Dr. Christina Vetsch-Tzogiou

Work at ZHAW

Position

Co-Head HTA and Health Economic Evaluations

Focus

Applied health economics, Health Technology Assessments (HTA), health economic evaluations, inequalities in health and health care, health economic aspects of migration

Teaching

• BSc Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention
• MAS Managed Health Care
• CAS Gesundheitsökonomische Evaluationen und HTA
• PhD Seminar on Health Economics

Experience

• Co-Head HTA and Health Economic Evaluations
  WIG, ZHAW
  06 / 2024 - today
• Senior research associate
  WIG, ZHAW
  10 / 2014 - 05 / 2024
• Research assistant
  Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research, University of St.Gallen
  05 / 2013 - 05 / 2014

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Health Sciences
  University of Lucerne
  2016 - 2022
• International Doctoral Courses in Health Economics and Policy / Health Economics
  SSPH+
  2016 - 2018
• MA HSG / Economics
  University of St. Gallen
  2011 - 2014
• BS / Economics
  University of Piraeus
  2006 - 2011

Continuing Education

• Integration Module in Medicine for None-Medical Professionals
  ZHAW
  2015
• CAS in Evidence-Based Health Economics
  ZHAW
  2015

Network

Membership of networks

• European Health Economics Association EuHEA
• International Health Economics Association iHEA
• Swiss Society of Health Economics SGGÖ
• Swiss Network for Health Technology Assessment SNHTA
• Swiss School of Public Health SSPH+
• International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe IMISCOE

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8100-0034

Projects

• Health Technology Assessment: Medicines for Dementia due to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Integration of Vulnerable Groups in the Healthcare System / Co-project leader / abgeschlossen
• The societal costs of Cystic Fibrosis in Switzerland / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Health Technology Assessment: Self-measurement of blood glucose in patients with non-insulin treated diabetes mellitus type 2 / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Incidence and costs of hypoglycemia in insulin-treated diabetes mellitus in Switzerland / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Burden of micronutrient deficiencies and cost-effectiveness of interventions with fortified foods / Team member / abgeschlossen

Publications

• Tzogiou, Christina; Wieser, Simon; Eichler, Klaus; Carlander, Maria; Djalali, Sima; Rosemann, Thomas; Brändle, Michael,

  2023.

  Incidence and costs of hypoglycemia in insulin-treated diabetes in Switzerland : a health-economic analysis.

  Journal of Diabetes and its Complications.

  37(6), pp. 108476.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2023.108476

• Tzogiou, Christina; Spycher, Jacques; Bize, Raphaël; Sanchis Zozaya, Javier; Blaser, Jeremie; Pahud Vermeulen, Brigitte; Felappi, Andrea; Bodenmann, Patrick; Marti, Joachim,

  2022.

  Detecting and describing heterogeneity in health care cost trajectories among asylum seekers.

  BMC Health Services Research.

  22(978).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08346-y

• Tzogiou, Christina; Boes, Stefan; Brunner, Beatrice,

  2021.

  What explains the inequalities in health care utilization between immigrants and non-migrants in Switzerland?.

  BMC Public Health.

  21(530).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10393-9

• Wieser, Simon; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Plessow, Rafael; Zimmermann, Michael B.; Farebrother, Jessica; Soofi, Sajid; Bhatti, Zaid; Ahmed, Imran; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.,

  2018.

  Reducing micronutrient deficiencies in Pakistani children : are subsidies on fortified complementary foods cost-effective?.

  Public Health Nutrition.

  21(15), pp. 2893-2906.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980018001660

• Wieser, Simon; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Plessow, Rafael; Zimmermann, Michael; Farebrother, Jessica; Soofi, Sajid; Bhatti, Zaid; Ahmed, Imran; Zulfiqar, Bhutta,

  2017.

  Societal costs of micronutrient deficiencies in 6- to 59-month-old children in Pakistan.

  Food and Nutrition Bulletin.

  38(4), pp. 485-500.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572117720012

• Plessow, Rafael; Arora, Narendra Kumar; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Eichler, Klaus; Brügger, Urs; Wieser, Simon,

  2015.

  Social costs of iron deficiency anemia in 6–59-month-old children in India.

  PLOS ONE.

  10(8), pp. 1-16.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136581

• Wieser, Simon; Tzogiou, Christina,

  2017.

  Does it work? Is it worth it? : evaluating the costs and benefits of nutritional interventions

  .

