Nursing homes still reluctant to relax restrictions despite high vaccination rate
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Despite a vaccination coverage of around 80 per cent, most nursing homes in the Netherlands have not yet significantly relaxed their visiting restrictions, according to recent research by the Living Lab Ageing and Long-Term Care (AWO-L) and UKON (Science Network Elderly Care Nijmegen, Radboudumc). The study also shows that the measures are still having a negative impact on the daily lives and well-being of nursing home residents. In view of the high vaccination rate and the sharp reduction in the number of infections, the researchers argue that restrictions in nursing homes should be relaxed without delay.
Jan Hamers, chairman of the AWO-L, has elaborated on the results in various media outlets, e.g. NRC Handelsblad, NPO radio 1, L1 (all in Dutch).
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UM Survey Inclusive Research
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Although many researchers may not be aware of this, certain groups are often excluded from participation in research. We want to invite you to fill in this survey and share your experience and knowledge about inclusive research.
Go to the survey here.
Latifa Abidi (FHML - CAPHRI), Gera Nagelhout (FHML - CAPHRI), Julia van Koeveringe (FHML - CAPHRI), Mareike Smolka (FASoS), Hans Bosma (FHML - CAPHRI), Brigitte van Lierop (FPN), Jessica Alleva (FPN) & Nikita Poole (FHML - CAPHRI).
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Laure Wynants new chair CAPHRI Quality Assurance Committee
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As of 1 May Laure Wynants is the new chair of the CAPHRI Quality Assurance Committee. She succeeds Mark Spigt. The committee is responsible for developing guidelines for research conduct, educating staff and students, and auditing research projects. Furthermore the committee introduced a quality assurance system that serves to help you to do your research according to the existing rules and regulations.
Did you have a look at the CAPHRI quality assurance system already? You can find it on our website here.
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NWO Open Competition grant for study into the role of environmental injustice and chronic stress in type 2 diabetes
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Hans Bosma (RL Health Inequities and Societal Participation) was awarded 750,000 euros from the NWO 2020 Open Competition SSH funding round to carry out research into the role of environmental injustice and chronic stress in type 2 diabetes.
People with lower incomes are more likely to develop diabetes. They often point out their unhealthy exercise and diet patterns. The proposed project, on the other hand, wishes to shift attention to the unequal environments in which rich and poor people live and work and the chronic stress that poor people experience as a result. The study will be carried out within the Maastricht Study.
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Read more about this research project
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Suntan as beauty ideal hinders sun protection for children
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Parents in the Netherlands don’t protect their children sufficiently from the sun. An overly positive view of suntanned skin seems to be partly to blame. The recently launched National Skin Cancer Action Plan recommends practical solutions such as shady play areas and public sunscreen dispensers. But more is needed says Karlijn Thoonen, who succesfully defended her PhD thesis about sunburn, sun exposure and sun protection of children on 29 April. "We really have to get away from the idea that a suntan is attractive and healthy".
Karlijn was interviewed by RTL news. Read the article (in Dutch) here.
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Mark Govers tops the list University Council elections (May 17-20, 2021)
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Our CAPHRI colleague, Mark Govers leads the list for the Party of the Academic Staff in this years’ election for the University Council (between May 17 and May 20, 2021). Mark is an associate professor at the Department of Health Services Research. He is passionately committed to the interests of academic staff, from PhD candidate to Full Professor. In the following video message (2:30 minutes), Mark explains his main election points:
https://youtu.be/GiR1RvkbAZ4
Make your voice heard and ‘Mark Your Voice’.
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Quick guide Scientific writing and publishing
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Daniel Kotz and Jochen Cals (RL Optimising Patient Care) recently published the book “Scientific writing and publishing in medicine and health sciences", a quick guide to effective writing and publishing of scientific papers.
All parts of the scientific writing process - from how to get started to dealing with reviewers’ comments - are explained in a easy-to-read way. You will also find useful tips and tricks for writing papers more effectively with a clear story line and getting them published in renowned journals.
The book is open-acess. Download it for free!
