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Gisela Michel

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Primary Position
Full Professor Health and Social Behaviour
Job Responsibilities
Research
Other Job Responsibilities
Teaching
Education/Training
Psychology
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
My main interests are in the area of psychological and social late effects in survivors and their families after childhood cancer, organization of follow-up care including transition to adult care, and palliative care in paediatric oncology.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
Address
Department of Health Sciences and Health Policy, University of Lucerne
Frohburgstrasse 3, Post Box 4466, 6002 Lucerne, Switzerland
eMAIL
gisela.michel@unilu.ch
Phone(s)
+41 41 229 59 55
Keywords
Childhood Cancer
Survivorship
Follow-up
palliative care
Late effects
Publications of Interest

Hendriks M, Hartmann N, Harju E, Roser K, Michel G (2021). "I don't take for granted that I am doing well today" – A mixed methods study on well-being, impact of cancer, and supportive needs in long-term childhood cancer survivors". Quality of Life Research doi: 10.1007/s11136-021-03042-6

Michel G, Brinkman T, Wakefield CE, Grootenhuis M (2020). Psychological outcomes, health-related quality of life, and neurocognitive functioning in survivors of childhood cancer and their parents. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 67(6), 1103-1134. Doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2020.07.005

Michel G, Mulder R, van der Pal, Skinner, R, Bárdi E, Brown MC, Vetsch J, Frey E, Windsor R, Kremer LCM, Levitt G (2019). Evidence-based recommendations for the organization of long-term follow-up care for childhood and adolescent cancer survivors: A report from the PanCareSurFup Guidelines Working Group. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 13(5), 759-772. Doi: 10.1007/s11764-019-00795-5

Christen S, Mader L, Baenziger J, Roser K, Schindera C, Tinner EM, Michel G (2019). “I wish someone had once asked me how I’m doing”: Disadvantages and support needs faced by parents of long-term childhood cancer survivors. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 66(8), e27767. Doi: 10.1002/pbc.27767

Michel G, François C, Harju E, Dehler S, Roser K (2019). The long-term psychological impact of cancer: evaluating psychological distress in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors in Switzerland. Psycho-Oncology. 28(3). 577-585. Doi: 10.1002/pon.4981