a brief introduction of the Acute Healthcare Region
de patiënt centraal !
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lucien.engelen@azo.nl

We are a Network-organisation.
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“Beter Worden”
Centre Acute care Nijmegen
Focus AZO
Research
Health 2.0
Networking
Regional council Acute Care
HEMS

Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS)
http://www.azo.nl/video.htm
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ROAZ
Regional Council Acute care
• Legislated (WTZi)
• Focusgroups Myocard, Psychosis, CVA, Hiptrauma, Obstetry
• Regional Strategic ICT Agenda
• Networking events (Health Valley, Medical Network Nijmegen, congresses)
• Mergers, (re)locationing, (re)focussing, bankruptiy
• E-health (Health 2.0)
• OTO
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Acute Health Care Network Eastern Netherlands
• Partially Province Gelderland
• 5000 km2
• Population 1.975.700
• Density 397 /km2
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Thé region ? (different adherention-levels)
• 8 Hospitals
• 900 General Practitioners
• 5 Out-of-office-hours GP posts
• 3 EMS-services
• 5 Hazemat
• Midwives
• Mental Health
• Farmacists
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Digital Map Acute Healthcare services
http://www.zorginnovatieplatform.nl/innovaties/341/Digitale-Acute-Zorg-Kaart/
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Connect, Improve, Bond, Strengthen
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Health 2.0
• Paradigmashift Clinician <> Patiënt (upcomming 5 years)
• Weblog (www.azo.nl/blog.htm) (live)
• Online Community Acute Zorg ( www.acutezorg.nl ) (live as of 24/3/2009)
• Summit early 2009 (24/3/2009 www.azo.nl/zorg20.htm )
• (Online) knowlegde-centre Acute Healthcare (ongoing)
• (Inter)national continious survey Q2/2009
• Enabler
• Unexplored
• Review Q2/2009, Books Q3/2009, Summits Q2/2009 + Q3/2009, MasterClass Q2/2009 + Q3/2009
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How to connect all the information ?
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lucien.engelen@azo.nl

Professionals perspective
lucien.engelen@azo.nl
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Scientific library on Acute Medicine
lucien.engelen@azo.nl
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Research
• Focus on collaboration, connecting, empowering
• 4 researchers
• Goal : stimulating, innovation, evidence
• Enabler
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Research-partners
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CAN
Centrum Acute zorg Nijmegen (in progress)
• Toplevel Academic Center on Acute HealthCare
• Interface Universtity Medical Center <> intra- en extramural
• Level 1 on all
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Contributions to “Beter Worden”
• Stimulation of entrepeneurship, Patient-Centric-thinking,
Patient-Based Medicine.
• Innovative quality / proces-management system.
• Improve awereness Health 2.0 (Zorg20) and expertise.
• Improve preparedness for Disaster and Crisis-management.
• Connecting University Medical Center with local, regional, and
(inter)national stakeholders and opertunities
• amongst others.
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Where can we connect ?
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www.azo.nl
de patiënt centraal !
www.acutezorg.nl
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