Claudia Huber is a researcher and lecturer with a strong background in nursing science and chronic care innovation. She completed her PhD in Nursing at King’s College London, where her doctoral work, supported by the Nursing Science Foundation Switzerland, explored the integration of self-management education programmes into routine care. She is also enrolled in the Associateship of King’s College (AKC) programme, reflecting her ongoing engagement with the university’s interdisciplinary and ethical scholarship.

Claudia is an associate professor at the HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland. Following her doctorate, she pursued postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School and undertook work shadowing at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, one of the world’s leading institutions in diabetes research and care.

Her research, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, focuses on the development and evaluation of virtual nursing interventions, therapeutic patient education, and integrated chronic care models—particularly in diabetes support. She also employs arts-based methods to enhance patient engagement, communication, and understanding in healthcare contexts.

Research interests

• Digital and Virtual Nursing: Technology-enabled care and virtual nursing interventions
• Self-Management and Patient 
• Education: Advancing therapeutic education and diabetes self-management
• Integrated Chronic Care: Developing person-centred, and sustainable models for long-term condition management

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