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      Dr. Christian Abshagen

      Christian Abshagen

      Activities at the FHNW

      • Head of programme CAS Gesundheit und Umwelt

      Teaching

      • FHNW: Gesundheit und Umwelt
      • University of Basel, Faculty of Medicine: Subject representative for the cross-disciplinary field "Planetary Health and Sustainability in Healthcare"
      • University of Bern: Lecturer for the CAS in Managing Medicine
      • Ongoing: Lectures on Planetary Health & Sustainable Healthcare at congresses, conferences, and for foundations and companies

      Profile

      CV

        Education

        • 2001 – 2003 Doctoral dissertation at the Institute for Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mannheim
        • 1996 – 2002 Medical studies at the Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg and Université Claude-Bernard, Lyon

        Continuing Education

        • 2008 – 2009 Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Master of Business Administration
        • 2006 – 2007 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

        Professional Experience

        • 2020 – present Head of Sustainability, University Hospital Basel
        • 2010 – 2020 Head of Medical and Financial Controlling, University Hospital Basel
        • 2009 – 2010 Project Manager for Medical Processes and Quality, University Hospital Basel
        • 2006 – 2007 Springer Science & Business Media Online, Project Manager
        • 2002 – 2005 Medical practice at Hõpital de Wissembourg (F) and Vivantes Wenckebach-Klinikum Berlin
        Media Interviews
        • Planetary Health. Wie das Gesundheitswesen beim Klimawandel mit im Boot sitzt, 2025
        • Wie kommen wir aus der Einweg-Sackgasse heraus? 2025
        • Die Folgen des Klimawandels für die Gesundheit sind in der Schweiz sehr spürbar, 2024
        • Fachbeitrag im Buch Green Health, 2023
        • Podcast Wirtschaft und die öffentliche Gesundheit, 2023
        • Fünf Fragen an Christian Abshagen
        • Swiss Dental Journal SSO. S. 43, Nr. 01 2023
        • Umweltkrisen sind Gesundheitskrisen, S. 4, Politik + Patient, 4-2022
        • Die Erde hat Fieber, ProNatura Magazin 2022
        • Nachhaltigkeit im Gesundheitswesen, Schweizerische Ärztezeitung 2021
        Social Media
        • LinkedIn

        Dr. Christian Abshagen

        Dr. Christian Abshagen

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        +41 61 228 55 40

        E-mail

        christian.abshagen@fhnw.ch

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        Hochschule für Life Sciences FHNW Weiterbildung Hofackerstrasse 30 4132 Muttenz

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