Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC

PhD S.A. Bus

Position

Associate Professor

Main activities

Education, Research, Other

Specialisation

Lower-extremity biomechanics and injury prevention in health and disease

Focus of research

Prevention and treatment of foot complications in diabetes
Lower-extremity biomechanics in neuro-muscular disease and orthopedic-traumatic complications

Amsterdam UMC Research Institutes

Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism

AMC departments

Rehabilitation

Key publications

Armstrong David G., Boulton Andrew J. M., Bus Sicco A. Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Their Recurrence New England journal of medicine 2017;376 (24):2367-2375 [PubMed]
Jeffcoate William J., Bus Sicco A., Game Frances L., Hinchliffe Robert J., Price Patricia E., Schaper Nicolaas C. Reporting standards of studies and papers on the prevention and management of foot ulcers in diabetes: required details and markers of good quality Lancet. Diabetes and endocrinology 2016;4 (9):781-788 [PubMed]
Waaijman Roelof, de Haart Mirjam, Arts Mark L. J., Wever Daniel, Verlouw Anke J. W. E., Nollet Frans, Bus Sicco A. Risk factors for plantar foot ulcer recurrence in neuropathic diabetic patients Diabetes care 2014;37 (6):1697-1705 [PubMed]
Bus Sicco A., Waaijman Roelof, Arts Mark, de Haart Mirjam, Busch-Westbroek Tessa, van Baal Jeff, Nollet Frans Effect of custom-made footwear on foot ulcer recurrence in diabetes: a multicenter randomized controlled trial Diabetes care 2013;36 (12):4109-4116 [PubMed]
Waaijman Roelof, Keukenkamp Renske, de Haart Mirjam, Polomski Wojtek P., Nollet Frans, Bus Sicco A. Adherence to wearing prescription custom-made footwear in patients with diabetes at high risk for plantar foot ulceration Diabetes care 2013;36 (6):1613-1618 [PubMed]

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Curriculum Vitae

Education:

2001 - 2004 Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (PhD)
1992 – 1998 Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (M.Sc. degree)

Positions

2017 - present, Associate Professor, AMC, UVA, Amsterdam
2015 - present Visiting Reader, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK.
2015 - present, Principle Investigator, AMC, UvA, Amsterdam
2005 – present, Senior Investigator, Dept. Rehabilitation, AMC, UvA, Amsterdam
2008 – present, Head, Human Performance Laboratory, AMC, UvA, Amsterdam
2003 – 2017, Scientific coordinator Diabetic Foot Research, Dept. Surgery, Ziekenhuisgroep Twente, Almelo
2005 - 2008, Manager, Human Performance Laboratory, AMC, UvA, Amsterdam
2001 – 2004, PhD, Dept. Internal Medicine, AMC, UvA, Amsterdam (promotor: prof. M. Levi)
2001, Research Consultant, Diapedia LLC, State College, PA, USA
1998 – 2000, Visiting Researcher, Center for Locomotion Studies, Penn State University, PA, USA (prof. P.R. Cavanagh).

Relevant work experience (current):

Board member and program director "Rehabilitation", Amsterdam Movement Sciences (AMS) research institute
Member, editorial board, International Working Group Diabetic Foot (IWGDF)
Chair, guideline workgroup "Ulcer Prevention in Diabetes", International Working Group Diabetic Foot (IWGDF)
Chair, guideline workgroup "Footwear and Offloading", International Working Group Diabetic Foot (IWGDF)
Member, guideline workgroup "Richtlijn Diabetische Voet", Nederlandse Internisten Vereniging (NIV)
Cofounder and Chair, Dutch Study Group for Neurovascular Complications of Diabetes (NVCD)

Teaching:

2018 - present Lecturer and sub-coordinator, choice module “Rehabilitation”, 14-week bachelor course, Faculty of Medicine, AMC, University of Amsterdam
2017 Visiting professor, dept. Physical Therapy, Speech, Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
2015 – 2017 Coordinator and lecturer, choice module “Assistive devices in Rehabilitation”, 17-week bachelor course, Faculty of Medicine, AMC, University of Amsterdam
2013 – 2017 Lecturer and sub-coordinator, choice module “Measurement in Movement”, 17-week bachelor course, Faculty of Medicine, AMC, University of Amsterdam
2008 – 2015 Lecturer, choice module “Introduction in Rehabilitation Medicine”. 17-week bachelor course, Faculty of Medicine, AMC, University of Amsterdam
2008 – present Clinical gait analysis’ (e-learning program), Pathology of the Musculoskeletal System, Bachelor course, Faculty of Medicine, AMC, University of Amsterdam
2007 – 2012 Guest lecturer, ‘Clincial Movement Analysis’, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (3x)
2006 – 2015 International Post-graduate Course on the Diabetic Foot, Werl / Rheine, GE (3x)
2009 – 2011 Pisa International Diabetic Foot Course, University of Pisa, Pisa, IT
2010 Theory of Podiatric Biomechanics, University of Ulster, Belfast, UK.
2005 – 2015 Fontys University for Professional Education, Department of Podiatry, Eindhoven (3x)
2001 – 2003 Lecturer in research methods, Institute for Higher Health Care Education), Rotterdam, NL

Congres organization:

Annual scientific symposium of the Study Group for Neurovascular Complications of Diabetes (NVCD)
Annual Symposium Diabetic Foot, Ziekenhuisgroep Twente Almelo (250 attendants)
Annual Young Investigator Symposium Diabetic Foot, Ziekenhuisgroep Twente Almelo (100 attendants)
International Symposium Diabetic Foot, the Netherlands (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) (1400 attendants)
IVO World Congress (Internationaler Verband der Orthopädie-Schuhtechniker), 2009 (1200 attendants)

Postgraduate training: