Tatjana Trüeb was born 1971 and raised in a medical family in Switzerland.
She passed her diploma in physiotherapy in 1997 and moved up to a bachelor degree in 2009.The experiences with ICRC encouraged Tatjana to complete her master in Transcultural communication & leadership in 2014.
Her fascination for rehabilitation leaded her to specialize in neurological rehabilitation and more specifically for brain injuries. Later on she started to build up and coordinate the therapeutic part of a stroke unit in the biggest non- University Hospital in Switzerland. Therefore she got into the treatment of neurological patients in intensive care and acute hospital phase.
Further education
Different neurological concepts as Bobath (Basic, advances), F.O.T.T., Hippotherapy K., Ataxia
WHO/Motivation: Wheelchair and postural support training
Practical trainer for adults
TOT in Essential Management Package (EMP)
Missions for ICRC
2007/8 in Afghanistan, which was followed in
2010/11 in Pakistan
2015/16 in Iraq
Since November 2016 she works in Lomé, Togo, for The ICRC MoveAbility Fondation as Physical Therapy Advisor for West Africa (Togo, Ivory Coast, Benin).
Related sessions
- Updated: Wed 03 May 2017
