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Franziska Scheidegger-Balmer

Profile

Franziska Scheidegger-Balmer Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

Contact

  • Contact hours Monday
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  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    School of Health Professions
    Fachbereich Ernährung und Diätetik
    Finkenhubelweg 11
    3012 Bern

Activities

  • Public Health Nutrition with focus on elderly people and children

  • Health equity

  • Prevention of malnutrition

Research

  • Public Health Nutrition

  • Malnutrition

  • Nutritional behaviour and needs of elderly people

  • Nutritional behaviour of children

  • Nutrition communication with focus on elderly people and children

  • Prevention and therapy of malnutrition

  • Health equity

  • Nutrition survey and assessment

CV

  • 2023 to date Research Associate in Applied Research and Development; Research Associate at the Institute on Ageing (20%) Berne University of Applied Sciences, Faculty Nutrition and Dietetics, Switzerland
  • 2017 - 2023 Scientific Assistant in Applied Research and Development; Scientific Assistant at the Institute on Ageing (15%) Berne University of Applied Sciences, Faculty Nutrition and Dietetics, Switzerland
  • 2010 - 2013 Head of Marketing (Food Industry) Narimpex AG, Switzerland
  • 2007 - 2010 Product Manager (Food Industry) Narimpex AG, Switzerland
  • 2006 - 2007 Head of Key Account Management Food Service Emmi Interfrais SA, Switzerland
  • 2005 Key Account Manager Food Service Emmi Interfrais SA, Switzerland
  • 2002 - 2005 Marketing Manager Food Service Compass Group (Schweiz) AG, Switzerland
  • 1994 - 2001 In the framework of the Higher Education in Hotel Management: working in different positions in different restaurants and hotels Different restaurants and hotels
  • 2020 - 2023 Master of Science in Life Sciences – Food, Nutrition and Health Berne University of Applied Sciences, School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Switzerland
  • 2013 - 2016 Bachelor of Science Nutrition and Dietetics Berne University of Applied Sciences, Faculty Nutrition and Dietetics, Switzerland
  • 2003 - 2004 Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Marketing Management Kader- und Management Zentrum, Rapperswil, Switzerland
  • 1997 - 2001 Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Hotel Management Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern, Switzerland

Projects

  • Screening and management of malnutrition in long-term care in relation to the new quality indicator "malnutrition"

  • Fermentation concepts for the natural increase of vitamin content (B12, folate) in vegan beverages

Memberships

  • Swiss Association of Dietitians SVDE

  • Geriatrics specialist group of the Swiss Association of Dietitians SVDE

Language skills and intercultural knowledge

  • German - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English - Professional working proficiency
  • French - Limited working proficiency