BMS-ANed consists of two scientific professional associations:
- Biometrical Section of VVS-OR
- Dutch region of International Biometric Society
These two associations have joined forces to promote the study and application of statistics in medicine, life sciences and related fields. These joint goals are formulated in a combined policy plan. BMS-ANed offers a platform for scientists working in the field of biostatistics to meet and exchange knowledge and is, among others, responsible for
The policy-making and legislative body of BMS-ANed is the general Assembly, which meets annually. The board is the policy-executing body of BMS-ANed and is supported by two committees. Specific sub-disciplines and topics in biostatistics are organized in working groups that organize meetings in their respective fields. Both BMS and ANed have their own by-laws. Further documents, such as annual reports, financial reports, and general meeting minutes can be found on the archive page. BMS-ANed has a privacy declaration (in Dutch) following GDPR (Dutch: AVG) regulations.
Board
Currently, the board of BMS-ANed consists of the following members:
Marianne Jonker
President
Radboud University Medical Center,
Department for Health Evidence, section Biostatistics,
Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Dennis te Beest
Treasurer
Wageningen University
P.O. Box 100,
6700 AC Wageningen, The Netherlands
Mar Rodriguez-Girondo
Secretary
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
P.O. Box 9600,
2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
Roula Tsonaka
PR officer
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
P.O. Box 9600,
2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
Joost van Rosmalen
Member
Erasmus University Medical Center
P.O. Box 2040,
3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Jeroen Hoogland
Member
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Wouter van Amsterdam
Member
Assistant Professor - Data Science / Biostatistics
Julius Center, University Medical Center Utrecht
Committees
Kascommissie
The kascommissie verifies the yearly accounts of BMS-ANed and consists of the following two members:
- Ton de Haan
- Egbert Biesheuvel
Registry committee
The VVS-OR manages the Register of Biostatisticians that guarantees sufficient theoretical knowledge and experience of its registries to be able to function as an independent biostatistician. The committee concerned with the register consists of the following four members:
Edwin van den Heuvel
Chair
Technical University Eindhoven
PO Box 513,
5600 MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Pieta Ijzerman-Boon
Secretary
MSD
Molenstraat 110,
5342 CC Oss, the Netherlands
Gerard van Breukelen
Member
Maastricht University
PO Box 616,
6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands
Harm van Tinteren
Member
Trial and Data Center, Princess Máxima Center of Pediatric Oncology Utrecht
PO Box 113,
3720 AC Bilthoven, the Netherlands
Working groups
Pharmaceutical Statistics and Data Management
The working group Pharmaceutical Statistics and Data Management (PSDM) is active in the field of pharmaceutical statistics and has its own website. The board of PSDM currently consists of the following members:
- Egbert Biesheuvel (chair and portfolio EFSPI)
- Corine Baljé-Volkers (treasurer and portfolio Biostatistics)
- Gerald Ruiter (secretary and portfolio Data Management)
- Jules van der Zalm (portfolio Clinical Programming)
Education working group
The education working group is concerned with education in the field of biostatistics in the Netherlands. The education working group currently consists of the three following members:
- Joanna in ‘t Hout (chair)
- Said el Bouhaddani
- Saskia Burgers
Other active members
Members of BMS-ANed active and/or formerly active in various other committees and boards in the field of biostatistics:
- Ernst Wit was on the Executive board of the International Biometric Society (2015), is member of the Editorial Advisory Committee of the International Biometrics Society (2014-2017) and associate editor of Biometrics (2014-2017)
- Rene Eijkemans, PhD (UMCU, Utrecht) is chair of the Budget and Finance Committee of the International Biometric Society (2014)
- Marianne Jonker (Radboud UMC) is on the Representative Council of the International Biometric Society (2018)
- Grzegorczyk (RUG) is on the Representative Council of the International Biometric Society (2018)
- Dimitris Rizopoulos (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam) is on the Representative Council of the International Biometric Society (2014)
- Marcos Malosetti (WUR) is on the Editorial Advisory Committee (2016)
- Roula Tsonaka (LUMC, Leiden) is an associate editor of Biometrics (2013-2016)
- Jelle Goeman (LUMC, Leiden) is member of the steering committee of the International Biometric Society’s Channel Network Region (2018-2022)
- Sophie Swinkels (Danone, Utrecht) is member of the steering committee of the International Biometric Society’s Channel Network Region (2016-2019) and member of local organizing committee of Channel Meeting 2017
- Fred van Eeuwijk (Biometris, Wageningen) is member of the program committee International Biometric Conference (2017-2019), member of JABES Editorial Management Committee (2014-2016) and president of the VVS-OR
- Jeanine Houwing-Duistermaat (LUMC, Leiden) is member of the program committee International Biometric Conference (2017-2019)
- Egbert Biesheuvel (Danone Nutricia Research, Utrecht) is representing PSDM as Council member (National contact) of the EFSPI
- Stefan Driessen (Abbott Laboratories, Weesp) ) is representing PSDM as Council member (Second representative) of the EFSPI
