PhD Defense Alert!🚨 On March 12 at 10:00 AM, Tadele Dana Darebo (OPC) will defend the PhD thesis titled "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮" @maastrichtu.bsky.social 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

PhD Defense Alert!🚨 On March 10 at 10:00 AM, Anna Roos Leerschool (OPC) will defend the PhD thesis titled "𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗔 𝗠𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱-𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀" @maastrichtu.bsky.social 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

𝗠𝗨𝗠𝗖+ 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 We congratulate Klasien on this special distinction and wish her good luck in the next phase of her life! 👉 Read more about Klasien’s long career via the link in bio!

PhD Defense Alert!🚨 On March 6 at 10:00 AM, Marit Schwenke-Zimmermann (ALTC) will defend the PhD thesis titled "𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴" @maastrichtu.bsky.social 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

PhD Defense Alert!🚨 On February 10 at 16:00 PM, Isabell Wiethoff (VHC) will defend the PhD thesis titled "𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁: 𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗺𝘆𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘀" @maastrichtu.bsky.social 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

PhD Defense Alert!🚨 On February 9 at 13:00 PM, Michiel de Graaff (PHPC) will defend the PhD thesis titled "𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀? 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮" @maastrichtu.bsky.social 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

PhD Defense Alert!🚨 On February 6 at 13:00 PM, Frank van de Baan (VHC) will defend the PhD thesis titled "𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀’ 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀" @maastrichtu.bsky.social 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

How can General Practitioners better support patients in a vulnerable position in making shared medical decisions? CAPHRI PhD candidate Laura Vriese recently published two papers on this topic. 🔗Read more about Laura’s work and findings via the link in bio!

PhD Defense Alert!🚨 On December 3 at 10:00 AM, Eunice Lobo (OPC) will defend the PhD thesis titled "𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮" @maastrichtu.bsky.social 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

PhD Defense Alert!🚨 On November 19 at 16:00 PM, Carlijn Wiertz (FPR) will defend the PhD thesis titled "𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵: 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗 𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" at Universiteit Maastricht.

The CAPHRI Annual Report for 2024 has been released! We truly believe 2024 was a “year of impact,” demonstrating the strength of our collective mission and vision. 🔗Read the full CAPHRI Annual Report 2024 via the link in bio #AnnualReport #ResearchImpact #PublicHealth #Care

PhD defence alert! On November 12 at 13:00 PM, Lieve Vonken (PHPC) will defend her PhD thesis titled "𝗨𝗻𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲" at @maastrichtu.bsky.social 💻 📘 Check the link in bio! #AntibioticResistance #BehaviorChange

€𝟭𝟳 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵! 🔗 Curious? Link in bio! #HealthyAgeing #ResearchNews #NCC

Supporting Patients and Informal caregivers: Matthijs Bosveld on the Future of self-management support in Healthcare. 🔗 Curious? Link in bio! #HealthcareInnovation #SelfCare #PatientEmpowerment #HealthResearch @

PhD defence alert! On November 13 at 16:00 PM, Ganesh Babu Balu Subburaman (VHC) will defend the PhD thesis titled "𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻 𝗘𝘆𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀" @maastrichtu.bsky.social 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

Health Gap Alert! 🚨 Dr. Rachelle Meisters on why poor people live shorter lives. 🔗 Curious? Link in bio! #PublicHealthMatters #HealthEquity #CollectiveAction

Is prevention really cheaper than cure? Prof. Mickaël Hiligsmann dives into the complex economics of prevention, showing why public perspective is key and how his team is making the case for long-term health investment. 🔗 Curious? Link in bio! #Prevention #HealthEconomics #PublicHealth

PhD defence alert! On October 27, Laura Damen will defend her PhD thesis titled "𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲. 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀" at @maastrichtu.bsky.social 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

CAPHRI designated 2 WHO Collaborating Centres! 🌍 This dual partnership fuels action on: 1. Cross-Border Health and 2. Public Health Leadership & Workforce Development in the European Region. 🔗 Read the full story via the link in Bio! #PublicHealth #WHO

Sophie Jooren studied what drives compliance with smoke-free outdoor policies. Key to success? Clear communication, quitting support, & public buy-in. Read how this informs policy! 👉Link in bio #PublicHealth #TobaccoPolicy #SmokeFree @maastrichtu.bsky.social

PhD defence alert! On October 9, Lianne Zondag will defend her PhD thesis titled "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴" at @maastrichtu.bsky.social 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

Robin Peeters chose an unconventional path after studying medicine, but it's one that allows her to make a bigger impact. As a postdoctoral researcher at CAPHRI, she's focused on a critical question: is #collaboration truly the #holygrail of #healthcare? Check the link in bio!

PhD defence alert! On September 30, Olabayo A.R.Ojeleke will defend his PhD thesis titled "𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮" at @maastrichtu.bsky.social 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

Join us for the UM Data Science Research Seminar in collaboration with Care And Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI) on Thursday, 16th October 2025 maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/um-data-science-research-seminar-caphri N.B.: In-person event only! @caphri-um.bsky.social @umdacs.bsky.social

PhD defence alert! On April 24, Maarten Voorhaar successfully defended his PhD thesis titled "𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗗" at @maastrichtu.bsky.social. 🎉 #SelfManagement #SharedDecisionMaking #PatientReportedOutcomes #PersonalisedCare 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

PhD defence alert! Demi Pagen presents "The spectrum of COVID-19 epidemiology: from public health alarm state to long-term struggle" on April 22 at 13PM @maastrichtu.bsky.social. #CoronavirusDisease #COVID19 #LongCovid #PostCOVIDCondition 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

PhD defence alert! Olga Gershuni presents "Public Health Workforce Development and Professionalization The Implications for Ukraine" on April 22 at 10AM @maastrichtu.bsky.social. #PublicHealthWorkforce #EuropeanPublicHealth #PublicHealthInUkraine 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

Today, on Secretaries’ Day, we take a moment to express our sincere appreciation for all the secretaries and administrative professionals who are such an essential part of CAPHRI. This afternoon we celebrated with a delicious lunch—an opportunity to connect, share stories, and appreciate each other.

PhD defence alert! Lucie Bastiaens presents "Local context as compass: public healthcare in Maastricht 1900-1940" on April 17 at 1PM @maastrichtu.bsky.social. #History #PublicHealthcare #Maastricht 💻 📘 Check the link in bio!

📢𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗥𝗜 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵! Join us on June 18, 2025, at the CAPHRI Research Day in Maastricht. This is your chance to present your groundbreaking research, connect with peers, and gain recognition in the field of public health. 1/2