Title(s): PhD, Critical Care Nurse
Current Position/Designation: Research Associate in Nursing, Director of Nursing, Inselspital – Bern University Hospital, Switzerland
Institutional Affiliation: Directorate of Nursing, Inselspital – Bern University Hospital, Switzerland
Active Email Address: Marie-Madlen.Jeitziner@ insel.ch
Social Media Handle: LinkedIn @Marie-Madlen Jeitziner
Telephone Number: 41 31 632 19 53
I have worked in the field of intensive care for over 30 years, with a longstanding focus on the prevention and long-term consequences of intensive care treatment centers for patients and their families—spanning clinical practice, education, and research. My research supports the development of care models across diverse healthcare systems and addresses emerging challenges and questions in this area. After completing my nursing education in Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Germany, I earned my PhD in the Netherlands in 2015. My clinical and scientific work on post-intensive care follow-up for patients and their families, with particular emphasis on Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) and Post-Intensive Care Syndrome–Family (PICSF). I contributed to the evidence-based guideline on “Multimodal Neurorehabilitative Approaches for the Treatment of PICS” developed by the German Society for Neurorehabilitation (DGNR). Additionally, I am a member of the Intensivstation. jetzt initiative, which provides online information and resources for patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
From 2006 to 2015, I worked as a clinical nurse specialist in a university-based interdisciplinary intensive care unit, where I researched and implemented a range of evidence-based interventions. As part of my research, I have also focused extensively on the ageing, highly vulnerable, and comorbid population in the intensive care unit. Beginning in 2016, I developed and led an interprofessional follow-up program for patients and their families after intensive care stays. Between 2016 and 2025, various teaching roles at universities and universities of applied sciences have supported and enriched my professional development.