Sebastian Probst
Immediate Past President
Professor in Wound Care, DClinPrac, MScN, RN
Editor of the EWMA Journal
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Present position
Associate Professor of Tissue Viability and Wound Care, Geneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
Academic education
Graduate
2007‐2010
Doctorate in Clinical Practice (DClinPrac), University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
2003‐2005
Master in Nursing Science, University of Basel, Switzerland
Undergraduate
2002‐2003
Bachelor in Nursing Science, University of Basel, Switzerland
1996‐2000
General Nursing Education, School of Nursing Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute of Nursing, Winterthur, Switzerland
Continuing education
2018
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) course (module 3), University Hospital of Zurich
2014
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) course (module 1 and 2), University Hospital of Zurich
2013
International Summer School, Grounded Theory in Nursing and other Health Sciences with Prof. Dr. Kathy Charmaz, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
2012
Summer School, Thinking Qualitatively Workshop, International Institute of Qualitative Methodology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2011-2012
CAS University Didactic, Zurich University of Teacher Education (PH Zurich), Zurich
2003
Fellowship, Wound Care Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Employment history
From 2016
Associate Professor of Tissue Viability and Wound Care, Geneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
2010‐2016
Project leader wound care and lecturer, Research and Development Unit, Institute of Nursing, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Winterthur, Switzerland
2004‐2010
Research associate and person in charge for wound care, Wound Care Outpatient Clinics, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland
2001‐2004
Deputy charge nurse and instructor, Septic orthopedic ward and wound care clinic, University Clinic Balgrist, Zurich, Switzerland
Current research
- Wound care and informatics
- Wound care in the home care setting
- Palliative wound care – recommendations for clinical practice
- Quality of life, social support and self-efficacy of patients and their informal carers with chronic and palliative wounds
- Experiences of patients and their informal carers with chronic and palliative wounds
List of ongoing research projects
https://www.hesge.ch/heds/annuaire/sebastian-probst
Publications
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9603-1570
Institutional responsibilities
From 2019
Ra&D HES-SO Council Member (health research), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Delémont, Switzerland
From 2016
Ra&D School Council Member, Geneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
Individual scientific expertise activities
From 2017
Editor of the Journal of EMWA
From 2014
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Wundmanagement