Susan Schärli-Lim RN, BScN, Dipl. Ed., MAIR

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Head of International Relations / Lecturer - Institute of Nursing
• European Nursing Module Lead & lecturer
• Florence Network Exchange Coordinator
• Intercultural Competence for Outgoing Students - ICOS Lecturer

Teaching

• Diversity in health Professions
• European Nursing Module Winterthur
• European Nursing Module Groningen, Netherlands
• Swiss Global Competence Lab
• Intercultural Competence for Outgoing Students - ICOS
• Global Citizenship and Social Responsibility

Experience

• Vocational Teacher at tertiary level B
  Bern Nursing College
  09 / 2007 - 02 / 2013
• Project member "International Student Exchange & Sociocultural Trainings"
  Bern Nursing College
  07 / 2009 - 03 / 2010
• Teacher aid
  Nursing College "Am Altenberg"
  01 / 2004 - 08 / 2007
• Registered Nurse
  Private Clinic "Im Park"
  08 / 2001 - 12 / 2005
• Registered Nurse/Acting: Clinical Nurse/Staff Development Nurse/Area Manager/Occupational Health & Safety Representative
  Royal Perth Hospital
  05 / 1994 - 09 / 2000

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Master of Arts / Intercultural Relations
  University of the Pacific
  06 / 2012 - 06 / 2017
• Vocational Teacher (tertiary education) / Health education
  WE'G
  10 / 2003 - 04 / 2007
• Bachelor of Science / Nursing
  Curtin University of Technology
  02 / 1990 - 02 / 1994

Continuing Education

• Certified Cultural Detective Facilitator
  Cultural Detective
  11 / 2017
• Qualified Administrator Intercultural Development Inventory
  Intercultural Development Inventory, LLC
  05 / 2014
• Certified Global Competencies Inventory Administrator
  Kozai Group
  02 / 2014

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0632-1449

Awards

• Henry Dunant Medal
  Samaritans Switzerland (Swiss Red Cross)
  04 / 2024
• Best Film: Category Intercultural Communication
  SIETAR Europa Virtual Institute Film Festival - Sevifest 23
  07 / 2023

Projects

• Intercultural Nursing Educators and Students (TraINErs) / Team member / abgeschlossen

Publications

• Gradellini, Cinzia; Pretorius, Marilize; Vermeiren, Sofie; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Bønløkke, Mette; de Lorenzo, Elena,

  2023.

  The development and validation of an intercultural nursing educator profile using the Delphi method.

  Journal of Transcultural Nursing.

  35(1), pp. 62-73.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596231207433

• Mantzoukas, Stefanos; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Kelly, Hélène; Falk, Katarina; Frey, Sibylle; Van Der Aa, Chris,

  2020.

  The impact of The Florence Network in advancing nursing and midwifery in Europe.

  Nurse Education in Practice.

  50(102919).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102919

• van den Bergh, Samuel; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Wong, Shih Shih,

  2020.

  Intercultural interactions for health professions : a critical incident approach.

  1. Auflage.

  Bern:

  hep.

  ISBN 978-3-0355-1671-5.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan; de Lorenzo, Elena; Bonlokke, Mette,

  2024.

  Challenges health care educators face facilitating intercultural competence

  .

  In:

  Deardorff, Darla K.; Tatebayashi, Mizuho, eds.,

  Current Perspectives on Intercultural and Global Competence.

  Baltimore:

  STAR Scholars Press.

  pp. 142-161.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan; Händler-Schuster, Daniela,

  2023.

  Interkulturelle Kommunikation

  .

  In:

  Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Budroni, Helmut, eds.,

  Gemeinde- und Familiengesundheitspflege. Lehrbuch für die ambulante Pflege.

  Bern:

  Hogrefe.

  pp. 372-382.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1024/86098-000

• Kohler, S. K.; Karabegovic, A.; Schönbächler Marcar, C.; Kupka, D.; Domeisen Benedetti, F.; Schärli-Lim, S.,

  2023.

  Interkulturelle Kommunikation in der onkologischen Pflege : "Behandle andere Menschen so, wie sie selbst behandelt werden möchten".

  Onkologiepflege.

  2023(1), pp. 15-16.

• Karabegovic, Azra; Schönbächler Marcar, Claudia; Kupka, Daniel; Domeisen Benedetti, Franzisca; Gisler, Livo; Kohler, Sara Kerstin; Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2023.

  Interkulturelle Kompetenz : eine Jahrhundertkompetenz.

  Krankenpflege.

  2023(2), pp. 26-28.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27199

• Gradellini, C.; de Lorenzo, E.; Zarandona, J.; Schärli-Lim, S.; Händler-Schuster, D.; Mecugni, D.; Filov, I.; Mijatovic, M.; Bønløkke, M.; Flodager, H.; Pretorius, M.; Bourkia, P.; Bennet, M.; Van der Linden, E.; Vanceulebroeck, V.; Vermeiren, S.; et al.,

  2022.

