About M.P.J. dr. (Marinella) Offerman PhD
Introduction
I graduated cum laude with a Master in Science Psychology at Leiden University. In 2013 I presented my dissertation at the Erasmus MC Rotterdam ‘Towards a better care for head & neck cancer patients and their partners' for which I obtained a four year funding of the Michel Keijzer Fund.
Field(s) of expertise
- Value-based healthcare and the use of ePROs in clinical practice;
- Prognostic Counseling;
- Shared decision making;
- Palliative Care;
- Remote Care;
- Psychosocial Oncology;
- Impact caregivers;
- Doctor-Patient Communication.
Education and career
- 2008: PhD (cum laude) in Psychology
- 2013: Thesis on better care for Head & Neck cancer patients and their partners
- 2014: Sector head Value Based Healthcare (VBHC) Head & Neck cancer
- 2016: Staff member at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck cancer
Publications
Teaching activities
Supervision of PhD students and residents of the department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery on outcome- and prognostic research in curative and palliative care.
Developer and trainer of a doctor-patient communication program for all re
Scholarships, grants, and awards
Grant allocation and PI for:
- In 2018 I was appointed as principal investigator for VBHC Head & Neck Oncology to stimulate patient centered care and share decision-making in the consultation room based on outcome data. I received funding for this work of the Zorginstituut Nederland.
- KWF project Wat de boer niet kent dat eet hij niet; het samenbrengen van formele en informele zorg voor mensen met hoofd-halskanker (2023-2026)
- KWF project Individualized prognostic counseling on life expectancy of head and neck cancer patients in the palliative phase (2021-2025)
- Convergence Flagship Consultation Room 2030 – Continuity of care from hospital to home. Clinical Lead Palliative care (2022-2027)
- Zorginstituut NL project Samen beslissen bij mensen met hoofd-halskanker (2018-2021)
- Erasmus MC Koers23 Project Toegang tot en het delen en gebruiken van betrouwbare data voor continue kwaliteitsverbetering (2022-2023)
- Erasmus MC Koers18 Project Optimaliseren KNO Zorgmonitor (2018)
- Michel Keijzer Fonds Project Samen omgaan met een laryngectomie (2009-2012)
