Amsterdam Public Health

Spiegelaarmethode: A powerful and practical tool for improving primary care The ‘Spiegelaarmethode’ offers general practitioners an accessible way to reflect on their work and engage in discussions with colleagues from their GP practice group. The project was developed within ANHA and is led by, among others, APH researcher Coralie Arends (research coordinator at ANHA) and Rik Roelofs (quality & education coordinator at ANHA).

LOFIT: Integrating lifestyle medicine into hospital care APH researcher Judith Jelsma founded LOFIT to integrate lifestyle medicine into secondary and tertiary care through a lifestyle front office. Here, lifestyle professionals discuss challenging lifestyle issues with patients, such as daily physical activity, healthy eating, smoking cessation, alcohol intake, sleep and stress management, and refer them to community-based lifestyle initiatives for further support.

EuroFIT: Helping overweight football fans build healthier lifestyles EuroFIT is a unique lifestyle program that helps men with overweight to improve their lifestyle and health by leveraging their passion for football. Participants show improvements in their physical activity and dietary habits a year after the program began, resulting in a healthier weight, improved blood profile, and overall well-being.

How an Amsterdam UMC research group got involved in Sláintecare: the 10-year health care reform programme of Ireland The 10-year reform programme Sláintecare, launched in 2017, sets out to improve the health system’s effectiveness, accessibility, resilience and fiscal sustainability.

Optimizing the quality of multidisciplinary team (MDO) meetings A Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meeting serves as a crucial tool for enhancing the quality of care. However, this process presents considerable challenges for all involved parties due to the diverse range of disciplines participating, as well as the need for effective time management and decision-making.