  In:

  Biesalski, Hans Konrad; Drewnowski, Adam; Dwyer, Johanna; Strain, JJ; Weber, Peter; Eggersdorfer, Manfred, eds.,

  Sustainable nutrition in a changing world.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  pp. 343-353.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55942-1_27

• Vetsch-Tzogiou, Christina; Mattli, Renato; Tomonaga, Yuki; Vinci, Linda; Sharakin, Maxim; Wieser, Simon,

  2024.

  Should we stop paying for the old dementia drugs? : a cost-utility and budget impact analysis [paper].

  In:

  EuHEA Conference, Vienna, Austria, 30 June - 3 July 2024.

• Vetsch-Tzogiou, Christina; Mattli, Renato; Tomonaga, Yuki; Vinci, Linda; Sharakin, Maxim; Kobler, Irene; Carlander, Maria; Wirth, Brigitte; Schliek, Melanie; Egli, Philipp; Gerber-Grote, Andreas; Nordström, Karin; Puhan, Milo A.; Wieser, Simon,

  2024.

  Medicines for dementia due to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease [poster].

  In:

  HTAi 2024 Annual Meeting, Seville, Spain, 15-19 June 2024.

• Bürgin, Reto; Vetsch-Tzogiou, Christina; Stucki, Michael; Kauer, Lukas; Pirktl, Lennart; van Kleef, Richard C.; Kohler, Andreas; Drewek, Anna; Thommen, Christoph; Dettling, Marcel; Wieser, Simon,

  2024.

  Improving risk adjustment in Switzerland with pharmaceutical cost groups [paper].

  In:

  6th Swiss Health Economic Workshop, Lucerne, Switzerland, 7 June 2024.

• Bürgin, Reto; Stucki, Michael; Vetsch-Tzogiou, Christina; Kauer, Lukas; Kohler, Andreas; Drewek, Anna; Thommen, Christoph; Dettling, Marcel; Wieser, Simon,

  2024.

  Wirkungsanalyse zum Risikoausgleich mit pharmazeutischen Kostengruppen (PCG) : Schlussbericht.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30489

• Vetsch-Tzogiou, Christina,

  2023.

  Die hohe Krankheitslast der Hypoglykämie in der Schweiz.

  Gesundheitsökonomie @ ZHAW.

  Available from: https://blog.zhaw.ch/gesundheitsoekonomie/2023/06/29/die-hohe-krankheitslast-der-hypoglykaemie-in-der-schweiz/

• Tzogiou, Christina,

  2023.

  Wie verlaufen die Gesundheitskosten von Asylbewerbenden?.

  Gesundheitsökonomie @ ZHAW.

  Available from: https://blog.zhaw.ch/gesundheitsoekonomie/2023/03/23/wie-verlaufen-die-gesundheitskosten-von-asylbewerbenden/

• Tzogiou, Christina; Vinci, Linda,

  2023.

  Was bringen die Medikamente gegen Demenz bei Alzheimer und Parkinson?.

  Gesundheitsökonomie @ ZHAW.

  Available from: https://blog.zhaw.ch/gesundheitsoekonomie/2023/02/16/was-bringen-die-medikamente-gegen-demenz-bei-alzheimer-und-parkinson/

• Tzogiou, Christina; Mattli, Renato,

  2022.

  Kosten-Wirksamkeit, Krankheitslast und Budget Impact von Inclisiran.

  Gesundheitsökonomie @ ZHAW.

  Available from: https://blog.zhaw.ch/gesundheitsoekonomie/2022/06/30/kosten-wirksamkeit-krankheitslast-und-budget-impact-von-inclisiran/

• Mattli, R.; Tomonaga, Y.; Tzogiou, C.; Vinci, L.; Sharakin, M.; Wirth, B.; Carlander, M.; Schliek, M.; Egli, Ph.; Gerber-Grote, A.; Nordström, K.; Wieser, S.,

  2022.

  Health technology assessment (HTA) : medicines for dementia due to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

  Bern:

  Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG.

  Available from: https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/de/home/versicherungen/krankenversicherung/krankenversicherung-leistungen-tarife/hta/hta-projekte/medikamentebeialzheimerdemenz.html

• Tzogiou, Christina; Mattli, Renato,

  2021.

  Wie wirkt sich Cystische Fibrose auf Betroffene und Gesellschaft aus?.

  Gesundheitsökonomie @ ZHAW.

