Elke Steudter

Prof. Dr. Elke Steudter is a faculty member at the Careum University of Applied Sciences for Health Sciences, where she has worked in teaching since 2009. She leads continuing education programs including MAS Geriatric Care, MAS Palliative Care, and DAS Neuro Care, focusing on practice-relevant, science-based education. Her responsibilities include university teaching, mentoring in the MScN program, student advising, and leading research projects tied to these programs.

• Education:
  • Doctorate (Dr. phil.) at University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall (Austria), 2017
  • Nursing Sciences, Sociology, Education, Social Sciences at University of Bremen, 1996–2002
  • Nursing training in Wiesbaden, 1986–1989; Postgraduate in Intensive Care Nursing at Cantonal Hospital of Aarau

Her research interests center on geriatric and palliative care, with a focus on neurology/stroke management, oncological care, and social media applications in healthcare. She contributes to program-related research and external mandates in these areas.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Professor title awarded by Kalaidos Switzerland (2022)