CRPH has various ongoing PhD projects in the field of cardiovascular and respiratory physiology. Here we present the scope of these various projects.
- Rob Warnaar - Non-invasive monitoring of mechanically ventilated patients during weaning
Supervisor: prof. dr. D.W. Donker MD (Dirk)
Co-supervisor: dr. E. Mos-Oppersma (Eline)
Collaboration with Intensive Care Department, Medisch Spectrum Twente
Tailoring mechanical ventilator settings to individual patients' needs during the weaning phase is one of the major challanges in daily intensive care practice. With our research we aim to develop broadly applicable and non-invasive tools, such as respiratory surface EMG and lungs mechanics measurements, to fit ventilator settings to the individual physiology of a patient. - Marijn Mulder - Model-based hemodynanamic management on the ICU
Supervisor: prof. dr. D.W. Donker MD (Dirk)
Co-supervisor: dr. ir. L. Fressielo (Libera)
External phd projects
- Mathilde van Rossum
External PhD at Biomedical Signals and Systems, University of Twente, collaborations with UMC Utrecht and ZGT Almelo
In my PhD trajectory, I focus on novel strategies for remote vital sign monitoring in hospital wards and in out-of-hospital settings, aiming to improve recognition of clinical deterioration in surgical patients. For this aim, I am exploring the possible clinical effects of telemonitoring, suitable sensing technologies, and methods for decision support. - Thijs Nassi
Supervisor: prof. dr. D.W. Donker MD (Dirk)
Co-supervisor: dr. E. Mos-Oppersma (Eline)
External PhD at Harvard Medical School
Using software engineering I assess medical datasets to model and predict pathological patterns in respiration, neurological output and sleep related signals. I am currently researching novel prediction features to identify respiratory pathologies from non-invasive signals. - Yaowen Zhang Meng
Supervisor: prof. dr. ir. P.H. Veltink (Peter)
Supervisor: prof. dr. D.W. Donker MD (Dirk)
External PhD at Biomedical Signals and Systems, University of Twente
Maria Rocchi
Supervisor: prof. dr. B. Meyns MD (Bart)
Co-supervisor: dr. ir. L. Fressielo (Libera)
PhD at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Unit of Cardiac Surgery
My research topic is about the development of a cardiovascular simulator implementing 3D models of cardiac sites for medical device testing.