Catherine Plüss-Suard
CURRENT POSITION
Since 2018
Head of surveillance of antimicrobial consumption data in inpatient and outpatient setting in the Swiss Centre for Antibiotic Resistance (ANRESIS)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2019
EAHP (European Association of Hospital Pharmacists) Academy Seminar "Antibiotic Stewardship: Advanced", 20-22 September, Brussels, Belgium
2016
ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious diseases), 7-8 April, Ijmuiden Aan Zee, Netherlands
Postgraduate Education Course “Antimicrobial Stewardship: a Practical and Integrated Approach”
2014 – 2015
University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
University diploma in Infectious diseases and Vaccinology
12-days postgraduate course of study (clinical microbiology, inpatient and outpatient infections, healthcare associated infections, vaccinology, chronic viral infections). A comprehensive exam, management of clinical audits (audit on carbapenem prescriptions in intensive care medicine and internal medicine) and participation to multidisciplinary team meetings (infections in solid organ transplant patients, bone and joint infections) are required for graduation.
2008 – 2012
Hospital Preventive Medicine, CHUV, Lausanne
Service of Pharmacy, CHUV, Lausanne
PhD in pharmaceutical sciences
Thesis entitled “ Suivi de la consommation des antibiotiques pour la promotion de leur bon usage et la maîtrise de la résistance bactérienne dans les hôpitaux de soins aigus: mise en place et exemples d’utilisation » Studies related to antibiotic prescriptions (retrospective, observational study, time series analysis)
2005-2006
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital, Lausanne
Certificate in clinical epidemiology, clinical trial methodology and
biostatistics
24-days postgraduate course of study (statistics, clinical research, writing of
research protocol, communication of results)
2004-2007
Service of Pharmacy, CHUV, Lausanne
Master of advanced studies in hospital pharmacy (FPH in hospital pharmacy)
2000 – 2002
Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich
Federal diploma in pharmacy
1997 – 2000
Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lausanne and Fribourg
WORK EXPERIENCES
2012-2018
Hospital pharmacist
Hospital Preventive Medicine, University Hospital, Lausanne (20%): review of prescriptions of restricted antibiotics (for ex. daptomycin, colistin), use of computer-assisted medical decision support system to promote antibiotic de-escalation, development of new and revision of guidelines related to anti-infectives therapies, member of hospital multidisciplinary antibiotic management team (AMT)
Centre for Antibiotic Resistance (ANRESIS), Bern (40%): surveillance and analysis of antibiotic consumption data
2008 – 2012
Hospital pharmacist, Service of Pharmacy, CHUV, Lausanne
Drug information center, including on-call services
2004 – 2007
Pharmacist assistant, Service of Pharmacy, CHUV, Lausanne
Master of advanced studies on pharmaceutical services
Modules consisting in logistics, sterile and non-sterile manufacture, analysis, drug information center & clinical pharmacy, including on-call services
2003 – 2005
Pharmacist, Department of Ambulatory and Community Medicine, CHUV, Lausanne
Community pharmacy specialized in travel advices, medication adherence
(3 months full time, then 1 Saturday per month)
2000 – 2003
Assistant Pharmacist, then Pharmacist during recurrent or episodic replacements
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Lecturer for "Antibiotic stewardship course" for pharmacy students, University of Bern - -
Tutor for Project Based Learning for medical students, University of Bern
Shalini Jayasekar Zürn is a senior advocacy manager with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). She is the focal point for all treatment related issues, including AMR. She is a biologist by training and has extensive experience on the issues of access to medicines. Shalini gained experience in this topic by working with the World Health Organization on their Model List of Essential Medicines as well as Médecins Sans Frontières’s access campaign and other NGOs. She also has experience working with the pharmaceutical industry.