Following publications from a 33-country Delphi study on a definition of advance care planning in dementia, and on policy and research gaps, the core and final piece on clinical recommendations has now been published.
When, how and what to assess to optimize ACP in dementia: that’s what the paper is about. The optimal would be to address a full set of 30 elements of advance care planning, 25 of which to be addressed during every conversation or at [...]
From now on, LUMC staff members are allowed to openly share teaching materials under an (open) Creative Commons (CC) License. This is an essential and valuable step enabling the distribution, sharing, and reuse of learning materials.
This permission is part of the new employer copyright regulations of Leiden University. The Executive Board of the LUMC has decided to adopt these regulations too. These regulations pertain to various types of research and educational output.
For instance, it also states that publications [...]
The prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize has been awarded to an Age and Ageing journal article examining the effects of discontinuing blood pressure treatments in older adults with dementia living in nursing homes. The prize is awarded annually to the most deserving medical research relating to the needs of older people, published in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) in the preceding year. The study was led by LEGend researchers Jonathan Bogaerts, Rosalinde Poortvliet, and [...]
LUMC will receive €50,000 from Open Science NL to establish Open Science quality indicators, prioritize them and be able to recognize and value science in a new way within LUMC.
Open ScienceOpen Science is about making science more accessible, inclusive, and reliable. LUMC sees Open Science as the way to make a greater scientific and societal impact. LUMC runs the Future@Work program, which includes the Academia in Motion (AiM) program. Open Science is a focus [...]
On January 27th, 2025, the first LEGend PhD Day symposium was held at the beautiful Academiegebouw in Leiden. It was an afternoon full of interesting talks and pitches related to its theme — From Womb to Wrinkles — and was received very positively. Interesting discussions were also held during three speeddating rounds in which people were paired with researchers from other departments to ask each other questions on their fields and careers. After the event, a nice borrel provided [...]
On Friday November 15th dr. Hanneke Smaling was awarded the Alzheimer Nederland Research Talent Award 2024, along with a grant of € 150.000,-. Alzheimer Nederland has appointed her as most talented Dutch dementia researcher, in the category 5 to 8 years post PhD.
Smaling investigates how technological interventions can improve quality of life of nursing home residents with dementia. For example, technology can reduce workload of healthcare professionals or improve personalized healthcare, like emotional intelligent robots. Through this award, Alzheimer [...]
Annelies van Rijn & her project team obtained a €200.000 research grant from ZonMw to investigate how the living arrangement of people with Korsakoff syndrome can be optimized, so they can experience as much independence and quality of life as possible.
Annelies van Rijn (left)Regional expertise centre Domus Nostra from Saffier (The Hague) intends to set-up a pilot in which a selected group of residents with Korsakoff syndrome will take a step towards more independent living. Annelies and [...]
The six collaborating Academic Networks for Elderly Care (SANO) launched a ‘’Kennisagenda voor de langdurige ouderenzorg’’ in 2022. An update of this ‘’Kennisagenda’’ is published annually during the SANO Science Day. In the new edition of October 2024, three new themes have been added to the ‘’Kennisagenda’’. It concerns the themes of dementia at a young age, Interprofessional collaboration and Shared decision-making.
Click here for more information: kennisagenda-oktober-2024.pdf
Last Monday, 26th of November, was marked by a large protest on the “monstrous” pending budget cuts imposed by the new Dutch goverment. The main message of the protest, the calls to cancel these cuts, was aimed at the main proponent of the cuts Eppo Bruins, minister of Education, Culture and Science. The budget cuts are accompanied by a controversial “fine” of 3000 euros per year for students who take longer than planned to finish their higher education. The cuts [...]
Twenty junior and postdoctoral researchers from five Dutch universities with academic networks for long-term care met in Leiden to learn about the research we are all doing on care for persons in a late stage of dementia. This first meeting, an initiative of Dr Jenny van der Steen (LUMC and Radboudumc) and Dr Judith Meijers (Maastricht University) showed the wonderful work done in our country and an eagerness to connect, collaborate and enhance our work. A network to be continued…
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