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prof. dr. Philip van der Wees PhD


About Philip van der Wees

Philip van der Wees is a physical therapist and Professor of Allied Health Sciences at Radboudumc. The focus of the Chair is value-driven allied health care in interdisciplinary networks. read more

About Philip van der Wees

Philip van der Wees is a physical therapist and Professor of Allied Health Sciences at Radboud university medical center. The focus of the Chair is value-driven allied health care in interdisciplinary networks. Allied health professionals, such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and dietitians, make an important contribution to promoting recovery and coping with a disease or health condition in daily life. The research and education of Philip van der Wees focuses on quality improvement and implementation of allied health care in interdisciplinary networks; and to unravel mechanisms of effectiveness and to evaluate new technologies and treatment strategies for allied health care.

Position(s)

  • professor IQ healthcare

Personal prizes & awards

  • 2015: Najoua Mlika-Cabanne Innovation Award; Guidelines International Network (G-I-N)
  • 2012: International Service Award; European Region of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT)
  • 2011: Harkness Fellowship in Healthcare Policy & Practice; Commonwealth Fund

Additional Functions

  • Adjunct Professor; School of Medicine and Health Sciences; Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
  • 2017 - present: Member of the Nursing and Allied Health Advisory Board of Radboud university medical center
  • 2017 - present: Co-chair of the PROM Platform – a national expert network in patient-reported outcomes
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Additional Functions

  • Adjunct Professor; School of Medicine and Health Sciences; Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
  • 2017 - present: Member of the Nursing and Allied Health Advisory Board of Radboud university medical center
  • 2017 - present: Co-chair of the PROM Platform – a national expert network in patient-reported outcomes
  • 2016 - present: Member of the Scientific Advisory Panel of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) for developing and implementing the Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry
  • 2016 - present: Member of ZonMw review committee Development of Quality Standards

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Research position

  • full professor

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Department IQ Health

IQ Health is one of our three science departments. The department acquires and disseminates knowledge and methodology about preventing disease and improving care.

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Department IQ Health

The IQ Health department is one of our three scientific departments; a department that does not provide patient care, but focuses on research and education. This department acquires and disseminates knowledge and methodology on preventing disease and improving care.

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