Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Erasmus MC together bring a unique combination of breadth and depth in expertise, placing them in a strong position to contribute to interdisciplinary scientific and societal advances in health and health care. Building on this strength, the Erasmus Initiative Smarter Choices for Better Health (SCBH) was established in 2017 to stimulate collaboration across schools and departments and to help develop innovative responses to complex health-related challenges in society.
- Date
- Thursday 26 Feb 2026, 13:15 - 17:30
- Type
- Conference
- Location
- Campus Woudestein
On February 26, SCBH will host a conference at Campus Woudestein to mark the conclusion of the Initiative’s second four-year phase. The conference aims to showcase key research outcomes from this period, bring together the SCBH community and researchers with related interests, and look ahead to the future direction of SCBH.
During the event, researchers involved in SCBH will present their work, alongside contributions from other EUR projects addressing closely related themes.
We look forward to an inspiring afternoon of exchange and discussion and warmly invite you to join us on February 26.
The SCBH organizing team
Programme
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 13.15 – 13.30 | Welcome and introduction of SCBH1.0 and SCBH2.0 by Hans van Kippersluis – Theil Building, CB-4 |
| 13.35 – 14.50 | Parallel Sessions round I |
| 14.50 – 15.05 | Break – Theil Building, CB-4 |
| 15.05 – 16.20 | Parallel Sessions round II |
| 16.30 – 17.20 | Keynote lecture by Erik Schokkaert (KULeuven): “title to be announced” – Theil Building, CB-4 |
| 17.20 – 17.30 | Closing session on the future of SCBH3.0 by Joost Oude Groeniger – Theil Building, CB-4 |
| 17.30 | Drinks – Erasmus Paviljoen |
Session 1: Health and the labour market – Room C2-6; Chair: Hans van Kippersluis
- Better together? The impact of formal home care arrangements on caregivers in the Netherlands – Judith Bom
- Labor market consequences of hospitalizations: the role of doctor practice style – Pieter Bakx
- Labour supply and job search dynamics for Dutch nurses – Stijn Coremans
- Firms and Health – Vahid Moghani
Session 2: Health preference measurement – Room CB-4; Chair: Jorien Veldwijk
- Designed to Confuse or Designed to Perform? On the Optimal Amount of Attribute Level Overlap in Discrete Choice Experiments – Priyanka Banik
- Communicating Risks and Side Effects in Health Preference Studies: Current and Good Practices – Stella Marceta
- The Health Choice Questionnaire: a health-framed version of the most used measure of discounting – Stefan A. Lipman
- Self-control, self-awareness and preferences for weight-loss medicines – Fanny Tallgren
Session 3: Qualitative methods in Prevention – Room C1-6; Chair: Joost Oude Groeniger
- Understanding HPV-Vaccination Communication Needs of Parents of Turkish and Moroccan Origin Living in the Netherlands: A Qualitative Study – Enise Çayci
- Unravelling the political support barrier to the implementation of a population based screening programme for prostate cancer in the Netherlands: a qualitative interview study of stakeholder perspectives – Renée Leenen
- Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Lifestyle Intervention Uptake, Adherence, and Implementation: Insights from a Systematic Review and a Case Study – Ellen Van den Haute
- Alienation during crisis: experiences of COVID-19 vaccine sceptics in Singapore – Shiwei Chen
Session 4: Lifestyle interventions – Room C2-1; Chair: Georg Granic
- Interpretive Nutrition Labels, Parent-Child Interactions, and Food Choices in Indonesia – Margarita de Vries Mecheva
- From Intentions to Routines: Evidence from Gym Data During COVID-19 - Elisa de Weerd
- Interventions to reduce obesity – Vivienne Essers
- Enhancing Vitality: Realist Insights into What Works in Sheltered Workplace Settings – Sanne Bom
- A Prolific source of behavioural data: Using online panels to collect data on sleeping behaviour with self-report and wearable devices – Andrea Pogliano
Session 5: Organization of health care – Room C2-6; Chair: Martijn Oude Voshaar
- Integrated Care – from paper to practice – Iris van Dongen
- Billing beyond borders: comparing reimbursement process of digital telerehabilitation tools across North-Western Europe – L. Baltissen
- Equity in Remote Pregnancy Care: Developing Digital Solutions for Women in Vulnerable Circumstances – Rebecca Vellekoop
- What Matters Most: A Q-Methodology Study of the Viewpoints of Women Diagnosed with a BRCA Gene Mutation on Person-Centred Care – Leonie Witte
Session 6: Perinatal and early life health – Room CB-4; Chair: Bastian Ravesteijn
- Born Too Small: The Effect of Low Birth Weight on Childhood Health and Development – Helen Lam
- Born in Debt: Assessing the impact of a Debt Restructuring Program on Birth Outcomes – Dorien T. Beeres
- Smoking cessation support for (expectant) parents: the role of co-creation and incentives – Linda van der Spek
- Improving societal support for implementing financial incentives in smoking cessation programs for parents and future parents – Stijn Hooijman
Session 7: Health risks and long-term outcomes – Room C1-6; Chair: Tom Van Ourti
- Health Risk and Economic Value: Quantifying the Insurance, Financial, and Fiscal Implications of Reducing Disease Burden – Daniel Karpati
- G×E effects of pollution on educational attainment: mechanisms and robustness – Vinh Phan
- Hot homes, vulnerable beginnings: A mixed-methods study to explore the impact of heat exposure on pregnancy and birth outcomes in the Rotterdam-Rijnmond region – Medha Pfaff
- Exposure to community suicide and mental healthcare use: a nationwide register-based study – Milan Zarchev
- Parental Health Shocks and the Gender Gap – Pilar García Gómez
Session 8: Health disparities and equity – Room C2-1; Chair: Frank Eijkenaar
- Aversion to Inequality in What? A Social Choice Experiment – Matthew Robson
- Health Inequality Aversion in the Netherlands – Chiara C. Brück
- Causal decomposition of health outcome disparities: Assessing the contribution of hospitals – Margrietha van der Linde
