Research Group Technology for Health
A long, healthy life is what we are all hoping for. Thanks to advances in medical knowledge and a higher level of medical technology, the average life expectancy continues to rise. Yet all of these technological possibilities do not automatically lead to a better quality of life. Strong social cohesion is equally as important. Technology needs to serve the patient and promote interpersonal contact, whether this involves the use of care robots, 3D printing, domotics or other devices.
The Technology for Health research group develops new technology for use in the medical and health care sectors
Medical Delta
Research and development activities are carried out in collaboration with partner institutions and companies from the Medical Delta region (Leiden-Delft-Rotterdam): TU Delft, LUMC, Erasmus MC, Sophia Revalidatie, Pieter van Foreest, Parnassia, Intespring, AdjuvoMotion, Robot Care Systems, RD Mobility, Totem Open Health, Westland Orthopedie, OIM, Ordina and numerous others.
Team
Hani Al-Ers
Gert Evers
Tony Andrioli
Hans Glerum
Mark Leemhuis
Sara Panahkhahi
Sam Schrevel
Meralda Slager
Mirjam Zijderveld
Yolanda Noordam
Hani Al-Ers
Gert Evers
Na 10 jaar docentschap bij de vakgroep Social Work werkt Gert Evers sinds 2017 bij het lectoraat Technologie voor Gezondheid als sociaal-technologisch onderzoeker. Zijn werkgebied is het themalab ‘Jongsenioren Zoetermeer’. Via actieonderzoek haalt hij maatschappelijk vragen op rond zingeving, mobiliteit, levensloopbestendig wonen en gezonde leefstijl. De opgehaalde vragen verbindt hij met onderzoek van het lectoraat en onderwijs van faculteiten van De Haagse.
Werken op het snijvlak van zorg & technologie biedt Gert de unieke kans om zijn twee achtergronden en werkervaringen, techniek en sociale wetenschappen, te combineren binnen het lectoraat.
Hans Glerum
Contact:
j.glerum@hhs.nlMark Leemhuis
Contact:
m.leemhuis@hhs.nlSara Panahkhahi
Contact:
s.panahkhahi@hhs.nlSam Schrevel
Contact:
s.j.c.schrevel@hhs.nlMeralda Slager
Meralda Slager is education manager of the Nursing program. As a researcher she focuses on participatory health, the position of patients and the challenges and ethical dilemmas for health care organizations to create a participatory environment.
m.t.slager@hhs.nlMirjam Zijderveld
Contact:
m.j.w.zijderveld@hhs.nlYolanda Noordam
About the professor
dr. ir. Erwin de Vlugt
Erwin studied Mechanical Engineering at the TU Delft, where he then worked for twelve years as a researcher and professor of Biomechanics and Biorobotics. He has also worked in the Rehabilitation Medicine unit at the Leiden University Medical Centre. Erwin earned his PhD with a thesis on human-machine interaction and a study of the role played by proprioception (human movement sensors) during different movement tasks. A passion for robotics and the resemblance to the human musculoskeletal system prompted him to develop devices and products based on the perspective of human-machine interaction. He was appointed head of the Technology for Health research group at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in September 2015.
+31 (0)6-273 79154e.devlugt@hhs.nl