Access to care is a fundamental human right to be maintained even during a health crisis. During outbreaks, especially non-urgent care may be at risk of being postponed.

In this PhD project, you will integrate medical, health-economic, and logistical elements into mathematical models and data-driven decision rules for the allocation of patients to hospitals and regions to minimize lost healthy life years during and after a large infectious outbreak. In close collaboration with hospitals, the “Regional Consultation Acute Chair Chain” (Regionaal Overleg Acute Zorgketen, ROAZ) at the regional level, and the “National Coordination Center for Patient Reallocation” (Landelijk Coördinatiecentrum Patiënten Spreiding, LCPS) at the national level, you will implement your decision rules in decision support systems to facilitate their real-life use during future health crises.

For more information, you are welcome to contact Richard Boucherie, r.j.boucherie@utwente.nl. The full vacancy can be found here.

Deadline for applications 31 December 2024