SCHINDLER Mélinée

Biography

Mélinée Schindler holds a PhD in social sciences, with a specialization in sociology, from the University of Geneva. Her research, closely linked to the experience of conducting individual or group interviews, and to a specialization in risk management, has enabled her to address the themes of nosocomial infections, the health of the Swiss population, the daily life of type 2 diabetics, and finally the fields of application of Therapeutic Patient Education (TPE). She worked for ten years as a research assistant at the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), the Institute of Ethics, History and Humanities (iEH2) and the Hautes Écoles de Santé (HES Geneva and ARC Jura/Neuchâtel).

Since 2022, she has been a research manager at the Qualitative Research Platform (PRQ) within the social sciences sector of the Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems (DEHS). She is currently conducting several investigations on sensitive subjects: experience with new diagnostic tools in emergency rooms, lung cancer screening by low-dose CT scanner, health of beneficiaries of the integration income in the canton of Vaud, disruption in the supply of medicines. She coordinates the Forum for Qualitative Research in Health and the SSPH+ (Swiss School of Public Health) teaching programs in qualitative methods.