Esther Schmidlin

Nationality: Swiss & Canadian
Languages: German, English, French, Italian

PROFESSIONAL STATUS

College of Nurses: BS in Nursing 1992-1994
Ontario, Canada

Registered Nurse (RN) 1986
Liestal, Switzerland

Nurse educater in various settings with focus on Palliative Care 2002 – current Switzerland

Member of following professional associations:
Swiss Nurse Association (SBK)
Swiss Palliative Care association (palliative-ch)
Swiss Association for Nursing Science (ANS)

Currently participant in following networks & work groups:
Palliative Care Reseach Network (palliative-ch)
Work group quality structure: minimal data set (palliative-ch)
Guideline development: Paliative Sedation Therapy (Fondation Rive Neuve)
and others

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2003 - Current Clinical Nurse: Fondation Rive Neuve, (Hospice/Palliative Care)
Villeneuve, Switzerland

2002 - Current Nurse educator: nursing homes, nursing schools, Swiss Red Cross & Haute Ecole du Valais, Switzerland
Various locations in Germain part of Switzerland

Aug 1999 – April 2003 Clinical Nurse at Hospiz im Park (Hospice/Palliative Care), Arlesheim, Switzerland

July 1999 – April 2001 Clinical Nurse: Lighthouse Basel (Hospiz for people with HIV/AIDS), Basel, Switzerland

April 1999 - July 1999 Clinical Nurse: Emergency Department
Kantonsspital Aarau

Jan 1999 - March1999 Clinical Nurse: Swiss Red Cross (Immunization Program for refugees)
Basel, Switzerland

Jan 1997 – Dec 1997 Head Nurse: First Canadian Medical Centre
Toronto, Canada

Sep 1994 - Dec1996 Clinical Nurse: First Canadian Medical Centre Walk-In Clinic and Family Practice
Toronto, Canada

Dec 1993 - July 1994 Volunteer: Addiction Research Foundation
Toronto, Canada

Feb 1988 - March 1993 Acute Care Nurse: Biel Regional Hospital Emergency Department
Biel, Switzerland

Sep 1986 – Jan 1988 Clinical Nurse: Biel Regional Hospital Biel Medicine/Rheumatism Ward
Biel, Switzerland

FORMAL EDUCATION

Oct 2005 - Current Post Graduate Masters in Palliative Care,
Communication and Ethics at the End of Life.
Kurt Böesch University Institute
Sion, Switzerland

1998 – 2003 Post Graduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Ryerson Polytechnic University
Toronto, Canada

1983 - 1986 Three (3) year vocational training, Diploma in Registered Nursing, Liestal, Switzerland

1982 - 1983 “Assistant nurse” for severely handicapped day-care patients
Basel, Switzerland

1981 - 1982 Six month course “assistant nurse” in a
general hospital
Aquarossa, Switzerland

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

2003 Formation interdisciplinaire en soins palliatifs (4 modules/ 4 days)
Fondation Rive Neuve
Villeneuve, Switzerland

2003 Seminar: Train the teacher in Palliative Care
Munich, Germany

2001 Level 1: Kinästhetik in Nursing Care
Basel, Switzerland
1995 - 1997 Continuing education provided by specialists in house
First Canadian Medical Centre
Toronto, Canada

1997 People Management Tools & Techniques
George Brown College
Toronto, Canada

1997 Conflict Management Skills for Women
SkillPath Seminar
Toronto, Canada


1996 Management Functions for Supervisors
George Brown College
Toronto, Canada

1995 Seminar for practice management
Don Price & Associates
Toronto, Canada