Isabelle Karzig-Roduner

Isabelle Karzig-Roduner serves as an Academic Associate (Research Fellow) with the Biomedical Ethics Team. She holds concurrent roles as a guest lecturer in ethics and Advance Care Planning at Careum, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), and University of St. Gallen of Applied Sciences (FHSG), while actively contributing to national ethics bodies.

Her educational foundation includes:

• Nursing and emergency nursing training with clinical experience across emergency departments
• Master's degree in Nursing from University of Basel and Bern University of Applied Sciences
• Specialized training in ethics counseling and organizational ethics (University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland)
• Applied ethics certification (University of Zurich) and adult education qualification (SVEB 1)
• Advance Care Planning trainer/coordinator certification (BVP Germany)

Her research critically examines Advance Care Planning implementation, emphasizing shared decision-making dynamics, nursing professionals' responsibilities in ACP processes, and family roles within healthcare systems. Current work focuses on establishing the ACP Swiss competence center to standardize end-of-life planning nationwide.

Professional leadership includes board membership in the Swiss Society for Biomedical Ethics (SGBE) and ethics commission service for the Swiss Nursing Association, alongside affiliations with ACP Swiss, DiV-BVP, and ACP International.