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Roderick Venekamp

Associate Professor

Strategic program(s):

Biography

Roderick Paul Venekamp was born on the 21th of June 1983. After his graduation as MD in 2008, he started to combine his GP vocational training with a PhD programme at the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care of the UMCU. During this combined programme he also successfully finished a master programme Epidemiology Postgraduate at the UU Graduate School of Life Sciences.

At present, he works as a GP which he combines with an Associate Professor position at the Julius Center. He is principle investigator of the primary care infectious disease reseach group which aims to further improve the evidence base for common infections in primary care.

He is member of the evidENT team at the University College London (UCL) thereby contributing to the strong links between UMCU and UCL.

He is an active reviewer for the Cochrane Collaboration and has joint the editorial team of the Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) Group as an Editor in 2014.

He has participated in the 2014 revisions of the practice guidelines on Acute Otitis Media in Children, Otitis Media with Effusion in Children and Acute Rhinosinusitis issued by the Dutch College of GPs.

He is member of the clinical practice guideline Authorisation committee of the Dutch College of GPs and serves as member of the Vaccinations committee of the Health Council of the Netherlands.

He is chair of chamber A/O of the MERC NedMec.

Research groups

Infections in general practice

Research aim

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

Go to group

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.

Go to group

Recent publications

Accuracy of urgency allocation in patients with shortness of breath calling out-of-hours primary care Michelle Spek, Roderick P Venekamp, Esther de Groot, Geert-Jan Geersing, Daphne C A Erkelens, Maarten van Smeden, Anna S M Dobbe, Mathé Delissen, Frans H Rutten, Dorien L Zwart
BMC Primary Care, 2024, vol. 25
Diabetes and risk of acute coronary syndrome in callers with chest discomfort Michelle Spek, Daphne C A Erkelens, Coralie van Het Goor-van Wezep, Maarten van Smeden, Hester M Den Ruijter, Loes T C M Wouters, Roderick P Venekamp, Frans H Rutten, Dorien L Zwart
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2024, vol. 212
Development and validation of a risk prediction model for hospital admission in COVID-19 patients presenting to primary care Laure Wynants, Natascha Jh Broers, Tamara N Platteel, Roderick P Venekamp, Dennis G Barten, Mathie Pg Leers, Theo Jm Verheij, Patricia M Stassen, Jochen Wl Cals, Eefje Gpm de Bont
European Journal of General Practice, 2024, vol. 30, p.1-9
Early-Life Risk Factors for Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Carotid Stiffness in Adolescence Isabelle A van der Linden, Rozan Roodenburg, Sanne L Nijhof, Cornelis K van der Ent, Roderick P Venekamp, Sabine E I van der Laan, Henk S Schipper
JAMA network open, 2024, vol. 7
Qualitative study on shared decision making in cystitis management in general practice Tessa Mzxk van Horrik, Annelies Colliers, Marco H Blanker, Eefje Gpm de Bont, Antoinette A van Driel, Bart J Laan, Suzanne E Geerlings, Roderick P Venekamp, Sibyl Anthierens, Tamara N Platteel
BJGP Open, 2024, vol. 8
Acute Respiratory Infections Fuel Cardiovascular Disease Florien S. van Royen, Roderick P. Venekamp, Patricia C.J.L. Bruijning-Verhagen, Frans H. Rutten
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2024, vol. 84, p.2468-2470

Fellowships & Awards

2017: Prestigious personal grant (Veni)

2013: SBOH Academisation Prize for the best scientific article written by GP trainee

External positions

Vast lid Gezondheidsraad Commissie Vaccinaties - Huisarts-lid Gezondheidsraad Commissie Vaccinaties - Gezondheidsraad

lid van de commissie Goed Gebruik Geneesmiddelen - Beoordelen van en advisering rondom ZonMw subsidieaanvragen - ZonMw

Kamervoorzitter METC NedMec - Voorzitter van kamer A/O METC NedMec - METC NedMec

Lid NHG Authorisatiecommissie - NHG Authorisatiecommissie is ingesteld om NHG-Standaarden al dan niet te authoriseren - NHG

Lid Faculty Vaccinology Masterclass - Lid Faculty Vaccinology Masterclass - Lid Faculty Vaccinology Masterclass

Board of Directors International Society of Otitis Media - Board of Directors International Society of Otitis Media - International Society of Otitis Media

HIDHA - Huisarts - Huisartsenpraktijk

Lid diverse NHG-Standaarden, Behandelrichtlijnen en Multidisciplinaire richtlijnen - Lid diverse NHG-Standaarden, Behandelrichtlijnen en Multidisciplinaire richtlijnen - NHG

Editor Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections group - Editor Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections group - Cochrane