Epidemiology & Health Economics
The department of Epidemiology & Health Economics is a multidisciplinary department that combines research and education in epidemiology and health economics. Our work spans infectious diseases, cancer, cardiovascular health, methodological innovation, and health economic evaluation.
We are home to seven teams: six research teams and one education team. We are united by a shared focus on developing and applying rigorous methods to improve health and healthcare.
Our methodological strengths include mathematical and prediction modelling, target trial emulation, evidence synthesis, early impact analyses, and data science. We are also committed to improving the quality and transparency of epidemiological research through reporting guidelines, risk of bias tools, trial registration, and meta-epidemiological research.
The department is led by prof. dr. Lotty Hooft and supported by Karlijn Hofstraat, policy officer of the department.
Education uitklapper, klik om te openen
Our education team provides teaching across multiple programmes and levels, from bachelor’s to postgraduate. We teach in the Medicine programmes (CRU and SUMMA) and the Biomedical Sciences programme at Utrecht University. We also coordinate the Master's programs in Epidemiology and Epidemiology Postgraduate at the Graduate School of Life Sciences of Utrecht University. The education Epi & HE team is the central point of contact for all epidemiological teaching within the department. Dr. Kevin Jenniskens is the point of contact for epidemiological education within our department.
Research uitklapper, klik om te openen
Our department conducts diagnostic, prognostic, etiological, and therapeutic research. This work is carried out by six specialised research teams, each with its own focus area and leadership. We collaborate closely within the department, with other departments and research programmes of the Julius Center, divisions of the UMC Utrecht, and universities and research institutes in the Netherlands and abroad.
Our six research teams are:
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases: teamlead prof.dr. Patricia Bruijning-Verhagen
- Cardiovascular Epidemiology: teamlead dr. Ilonca Vaartjes
- Epidemiolgy of Cancer: teamlead dr. Sjoerd Elias
- Epidemiology Methods: teamlead prof.dr. Carl Moons
- Cochrane Netherlands: teamlead prof.dr. Lotty Hooft
- Health Economic Evaluation: teamlead dr. Miriam van der Meulen
Contact uitklapper, klik om te openen
The epidemiology & health economics department can be reached through our secretariat.