Manuela Eicher PhD

Eicher Initially trained as a nurse, and holding a PhD from University Witten/ Herdecke in Germany, Manuela Eicher is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Higher Education and Research in Health Care at Université de Lausanne and University Hospital Lausanne. Her Professorship includes an appointment as research consultant in the Departement of Oncology at University Hospital Lausanne.

Her research and teaching focuses on supportive care in cancer including the monitoring and self-management of symptoms, self-management support and the development and implementation of new models of care including specialized nursing and advanced practice nursing. Over the last years, she contributed to teaching and practice standards for cancer nurses at Swiss and European level as well as to establishing academic-practice-partnerships in Switzerland.