Care And Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI)

PhD defence alert! On April 24, Maarten Voorhaar successfully defended his PhD thesis titled "𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗗" at @maastrichtu.bsky.social. 🎉

#SelfManagement #SharedDecisionMaking #PatientReportedOutcomes #PersonalisedCare

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PhD defence alert! Demi Pagen presents "The spectrum of COVID-19 epidemiology: from public health alarm state to long-term struggle" on April 22 at 13PM @maastrichtu.bsky.social.

#CoronavirusDisease #COVID19 #LongCovid #PostCOVIDCondition

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PhD defence alert! Olga Gershuni presents "Public Health Workforce Development and Professionalization The Implications for Ukraine" on April 22 at 10AM
@maastrichtu.bsky.social.

#PublicHealthWorkforce #EuropeanPublicHealth #PublicHealthInUkraine

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Today, on Secretaries’ Day, we take a moment to express our sincere appreciation for all the secretaries and administrative professionals who are such an essential part of CAPHRI. This afternoon we celebrated with a delicious lunch—an opportunity to connect, share stories, and appreciate each other.

PhD defence alert! Lucie Bastiaens presents "Local context as compass: public healthcare in Maastricht 1900-1940" on April 17 at 1PM @maastrichtu.bsky.social.

#History #PublicHealthcare #Maastricht

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Submit your abstract today and be part of an unforgettable day!

🔗 Details & submission guidelines: www.aanmelder.nl/annual-caphr...
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📢𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗥𝗜 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵!
Join us on June 18, 2025, at the CAPHRI Research Day in Maastricht. This is your chance to present your groundbreaking research, connect with peers, and gain recognition in the field of public health.
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𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗷𝗶𝗺 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗥𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!

This prestigious award recognizes his groundbreaking work on patient involvement in healthcare education and quality improvement.

#PatientInvolvement #HealthcareInnovation #MensAchterDePatient @maastrichtu.bsky.social

PhD defence alert! Ibrahim Elsiddig Elsheikh Ahmed Badr presents "Improving uptake of Prevention of Mother to-Child Transmission services in Sudan" on April 1st at 4PM @maastrichtu.bsky.social.

#PreventionOfMotherToChildTransmission #PMTCT #HIV #Sudan #ReproductiveHealth

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PhD defence alert! Anouk Baghus presents "Learning shared decision making in postgraduate medical education" on April 1st at 1PM @maastrichtu.bsky.social.

#SharedDecisionMaking #PersonCenteredCare #EducationalDevelopment #MedicalPostgraduateTraining

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PhD defence alert! Hanneke Goense presents "Implementing home-based sexual health care in public health: An evidence-based integrated care approach for ending the HIV epidemic" on March 18 at 1PM @maastrichtu.bsky.social.

#HomeBasedSexualHealthcare #HIV #Implementation

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#7: Geeft een slaappil een betere nachtrust? Het HoofdKwartiertje · Episode

Sleep medication masks restlessness but doesn’t improve sleep quality, explains sleep scientist Merijn van de Laar. Discover why it’s a double-edged sword and explore better solutions on 'Het HoofdKwartiertje'.

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#SleepScience #MentalHealth #PodcastTips

Thesis cover Judith Veugen - Sight Under Siege: Understanding Corneal Infections And Ocular Health

PhD defence alert! Judith Veugen presents "Sight Under Siege: Understanding Corneal Infections And Ocular Health" on March 11 at 10:00 AM @maastrichtu.bsky.social.
#OcularHealth #CornealInfections #VisualImpairment #Blindness

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DIH Afl. 38: Ramon Ottenheijm: 'Echografie beschikbaarder dankzij AI'. De Innovatieve Huisarts · Episode

To delve deeper into this research, listen to Dr. Ottenheijm's recent interview on "De Innovatieve Huisarts" podcast. He discusses how AI is making ultrasound more accessible for primary care and its potential to elevate healthcare quality.

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Dr. Ramon Ottenheijm receives symbolic cheque of €810,000 from @reumanederland.bsky.social for the ID-knee study. This AI-enhanced smartphone ultrasound project aims to improve knee osteoarthritis diagnosis in primary care, part of a €3.1 million NWO-Dutch Arthritis Society grant.

#AIinHealthcare

Congratulations to Associate Professor Judith Meijers 🎉 on her appointment as professor at Zuyd University, strengthening collaboration with Zuyderland and
@maastrichtu.bsky.social. Her palliative care research and "Nurses in the Lead" initiative drive healthcare advancements.

PhD defence alert! Coen Hacking presents "AI in Nursing Homes: Utilizing Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Data-analysis in Long-term Care for Older Adults" at 16:00 @maastrichtu.bsky.social. Exploring AI's potential to improve elderly care quality. #AI #LongTermCare

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PhD defence alert! Nikita Poole presents "From Tobacco Policy to Person: Multilevel Influences on Smoking Cessation" today at 13:00 @maastrichtu.bsky.social. Bridging policy and individual perspectives on quitting smoking. #TobaccoControl #PublicHealth

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Booklet Mijn kinds heeft koorts - alles wat u wilt weten over uw kind met koorts

Exciting update from the UNH Consortium on GP-Research! Our team at @maastrichtu.bsky.social, alongside partners from Utrecht, Leiden, and Rotterdam, is revamping the 'Children with Fever' booklet to enhance GP-parent communication and support shared decision-making. #PrimaryCare #HealthLiteracy

🌍 Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🎉

Celebrating the brilliant women at CAPHRI driving innovation in care and public health. Your dedication, creativity, and passion inspire us every day.

#WomenInScience #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience

International Epilepsy Day

💜 On #InternationalEpilepsyDay, we highlight the work of Darin Elabbasy, PhD student at CAPHRI, exploring the societal and economic burdens of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy (DRE).

🔗 Learn more about her research or participate here: lnkd.in/eNUSvt6B

#EpilepsyAwareness #CAPHRIResearch #HealthEquity

Prof. dr. Matty Crone

🌍 Chronic conditions affect millions, but their burden is not evenly shared. Prof. Dr. Matty Crone's inaugural lecture highlights how a life-course approach can bridge health and social gaps.

📖 Read more: lnkd.in/eUecdsex
📺 Watch the lecture: lnkd.in/e3DFH7m7

#HealthPromotion #PreventionAndCare