Specialization

Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

Specialty in outpatient clinic: fall- and fracture prevention, treatment for vertebral fractures.

Focus of research

Osteoporosis, Hyperkyphosis, Falls and general Geriatrics.

 

Theme 1: Improving quality of life of older adults with a fracture, especially vertebral fractures leading towards hyperkyphosis and hip fractures. 

- Frail hip study, PhD Sverre Loggers (Erasmus MC); Evaluation of non-operative versus operative management of high risk patients with hip fracture. Is non-operative an equivalent option?

- Apollo trial, PhD Mathilde Tol; Is a direct lateral incision in patients with hip fracture more prone for falling than a posterolateral incision? 

- Skyfall-study, PhD Marije Koele; Is hyperkyphosis related to falling and reduced physical function?

- Fx Movie study, PhD Merle Schene (MUMC): Patients after their first fracture: who will fall again and sustain another fracture?

 

Theme 2: COVID 19 in older adults, associations to improve care

- Coop studie AND Covid-OLD study: Evaluation of older adults with covid-19: Who has the best chances to survive?

 

Theme 3: Health care evaluation, improving efficacy and de-implementation in older adults

- Vera de Weerdt PhD VUmc: Audit and Feedback information: can we improve guideline adherence with insurrance data?

- Oscar Smeekes, PhD, Dolce Vita project with Bianca Buurman.: Data driven optimalisation of older adults recieving emergency care: Can modelling improve waiting times?