Thijs van Houwelingen PhD (1983) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Research group Technology for healthcare innovations, a lecturer for the bachelor's degree in Nursing at Utrecht University (UU) and a lecturer in Clinical Health Sciences at the University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) In his research, Thijs focuses on technological innovations within nursing, and specifically how nurses should be trained in applying them.
- July 2018 - present: Postdoctoral researcher at the Research group Technology for healthcare innovations
- September 2017 - present: Lecturer for the pre-masters in Clinical Health Sciences, UU / UMCU
- 2012 - 2018: PhD candidate at the Research group Technology for healthcare innovations and UMCU
- 2012 - present: Lecturer for the bachelor's degree in Nursing, HU
- 2010-2012: Policy officer, UMCU
- 2002-2012: Nurse, UMCU
Fields of expertise
- Nursing innovation
- Digital skills
- Remote healthcare
Publications
- Educational intervention to increase nurses’ knowledge, self-efficacy and usage of telehealth A multi-setting pretest-posttest study
- Needs, barriers and facilitators of older adults towards eHealth in general practice: a qualitative study
- Hospital Nurses’ Self-Reported Confidence in Their Telehealth Competencies