Hoofdredacteur NTvG

• Sep 2020 - Present

Hoogleraar geriatrie

• Aug 2002 - Present

Chair in Geriatric Medicine/ Radboud Alzheimer CenterPrincipal Investigator, Lecturer and ClinicianVoorzitter landelijke richtlijn dementieExternal Faculty Member Institute for Advanced Study (UvA)Bestuurslid Netwerk "100" voor welzijn en zorg van (kwetsbare) ouderen in Nijmegen en omstreken.Board Member of the International Dementia Alliance (IDEAL)Columnist "Zilver"

Hoogleraar Geriatrie

• Jan 2002 - Present

Hoogleraar Geriatrie

• Mar 1998 - Present

geriater

• May 1998 - May 2023

Hoogleraar Geriatrie

• Jan 2002 - Present

Principal investigator in the Nijmegen Centre for Evidence Based Practice (NCEBP; 2008-..) and affiliated Principal Investigator in the Nijmegen Institute of Neurosciences, FC Donders. Principal Lecturer at the dept geriatrics Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre (2009-..) Olde Rikkert is principal Investigator and his research focuses on development of complex interventions in frail elderly, with special focus on cognitive decline and dementia. As such his group carried out several randomized trials, on exercise, nutrition, occupational therapy, and diagnostics and guidance by general practitioners versus medical specialists in dementia patients. His group also studies biomarkers on dementia, both in CSF and in cerebrovascular autoregulation. Olde Rikkert currently also chairs the Radboud Alzheimer Centre and is vice chair of the Nijmegen Network for Care for the Elderly, calle "100" which started in 2008 by a grant of ZonMw. In total this network raised more than 15 M Euros from 2008-2012 for major transition and health services research projects focusing on the organization and evaluation of care for the elderly within the National Programme for the Elderly. His group is currently also developing and hosting the national database for the whole national programme and all eight university networks participating in it. Other (j)PI’s/PLs at the geriatric department: Dr Geeske Peeters, epidemioloog Dr Jurgen Claassen, geriatrician, PI Dr René Melis, MD epidemiologist and senior researcher, PI Prof dr Yvonne Schoon, afdelingshoofd Close collaboration with: Prof dr Roy Kessels, neuropsychologist, PI Donders Prof dr Edo Richard, neuroloog, hoogleraar preventie van dementie Prof dr Raymond Koopmans, PI NCEBP Prof dr ir Vincent Marchau, hoogleraar deel uncertainty Science Prof dr Etienne Rouwette, hoogleraar management wetenschap The Geriatric department's research staff is consisting of four post-docs and around 15 PhD students. Show less

Head of the Dept Geriatrics

• Jan 2002 - Sep 2020