Sebastian Probst DClinPrac, RN Working address ... - EWMA 2013

Research interest:
Palliative Wound Care
Current research:
• Longitudinal randomised controlled multicentre trial with the aim of testing an outpatient
program that consists of an education program as well as the usual state-of‐the‐art wound care
in the outpatient setting
• Elaboration of a toolkit “malignant fungating wound” for the European Oncology Nursing
Society
• Study about current practice in management of wound malodour - a European study
Memberships
• Board member of the Swiss Association for Wound Care
• Head of the Swiss Italian working group that is part of the Swiss Association for Wound Care
• European Wound Management Association
• Swiss Association for Nursing Science
• European Oncology Nursing Society
Publications
1. Probst, S., Arber, A. & Faithfull, S. (2012). Coping with an exulcerated breast carcinoma - an
interpretative phenomenological study. European Journal of Cancer Care, under review
2. Probst, S. (2012). Palliative Wundpflege. Wundmanagement, in press
3. Probst, S., Arber, A. & Faithfull, S. (2012). Malignant fungating wounds – the meaning of
living in an unbounded body. European Journal of Oncology Nursing,
doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2012.02.001
4. Probst, S., Arber, A. Trojan, A. & Faithfull, S. (2012). Caring for a loved one with a malignant
fungating wound. Supportive in Cancer Care, DOI 10.1007/s00520-012-1430-y
5. Probst, S. (2010). Evidence‐based management of fungating wounds. In: Palliative Wound Care
Supplement: Wounds UK. ‐ Aberdeen, 2010, S. 7 ff.
6. Probst, S., Arber, A. & Faithfull, S. (2009). Malignant fungating wounds: a survey of nurses'
clinical practice in Switzerland. European Journal of Oncology Nursing ‐ 13(4), S. 295 ff.
7. Probst, S. (2009). Maligne Wunden: Eine Umfrage bei Pflegenden in der klinischen Praxis in
der Schweiz. Onkologiepflege: Schweiz ‐ 1, S. 10 ff.
8. Probst, S., Bornhauser, S. & Bachmann‐Mettler I. (2007) Standard „maligne Wunden“,
Onkologiepflege Schweiz
9. Probst, S. & Mainetti, C. (2007). Ulcere e cicatrizzazione III.) Scelte Terapeutiche. Tribuna
Medica Ticinese: Sezione Scientifica ‐ 8, S. 293 ff.