Dr. Hella E. Brandt

Education/academic training (starting from masters)
2007 Doctorate in Palliative care, EMGO-Instituut, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
09/1995-12/1999 Study Social Cultural Sciences, VU University Amsterdam
08/1986-07/1990 Bachelor in Nursing, Hoogeschool Inholland, Diemen


Research Interests

Healthcare research


Professional employment history (mentioning of awards and Int. collaborations)

03/2001 Researcher, VU University, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences
02/2010-12/2010 Psychiatric nurse, Niedersächsisches Landeskrankenhaus Brauel. Forensic-psychiatric and psychotherapeutic clinic for drug addicts (Germany)
05/2010-07/2010 Guest-researcher, Universitaet Osnabrueck (Germany)
07/2009-11/2009 District nurse, Pflegedienst Zeven, Zeven (Germany)
06/2006-02/2009 Researcher, NIVEL, Utrecht

04/2005-06/2006 Research nurse, Municipal Health Services, Amsterdam

09/2000-12/2005 PhD-student, VU University medical center, Amsterdam
05/1992-09/1995 Hospital nurse and district nurse (RN), Amsterdam


5 Key publications as 1st author

• Brandt HE, Ooms ME, Ribbe MW, van der Wal G, Deliens L. Predicted survival vs. actual survival in terminally ill noncancer patients in Dutch nursing homes. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2006 Dec;32(6):560-6.
• Brandt HE, Ooms ME, Deliens L, van der Wal G, Ribbe MW. The last two days of life of nursing home patients--a nationwide study on causes of death and burdensome symptoms in The Netherlands. Palliative Medicine 2006 Jul;20(5):533-40.
• Brandt HE, Deliens L, van der Steen JT, Ooms ME, Ribbe MW, van der Wal G. The last days of life of nursing home patients with and without dementia assessed with the Palliative care Outcome Scale. Palliative Medicine 2005 Jun; 19(4): 334-342.
• Brandt HE, Deliens L, Ooms ME, van der Steen JT, van der Wal G, Ribbe MW. Symptoms, signs, problems and diseases of nursing home patients in the terminal phase. A nation-wide observational study in the Netherlands. Archives of Internal Medicine 2005 Feb 14; 165(3): 314-20.
• Brandt HE, Francke AL, Pasman HRW, Claessen SJJ, van der Putten MJA, Deliens L. Indicatoren voor palliatieve zorg. Ontwikkeling en toetsing van een set kwaliteitsindicatoren voor de palliatieve zorgverlening. Utrecht, NIVEL 2009. (Report)
• Brandt HE, Zuidgeest M, Sixma H. Pilot ontwikkeling CQ-index Gehandicaptenzorg. Utrecht, NIVEL, 2007. (Report)
• Brandt H. Palliatieve zorg in Nederlandse verpleeghuizen. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Palliatieve zorg, april 2007.
  
  
  
  5 publications as co-author
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  Claessen SJJ, Francke AL, Belarbi HE, Pasman HRW, van der Putten MJA, Deliens L. A new set of quality indicators for palliative care: process and results of the development trajectory. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. (accepted October 2010)
• Claessen SJJ, Francke AL, Sixma H, Brandt HE, van der Putten MJA, de Veer AJE, Deliens L. Op weg naar een CQ-index Palliative Zorg: meetinstrumentontwikkeling.
  Utrecht, NIVEL, november 2009. (report)
• Pasman HRW, Brandt HE, Deliens L, Francke AL. Quality indicators for palliative care: a review of the literature. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2009 Jul, 38(1):145-156.
• Veer AJE de, Brandt HE, Schellevis FG., Francke AL. Buurtzorg: nieuw en toch vertrouwd. Een onderzoek naar de ervaringen van cliënten, mantelzorgers, medewerkers en huisartsen. Utrecht, NIVEL, 2008. (report)