Almost 10 percent of the 140.000 children that live in Amsterdam receive a form of official youth care. In 0,8 percent of the cases, a child is placed in an out-of-home care environment. This situation is undesirable. Keep reading
This project aims at innovation in health care through strengthening the education of nurses. Fieldlabs creates learning spaces in the neighbourhood to facilitate interaction between clients, patients, professionals and students. New health technologies are an important part of these interactions. Fieldlabs offers a testing area for new technologies that clients and professionals can use in the clients’ residence. Keep reading
Changing demographics, the increase of chronic diseases and a growing demand of health care services are causing a continuous pressure on health budgets. The health care system in the Netherlands is changing, pivoting towards a more societal approach – our so called ‘participatie’ (participation). The quest for sustainable care solutions is not addressing technology only. In Amsterdam, new multidisciplinary approaches are now being developed. Keep reading
The ‘Neighborhood hospital’ addresses the need of recovering safely of medical interventions before going home. This is especially important for elder people who need time to recover, though often without complex care. Keep reading
Ahti, together with the University of Twente and the Academic Medical Centre (AMC), developed the first Post Master academic program in The Netherlands that provides a formal education at the intersection of health, business and technology. Keep reading
