Girard Josepha

Girard Josepha is a HES Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences Fribourg, part of HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland. She specializes in palliative care and research methods, with a focus on cardiovascular health and healthcare quality improvement. Her work addresses heart failure management, self-care interventions, and interdisciplinary collaboration in clinical settings.

Education: BSc HES-SO in Osteopathy from the Haute école de santé - Fribourg.

Research Interests:

• Development of self-care support algorithms for heart failure patients
• Evaluation of nurse-led multidisciplinary interventions
• Palliative care practices and end-of-life ethics
• Medical device waste management optimization

Publications Trends: Focus on feasibility studies of complex interventions, evidence-based practice in chronic disease management, and cross-cultural nursing roles. Recent work emphasizes sustainable healthcare practices and patient-centered care innovations.

Awards: None explicitly mentioned.

Grants & Advising: Extensive collaborative research projects with Linköping University (Sweden) and the University of Exeter (UK). Involvement in national and international clinical trials.

Labs/Teams: Part of the UTILE project team and cardiovascular nursing research groups.