Prof. Dr. med. Katrin Scheinemann
Titular Professor of clinical-medical sciences
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Katrin Scheinemann finished her medical school 1999 in Würzburg, Germany, and her pediatric residency 2005 in Switzerland. From 2006 to 2008, she completed a fellowship in pediatric hematology, oncology and neurooncology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, and was immediately appointed as Assistant Professor thereafter at the McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. In 2013 she was promoted to Associate Professor and still has an academic appointment there following her return back to Switzerland. After positions as a staff physician in pediatric hematology and oncology in Lucerne and Basel she was appointed as Division head in pediatric hematology and oncology at the Kantonsspital Aarau in 2017. On a national level she is the current president of the Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group (SPOG) and the vice president of the Swiss Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (SSPHO). Internationally she is the chair of PanCare (Pan-European network for care of suvivors after childhood and adolescent cancer) since 2021 and Board member of SIOPE (European Society for Paediatric Oncology). Her research is focused on survivorship and long-term follow up care in pediatric oncology, she is the head of the LACC (Life after childhood cancer) research group. She has published over 65 peer reviewed manuscript and edited two textbooks. Her research is well funded through multiple public and private foundation grants.
Publications
- Raguindin, P. F., Pedraza Salcedo, E. C., Höpflinger, A.-K., De Clercq, E., Bührmann, A., Scheinemann, K., … Vokinger, A. K. (2026). Long-term grief experiences of parents who lost a child to cancer– Results from a multicenter cross-sectional study. Palliative Medicine, 40 (9), 1408–1419. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22013924
- Gantner, B., Priboi, C., Holmer, P., Ilic, A., Greiner, J., Scheinemann, K., … Michel, G. (2026). Longitudinal Analysis of Psychological Distress in Grandparents of Children With Cancer: Results From a Multicenter Cohort Study in Switzerland (GROKids Project). Cancer Medicine. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22031345
- Vokinger, A. K., Pedraza Salcedo, E. C., Raguindin, P. F., Scheinemann, K., Michel, G., & De Clercq, E. (2026). Navigating the interplay between feelings of failure and newfound kindness: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of cancer bereaved fathers. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-05155-4
- De Clercq, E., Vokinger, A. K., Pedraza Salcedo, E. C., Raguindin, P. F., Scheinemann, K., & Michel, G. (2026). Parenting the Forgotten Mourners. Caring for Siblings Amidst a Family Life Marked by Child Loss to Cancer. OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20082214
- Raguindin, P. F., Maas, A., Ilic, A., Priboi, C., Farrag Mohamed, A. A., Roser, K., … Michel, G. (2026). Resilience and post-traumatic stress symptoms in grandparents following their grandchild`s cancer diagnosis from a multicenter cohort study in Switzerland (The GROKids project). Discover Oncology, 17, 381 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19858622
- Gantner, B., Raguindin, P. F., Ilic, A., Holmer, P., Scheinemann, K., Michel, G., & Priboi, C. (2026). Social support experiences and unmet needs of grandparents following a grandchild’s cancer diagnosis: A two-year longitudinal mixed-methods study (The GROkids project). EJC Paediatric Oncology, 8, 100546 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22815875
- Ilic, A., Imbach, L., Holmer, P., Priboi, C., Scheinemann, K., Michel, G., & Raguindin, P. F. (2026). “It has never been exactly what I was looking for”: information needs of grandparents after a grandchild’s cancer diagnosis – results from a multicenter mixed-methods study (GROKids Project). Patient Education and Counseling, 152, 109811 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22815877
- Pedraza Salcedo, E. C., Raguindin, P. F., Vokinger, A. K., De Clercq, E., Hendriks1, J., Tinner, M., … Hendriks, M. J. (2025). Posttraumatic growth in parents long after their child’s death from cancer—a cross-sectional survey in Switzerland. Supportive Care in Cancer, 10 (33), 896 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17406810
- Raguindin, P. F., Deda, J., Höpflinger, A.-K., De Clercq, E., Scheinemann, K., Bührmann, A., … Vokinger, A. K. (2025). Exploring the Association of Time‐After‐Death on Psychological Distress in Parents Who Lost a Child to Cancer: BRIEF REPORT. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 72 (12), e32060 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17341843
- Raguindin, P. F., De Clercq, E., Höpflinger, A.-K., Pedraza Salcedo, E. C., Bolliger, C., Scheinemann, K., … Vokinger, A. K. (2025). Resilience among parents whose child died of cancer – investigating its role on psychological distress and prolonged grief disorder: results from a cross-sectional survey in Switzerland. BMC Palliative Care, 24 (1), 218 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16949457
- Vokinger, A. K., Pedraza Salcedo, E. C., Tinner, M., von Bueren, O., Scheinemann, K., Bergsträsser, E., … De Clercq, E. (2025). Support Experiences and Wishes of Bereaved Parents After the Loss of Their Child to Cancer. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 72 (1), 31426 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14268540
- Vokinger, A. K., Pedraza Salcedo, E. C., Raguindin, P. F., Scheinemann, K., Michel, G., & De Clercq, E. (2025). Bittersweet encounters. A qualitative exploration of parents’ unexplainable grief experiences after child loss. DEATH STUDIES. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2025.2607439
- Paganini, A., Fritschi, N., Christopher, deFilippi, Ritz, N., Simmen, U., Scheinemann, K., … Diesch-Furlanetto, T. (2025). Comparative analysis of salivary cytokine profiles in newly diagnosed pediatric patients with cancer and healthy children. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. https://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-025-87608-1
- Hofer, S., Pauli, C., Bode, B., Bonvalot, S., Fotopoulou, C., Gelderblom, H., … CCS2024, panellists. (2025). Conference on challenges in sarcoma (CCS) 2024: Expert opinions on non-evidence-based management aspects. European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2025.115368
