dr. E.I. (Esther) Metting

CURRENT PROJECTS

Personal Grant projects

VENI project: improving accessibility of digital health for patients with COPD

PhD projects:

·       PhD Project: Striving for inclusive eHealth - The usability of support networks to enhance eHealth inclusion

·       PhD project: NeuroEpiApp, an electronic application for assessing the neurological examination in epidemiological studies

·       PhD project (vacant): reducing health inequalities by improving access to digital healthcare (Citrien 3)

·       PhD project (vacant); Feasibility and effectiveness of implementing virtual reality interventions to reduce psychological distress and improve overall health outcomes in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus patients in the Netherlands: Integration of virtual reality into medical care

Other projects:

Project leader: Living Lab Digital Health Groningen with knowledge centers, healthcare organisations, companies and societal organisations (initiation phase)

Project member: Clinical Research Collaboration European Respiratory Society, WP IVa policy and regulation digital healthcare

Project member: IMPEC study, improving care and addressing gender differences in people with pelvic problems, using digital information

Project member: Aanjaagfondsproject 'Digitale Geletterdheid en Inclusie: de basis voor brede welvaart' 

Steering committee Member:  1-3 UMCG projects related to reducing health inequalities by improving access to digital healthcare (Citrien 3, Nederlandse Federatie Universtiaire Ziekenhuizen)

Other memberships:

Member of the Digital Society Health & Well-Being Team Science Table

Fellow Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health

Guest Scientist Charité Berlin

Member Internationa Primary Care Respiratory Group

Wetenschapscommissie COPD Astma wetenschaps advies group (CAHAG)

Member European Respiratory Society (primary care/ eHealth)

Respiratory Effectiveness Group

Ambassador accessible digital healthcare, Jantina Tammes School of digital Society

Network member National eHealth Living Lab (NELL)

 Membership Young Academy Groningen:

• Public engagement workgroup
  • Many different project in which we want to bridge the gap between academics and society
• Cohort project " Failing forward"
• Diversity workgroup to
  • Improve the visual representation of the diverse scientists working at the university
  • Evaluate the feasibility of combining caring tasks at home with academic work

PREVIOUS PROJECTS:

Dutch Ministry of Health: evaluation of CoronaCheck/testenvoortoegang/vaccinatiebewijs

Dutch Ministry of Health : Evaluation of the CoronaMelder

Onderzoek COVID-19 snelteststraat middelbaar en hoger onderwijs Groningen

Westerdokters/ZonMW : Telemonitoring chronic patients in primary care

Interreg : Evaluation of opinions regarding eHealth in the Dutch-German cross border region

ZonMW  NFU Citrien 2 eHealth. Implementation/upscaling eHealth projects

ZonMW NFU Citrien 2 eHealth. Developing and evaluating eHealth projects

The use of bronchial challenge tests in primary care to diagnose asthma

Development of an online shared decision making tool for patients