Portrait Therese Kropf

Therese Kropf

Head of Therapy, Physiotherapy Occupational Therapy

Other functions at USZ

  • Co-Head of Therapy Surgery Physiotherapy Occupational Therapy

Contact

Tel. +41 43 253 92 13

Other competencies

  • Respiratory therapy and non-invasive ventilation
  • Facio-oral tract therapy and cannula management
  • Lymphological therapy
  • Neurological physiotherapy
  • Critical Illness
  • Delirium management

Career

Since 08/2020 Team Leader Therapy Surgery, USZ
11/2014 – 07/2020 Head of Surgery and Intensive Care Unit, Triemli City Hospital
10/2014 – 05/2015 Medical Controlling, MedCare
01/2012 – 07/2014 Patient Manager Hirslanden Clinic Zurich
03/2010 – 12/2011 Team Leader Heart, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich
2000 – 2014 Lecturer SPT Zurich, ZHAW, BFH
10/1998 – 2003 Trainer and qualifier USZ
04/2000 – 02/2010 Chief Therapist, Intensive Care Unit Team, USZ
04/1998 – 04/2000 Physiotherapist, Intensive Care Unit Team, USZ
1994 – 1998 Training as a physiotherapist with NTE FH
1992 Matura

Most important memberships

  • Physioswiss Swiss Physiotherapy Association
  • VDCPT Association of German Swiss Chief Therapists
  • IGPTR-A Interest Group Physiotherapy Acute Hospital
  • SGI Swiss Society for Intensive Care Medicine

Further

  • CAS Acute Inpatient Physiotherapy
  • CAS Case Management
  • Project member Implementation ERAS (enhanced recovery after surgery) concept Waid& Triemli City Hospital
  • Project member for the development and certification of the Stroke Unit at Hirslanden Clinic Zurich
  • Development of patient management and admission coding at Hirslanden Clinic Zurich