A5024917542- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Sleep and related disorders
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Global Health and Surgery
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
Leiden University Medical Center
2023-2025
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
2020-2023
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2020
Emma Kinderziekenhuis
2020
Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2017
Objective: to explore whether advising environmentally sustainable treatment options in clinical counselling affects patients satisfaction with care compared less (standard) options, accounting for differences severity and types of medical problems. Design: a randomised, double-blinded, experimental vignette study four (between-group, Type Advice) x two Severity) five (within-group, Medical Problem) mixed design. Participants received short descriptions hypothetical patient-physician...
This Comment presents a case example of Dutch educational activism in response to growing concerns about our planet's health. After briefly outlining the relevant context, we describe GREENER-collective, hoping inspire others organise advance planetary GREENER stands for green health-care education healthy future. With an annual turnover €100 billion and employing 14% working population, sector is major economic value. The produces 7% country's greenhouse gas emission, 4% its total waste,...
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the most common in children. The primary tool to detect UTI is dipstick urinalysis; however, this has limited sensitivity and specificity. Therefore, urine culture be performed confirm a UTI. volatile organic compounds (VOC) may serve as potential biomarker for diagnosing Previous studies on urinary VOCs focused detection of general population; therefore, proof-of-principle study was set up clinical high-risk pediatric population. Methods:...
Abstract Background Healthcare contributes substantially to climate change. GPs want implement sustainable healthcare, but are hesitant; worried that this may jeopardise their patient-physician relationship. However, whether concern is valid yet be assessed. Aim To explore patients’ perspectives on healthcare in general practice. Design and setting In 2022 2023 we performed an online study, among Dutch GP patients, using experimental vignettes a questionnaire. Method The described...
Abstract Background Increasing evidence suggests appendectomy as potential alternative treatment in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), especially those histological appendiceal inflammation (AI). Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is a non-invasive diagnostic modality that detects differences the appendix between UC and healthy controls1. This study aimed to correlate IUS endoscopic findings histopathological resection specimens of undergoing appendectomy. Methods In this prospective cohort...