- Articulate key drivers and initiatives that successfully impacted antimicrobial resistance in the Netherlands
- Motivate a healthcare team to take action when it comes to appropriate use of antibiotics
- Maintain patient satisfaction/loyalty while prescribing responsibly
- Develop an effective approach for benchmarking and clinician- and staff-targeted interventions to reduce antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections
- Describe best practices to make antibiotic stewardship turnkey and scale nationally
The Antibiotic Stewardship efforts in the Netherlands are often touted as the global gold standard. What are the key drivers and initiatives that successfully impact antibiotic stewardship in the Netherlands? Dr. Alike van der Velden, Assistant Professor at the University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands will keynote the opening session at UCA’s Spring Convention and Expo. Join us for an eye-opening session that will offer a different perspective on maintaining patients satisfaction, while prescribing responsibly. She will also offer best practices in making antibiotic stewardship turnkey and nationally scalable.
Alike van der Velden, PhD
Assistant Professor
University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands
Dr. van der Velden is Assistant Professor at the University Medical Center Utrecht. She studied Biology at Utrecht University and conducted research in molecular biology. She changed careers to patient-related research at the General Practice Department of the UMC Utrecht, conducting studies on appropriateness of prescribing and use of medication in primary care.
Alike coordinates a European primary care research network with 18 countries participating, having performed the ALIC4E trial: antivirals for Influenza-like-illness, an RCT of clinical and cost-effectiveness in primary care (FP7 Health Innovation) and initiating a European trial on the value of diagnostics to combat antimicrobial resistance by optimizing antibiotic use (IMI) She teaches medical students and is a member of the Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy (SWAB): surveillance of antimicrobial use.
Alike feels strongly that, "patient satisfaction is not primarily related to getting an antibiotic but to getting a good consultation, a physical examination and reassurance.”