prof.dr. IN (Isabelle) Fabbricotti

Biography

Isabelle Fabbricotti is Professor of Integrated Care in the research group Health Services Management and Organization at the Institute of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her primary area of expertise is integrated care and the development of innovative care arrangements. Fabbricotti has extensive experience in evaluating large-scale, complex, and multidisciplinary interventions and has been centrally involved in experimental and intervention-focused studies addressing care for (frail) older adults, as well as conditions such as dementia, stroke, COPD, and hip fractures. She was awarded the Prof. Dr. Burema Prize for her comparative study on the quality and consumption of care in old people’s homes, nursing homes, and all-age housing.

In addition to her work in clinical care domains, Fabbricotti’s research engages deeply with the evolving relationship between patients, formal and informal caregivers, and the deployment of ICT and eHealth solutions to enhance care delivery and quality. She served as project leader for the Horizon 2020 ACCRA project, focusing on the agile co-creation of robotics for older adults. Currently, her research centers on the design and optimization of integrated care pathways, with a particular emphasis on leveraging digital innovations.

A distinctive dimension of Fabbricotti’s research is her focus on the integration of social and medical care from the perspective of social approaches. She has specialized expertise in evaluating innovative social strategies and interventions that seek solutions not only within the social care domain but through the integrated and collaborative efforts of medical and social care systems. Her work aims to advance a holistic and inclusive perspective on patient care and to promote a more socially conscious and inclusive outlook within society at large.

Methodologically, Fabbricotti employs qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods designs, alongside co-creation approaches and realist evaluation frameworks. She holds a Master’s degree in Health Sciences and a PhD, both from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

2025-

The evaluatie of an ecosystem for clients with mental health problems: a realist evaluation of GEM

2024-

Evaluation of a digital platform to enhance the lifestyle pathway for vulnerable citizens: The Our Smart Familiy Buddy-study

2024-

 

Cost-effectiveness of lifestyle care tailored to women with obesity during a critical period and window of opportunity in the life course: The HYGEIA randomised controlled trial

 

2023-

Stepwise Risk- Guiding in Prevention of Prostate Cancer (P-Guide)

2021-2025

 

 

Social Trials: The effect of the Social Approach Dementia: a Comparative Case study

 

2020-

Informal care in mental healthcare

 

 

2020-

Integrated Payment Systems

 

2017-2020

 

ACCRA: Agile Co-Creation of Robots for Ageing (Horizon 2020)

 

2017-2019

 

Fact Finding Integrated Care Colombia

 

2017

 

Referral patterns for eyecare

 

2016-2020

 

Medical Leadership

2013-2016

 

The evaluation of the long term effects of the Walcheren Integrated Care Model, a preventive and comprehensive integrated model for frail elderly

2014-2016

 

The effect of an integrated care model for persons with dementia

2014

 

The effect of screening in integrated care models for vulnerable elderly

2010-2016

 

The evaluation of the effects of the Walcheren Integrated Care Model, a preventive and comprehensive integrated model for frail elderly

 

 

2007-2010

 

The advantages, disadvantages and outcomes of accreditation in the Mental Health Sector

 

2009-2014

 

Franchising in healthcare 

 

2008-2009

 

Networks in eye care

 

2007-2008

 

Motives of general practitioners to refer to certain hospitals and specialists

 

2006

 

The influence of downsizing the maximum capacity in mergers in healthcare

 

2001-2007

 

Taking care of integrated care

 

2004-2005

 

Quality and efficiency in the AWBZ-sector

 

2001-2003

 

Diseasemanagement models for patients with COPD

 

2001-2003

 

The relation between the organization and outcomes of care for stroke patients

2001-2003

 

Transcompartimental experiments: The development of care chains for elderly, patients with hip fractures, heart failure, COPD, dementia and stroke

 

1999-2000

 

Mergers and collaboration in elderly care

1997-2000

 

A comparative study on the quality of care and health care use in nursing homes and lifelong housing

 

Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management

Full professor | Health Services Management & Organisation (HSMO)
Email
fabbricotti@eshpm.eur.nl

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Work

  • IN (Isabelle) Fabbricotti (2021) - BMC Geriatrics (Journal) (Reviewer)
    Activity: Editorial work Academic
  • Isabelle Fabbricotti (2020) - Frontiers in Public Health (Journal) (Editor)
    Activity: Editorial work Academic

Academic Development & Skills

Level
bachelor 1
Year Level
bachelor 1
Year
2024
Course Code
GWAVV-24

Thesis HCM

Level
master
Year Level
master
Year
2024
Course Code
GW4030MV

Module Knowledge

Level
Bachelor 2
Year Level
Bachelor 2
Year
2024
Course Code
GW207K

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