  Available from: https://blog.zhaw.ch/gesundheitsoekonomie/2021/12/02/wie-wirkt-sich-cystische-fibrose-auf-betroffene-und-gesellschaft-aus/

• Tzogiou, Christina; Brunner, Beatrice; Carlander, Maria; Felber Dietrich, Denise; Stronski, Susanne; Wieser, Simon; Wirth, Brigitte; Höglinger, Marc,

  2021.

  Health inequalities and risk factors of inadequate health care among vulnerable groups : children, elderly with chronic conditions, and immigrants [poster].

  In:

  Swiss Public Health Conference, Bern, 25.-26. August 2021.

  Available from: https://sphc21.ispm.ch/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/SPHC_2021_Poster_Carlander.pdf

• Tzogiou, Christina; Pöhlmann, Johannes; Mattli, Renato; Jung, Andreas,

  2021.

  The burden of cystic fibrosis beyond medical costs in Switzerland [poster].

  In:

  44th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, digital, 9-12 June 2021.

• Tzogiou, Christina; Brunner, Beatrice; Boes, Stefan,

  2021.

  The immigration-specific determinants of health care utilization : a Swiss cross-sectional study [poster].

  In:

  iHEA 2021 Congress, virtual, 12-15 July 2021.

• Mattli, Renato; Tzogiou, Christina; Pöhlmann, Johannes; Jung, Andreas,

  2021.

  Wie wirkt sich Cystische Fibrose auf Betroffene und Gesellschaft aus?.

  ensemble.

  2021(2), pp. 22-24.

  Available from: https://cystischefibroseschweiz.ch/media/files/2022/03/Ensemble_02_Deutsch.pdf

• Tzogiou, Christina; Pöhlmann, Johannes; Mattli, Renato,

  2020.

  Die gesellschaftlichen Kosten der cystischen Fibrose in der Schweiz : eine umfangreiche Krankheitskostenstudie.

  Bern:

  Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Cystische Fibrose (CFCH).

• Carlander, Maria; Tzogiou, Christina; Felber Dietrich, Denise; Stronski, Susan; Wieser, Simon; Höglinger, Marc,

  2020.

  The use of pediatric health care services in Switzerland : a claims data analysis (preliminary results) [poster].

  In:

  Swiss Public Health Conference 2020 : «From Evidence to Public Health Policy and Practice», Virtual Conference, 2-3 September 2020.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22369

• Carlander, Maria; Tzogiou, Christina; Felber Dietrich, Denise; Stronski, Susan; Wieser, Simon; Höglinger, Marc,

  2020.

  The use of pediatric health care services in Switzerland : a claims data analysis (preliminary results) [poster].

  In:

  19. Deutscher Kongress für Versorgungsforschung, Online, 30. September - 1. Oktober 2020.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3205/20dkvf436

• Eichler, Klaus; Tzogiou, Christina; Knöfler, Fabio; Slavik, Eva; Monteverde, Settimio; Wieser, Simon,

  2019.

  Health technology assessment : self-measurement of blood glucose in patients with non-insulin treated diabetes mellitus type 2.

  Bundesamt für Gesundheit.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19405

• Wieser, Simon; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Plessow, Rafael; Soofi, Sajid; Bhatti, Zaif; Ahmed, Imran; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.,

  2016.

  Reducing micronutrient deficiencies in Pakistan : cost-effectiveness of subsidies on fortified packaged complementary food [poster].

  In:

  Micronutrient Forum Global Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 23-28 October 2016.

• Wieser, Simon; Brunner, Beatrice; Plessow, Rafael; Tzogiou, Christina,

  2016.

  Does it work? Is it worth it? Evaluating the costs and benefits of micro-nutritional interventions [poster].

  In:

  Micronutrient Forum Global Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 23 - 28 October 2016.

• Brunner, Beatrice; Eichler, Klaus; Hess, Sascha; Plessow, Rafael; Tzogiou, Christina; Spieldenner, J.; Eggersdorfer, M.; Detzel, P.; Péter, S.; Wieser, Simon,

  2016.

  Impact of maternal malnutrition on child health : what do we know about its social costs and the cost-effectiveness of food-fortification? [poster].

  In:

  Micronutrient Forum Global Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 23 - 28 October 2016.

• Wieser, Simon; Brunner, Beatrice; Tzogiou, Christina; Plessow, Rafael; Zimmermann, Michael B.; Farebrother, Jessica; Soofi, Sajid; Bhatti, Zaid; Ahmed, Imran; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.,

  2016.

  Societal costs of micronutrient deficiencies in 6-59-month-old children in Pakistan [poster].

