Dr. J. (Lisette) van Gemert-Pijnen
Associate Professor & Founder, Center for eHealth Research and Disease Management,
University of Twente
Nienke Nijhof
PhD Student, Department of Psychology & Communication of Health and Risk,
Faculty of Behavourial Sciences, University of Twente
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
12:00 - 1:00pm
Davis Centre 1304University of Waterloo
View Video of Presentation in HI Alive Archive: Research Seminars Archive 2009-2010
Abstract
This presentation will give insight into research done at the Centre for eHealth Research and Disease Management at the University of Twente which focuses on research topics, methods used and projects carried out related to e-Disease Management for chronic care patients. The speakers will elaborate on the topics studied and on the characteristics of their multidisciplinary approach for eHealth Research. Highlighted will be several current projects as examples of their research approach. In addition, they will discuss several possibilities for collaboration and discussion, particularly re. dementia and disease management (N. Nijhof, Msc.). As well, they will discuss possibilities for student exchange.
About the Speakers
Dr J. (Lisette) van Gemert-Pijnen is an Associate Professor at the University of Twente in healthcare technology. She founded and coordinates the Center for eHealth Research and Disease Management at the University of Twente (formerly www.ehealthresearchcenter.nl). Her research addresses patient care and care coordination (professionalization, cost-reductions). Her focus is on interactive technology to support disease management and/or self-care management, for example, web-based communication systems for shared care (care-management), e-coaching , e-consultation to enhance self-care and digital triage to enhance self-care and to realize cost savings.
Lisette collaborates with the University of Munster (Germany) on enhancing patient safety (an international project on infectious disease management) and with the University of Toronto (with Dr. G. Eysenbach, who is a visiting professor also at the University of Twente) in several PhD-projects about Internet-based health programs for chronic care. Lisette is a member of the scientific board of eTelemed conferences. She works with several national science institutes to develop a business model for eHealth applications for chronic care. She is a member of the board of the Dutch eHealth Society (
www.nveh.nl).
Nienke Nijhof is a PhD student at the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences in the Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk where she is researching technology for people with dementia. She graduated in Communication Studies at the Faculty of Behavioral Sciences at the University of Twente in 2007. She is also a project manager of Dementia & Research at Focus Cura BV. In the Netherlands, there is little research as yet into the behavioral effects of these technologies or the possible financial advantages.
