Letter from the director

Dear Colleagues,

It is a pleasure to update you on some important developments within our Research School CaRe.

Due to the Corona limitations we had to change our live meeting for the 2021 Annual CaRe Days into an online meeting. It is always a pity when you do not have the chance to see and meet each other live, but the contents of the alternative online meeting were really great. At the first day, we had a very nice session mediated by Anneke van Dijk, Sandra Beurskens en Anita Stevens on co-creation. How to involve your stakeholders (e.g. patients) in your research project in an optimal way? Co-creating research questions and designs at an early stage together with your target audience is key when it comes to implementing the results and implications of your project. The parallel sessions with PhD students is always a popular highlight of the CaRe Days and also this year, the evaluation and feedback of this session was very good. During the second day, the jury revealed the nominees and final winner of the CaRe Award 2021. We congratulate Aukelien Scheffelaar of the Nivel Institute as CaRe Award winner based on her impressive PhD thesis.

We sincerely hope that the CaRe Days 2022 will be a live meeting in Eindhoven again. 
As always, the meeting is the possibility to meet other CaRe researchers in your area of interest in a relaxed and friendly environment. The meeting is free but, there is a maximum number that can participate.
Please have a look at the exiting program and do not wait too long to subscribe. 

In July 2021, we started the Public Health and Care Research Leadership Program with 15 highly talented postdoc researchers from Cambridge, Nihes and CaRe. The purpose of this two-year program is that the participants become leading researchers in public health and care research. The evaluation thus far is very positive. The program consists of several on site modules, mutual learning groups and individual coaching. If you have at least 5 years of postdoc research experience and want to become an international leader in your research area, please have a look at our CaRe website for the selection criteria and the contents of the program. 

If you have any suggestions for CaRe, please do not hesitate to contact me, or your local director. All suggestions are more than welcome.

Kind regards,
Onno van Schayck

CaRe days 11 and 12 may

On Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 May the CaRe days 2022 will be held in Eindhoven. The theme will be 'Illusion or Reality? The influence of our mind on research and practice'. Invited speakers are Prof. Andrea Evers, Prof. Rob van Lier, Prof. Sandra van Dulmen, Prof. Judith Prins and Prof. Effy Vayena. Furthermore, Dr. Maartje van Stralen, Prof. Jany Rademakers, Prof. Roland Friele and Prof. Kay Schröder host a parallel session on Thursday. 

All researchers, junior and senior, are welcome to join. Click here to view the program and to register. Registration is free.

If you have any questions about the CaRe days please contact us on
care-secretariaat@maastrichtuniversity.nl

CaRe Award 2022

During the CaRe days the CaRe dissertation award will be awarded again.

At this moment the four CaRe institutes are selecting three excellent theses to nominate for the award. The jury, the members of the board of governors, will assess the 12 nominees and select a winner. 

On Thursday 12 May, the winner will be announced by Prof.Dr. Chris van Weel, at the CaRe days in Eindhoven.

Public Health and Care Research Leadership programme

Last year the first edition of the Public Health and Care Research Leadership programme started. 
This programme is designed to support future leaders in the field of public health and care research to become excellent leaders with a mission. It is a collaboration between CaRe, UMIO, Cambridge Institute of Public Health and Erasmus MC NIHES

The next edition will start next July in Cambridge. If you are interested in participating, you can contact your institute director. 

For more information about the programme click here.

News from the institutes

APH
1. Royal session about social media and mental health inspires researchers and politicians
2. Feasibility study: the Genderful Research World
3. Anna Fonds | NOREF PhD-award 2021 for Alexander Hoorntje
4. Recap of APH's inspiring networking afternoon with Andre Kuipers!

CAPHRI
1. Silvia Evers new Scientific Director CAPHRI
2. Co-creation Impact Compass: Working together for more impact
3. “The ban on visitors really had a negative impact on the well-being of nursing home residents”

Nivel
1. Podcasts: an innovative way to disseminate research results
2. International research confirms: Lockdowns have negative impact on many young people

RIHS
1. Most COVID-19 ICU survivors experience symptoms one year after ICU admission
2. Scientists unite to shrink the carbon footprint in research
3. VWS report on AI describes added value longapp MonitAir app

The mission of The Netherlands School of Public Health and Care Research concerns: contributing to better health and health care through high quality training of young researchers and multidisciplinary cooperation between excellent research institutes in the field of primary health care, transmural care, public and occupational health and health policy, focused on the development and implementation of new scientific knowledge in these fields.

This mission is shared by the four participating research institutes of CaRe, i.e. CAPHRI (Care And Public Health Research Institute) of Maastricht University, RIHS (Radboud Institute for Health Sciences) of the Radboud university medical centre, APH (Amsterdam Public Health research institute) of the VUmc, AMC, VU and UvA in Amsterdam, and Nivel (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research) in Utrecht.