  Trainers: Trainer Intercultural Nursing Educators and Students : un progetto europeo per promuovere la competenza culturale [poster].

  In:

  La SIMM, 30 Anni + le Epidemie: Nuove diseguaglianze, nuove sfide, Rome, Italy, 19-21 October 2022.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26894

• Arvanitis, Eugenia; Bauer, Michelle; Covarrugias Vengas, Barbara; Crameri, Amanda; D’Amato, Gianni; Davione, Eric; Farrar, Jillaine; Glaveanu, Vlad; Grünenfelder, Rea; Hassi, Abderrahman; Lambelet, Anne-Claude; Lezou Koffi, Aimée-Danielle; Ogay, Tania; Pechr, Judit; Saudelli, Mary Gene; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Shaules, Joseph; Spencer-Oatey, Helen; Stalder, Pia; Touhami, Alaeddine; Zittoun, Tania; et al.,

  2021.

  Futures of education : learning to become : how should what we learn, how we learn, and where we learn change in the future?.

  UNESCO/SIETAR Switzerland.

  Available from: https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/7979

• de Lorenzo, E.; Bønløkke, M.; Bourkia, P.; Gradellini, C.; Händler-Schuster, D.; Mecugni, D.; Bennet, M.; Mijatovic, M.; Pretorius, M.; Schaerli, S.; Vermeiren, S.; Weber, U.; Zarandona, J.,

  2020.

  The profile of an intercultural competence educator for healthcare and other professions.

  Intercultural Connector.

  Available from: https://iccglobal.org/2020/09/30/the-profile-of-an-intercultural-competence-educator-for-healthcare-and-other-professions/

• Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2020.

  I DIVE reflection tool : overview & instructions.

  HubICL Toolbox, Purdue University's Center for Intercultural Learning.

• Binkert, Fabienne; Grosse, Christine Uta; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Helfenstein, Isabel,

  2018.

  Nursing now und Cha Cha Cha.

  Krankenpflege.

  2018(8), pp. 32-33.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3946

• Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2023.

  Challenges educators face facilitating intercultural competence in healthcare.

  In:

  World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence 2023 Global Forum, online, 24-25 May 2023.

• de Lorenzo Urien, Elena; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Zarandona Calvo, Jagoba,

  2023.

  Training Intercultural Nursing Educators and Students.

  In:

  30th Florence Network Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 24-28 April 2023.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2023.

  World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence.

  In:

  30th Florence Network Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 24-28 April 2023.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2022.

  TraINErs : training intercultural nursing educators and students.

  In:

  Florence Network Annual Meeting (FNAM): "Global Human Security", online, 20-21 May 2022.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2022.

  Tools to aid analysis & reflection, and a profile to guide intercultural mentors.

  In:

  SIETAR Switzerland Congress 2022, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, 13-15 May 2022.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2021.

  How to make the best out of a study year abroad.

  In:

  ZHAW International Evening, Winterthur, 8 November 2021.

• de Lorenzo, Elena; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Gradellini, Cinzia; Bourkia, Petra,

  2021.

  Profile of intercultural nurse educator EU & Movetia funded TraINErs project.

  In:

  Virtual Florence Network Annual Meeting, online, 20-21 May 2021.

• De Lorenzo, Elena; Gradellini, Cinzia; Bønløkke, Mette; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Bourkia, Petra; Mecugni, Daniela; Zarandona, Jagoba; Pretorius, Marilize,

  2021.

  Validation of a profile of an intercultural competence nursing educator : an international Delphi study.

  In:

  25th International Nursing Research Conference, online, 15-19 November 2021.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan; Teunissen, René,

  2018.

  Enhancing the transformative effects of intercultural training in health and welfare education.

  In:

  European Association for International Education (EAIE), Geneva, 11-14 September 2018.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2017.

  Health and Welfare Education presents : how do we prepare our students for diversity in the health and welfare sector?.

  In:

  European Association for International Education (EAIE), Seville, Spain, 13 September 2017.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2017.

  Workshop assessing intercultural competence : the intercultural development inventory.

  In:

  Staff Program Winterschool 2017, Winterthur, 18. Januar 2017.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan; Uehlinger, Christa,

  2017.

  Intercultural brush-up : new inputs in intercultural communication and how to apply it.

  In:

  Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research (SIETAR), Winterthur, 11. Januar 2017.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2016.

  Intercultural Development Inventory-guided intercultural training and an example at the ZHAW.

  In:

  ZHAW-Tagung «Didaktik an Fachhochschulen», Winterthur, 20. Juni 2016.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2016.

  On the Road with migrants.

  In:

  Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research Event (SIETAR), Zürich, 10. Mai 2016.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2016.

  What our students are learning, what they are not and what we can do about it.

  In:

  European Nursing Module Network Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 14 April 2016.

• Schärli-Lim, Susan,

  2016.

  Workshop predeparture - ongoing - reentry training for students and staff.

  In:

  Staff Program Winterschool 2016, Winterthur, 20. Januar 2016.

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