- Christen, S., Roser, K., Mader, L. A., Otth, M., Scheinemann, K., Sommer, G., … Michel, G. (2024). Incidence and prevalence of musculoskeletal health conditions in survivors of childhood and adolescent cancers: A report from the Swiss childhood cancer survivor study. Cancer Medicine, 13 (8). https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.7204
- Holmer, P., Mühlebach, N., Ilic, A., Priboi, C., Roser, K., Raguindin, P. F., … Michel, G. (2024). Exploring grandparents’ psychosocial responses to childhood cancer: A qualitative study.; Exploring grandparents` psychosocial responses to childhood cancer: A qualitative study. Psycho-oncology, 2 (33). https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6304
- Otth, M., Scheinemann, K., & Schladerer, S. (2024). Quality criteria and certification for paediatric oncology centres: an international cross-sectional survey. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 36 (3). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14268415
- Roganovic, J., Haupt, R., Bárdi, E., Hjorth, L., Michel, G., Pavasovic, V., … Board, P. (2024). Late Adverse Effects after Treatment for Childhood Acute Leukemia. Acta Medica Academica, 53 (1), 59–80. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12750223
- Priboi, C., Ilic, A., Holmer, P., Raguindin, P. F., Roser, K., Tinner, M., … Michel, G. (2024). Psychological distress in grandparents of grandchildren who survived childhood cancer - Results from the GROkids project. European Journal of cancer paediatric oncology, 3, 100162 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11383859
- Scheinemann, K., Schladerer, S., & Otth, M. (2024). Quality criteria for paediatric oncology centres in Switzerland: A multistakeholder consensus finding process. Measurement and Evaluations in Cancer Care, 3, 100011 ff. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymecc.2024.100011
- Sievers, Y., Roser, K., Scheinemann, K., Michel, G., & Ilic, A. (2024). The information needs of relatives of childhood cancer patients and survivors: A systematic review of quantitative evidence. Patient Education and Counseling, 108316 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11355758
- Zeckanovic, A., Fuchs, P. S., Heesen, P., Bodmer, N., Otth, M., & Scheinemann, K. (2023). Pediatric-Inspired Regimens in the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review. Current Oncology, 30 (9), 8612–8632. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30090625
- Harju, E., Roser, K., Eisenreich, B., Scheinemann, K., & Michel, G. (2023). Psychological distress in survivors of childhood cancer and their parents before and after a follow-up appointment: the need for screening and validation of the emotion thermometer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 5 (2). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7795489
- Altherr, A., Bolliger, C., Kaufmann, M. N., Dyntar, D., Scheinemann, K., Michel, G., … Roser, K. (2023). Education, Employment, and Financial Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors—A Systematic Review. Current Oncology, 30 (10), 8720–8763. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10119158
- Michel, G., Raguindin, P. F., Priboi, C., Ilic, A., Holmer, P., Scheinemann, K., … the, Grok. (2023). Acute and long-term psychosocial consequences in grandparents when a grandchild is diagnosed with cancer - the GROKids Project: a population-based mixed-methods study protocol. BMC psychology, 1, 280 ff. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01309-w
- Kasteler, R., Fuchs, P. S., Otth, M., & Scheinemann, K. (2023). Interventions to improve neurocognitive late-effects in pediatric and adolescent CNS tumor patients and survivors - a systematic review. Frontiers in Oncology; Front. Oncol., 13. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1150166
- Schladerer, S., Otth, M., & Scheinemann, K. (2023). Quality criteria for pediatric oncology centers: A systematic literature review. Cancer Medicine; Cancer Med, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8359299
- Ilic, A., Sievers, Y., Roser, K., Scheinemann, K., & Michel, G. (2023). The information needs of relatives of childhood cancer patients and survivors: A systematic review of qualitative evidence. Patient Education and Counseling, 114. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10013436
- Otth, M., Michel, G., Gerber, N., Guerreiro Stücklin, A., von Bueren, A., Scheinemann, K., & on, behalf. (2022). Educational Attainment and Employment Outcome of Survivors of Pediatric CNS Tumors in Switzerland—A Report from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study; Educational Attainment and Employment Outcome of Survivors of Pediatric CNS Tumors in Switzerland?A Report from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Children, 9 (3), 411–422. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6358115
- Christen, S., Roser, K., Mulder, R., Ilic, A., Lie, H., Loonen, J., … Michel, G. (2020). Recommendations for the Surveillance of Cancer-Related Fatigue in Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Report from the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 14 (6), 923–938. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4282886
- Bänziger, J., Roser, K., Mader, L. A., Harju, E., Ansari, M., Waespe, N., … Michel, G. (2020). Post-traumatic stress in parents of long-term childhood cancer survivors compared to parents of the Swiss general population. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 2 (3), 24 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4134525
- Weiss, A., Sommer, G., Schindera, C., Wengenroth, L., Karow, A., Diezi, M., … Swiss, P. (2019). Hearing loss and quality of life in survivors of paediatric CNS tumours and other cancers. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 28 (2), 515–521. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-018-2021-2
- Mader, L. A., Roser, K., Bänziger, J., Vetsch, J., Falck Winther, J., Scheinemann, K., & Michel, G. (2019). Relationship status and quality of the partner relationship in parents of long-term childhood cancer survivors: The Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study-Parents. Psycho-Oncology, 28 (2), 309-316–316. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2203613
- Mader, L. A., Roser, K., Bänziger, J., Tinner, M., Scheinemann, K., Kuehni, E., … for, the. (2017). Household income and risk-of-poverty of parents of long-term childhood cancer survivors. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 64 (8), 26456 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2528214
