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IONN wins Rhine Network Care Award

18 February 2026

Saskia Claassen (PhD IQ Health) has won the De Rijn Network Care Award with the Integrated Oncological (After)care Project – Nijmegen (IONN). The award was presented on Thursday 13 November during the Over de Bogen conference, a leading nursing conference for the Arnhem & Nijmegen region

Wija Oortwijn appointed deputy editor-in-chief

18 February 2026

On 10 January 2026, Wija Oortwijn was appointed deputy editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (IJTAHC). IJTAHC serves as a forum for a wide range of stakeholders.

Euthanasia and the doctor

20 January 2026

On February 3, Stef Groenewoud, Wieke Ligtenberg, and ethicist Theo will present a new collection of stories in which doctors talk about their experiences with euthanasia (requests).

New Masters program Healthcare Humanities

16 December 2025

Since October 2025, Radboud University has offered a new master's program: Healthcare Humanities. The Dutch-language program was developed by three faculties, with input from Jelle van Gurp and Gert Olthuis.

Radboudumc-team wins George Beusmans Wetenschapsprijs 2025

16 December 2025

On November 28, the Radboudumc team consisting of Gerbrich Douma, Ton Satink, Kitty Jurrius, Paulien Goossens, and Maud Graff received the George Beusmans Science Award 2025 for “The Brilliant Study.”

20th hospital joines 'Beter Gezond'

30 October 2025

The 20th hospital has joined ‘Beter Gezond’ (Better Health), a national program for the implementation of lifestyle medicine.

Research into prescribing authority for specialist nurses

27 October 2025

In May 2025, Dr. Maud Heinen and Rosa Mennes MSc began research into the application of independent prescribing authority by oncology, diabetes, and pulmonary nurses. The nursing professional association V&VN commissioned this research, with IQ Health acting as the preferred partner.

Debate on the future of the healthcare system

14 October 2025

On Wednesday, September 3, Tijn Kool, Professor of Appropriate Care at Radboudumc, spoke at De Balie in Amsterdam with Armand Girbes, Professor of Intensive Care at Amsterdam UMC. The debate, led by Yoeri Albrecht, the director of De Balie, was about the future of our healthcare system.

Citizen Consultation on Expensive Medicines - Not at Any Price

9 October 2025

In the Netherlands, everyone who lives or works in the country contributes to the basic healthcare package. That is why it is important that the available healthcare budget is spent as efficiently as possible, What prices and expenditure on medicines does society consider acceptable?

SWAB-award for Marlies Hulscher

3 July 2025

Implementation scientist prof. dr. Marlies Hulscher received the SWAB award from the Antibiotic Policy Working Group Foundation on 26 June last.

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