Portrait Rahel Naef

Rahel Naef
Prof. Dr. phil.

Head of Implementation Science in Nursing Science

Specialties

  • Implementation Science
  • Family-centered care and Bereavement Care
  • Patient and family involvement

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 75 14

Career

2020 – today

Assistant Professor for Implementation Science in Nursing Science, Institute for Implementation Science in Healthcare, University of Zurich.

Head of the Center for Clinical Nursing Science, Implementation Science in Nursing Science, University Hospital Zurich.

2016 – 2020 Clinical nurse scientist, Center for Clinical Nursing Science, University Hospital Zurich.
2007 – 2016 Research assistant at the Nursing Science Research Center of the Institute of Nursing at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur.
2006 – 2007 Head of Nursing Development and Quality of Care, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital
1998 – 2002 Coordinator Lung Transplantation, Pneumology, University Hospital Zurich.
1997 – 1998 Nurse, Department of Thoracic, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Zurich.

Most important memberships

  • International Family Nursing Association (IFNA)
  • Swiss Association for Palliative Care
  • Swiss Association for Nursing Science (VFP-APSI)
  • Sciana – The Health Leaders Network (Careum Foundation, Robert Bosch Stiftung & Health Foundation)
  • Swiss Professional Association of Nurses SBK – ASI

Research focus

  • Family health and disease management
  • Effectiveness of systemic family interventions and integrated care models
  • Implementation of evidence-based practices in nursing care