To new beginnings, an introduction to Pal-Cycles
In January 2023 I started as a PHD candidate on the Pal-Cycles project. With an educational background focusing on international policy making and healthcare organization and management, I developed a fascination for solving problems through policies or interventions, and what makes them effective or not. More specifically I am interested in what can be done from an organizational point of view to improve people’s quality of life.
Observed from an organizational point of view, a rocky road is often experienced by patients with advanced cancer moving from curative care to palliative care. Ineffective communication between the afore mentioned settings induces misunderstandings regarding for example the treatment goals or responsibilities. These misunderstandings often cause patients to experience adverse events and preventable hospital admissions, which have a negative impact on their quality of life.
In the Pal-Cycles research project we aim to develop a programme to improve the transition from curative care to palliative care for cancer patients, applicable in seven different European countries (The Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Portugal).
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