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Alike van der Velden

Assistant Professor

Strategic program(s):

Infection & Immunity

Biography

After a PhD in molecular biology Alike switched careers in 2003 to medical science. Her research focus is on appropriateness of prescribing and use of medication in the primary care setting. Her activities also include trial organization and management, and she participates in education of medical students.

Her current research projects are:
RAAK: Rational prescribing of Antibiotics for children with respiratory tract infections (ZonMw, the Netherlands)
ALIC4E: Antivirals for Influenza like illness? An RCT of clinical and cost-effectiveness in primary care (within the FP7 PREPARE project)

Strategic program(s):

Infection & Immunity

Contact

avelden5@umcutrecht.nl
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Research groups

Infections in general practice

Research aim

To optimise prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and management of common infections in general practice.

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Epidemiology and clinical trials in infectious diseases

Research aim

To improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases and to establish an international research infrastructure for a rapid scientific response in the face of a new infectious disease threat.

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Recent publications

All publications
Impact of co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses on illness Marieke L.A. de Hoog, Emma S.E.M. Hauser - van Westrhenen, Angelique M.A.M. Winkel, Menno D. de Jong, Marlies A. van Houten, Steven F.L. van Lelyveld, Dirk Eggink, Sjoerd Euser, Liesbeth Duijts, Joanne G. Wildenbeest, Rob Schuurman, Janneke H.H.M. van de Wijgert, Margareta Ieven, Katherine Loens, Alike W. van der Velden, Marc J.M. Bonten, Herman Goossens, Patricia C.J.L. Bruijning-Verhagen
Journal of Infection, 2025, vol. 90
The effect of a GP's perception of a patient request for antibiotics on antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections Julie Domen, Rune Aabenhus, Anca Balan, Emily Bongard, Femke Böhmer, Valerija Bralic Lang, Pascale Bruno, Slawomir Chlabicz, Annelies Colliers, Ana Garcia-Sangenis, Hrachuhi Ghazaryan, Anna Kowalczyk, Siri Jensen, Christos Lionis, Tycho M van der Linde, Lile Malania, Jozsef Pauer, Angela Tomacinschii, Akke Vellinga, Ihor Zastavnyy, Herman Goossens, Christopher C Butler, Alike W van der Velden, Samuel Coenen
BJGP Open, 2025, vol. 9, p.1-11
"The doctors were more knowledgeable about what I had" Marta Wanat, Melanie Eugenie Hoste, Marilena Anastasaki, Femke Böhmer, Annelies Colliers, Maria Gkamaletsou, Christin Loeffler, Christos Lionis, Lile Malania, Mala Shah, Anja Wollny, Akke Vellinga, Christopher Butler, Alike van der Velden, Sibyl Anthierens, Sarah Tonkin-Crine
BJGP Open, 2025, vol. 9
Did aetiology matter in illness duration and complications in patients presenting in primary care with acute respiratory tract infections early in the COVID-19 pandemic Roderick P Venekamp, Marinus J C Eijkemans, Nicolaas P A Zuithoff, Femke Böhmer, Slawomir Chlabicz, Annelies Colliers, Ana García-Sangenís, Lile Malania, Jozsef Pauer, Angela Tomacinschii, Theo J Verheij, Herman Goossens, Akke Vellinga, Christopher C Butler, Alike W van der Velden
European Journal of General Practice, 2024, vol. 30, p.1-8
Diagnosis-linked antibiotic prescribing quality indicators Sharon E J D van den Eijnde, Paul D van der Linden, Alike W van der Velden
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2024, vol. 79, p.767-773
Communication training for general practitioners aimed at improving antibiotic prescribing Dominique L A Lescure, Özcan Erdem, Daan Nieboer, Natascha Huijser van Reenen, Aimée M L Tjon-A-Tsien, Wilbert van Oorschot, Rob Brouwer, Margreet C Vos, Alike W van der Velden, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Hélène A C M Voeten
Frontiers in medicine, 2024, vol. 11

Fellowships & Awards

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External positions

Working group: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care - Up-to-date houden materialen SABEL, kwaliteitsindicatoren en nascholingen - SWAB

lid werkgroep surveillance antibioticagebruik - vergadering, teksten - SWAB

consultancy - meetings, ontwikkeling materialen t.b.v. verantwoord antibioticabeleid - Global Respiratory Infection Partnership