The MFL-team consists of a multidisciplinary group of people. We are able to connect, stimulate and manage people. The variety in theoretical background of the MFL-team is necessary for successful consortium-building and consortium management. Depending on the project, the MFL-team is extended by professionals.
Jody Martens | Michiel Oosterwaal | Rianne Pas | Luc Vercauteren
Jody Martens was born on November 18th 1971 in Stadskanaal, near Groningen. She studied Health Sciences (focussing on Health Organisation, Policy and Economics ànd Health Promotion & Health Education) at the Maastricht University. In 1998 she graduated with a manuscript on the functioning of the Patients Complaints Committee of the University Hospital of Maastricht, studying effects and processes. In 1997, during the last phase of this study she started working in the University Hospital as a secretary of the Complaints Committee and as mediator. In 1998 she received a permanent appointment as a staff officer on patient communication. She changed jobs in the fall of 2001 and started a double job as a staff officer on patient classification at the department of Health Technology Assessment. Simultaneously she started working on her masters as a PhD student at the department of Integrated Care at the University Hospital of Maastricht and the research school Caphri of the Maastricht University. The aim of this study was to evaluate different implementation strategies that could improve rational prescribing behaviour of physicians and executing this evaluation extensively by studying the different aspects in an effect evaluation, a process evaluation and economic evaluation, which resulted in a dissertation in 2007. For a period, subsequently, she was involved in coordinating a large project on integrated care concerning prescribing behaviour among GP’s and specialists. Since 2008 she is involved in several projects regarding clinical innovation and medical technology in the Medical Field lab. She is married to Paul de Clercq. Together they have two children: Jasmijn and Anouk
Michiel Oosterwaal was born on March 14th 1983 in Rozenburg, near Rotterdam. He studied Biomedical Engineering at the University of Technology in Eindhoven. In 2007 he graduated with a thesis on “Analysis and development of a bifurcation element in a wave propagation model”. This research was in the field of cardiovascular dynamics, in which he also did 3 months internship at the MOX-institute of the faculty of Mathematics at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy. After his graduation he started at TNO (Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research) in the Health and Sports department. In this department he was working in the field of sensor development and Human Modelling, both for the development of Ambulant Monitoring Systems. He worked on different projects, e.g. the development of a knee angle measurement system and its gait recognition algorithm. In the field of biomechanical modelling he worked on a 3D dynamic foot model. This model can be used for the simulation of foot motion to predict the effect of (surgical) interventions. In June 2009 he joined the Medical Field Lab where he is involved with several innovative projects. Meanwhile he will work on a further development of the biomechanical foot model.
Rianne Pas was born on October 15th 1979 in Zwolle. She studied Biomedical Engineering at the University of Technology in Eindhoven. During her Master, she did an internship at MIT, Cambridge, USA for 3 months in which she was involved in research on the influence of artificial gravity (measured by foot-sole pressure) on perception. Her thesis was about the development and testing of an artificial balance organ for vestibular disabled patients combined with the modelling of postural balance. She graduated in 2005. In 2006 she started at the Stan Ackermans Institute in Eindhoven where she combined the 2-year post-master Design and Technology of Instrumentation with Qualified Medical Engineer of the School of Medical Physics and Engineering Eindhoven. During these 2 years, she worked at X-Ray Predevelopment, Philips Healthcare in Best where she performed a pilot study to determine the severity of a coronary stenosis by angiography-based physiological parameters. This project covered both engineering and clinical skills. She finished her post-master with a project of 3 months at Philips Research Asia-Shanghai by determining activities of daily live using accelerometers and position information. Since January 2009, she is joining the Medical Field Lab as Innovation Case Manager, where she is involved in many different innovative projects regarding medical technology and medical services.
Luc Vercauteren was born on May 17th 1975 in Venray. He studied economics at Tilburg University and Health Sciences (major: organization, policy and economics) at Maastricht University. He graduated in 2004 after a practical period in Latin America, on the subject of contracting private health care by the public sector. In 2004 he joined a research program (funded by ZonMw, the Netherlands organization for health research and development) at the Radiology department of Maastricht University hospital. The aim of this study was to evaluate different strategies for cost-effective implementation of clinical guidelines. Subsequently he worked as a staff member for the hospital board of Atrium hospital in Heerlen. Since July 2008 Luc has been an employee of the Medical Field Lab and is in charge of the daily organization and operations of the Medical Field Lab. Besides, he is involved in several projects regarding clinical innovation and medical technology in the Medical Field lab.