  In:

  Micronutrient Forum Global Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 23 - 28 October 2016.

• Wieser, Simon; Tzogiou, Christina; Hess, Sascha; Plessow, Raffael; Schmidt, Marion; Eichler, Klaus; Azoulay, Marie; Djalali, Sima; Rosemann, Thomas; Brändle, Michael,

  2015.

  Impact of hypoglycemic events occurring in diabetic patients treated with insulin in Switzerland : a health-economic analysis [poster].

  In:

  4. Symposium zur Versorgungsforschung im Gesundheitswesen, Bern, 9. November 2015.

  Schweizerische Akademie der Medizinischen Wissenschaften SAMW.

• Carlander, Maria; Wirth, Brigitte; Tzogiou, Christina; Wieser, Simon; Höglinger, Marc,

  2022.

  Adequate use of pediatric primary health care during the first three years of life in Switzerland : an analysis using claims data.

  In:

  13th EuHEA Conference, Oslo, Norway, 5-8 July 2022.

• Tzogiou, Christina; Spycher, Jacques; Bize, Raphaël; Sanchis Zozaya, Javier; Blaser, Jeremie; Pahud Vermeulen, Brigitte; Felappi, Andrea; Bodenmann, Patrick; Marti, Joachim,

  2022.

  Detecting and describing heterogeneity in health care cost trajectories among asylum seekers.

  In:

  13th EuHEA Conference, Oslo, Norway, 5-8 July 2022.

• Tzogiou, Christina; Eichler, Klaus; Knöfler, Fabio; Slavik, Eva; Monteverde, Settimio; Wieser, Simon,

  2021.

  Health technology assessment : self-measurement of blood glucose in patients with non-insulin treated diabetes mellitus type 2.

  In:

  HTAi 2021 Annual Meeting, virtual, 19-23 June 2021.

• Carlander, Maria; Wirth, Brigitte; Tzogiou, Christina; Heiniger, Sarah; Wieser, Simon; Höglinger, Marc,

  2021.

  Pediatric consultations and health status among children and adolescents in Switzerland.

  In:

  20. Deutscher Kongress für Versorgungsforschung, digital, 6.-8. Oktober 2021.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3205/21dkvf133

• Tzogiou, Christina; Brunner, Beatrice; Boes, Stefan,

  2021.

  Understanding health care utilization of immigrants in Switzerland : the role of immigrant-specific factors.

  In:

  Swiss Public Health Conference, Bern, 25.-26. August 2021.

• Tzogiou, Christina; Boes, Stefan; Brunner, Beatrice,

  2019.

  What explains the inequalities in healthcare use between immigrants and natives in Switzerland?.

  In:

  iHEA 2019 World Congress on Health Economics, Basel, Switzerland, 13-17 July 2019.

• Tzogiou, Christina; Boes, Stefan,

  2018.

  Decomposition of health inequalities between immigrants and natives in Switzerland.

  In:

  15th International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion IMISCOE Annual Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 2-4 July 2018.

• Tzogiou, Christina,

  2018.

  Die Treiber der gesundheitlichen Ungleichheiten zwischen der Migrationsbevölkerung und Einheimischen in der Schweiz.

  In:

  3. Nationale Tagung «Gesundheit & Armut», Bern, 22. Juni 2018.

• Tzogiou, Christina; Boes, Stefan,

  2017.

  Driving factors of health inequalities between immigrants and natives in Switzerland : a decomposition analysis.

  In:

  2017 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Biennial World Congress, Boston, USA, 8-11 July 2017.

• Wieser, Simon; Tzogiou, Christina; Hess, Sascha; Eichler, Klaus; Azoulay, Marie; Djalali, Sima; Rosemann, Thomas; Brändle, Michael,

  2016.

  Costs of hypoglycemia in insulin-treated diabetes in Switzerland : a health-economic analysis.

  In:

  Mt Hood Diabetes Challenge 2016, St. Gallen, 17 September 2016.

• Wieser, Simon; Tzogiou, Christina; Hess, Sascha; Eichler, Klaus; Azoulay, Marie; Djalali, Sima; Rosemann, Thomas; Brändle, Michael,

  2016.

  Costs of hypoglycemia in insulin-treated diabetes in Switzerland : a health-economic analysis.

  In:

  EuHEA Conference 2016: “Know the Ropes - Balancing Costs and Quality in Health Care”, Hamburg, 13 to 16 July 2016.

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