Centre for Safety in Health Care

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Our mission is to reduce preventable harm in healthcare and improve the well-being of healthcare professionals. To this end, we analyze the influence of organizational and human performance-related factors that influence the work of healthcare professionals. Based on these studies, we develop, implement and evaluate innovative interventions to improve both patient safety and the well-being of healthcare professionals.

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In the spotlight

How Boeing (and Their Reputation) Took a Nosedive
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Learning before incidents
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Onderzoek naar de betekenis van veiligheid in de context van de gezondheidszorg
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Current projects

Anticancer: Game Theory Empowered by Data Science and Control Theory to Improve Treatment of Metastatic Cancer

January 2023 – December 2027

This research investigates novel game theoretic models and combines these with data science and control theory to improve standard of care in cancer treatment. With these models a physician will be able to anticipate the cancer cells’ response to the treatment and subsequently steer the eco-evolutionary dynamics of the cancer cells towards better patient outcomes.

Speaking up in healthcare

January 2023 – December 2023

To improve the safety and quality of care, it is important that all healthcare professionals can speak up about problems and suggestions. However, this does not always happen. During this project we study which factors contribute to whether healthcare professionals speak up or not and which role the receiving party has.

Redesigning Healthcare Processes

February 2021 - August 2025

This PhD thesis aims to design a method for redesigning structured or standardized work processes to fit the day-to-day work routines and needs of the healthcare professional.