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Hospital decisions during COVID: how do they affect employees?
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What has changed in five hospitals in Limburg over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic? A lot, according to a study conducted by Daan Westra (RL Creating Value-Based Healthcare) and Bram Fleuren (FPN). But, even more importantly, how did these changes affect hospital employee health? And what are the takeaways for future healthcare crises?
Read the interview with Daan and Bram for Observant
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Save the date: CAPHRI Research Day on 23 November 2021
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Save the date: Our annual CAPHRI Research Day will take place on 23 November 2021.
We are doing our best to put together an interesting programme for you and your colleagues!
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Online CaRe Days: 26 and 27 May
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Join the online CaRe days! Two mornings with an opportunity to meet your peers of research institutes CAPHRI, Amsterdam Public Health (APH), Nivel and Radboud Institute for Health Sciences online.
When: 26 May (9:30- 12:30h) and 27 May (9:30-11:40h) Where: Online More information and registration: here.
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Webinar - UM Says no To Tobacco
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For World No Tobacco Day (31 May) the Alumni Office Maastricht University has organised a webinar on smoking and tobacco control. Our CAPHRI researchers Marc Willemsen, Thomas Gültzow and Nikita Poole (all RL Promoting Health and Personalised Care) will be presenting.
Date: 31 May 2021 Time: 19.00–20.15 Location: online (Zoom) Language: English More information and registration: here
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PECUNIA Virtual Final Workshop
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The H2020 project PECUNIA is a collaborative effort to develop standardized, harmonised and validated methods and tools for the assessment of the costs and outcomes of health-related interventions for economic evaluations across multiple sectors and European countries.
As the PECUNIA project reaches its end, a one-day virtual Final Workshop is organised to present the key findings and results of the project.
The following CAPHRI researchers are involved in the PECUNIA project: Silvia Evers, Aggie Paulus, Luca Janssen, Ruben Drost and Irina Pokhilenko (RL Creating Value-Based Healthcare).
When: 02 June, 2021 at 9:00-14:30 (CET) Where: Zoom-Webinar More information and registration: here
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Symposium Inclusivity in Research
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The importance of inclusive research has gained more and more attention over the years. Inclusive research allows us to gain insights and develop interventions or products that benefit everyone. We, as researchers, are still learning how to do it well.
Together with Research Institute IVO, Maastricht voor Iedereen and Maastricht Platform for Community-Engaged Research (MPCER), researchers from Maastricht University are organising an online symposium (in Dutch) about inclusivity in research. This symposium will provide inspiration-sessions on the possibilities to conduct inclusive research and will provide you with an opportunity to share your experiences and best practices on inclusive research.
Date: 3 June 2021 Time: 12:00-13:30 Language: Dutch Registration: here
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Online ERC Information session
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Are you planning to prepare a proposal within the ERC funding scheme?
On Thursday 10 June, 10.00-12.00, an online UM-wide information session will be held on the funding instruments of the European Research Council (ERC) within Horizon Europe. The program has been arranged to provide you with sufficient information on the scheme and the application process. During the presentations, there is enough room to ask questions.
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Read more about the programme and register
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Call Marja van Dieijen Award
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The Marja van Dieijen Award is a bi-annual award (25,000 euros) for innovative ideas, initiatives and projects of employees and students at MUMC+. The jury is especially looking for an innovative idea in which there is a clear connection between the pillars of education, research and patient care and the MUMC+ Healthy Living ambition is recognizable.
Call closure: 13 September 2021
More information about this Award, the criteria and deadlines is available on the FHML intranet.
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19-05-2021 Jeanine Leenen (Health Inequities and Societal Participation) Optimizing sexually transmitted infection care in men who have sex with men: thinking outside the box.
20-05-2021 Francesco Innocenti (Promoting Health and Personalised Care) Efficient designs for mean estimation in multilevel populations and test norming.
27-05-2021 Maarten Cobussen (Health Inequities and Societal Participation) Balancing between sepsis, AKI and gentamicin in the emergency department.
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