Most of you switched to working from home in March 2020. Who would have thought it would take so long? Although we stay connected via our screens, it is not the same. We miss you!
|
|
|
|
|
Become a leader in the field of public health and care research!
|
|
Research school CaRe developed, together with the Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences (NIHES), the department of primary care and public health of the University of Cambridge and UMIO | Maastricht University the Public Health and Care Research leadership programme.
This programme is designed to support you, an aspiring research leader to explore different aspects of leadership in public health and care research. Focus will be on being able to lead yourself and others, developing an entrepreneurial mindset and creativity, building effective teams and skills to navigate the network, and knowing how to lead change. All in the context of public health & care research.
The uniqueness of this learning journey is that is specifically developed for researchers in the field of public health and care research, by involving established research leaders and expert leadership trainers to share their own insights and in-depth knowledge. Furthermore, it will be as tailor-made as possible, by incorporating your personal goals into the program.
During a 2-year learning journey, you will engage in two 2,5day modules per year, individual coaching sessions, mutual learning groups and inspirational content between the modules. Participants build their own Leadership Development Portfolio. The modules take place in Maastricht, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Cambridge.
Registration fee for the total program is €8,500 (travel costs and overnight stays are not included). For the first cohort the costs will be reduced to €7,000. CAPHRI can fill 2 – 3 spots.
Are you a post-doc researcher, with more than 5 years’ research experience, and do you have the ambition to improve your knowledge and skills to become a leading researcher in the field of public health and care research?
Please indicate your interest to Martijn Streefkerk (m.streefkerk@maastrichtuniversity.nl) accompanied with you CV and an endorsement letter of your PI before the 28th of January. You will then be invited to engage in the selection procedure.
More information
|
|
|
|
|
Mark Spigt new chair RL Optimising Patient Care
|
|
As of 1 January 2021, Mark Spigt is chair of the Research Line Optimising Patient Care (OPC). Mark is associate professor at the Department of Family Medicine with expertise in implementing and evaluating innovations in primary care and public health. Luc Smits, former chair, is now vice chair of the RL. He replaces Jean Muris. Jean, thank you for your committment, on behalf of all your CAPHRI colleagues!
|
|
|
|
|
Findings Midterm Evaluation CAPHRI
|
|
In December 2020, CAPHRI hosted an assessment committee that reviewed the performance of CAPHRI and our six Research Lines during the period 2017-2019. The findings of the assessment committee, in a nutshell, are:
The committee commends CAPHRI for its multidisciplinary research approach and close connection to society, which gives CAPHRI a leading position in the field of societal relevant applied health research. In order for CAPHRI to maintain this strong position, the committee makes the following recommendations:
- Focus: Make a clear definition of which type of research (and topics) belong to CAPHRI in order to be able to make strategic, operational and organizational choices.
- Earning power: support (young) researchers in their search of alternative sources of finance.
These recommendations will be taken into account as input for CAPHRI’s strategy for the period 2021-2025.
Read the full assessment report (in Dutch) here.
|
|
|
|
|
Intensive and palliative COVID-19 care by GPs relieved hospitals
|
|
Dutch GPs provided intensive and palliative care outside the hospital to a large number of older and vulnerable COVID-19 patients. This way, they inadvertently contributed to preventing hospitals from becoming overloaded. The most frequently cited reasons for not referring patients to hospital were patient's wish and somatic frailty. The results of the study carried out by the Consortium for General Practice Research, and led by Jochen Cals (RL Optimising Patient Care), were published in the Dutch Journal of Medicine (NTvG) and also featured on the front page of NRC Handelsblad.
|
|
|
|
|
New step taken towards a Healthy Region Southeast Netherlands
|
|
On 10 December 2020, the Knowledge and Innovation Agenda Southeast Netherlands 2030 was launched during an online meeting. More than 100 representatives of regional health organisations were involved in the making of this Agenda in which several goals are formulated to improve health and health care in our region. The Living Labs Ageing and Long-Term Care, Public Health and Sustainable Care will play a coordinating role in the next steps to be taken and presented themselves during the meeting.
Have a look on this website for the report, the videos and the presentations of the meeting.
|
|
|
|
|
2021: The year of the vaccines
|
|
The Dutch vaccination programme has started. The first 100.000 vaccines were given to healthcare professionals. This provoked sharp criticism as the Health Council recommends that the elderly should be vaccinated first. Christian Hoebe (RL Health Inequities and Societal Participation) shared his view in newspaper Trouw.
Many people still have doubts about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The current debate about vaccinations shows striking similarities with the social debate in the 18th and 19th centuries around the smallpox vaccine: does it work, is it safe and how do you force or convince people to get vaccinated? Eddy Houwaart, Prof. Emer. of History of Medicine takes us back in time in NRC Handelsblad.
|
|
|
|
|
Invitation to submit: Healthcare System Recovery Post COVID-19
|
|
The Open Access Journal Healthcare welcomes evidence-based articles that provide new insights into any of these connected issues, and can contribute not just to healthcare system recovery post COVID-19, but also to sustainable development for the future. One of the Guest Editors is Katarzyna Czabanowska (RL Creating Value-Based Healthcare).
More information: here Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021
|
|
|
|
|
Literature discussions on Twitter
|
|
Bart Penders (RL Health Inequities and Societal Participation) misses the informal chats at work, with colleagues, but also with students. About how things are going, but also about professional literature. But this period also has positive aspects. Penders spends more time with his daughters and he has a new hobby: going around the neighbourhood together with his daughter, a cart and a pricker to pick up rubbish.
Read the interview with Bart in Observant.
|
|
|
|
|
Would you like to contribute to our newsletters?
|
|
|
|
|
|