Seminar Announcement
Curing the Queue: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice
27 January 2012
We cordially invite you to attend the seminar “Curing the Queue: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice” being held January 27th, 2012. The seminar is organized by the Center for Healthcare Operations Improvement and Research and will be held at the University of Twente.
The seminar includes presentations by the following guests: Prof. dr. Nico van Dijk (University of Amsterdam), Prof. dr. David Stanford (University of Western Ontario, Canada), dr. Bart Veltman (ORTEC), and Prof. dr. Hajo van Bockel (Leiden University Medical Center). The speakers will present novel research on healthcare logistics, and will focus on the implementation of these results in practice. The seminar will be followed by the public PhD thesis defense of Maartje Zonderland.
PROGRAM
10:30 - 11:00: | Welcome and Coffee |
11:00 - 11:30: | Nico van Dijk – Blood platelet optimization for blood banks: theory meets practice |
11:30 - 12:00: | Bart Veltman – Observations on innovating healthcare |
12:00 - 13:00: | Lunch |
13:00 - 13:30: | David Stanford – Addressing waiting time inconsistencies in transplantation |
13:30 - 14:00: | Hajo van Bockel – Improving patient care in (L)UMC: Improving logistics and introducing decision support in surgery |
14:30 - 16:00: | Public thesis defense of Maartje Zonderland |
16:00 - 17:30: | Reception |
Location of seminar: Ravelijn Building, Room 1501
Location of thesis defense: Waaier Building, Prof. Dr. G. Berkhoff-room
Unfortunately, the online registration deadline has passed. If you still want to attend, you can send an email to M.E. (Maartje) Zonderland, m.e.zonderland@utwente.nl.
Best regards,
Richard Boucherie
Nelly Litvak
Maartje Zonderland
Center for Healthcare Operations Improvement and Research, University of Twente
http://www.utwente.nl/choir/