Experience

Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Academic Lead

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen

• Groningen, the Netherlands

• Senior Researcher

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Performing scientific research as a Senior Researcher on the following projects: 1. 'Consortium for New Treatments of Acute Stroke' (CONTRAST): Coordinator of work package 8 on modeling the logistics, epidemiology and cost-effectiveness of new treatment in acute stroke. For more information: https://www.contrast-consortium.nl/ 2. NFU Citrien eHealth 2 program: member of the Steering Committee on behalf of the UMCG for scaling up eHealth programs in the region of northern Netherlands. For more information: https://www.citrienfonds-ehealth.nl/ Other positions: Senior Research Fellow, Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Show less



UMCG

• Netherlands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Epidemiology

  • Jul 2016 - Jan 2020

  Performing scientific research as a postdoctoral researcher and project leader on the following projects: 1. Advancing Care coordination and Telehealth deployment (ACT)@Scale. This rewarded EU Health Programma project is coordinated by Philips (Germany) and aims to implement and scale up successful e-health initiatives throughout Europe (start 2016) Within the project the UMCG coordinates the work package 'Sustainability and Business Models'. Link to website: https://www.act-at-scale.eu/ 2. CONNECARE This rewarded Horizon 2020 project is coordinated by BDigital (Spain) and aims to develop, evaluate and implement an e-Health decision support system for chronic care (start 2016). Within the project the UMCG functions as testing site for several clinical trials to be performed with the ICT management system. Link to project information: http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/202638_en.html 3. Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centers (NFU) Citrien funds, eHealth. This rewarded project is coordinated by the Academic Medical Center (AMC) Amsterdam (Netherlands) and aims to the develop a roadmap for the set-up and implementation of eHealth (start 2016). Within the project the UMCG brings in projects to improve the interconnectivity between end users and professionals and improve selfmanagement abilities of patient and/or elderly citizens. Link to website: http://www.nfu.nl/programma/e-health/programma. 4. The Dutch Heart Foundation CVON 'Consortium for New Treatments of Acute Stroke' (CONTRAST) (Start 2016). This rewarded project aims to improve treatment of acute ischemic stroke patients. Within the project the UMCG leads the work package on Logistics and Epidemiology and will study the organizational model for delivering acute stroke treatment. Link to project information: https://www.hartstichting.nl/persberichten/hartstichting-investeert-6-miljoen-in-onderzoek-naar-beroerte# Show less



University of Groningen

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director SPRINT Center of Research Excellence

  • Feb 2014 - Jun 2016

  SPRINT is an acronym for: "Smart Prevention, Rehabilitation & INtervention Technologies" at home for improvement mobility. Website: http://www.imdi-sprint.nl/ SPRINT is an acronym for: "Smart Prevention, Rehabilitation & INtervention Technologies" at home for improvement mobility. Website: http://www.imdi-sprint.nl/



UMCG

• Netherlands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher / ACT project

  • Sep 2013 - Oct 2015

  ACT is an acronym for: " Advancing Care coordination and Telehealth Deployment"Website: http://www.act-programme.eu/

• PhD, Organizational Models for Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke: a Simulation Exemplar

  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2013

  Performing scientific research regarding the performance of a centralized versus a decentralized organizational model for thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke. Developing a discrete event simulation model for the identification of an optimal organizational model for acute stroke carePresentations and publications of scientific research, both on a national and international level.Working in a multdisciplinary team of professionals: Department of Neurology of the University Medical Center Groningen, and the Departments of Economics and Business, and Epidemiology of the University of GroningenDownload link to my dissertation:http://dissertations.ub.rug.nl/faculties/medicine/2013/m.m.h.lahr/Selection of publications:Lahr MM, van der Zee DJ, Luijckx GJ, Vroomen PC, Buskens E. Improving acute stroke services in the Netherlands. BMJ. 2014 Jun 24;348:g3957.Lahr MM, Vroomen PC, Luijckx GJ, van der Zee DJ, de Vos R, Buskens E. Prehospital factors determining regional variation in thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke. Int J Stroke. 2013 Dec 23. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12236. Lahr MM, van der Zee DJ, Luijckx GJ, Vroomen PC, Buskens E. Thrombolysis in acuteischemic stroke: A simulation study to improve pre-and in-hospital delays in communityhospitals. PLOS One 2013 Nov 18;8(11):e79049.Lahr MM, van der Zee DJ, Luijckx GJ, Vroomen PC, Buskens E. A simulation basedapproach for improving utilization of thrombolysis in acute brain infarction. Medical Care2013 Dec;51(12):1101-5.Lahr MM, Luijckx GJ, Vroomen PC, van der Zee DJ, Buskens E. The chain of care enablingtPA treatment in acute ischemic stroke: a comprehensive review of organisational models.J Neurol 2013;260:960-8.Lahr MM, Luijckx GJ, Vroomen PC, van der Zee DJ, Buskens E. Proportion of PatientsTreated With Thrombolysis in a Centralized Versus a Decentralized Acute Stroke CareSetting. Stroke 2012;43:1336-1340. Show less