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Hijlkema, Hidde (author)Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death, representing 32% of all global deaths. The mainstay treatments are medical compression stockings (MCS) and physical activity. Although MCS has been shown to positively affect treatment and support disorder control (e.g. leg swelling), research shows incredibly low therapy compliance....master thesis 2023
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Çelik, Eren (author)The 2006 health care reforms in the Netherlands were aimed at improving the affordability, accessibility, and quality of health care, as well as freedom in health care. However, the reality is that since the reforms (which include the privatisation of health-care insurance), costs have further increased and accessibility has decreased while...master thesis 2023
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ZHENG, Jasmine (author)This article explores the implementation of the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) framework among small and medium-sized healthcare companies in China. The RRI framework has been widely discussed in Europe and the US but is still in the early stages of diffusion in emerging countries and economies. The lack of institutional support and...master thesis 2023
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Pongrátz, Júlia (author)This design thesis explored the possibilities of recycling medical waste from the Intensive Care Unit of the Erasmus MC Hospital in the transition towards Circular ICUs. Through a combination of qualitative research methods, such as observations, interviews and waste audit, the medical context and the waste composition were explored. By...master thesis 2023
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van Dolderen, Dorien (author)This graduation project explored how the circular economy could be implemented for single-use surgical devices like the endocutter. Design for reprocessing appears to be the best strategy, but modular solutions should be considered when reprocessing the entire device is not feasible. The project followed a transition management approach; a...master thesis 2023
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Lukács, Márk (author)It is no secret to hospital and public health managers thatresource shortages worsen pandemics. The importance of preparedness has longbeen recognized within the European Union. One of the current H2020 innovationprojects in this domain is PANDEM-2, aiming to improve pandemic preparednessfrom the side of resource management...master thesis 2022
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Kerimoğlu, Ekin (author)For hemophilia patients, a simple fall or injury can cause excessive bleeding, which if not handled properly can cause major disabilities and in extreme situations even death. Due to the insufficient blood coagulation factors in their system, a fun day can easily end in the emergency room. Children, by nature, are still learning how to move and...master thesis 2022
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Koot, Veerle (author)The healthcare sector uses a lot of on single use medical products, causing large amounts of CO₂ emissions and excessive amounts of waste. This project contributes to a circular Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by investigating the barriers and possible solutions for a transition from single use video laryngoscopes (VL) to (partly) reusable ones, in...master thesis 2022
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Hagens, Emma (author)In the Netherlands, the healthcare sector is facing increasing staff shortages and the demand for adequately trained healthcare personnel is expected to increase in the coming years. Shortages in obstetric care mean that not all women and their partners receive the care they need before, during and after pregnancy. To counter these shortages,...master thesis 2022
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van Rijckevorsel, Marleen (author)The coming years, demand for healthcare will increase exponentially, resulting in increased pressure on the decreasing number of healthcare providers. A digital transition of healthcare is needed in order to be able to keep offering widely accessible, quality care. <br/><br/>Unfortunately, the healthcare sector has difficulties keeping up with...master thesis 2022
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Gaonkar, Bhushan (author)The term "digital transformation" (DT) has gained popularity, sparking interest across many academic fields and inspiring new lines of inquiry(Hausberg et al., 2019). With the adoption of new technologies helping deliver secure high-quality patient care and drive greater business efficiency, healthcare sector has gained significant benefits from...master thesis 2022
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van Tilburg, Violet (author)This thesis is initiated by the Reinier Haga Orthopaedic Centre (RHOC) and shows the creation of a patient-centred healthcare network for orthopaedic hand and wrist care. A healthcare network can be defined as a group of interconnected stakeholders that directly or indirectly influence the patient’s care. In this project, the involved...master thesis 2022
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Karahan, Asli (author)Healthcare recommender systems emerged to help patients make better decisions for their health, leveraging the vast amount of data and patient experience. One type of this system focuses on recommending the most appropriate physician based on previous patient feedback in the form of ratings. Such advice can be challenging to generate for new...master thesis 2022
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Moesker, Rosalie (author)The Erasmus Medical Center (EMC) campus is working on an intensification of functions for the new Masterplan of 2050. Since densification is only possible vertically due to the enclosed location, there is an increase of 5000 employees and only 650 physical parking spaces, leading to lessened accessibility by car. Simultaneously, vehicles are...master thesis 2022
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Cavalini, Ricardo (author), Hassan, Ibrahim (author), Pouwels, Thomas (author)This report entails one of two subsystems in a joint project to provide a web-based platform for smartwatch data acquisition, for applications in healthcare. In this work, we design and implement algorithms for human activity recognition using various machine learning approaches and test them on data acquired online as well as using our own...bachelor thesis 2022
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Sluijs, Marijn (author), Poll, Robbin (author), Liao, Shijie (author)This report details the design and implementation of a subsystem providing a web-based platform for smartwatch data acquisition. A smartwatch application is developed to read out the accelerometer, gyroscope and heart rate sensor on the smartwatch and transmit the sensor data to the platform. A platform is developed to receive the data and store...bachelor thesis 2022
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Bareman, Aart-Jan (author)Technologies for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) need to take <br/> into account local cost, usability and maintenance challenges, and ‘modular’ <br/> device designs can be one way of overcoming these challenges. However, <br/> despite research into the design advantages of these devices, the adoption<br/>challenges have not yet been...master thesis 2022
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Ville, Alicia (author)This project aims to reduce the environmental impact of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the department which provides constant care to critical patients. One of the most common and wasteful ICU procedures is intubation. Intubation is needed when patients cannot breathe by themselves. Can we design a circular intubation procedure as a catalyser...master thesis 2022
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van den Berg, Lisanne (author)Background<br/>The healthcare sector is one of the most polluting sectors in the Netherlands. To limit the environmental impact of the medical sector, Erasmus MC collaborated with Metabolic to conduct a Material Flow Analysis (MFA) and Impact Assessment for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The research revealed the hotspots of the ICU,...master thesis 2022