Véronique Addor
Public Health Specialist
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Professor, Research Director
UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OF WESTERN SWITZERLAND (HES-SO), Haute Ecole de Santé, Nursing, Geneva
2010
to 2015
France
- • Principal investigator of nurses at work, a national study in 3 languages on nurses’ retention in the context of nursing shortage, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation in 2012 and 2014 respectively (www.nurses-at-work.com): original idea and study design; hiring and management of a multisite and multicultural team; development of a a strong network including scientific, funding and professional partners such as WHO, Swiss Health Observatory, Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, SEFRI and Public Health Departments (budget: CHF 1,2 M); statistical analyses underway
- • Successful bid in answer to call for the evaluation of housing needs of women in temporary life crisis situations for the association ‘Entre2’, using focus groups and involving 7 BSc students (budget: CHF 13,000)
- • Teaching Public Health, international health and research methodology to Bachelor nursing and midwifery students; supervising Bachelor (BSc) theses
various missions
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC), GENEVA
1988
to 2009
France
- 7/2008-2/2009
Head of Project, influenza pandemic preparedness plan, Geneva
Development and test of a strategy pertaining to (a) ICRC’s specific humanitarian operations (80 delegations and headquarters), (b) business continuity planning, and (c) staff protection measures (1,500 expatriates and 13,000 local staff), for the Office of the Director-General - 1-2/2007
Health System Analyst, Lebanon
Quantitative and qualitative assessment of barriers and access to health care for Palestinian refugees, through women focus groups during extensive camp visits, review of unpublished local documents, and stakeholders' interviews; formulation of realistic proposals for ICRC action (advocacy, traning and direct assistance), as well as for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and UNWRA - 1988-1989
Nurse, Kabul (Afghanistan)
• ICRC hospital for war-wounded (including women and children)
• Distribution of messages to prisoners’ families for the Research Agency
Coordinator, contingency plans for an influenza pandemic
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS OF CANTON VAUD, TICINO, NEUCHÂTEL AND JURA (CH)
2005
to 2009
France
- • (a) Member of the experts’ steering group as a Public Health Specialist and Epidemiologist; (b) strategic planning, coordination and organization of meetings and activities of 8-10 ‘H5N1’ thematic sub-groups (250 partners/canton); (c) mobilization of partners within and outside the health sector; (d) briefings to the Chief Medical Officer and political authorities; (e) writing briefs and reports; (f) liaison with national and international technical bodies
- • Vaud 2009: adaptation and implementation of the pandemic plan I had previously coordinated and contributed to; mobilization, support and coordination of all partners throughout the crisis; design and implementation of an innovative health information system to ensure the management of health crises in real time; Design of a preparedness and response plan for severe heat waves
Public Health Expert
SWISS GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION (DDC), FEDERAL DEPT. OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2006
France
- Assessment of ambulatory health care needs in order to identify 5 priority locations among 65 candidate villages for the replacement of bombarded dispensaries by Swiss Army medical containers, in cooperation with two Ministries (Public Health & Social Affairs); advising the Ministry of Public Health on its new national school health programme; follow-up of donated cancer drugs and distribution to disadvantaged patients
Adviser (P5), Health Information and Evidence
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE (EURO), COPENHAGEN (DENMARK)
2002
to 2005
France
- • Assessment and strengthening of National Health Information Systems: design and implementation of an innovative project aiming to improve the quality and use of evidence-based health information in policy-making, in 6 pilot countries (Eastern/Western Europe and Central Asia, with field visits); 7 more countries subsequently requested to take part in this project. Responsibilities included (a) high-level contacts with national Ministries of Health; (b) development of methodological tools, using a participative approach with national teams; (c) creation of new local partnerships, negotiation of budget and work plan with all interested parties; (d) supervision of the writing of national reports and final editing.
- • Development of an internal Policy and Strategy for Health Data and Information including a synthesis paper gathering contributions from 64 WHO programmes and from international bodies.
- • Networking with WHO-Headquarters and other international organizations (European Commission-SANCO, OECD) around issues of knowledge management.
- • Writing of 5 ‘Highlights on Health’ (France, Portugal, Spain, Austria and Luxemburg), incorporating contributions from WHO programmes and feedback from each country.
Epidemiologist, Division of Health Services Research (Maternal and Child Health), then Adolescent Health Research Unit. Promoted Project Manager in 1994.
INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND)
1990
to 2002
France
- • Head of Research for a geographically-based cohort study on chronic diseases in 4,500 children born 1993-94 and follow-up to age four (19 maternity hospitals, supervision of 5 to 10 physicians, psychologists and nurses over 7 years): study design, fundraising, budget management (CHF 1,7 M), statistical analysis, international presentations and publications
- • Representative mail household survey on childhood injuries (n=27,000): same responsibilities as above plus media interventions on injury prevention
- • Swiss multicenter adolescent health survey 2002: development of a scientific, logistic and professional network in the 20 participating cantons from 3 cultural regions, after gaining support from the Public Health and School authorities; study design and questionnaire development in 3 languages; data collection and analysis
- • Epidemiologic surveillance of abortion 1990-2002 (Vaud), improvement of existing data content and type of analyses, contribution to the new abortion legalization legislation at national level in 2002
- • Development sexual and reproductive health indicators for the Swiss Health Observatory
- • Consultant to the Vaud Public Health Department (1991-1992): definition of health policy objectives based on population health indicators; study of inappropriate hospitalizations in a regional hospital
- • Head of a quality certification team for the assessment of a rehabilitation center (upon request from the Public Health Department, 1995)
- • Teaching: Laval University, Canada (WHO-sponsored International training course in injury control, 1997); Nursing School ‘La Source’, Lausanne (basic epidemiology, community needs assessment 1996-1999); Nursing School ‘Le Bon Secours’, Geneva (1997, neonatal epidemiology)
- • Member of the Childhood Injury Prevention Group of the Swiss Bureau of Injury Prevention (BPA), 1992-1997
Programme Manager 50%, concurrently with previous position
SOCIO-MEDICAL ORGANIZATION VAUD (OMSV), LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND)
1997
to 2000
France
- Design and implementation of a prevention and health promotion programme for children aged 0 to 5 in 45 community centers, based on existing resources, involving 40 pediatric nurses and about 1,000 other staff, by (a) developing a conceptual framework; (b) conducting assessments of users’ (parents' focus groups) and professionals’ needs; (c) setting up a system to monitor activities; (d) developing guidelines for a standardized content of nurses’ postnatal home visits; (e) organizing training sessions for nurses and social workers on families’ empowerment and community approaches; (f) coordinating and maintaining networks with relevant professional groups and authorities; (g) fundraising and advocacy
Nurse
GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
1983
to 1988
France
- Nursing care in the Depts. of Internal Medicine (including setting up a new ward), Pediatrics, and Adult Emergency
Modules ‘Burden of disease’ and ‘Cost-effectiveness’ (2 weeks)
Summer institute of Injury Control (2 weeks)
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore (USA), Dept. of Maternal and Child Heal
1998
to 1989
Epidemiology, Maternal and child health, Statistics, International health
Maternal and child health, neonatal care, obstetric care
nursing care
- transferable to domaines other than health
- transferable to domaines other than health
- Extensive experience in applied epidemiologic research
- transferable to domains other than health
- transferable to domaines other than health
- transférable to domains other than health
- transferable to domains other than health
- transferable to domains other than health
- French (mother tongue)
- English (>C1, UN proficiency exam 2004)
- Italian (B2)
- German (B1+)
- Help with homework, organization of outings and integration activities, organization of donations in a home for unaccompanied migrant children
