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  • Farewell lecture by Aartjan Beekman: A lifetime of wonder in psychiatry
    Farewell lecture by Aartjan Beekman: A lifetime of wonder in psychiatry On Thursday, December 11th 2025, Aartjan Beekman will say farewell as Professor of Psychiatry. His long career at the Valeriuskliniek and VUmc/Amsterdam UMC has left a significant mark on psychiatry and research in Amsterdam. From 2004 to 2010, he served as the program leader of the APH Mental Health (MH) research program and has continues to be an essential member of the APH MH senior program council to this day. His contributions to academic psychiatry and APH have been a great value. Tomorrow, he will deliver his farewell lecture, entitled: “Proactive psychiatry: On freedom, wonder, and change.”
  • PAIS IMPACT | The Amsterdam UMC Post-COVID Expertise Center: Bridging Research and Recovery
    PAIS IMPACT | The Amsterdam UMC Post-COVID Expertise Center: Bridging Research and Recovery At the Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious diseases (AI&I), we focus our research and outreach on three key themes: Post-Acute Infection Syndrome (PAIS), Immunomonitoring, and Vaccination. Each quarter, we highlight one of these areas through a dedicated series of articles. This quarter (Q3 2025), our spotlight is on PAIS. In this article, we focus on the impact of PAIS research, with special attention to the work of the Amsterdam UMC Post-COVID Expertise Center.
  • Recap APH Annual Meeting 2025 on 'Sustainability in Public Health'
    Recap APH Annual Meeting 2025 on 'Sustainability in Public Health' On November 25, 2025, Amsterdam Public Health hosted its 9th Annual Meeting, themed: Sustainability in Public Health. With more than 300 participants, we explored how to strengthen sustainability in public health.