The Knowledge Center for Insurance Medicine aims to develop and scientifically embed the quality of insurance medicine. Building a bridge between science and practice.

Objective

To promote healthy labor force participation. Promote the quality and scientific foundation of insurance medicine. Address insurance medicine in education and training. Achieve broad participation in the field of research, education and innovative care/service by collaborating with other research institutes.

Partners

  • UMC Groningen
  • UWV
  • AMC
  • VUmc

(internally also involved: department of Insurance Medicine)

Examples

of activities in the field of education and training

  • Evidence-based medicine training for Social Security Institute insurance physicians
  • Large number of dissertations and large number of international peer reviewed and national professional publications

of activities in the field of research

  • Predictive model for relevance of reassessment of work disability pension claimants

of activities in the area of care (innovation)

  • Screening instrument for identifying psychological problems

Established in 2005.
There is structural cooperation. A collaboration contract has been concluded with the partners.

Coordinator

Prof. dr. Han Anema: h.anema@amsterdamumc.nl

Website

www.KCVG.nl

Part of Division 10

This Academic Collaborative Center is part of one of the departments of Division 10 of Amsterdam UMC. An overview of all Academic Collaborative Centers identified by Division 10, can be found below.