Dr. S.E.J.A. de Rooij
| Title | Dr. | |
| Initials | S.E.J.A. | |
| Surname | de Rooij | |
| First name | Sophia | |
| E-mail address | S.E.J.A. de Rooij | |
| Position | Associate professor (UHD) | |
| Main activities | Research, Patient care, Teaching | |
| Specialisation | Acute hospitalisation in elderly patients (delirium-functional decline-IC outcome-falls) |
S.E.J.A. de Rooij is one of the AMC Principal Investigators.
Focus of research
- Pathophysiology of delirium
- Identification of frail persons visiting hospital
- Aspects of acute hospitalization in the elderly
- Prevention of outdoor falls in elderly persons
| AMC themes | Infection & Immunity; Neurological & Psychiatric Disorders; Other research. |
| Departments | Internal Medicine: General Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine: Geriatics. |
Key publications
- van Munster BC, de Rooij SEJA, Hospitalization and Cognitive Function in Older Adults. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 303 (21), 2010, p.2137-2138
- van Munster BC, Yazdanpanah M, Tanck MWT, de Rooij SEJA, van de Giessen E, Sijbrands EJG, Zwinderman AH, Korevaar JC, Genetic polymorphisms in the DRD2, DRD3, and SLC6A3 gene in elderly patients with delirium. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS 153B (1), 2010, p.38-45
- van Munster BC, van Breemen MJ, Moerland PD, Speijer D, de Rooij SE, Pfrommer CJ, Levi M, Hollmann MW, Aerts JM, Zwinderman AH, Korevaar JC, Proteomic Profiling of Plasma and Serum in Elderly Patients With Delirium. JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES 21 (3), 2009, p.284-291
- de Rooij SEJA, Govers AC, Korevaar JC, Giesbers AW, Levi M, de Jonge E, Cognitive, functional, and quality-of-life outcomes of patients aged 80 and older who survived at least 1 year after planned or unplanned surgery or medical intensive care treatment. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY 56 (5), 2008, p.816-822
- de Rooij SE, Hip protectors to prevent femoral fracture - These may not be effective, after all. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 332 (7541), 2006, p.559-560
Research programmes
Dr. S.E.J.A. de Rooij - Aspects of acute hospitalisation in the elderly (thesis 5-10-2006)Main topics of research
I. Pathophysiology and measurement of delirium in acutely hospitalized patients
II. CAREFALL-project: measuring modifiable risk factors in ED patients presenting with a fall with the Carefall Triage Instrument (CTI)
III. DEFENCE study: predictors of functional decline and development of a systematic comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in acutely hospitalized patients
IV. 80+-IC study: outcome of older IC patients
| Faculty | Postdocs | PhD students | Others |
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Dr.
S.E.J.A. de Rooij
(Leader)
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Dr.
B.C.
van Munster
Dr. E. Portegijs Dr. N. van der Velde |
B.M.
Buurman
MSc
Drs. W.J. Frenkel Drs. M.E. Hamaker Drs. A. de Jonghe Drs. J.E. Klopotowska Drs. J. Ludikhuize Drs. J. MacNeil Drs. J.L. Parlevliet A.C. Scheffer MSc Drs. J.J. Suijker MD Drs. O. Uysal MSc Drs. P.C. Wierenga |
Other research related activities
- Board of directors / Trustees / Supervisory board, Harvard Medical School
- Membership of advisory board / Consultant, ZonMw (Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development)
- Board of directors / Trustees / Supervisory board, Stichting Sluyterman van Loo Ouderenfondsen
- Contribution to guidelines and protocols, quality indicator delirium (IGZ)
- Membership of medical or scientific committee, Dutch Geriatrics Society (NVKG)
- Membership of medical or scientific committee, Dutch Society of Internal Medicine, section of Old Age Medicine
Current research funding
- Innovatiefonds Zorgverzekeraars
- NIEUWE DEB CHA
- VU Medisch Centrum
- ZonMw
Last updated on: 23/08/2010
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