Author: Josepha Scheffer

  • Early Cost-Effectiveness of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) for Second Line Treatment in Advanced Melanoma: A Model-Based Economic Evaluation

    Research article published on Pubmed. 2018 Seotember 15 AUTHORS: Valesca P Retèl, Lotte M G Steuten, Marnix H Geukes Foppen, Janne C Mewes, Melanie A Lindenberg, John B A G Haanen, Wim H van Harten. ABSTRACT Background: An emerging immunotherapy is infusion of tumor infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL), with objective response rates of around 50% versus…

  • Barriers and Facilitators to Workforce Changes in Integrated Care

    [vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1548353430222{background-color: #8a1465 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”4px”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23333333″ google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1592472988352{margin-top: 5px !important;margin-right: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 5px !important;margin-left: 5px !important;border-top-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}”]Research article published on Pubmed. 2018 June 1 AUTHORS: Loraine Busetto, Katrien Luijkx, Stefano Calciolari, Laura Guadalupe González Ortiz, Hubertus Johannes Maria Vrijhoef.…

  • Shifting care from hospital to community, a strategy to integrate care in Singapore: process evaluation of implementation fidelity

    ABSTRACT Background Accessibility to efficient and person-centered healthcare delivery drives healthcare transformation in many countries. In Singapore, specialist outpatient clinics (SOCs) are commonly congested due to increasing demands for chronic care. To improve this situation, the National University Health System (NUHS) Regional Health System (RHS) started an integrated care initiative,the Right-Site Care (RSC) program in…

  • Point-of-care diagnostic test for detecting influenza A/B and respiratory syncytial virus in the ER setting in Norway – A cost analysis

    Health Technology Assessment published on EUHEA conference. 2020 June 4 AUTHOR: Anne Voermans COAUTHORS: Janne Mewes, Tove Ofstad, Thorbjørn Halvorsen, Katalin Érsek, Lotte Steuten. ABSTRACT Objectives: In Norway an average of 1.7% of the population is being diagnosed with influenza every year. New point-of-care (POC) tests for influenza A/B and RSV are available with excellent…

  • Integrated specialized atrial fibrillation clinics reduce all-cause mortality: post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

    [vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1548353430222{background-color: #8a1465 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”4px”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23333333″ google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585225770847{margin-top: 5px !important;margin-right: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 5px !important;margin-left: 5px !important;border-top-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}”]Research article published on Europace. . 2019 August 7 AUTHORS: Hendriks JML, Tieleman RG, Vrijhoef HJM, Wijtvliet P, Gallagher C, Prins MH, Sanders…

  • Exploring the implementation of the Community for Successful Ageing (ComSA)program in Singapore: lessons learnt on program delivery for improving BioPsychoSocial health.

    [vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1548353430222{background-color: #8a1465 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”4px”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23333333″ google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585221018294{margin-top: 5px !important;margin-right: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 5px !important;margin-left: 5px !important;border-top-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}”]Research article published on BMC Geriatr. 2019 October 30 AUTHORS: Aw S, Koh GCH, Tan CS, Wong ML, Vrijhoef HJM, Harding SC, Geronimo…

  • Serious Gaming During Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation for Patients With Chronic Pain or Fatigue Symptoms: Mixed Methods Design of a Realist Process Evaluation.

    Serious Gaming During Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation for Patients With Chronic Pain or Fatigue Symptoms: Mixed Methods Design of a Realist Process Evaluation.

      ABSTRACT BACKGROUND:Serious gaming could support patients in learning to cope with chronic pain or functional somatic syndromes and reduce symptom burdens. OBJECTIVE:To realize this potential, insight is needed into how, why, for whom, and when it works in actual treatment circumstances. METHODS:Following a realist approach, process evaluations were performed before, during, and after a…

  • Assessment of the implementation fidelity of a strategy to scale up integrated care in five European regions: a multimethod study.

    [vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1548353430222{background-color: #8a1465 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”4px”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23333333″ google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585216038800{margin-top: 5px !important;margin-right: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 5px !important;margin-left: 5px !important;border-top-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}”]Research article published on BMJ Open. 2020 March 18 AUTHORS: L. Grooten, IN Fabbricotti, D. Devroey, H. Vrijhoef. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The SCaling IntegRated…

  • Geïntegreerde zorg succesvol implementeren is moeilijker dan een landing op de maan

    Geïntegreerde zorg succesvol implementeren is moeilijker dan een landing op de maan

    Het volgende artikel werd gepubliceerd in zorgwijzermagazine.be, 9 december 2019 TEKST: JENS DE WULF Op maandag 28 oktober was professor Bert Vrijhoef te gast bij Zorgnet-Icuro. Hij voerde er een vurig pleidooi voor geïntegreerde zorg. Vrijhoef, CEO bij Panaxea en verbonden aan de Universiteit van Maastricht en de Vrije Universiteit Brussel, lichtte zijn visie en…

  • The transfer of knowledge on integrated care among five European regions: a qualitative multi-method study

    [vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1548353430222{background-color: #8a1465 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”4px”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23333333″ google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1578909404241{margin-top: 5px !important;margin-right: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 5px !important;margin-left: 5px !important;border-top-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}”]Research article published on BMC Health Services Research. 2020 January 3 AUTHORS: L. Grooten, H. Vrijhoef, T. Alhambra-Borrás, D. Whitehouse, D. Devroey. ABSTRACT…