C., Latour, J. M., Cotting, J., Fazan, M. C., Leteurtre, S., & Ramelet, A. S. (2017). Measurement of parent satisfaction in the paediatric intensive care unit - Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric equivalence for the French-speaking version of the EMPATHIC-65 questionnaire. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 38, 40-45.
De Goumoens V., Décaillet F., Didier A., Montreuil C., Diserens K., Ramelet A. S. (2017). Process of implementing a pain assessment scale for cerebrospinal patients: description of a clinical practice change project based on the integrated consultation model, Recherche en soins infirmiers, (N°28), 79-91.
Aveni, E., Bauer, B., Ramelet, A. S., Decosterd, I., Ballabeni, P., Bonvin, E., & Rodondi, P. Y. (2017). Healthcare professionals' sources of knowledge of complementary medicine in an academic center. PloS One, 12(9).
Piguet, C., Barrense-Dias, Y., Ramelet, A. S., & Suris, J. C. (2017). Monitoring screen use: a qualitative exploration of family strategies in Swiss homes. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health.

Non peer reviewed 2019

Marfurt-Russenberger, K., Wenger Lanz, B., & Herzog, S. (2019). Effective against anxiety and pain. Non-pharmacological interventions (NMI) for (potentially) painful procedures in children Nursing, 7, 12 - 15.

Non peer reviewed 2017

Waldboth, V. (2015). Growing up with a neuromuscular disease  Info Muscle Society 3(12).
De Geest S, Ramelet A.S., Fierz K, Simon M, Nicca D, Eicher M, et al. (2016). Development and implementation of nursing science at Swiss Universities (University of Basel, University of Lausanne). VSH-Bulletin, 2:27-34.
Waldboth, V. (2017). Growing up with a muscle disease - results Info Muscle Society 1(17).
Zimmermann, K., & Bergsträsser, E. (2017). When children die of cancer: Positive experiences of affected parents - so is everything all right? Oncology Care / Soins en oncologie / Cure oncologiche, 2017(2), 45-46. 
Bergsträsser, E., Zimmermann, K., Marfurt, K., Eskola, K., Luck, P., Ramelet, AS., Fahrni-Nater, P., Cignacco, E. (2017) Paediatric End-of-Life Care Needs in Switzerland (PELICAN Studie 2012-2015). Paediatrica, 28 (3):32.
Waldboth, V. Suter-Riederer, S., Föhn, M.,Schneiter, R., Imhof, L. (2017). Türoffner für gute Pflege. Die Schwester Der Pfleger, 56(11), 42-44.
Ramelet A.S. Looking back at the 3rd International Multidisciplinary Paediatric & Neonatal Acute and Critical Care (IMPNACC) Research School, Rome, Italy WFPICCS Newsleter. 2017 Dec.
De Geest S, Ramelet AS, Fierz K, Simon M, Nicca D, Eicher M, et al. Development and implementation of nursing science at Swiss Universities (University of Basel, University of Lausanne). VSH-Bulletin. 2016;no2:27-34.
Schütz Hämmerli, N., Cignacco, E. (2017). Discharge from hospital: Shaping the transition together. German Midwifery Journal, 69(12), 48-53.
Schütz Hämmerli, N., Cignacco, E. (2017). From the incubator to home. Hebamme.ch, 17(12), 18-21.