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Pauline Heus

Assistant Professor

Biography

Pauline Heus graduated as optometrist and orthoptist from the Hogeschool Utrecht in 2001. Until 2014 she worked at the ophthalmology department of Northwest Clinics in Alkmaar. Between 2006 and 2014 she actively contributed to the profession of optometry in the Netherlands as a board member of the Dutch Optometric Association (Optometristen Vereniging Nederland, OVN).

After obtaining a master’s degree in Evidence Based Practice (with distinction) at the University of Amsterdam, Pauline joined Cochrane Netherlands in 2011 (hosted by the Julius Center since 2014). Besides contributing to evidence syntheses and providing methodological support to authors of (Cochrane) systematic reviews, she is also involved in teaching. Her main research area of interest is the translation of evidence into clinical practice. In 2020, Pauline obtained her PhD degree at Utrecht University on a thesis titled "Maximizing research value: adequate reporting and effective (de-)implementation strategies". One of her research topics is the reporting of prediction model studies. Furthermore, she is involved in a program of the Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centers (NFU) about de-implementation of low-value care, called  ‘To do or not to do?’. 

Pauline is member of the Cochrane Bias Methods Group, Cochrane Knowledge Translation Working Group 'Growing Capacity in Users', and the international GRADE Working Group.

 

Recent publications

Barriers, facilitators and strategies for the implementation of artificial intelligence-based electrocardiogram interpretation Bauke K.O. Arends, Jenna M. McCormick, Pim van der Harst, Pauline Heus, René van Es
European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2025, vol. 55
Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacologic Treatments for the Prevention of Episodic Migraine Headache Johanna A A Damen, Bada Yang, Demy L Idema, Robin W M Vernooij, Linde Huis In 't Veld, Mike Kusters, Rene Spijker, Kim van der Braak, Pauline Heus, Kevin Jenniskens, Lotty Hooft
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2025, vol. 178, p. 369 - 380
Patients' Values and Preferences Regarding Pharmacologic Treatments for the Prevention of Episodic Migraine Headache Bada Yang, Robin W M Vernooij, Demy L Idema, Linde Huis In 't Veld, Mike P T Kusters, Rene Spijker, Kim van der Braak, Pauline Heus, Kevin Jenniskens, Lotty Hooft, Johanna A A Damen
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2025, vol. 178, p.381-388
The epidemiology of drug-related hospital admissions in paediatrics – a systematic review Sonja Eberl, Pauline Heus, Irmgard Toni, Igor Bachmat, Antje Neubert
Archives of Public Health, 2024, vol. 82
Increased endorsement of TRIPOD and other reporting guidelines by high impact factor journals Pauline Heus, Demy L Idema, Emma Kruithof, Johanna Aag Damen, Maud S Verhoef-Jurgens, Johannes B Reitsma, Karel Gm Moons, Lotty Hooft
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2023, vol. 165
Perspectives on systematic review protocol registration Kim van der Braak, Pauline Heus, Claudia Orelio, Fredh Netterström-Wedin, Karen A Robinson, Hans Lund, Lotty Hooft
Systematic Reviews, 2023, vol. 12