
Date
19 August 2026 - 21 August 2026
Location
Erasmus MC
Contact
Target audience
All professionals / everyone working within healthcare, regardless of their professional category and including different backgrounds and roles, including: clinicians, researchers, nurses, engineers, management and administration.
Accreditation and certification
Accreditation will be requested from the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®)
Increase your knowledge regarding VBHC and join our 10th edition of the Value Based Healthcare Summer Course, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
From Wednesday, August 19 to Friday, August 21, 2026, an engaging program centered on VBHC is scheduled. Experts in the field will present on topics focusing on the how, what and why of VBHC and equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to create meaningful changes for patients.
Course program
The preliminary program can be viewed here.
Course fee*
Fee Standard Healthcare Provider € 1.265,00
Fee EUHA member € 1.080,00
* fee is including daily snacks and drinks, lunch on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, welcome drinks and dinner
Erasmus MC employee
If you are an Erasmus MC employee and would like to participate in the course, please send an e-mail to evbhc.course@erasmusmc.nl.
Group discount
Group discount is possible, please contact evbhc.course@erasmusmc.nl for more information.
Course venue
Erasmus MC
Dr. Molewaterplein 40
3015 GD Rotterdam
Venue and route description, click here.
Hotel
Via this link you can find a selection of hotels in the city of Rotterdam.
Please note that each delegate is responsible for his / her own hotel reservation(s).
Social event
Location to be announced.
For registration, please click on the registration button.
As this is a small-group course, places are limited!
Program
Preliminary program
Program is subject to changes
Day 1│Wednesday 19 August
08.15 – 08.45 Registration
09.00 – 10.00 Setting the Stage: Connection, Mindset & Innovation
by Michelle Heijke, MSc
10.00 – 10.45 VBHC from a Physician’s Perspective & Patient Conversation
by Dr. Linetta Koppert
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 – 12.00 Standardized Outcomes Measurement: The Foundation for VBHC
Zofia Das Gupta
12.00 – 12.15 Short break
12.15 – 13.00 Value Based Healthcare and Appropriate Care at Erasmus MC
by Dr. Annelieke Pasma
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch break
14.30 – 15.15 Empowering the Workforce: Human Skills as the Missing Link in Value‑Based Care
by Dr. Anne de Pagter
15.15 – 15.30 Mini break
15.30 – 16.30 Santeon Approach and Strategy to VBHC Implementation, practice, lessons learned and future
by Pieter de Bey, MSc, MBA
16.30 – 17.30 Visit to Erasmus MC, Hospital Tour
17.30 – 19.00 Networking event: Drinks & Informal gathering (included in course fee)
Day 2│Thursday 20 August
09.00 – 09.15 Recap & Q&A
by Michelle Heijke, MSc & by Dr. Linetta Koppert
09.15 – 10.15 From Vision to Value: Funding Your VBHC Journey
by Dr. Linetta Koppert
10.15 – 11.00 Investing in Outcomes: Smarter Decision-Making for Value-Based Healthcare Implementation
by Dr. Slaveyko Djambazov
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.30 Creating Value Care
to be announced
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 – 15.00 Leave No-One Behind: VBHC for Pregnant Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Dr. Nicole Spieker
15.00 – 15.15 Coffee break
15.15 – 16.00 Applying VBHC at a Population Level to Address Health Inequalities
to be announced
16.00 – 17.00 Outcome-Based Systems at Scale: Integrating Hybrid Care, Telemedicine and Real-World Evidence
to be announced
18.00 – 21.00 Informal dinner (included in course fee)
Day 3│Friday 21 August
09.00 – 10.00 A Sustainable Procurement Perspective on Value-Based Health Care
by Prof. Erik van Raaij
10.00 – 10.45 Facilitating VBHC mindset
by Dr. Claus Brøckner Nielsen
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 – 12.00 Real-World Evidence for Data-Supported & Patient-Centered Decision-Making
to be announced
12.00 – 12.45 Evidence at Scale: Bringing Benefits to the Patient
to be announced
12.45 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 14.15 Clinical DecisionMaking in an Age of Big Data, AI & chatbots
by Dr. Leonard Wee
14.15 – 15.00 Closing Session & Goodbyes
Topics
Speakers
Dr. Linetta Koppert MD, Associate Professor
Her focus in research is in Quality of breast cancer surgery and…
Michelle Heijke, MSc
Michelle Heijke is a health economist dedicated to driving Value-Based…
Dr. Claus Brøckner Nielsen
Dr. Claus Brøckner Nielsen graduated as an MD from Aarhus…
Dr. Slaveyko Djambazov
Dr. Slaveyko Djambazov is a medical doctor with an MPH, MBA,…
Dr. Annelieke Pasma
I am currently working as a value based healthcare advisor…
Prof. Erik M. van Raaij
Erik van Raaij is Professor of Sustainable Procurement in Health…
Dr. Nicole Spieker
Nicole Spieker is a healthcare professional with more than 20…
Dr. Leonard Wee
Assistant professor in Clinical Data Science at MAASTRO. Permanent full-time…









