Vooijs award for Merel van der SteltMerel van der Stelt has won the Prof. Dr. G.P. Vooijs Award with her final research project ‘Protheses maken (Making prosthetic devices)’ in the 3D lab at the Masanga Hospital in Sierra Leone. This award goes to the most clinically relevant final research project in the Technical Medicine educational programmes in the Netherlands. She was presented with the award, which entails the sum of 1,000 euros, during the online Technical Innovation in Medicine Conference on 30 April 2021.Read more
Adherence to medication is very high in Twente diabetes patientsDiabetes is one of the most prevalent illnesses in the Netherlands. Over a million Dutch people suffer from Type 2 diabetes, a disease often diagnosed in older age and is often complicated by cardiovascular disorders. Adherence to the medication is of great importance in preventing these disorders, as is maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Supervised by lead researcher Prof. dr. Goos Laverman of the University of Twente, medical student Jelle Beernink (Utrecht University) investigated the therapy adherence among patients in the Twente region. The results of his research were published online this week in the leading journal Diabetes Care. Beernink: “Our research shows that Twente patients are extremely compliant in taking their medication for Type 2 diabetes.”Read more
Vooijs award for Merel van der Stelt
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