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10th Edition of the Value Based Healthcare Summer Course

19 August 2026 - 21 August 2026

Rotterdam

You can register via the following link.

The final programme will be published in due time.

The Erasmus MC is located in one of the most vibrant cities in Europe. Rotterdam is the second large city in the Netherlands. It's port is the largest port in Europe.

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10th Edition of the Value Based Healthcare Summer Course

Date

19 August 2026 - 21 August 2026

Location

Erasmus MC

Contact

evbhc.course@erasmusmc.nl

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®)

 

REGISTRATION

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 ValueBased 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

Associate professor surgical oncology and clinical epidemiologist at Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Her focus in research is in Quality of breast cancer surgery and…

Michelle Heijke, MSc

Program director

Michelle Heijke is a health economist dedicated to driving Value-Based…

Dr. Claus Brøckner Nielsen

Chief Medical Director

Dr. Claus Brøckner Nielsen graduated as an MD from Aarhus…

Dr. Slaveyko Djambazov

Founder and Managing Partner

Dr. Slaveyko Djambazov is a medical doctor with an MPH, MBA,…

Dr. Anne de Pagter

Assistant Professor

Dr. Annelieke Pasma

Value Based Healthcare advisor

I am currently working as a value based healthcare advisor…

Erik van Raaij

Prof. Erik M. van Raaij

Professor of Sustainable Procurement in Health Care

Erik van Raaij is Professor of Sustainable Procurement in Health…

Dr. Nicole Spieker

Chief Executive Officer

Nicole Spieker is a healthcare professional with more than 20…

Dr. Leonard Wee

Assistant professor in Clinical Data Science at MAASTRO. Permanent full-time staff member at University Maastricht School of Oncology and Maastricht University Medical Centre

Assistant professor in Clinical Data Science at MAASTRO. Permanent full-time…

You can register via the following link.

The final programme will be published in due time.

The Erasmus MC is located in one of the most vibrant cities in Europe. Rotterdam is the second large city in the Netherlands. It's port is the largest port in Europe.

You can register via the following link.

The final programme will be published in due time.

The Erasmus MC is located in one of the most vibrant cities in Europe. Rotterdam is the second large city in the Netherlands. It's port is the largest port in Europe.

You can register via the following link.

The final programme will be published in due time.

The Erasmus MC is located in one of the most vibrant cities in Europe. Rotterdam is the second large city in the Netherlands. It's port is the largest port in Europe.

You can register via the following link.

The final programme will be published in due time.

The Erasmus MC is located in one of the most vibrant cities in Europe. Rotterdam is the second large city in the Netherlands. It's port is the largest port in Europe.

You can register via the following link.

The final programme will be published in due time.

The Erasmus MC is located in one of the most vibrant cities in Europe. Rotterdam is the second large city in the Netherlands. It's port is the largest port in Europe.

You can register via the following link.

The final programme will be published in due time.

The Erasmus MC is located in one of the most vibrant cities in Europe. Rotterdam is the second large city in the Netherlands. It's port is the largest port in Europe.