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President Elect of NAPCRG, a senior researcher in primary care at Radboud University who has addressed some of the most difficult research topics in contemporary family medicine. Tim builds on the legacy of Chris Van Weel and Frans Huygen.
Tim olde Hartman is a general practitioner in the academic general practice Oosterhout (Nijmegen) and senior researcher at the Department of Primary Care Medicine of the Radboudumc. He received his PhD in medicine on his research into ‘persistent medically unexplained symptoms in primary care’. He contributed to the multidisciplinary guideline, GP guideline and care standard on Persistent Somatic Symptoms. His passion is providing personalized care to his patients and conducting scientific research on the effectiveness of person-centered care in general practice. He is head of the Primary Care Research Group at Radboudumc and chair of the Research Unit of the Department of Primary and Community Care, one of the largest research department at Radboudumc. He serves on several national and international research committees, councils and consortia and supervises multiple PhD students on research projects on mental health and persistent symptoms with a focus on doctor-patient communication, therapeutic relationships and person-centered care. Recently he was appointed as Vice President of NAPCRG, the global organization of primary care research.
Tim olde Hartman is a general practitioner in the academic general practice Oosterhout (Nijmegen) and senior researcher at the Department of Primary Care Medicine of the Radboudumc. He received his PhD in medicine on his research into ‘persistent medically unexplained symptoms in primary care’. He contributed to the multidisciplinary guideline, GP guideline and care standard on Persistent Somatic Symptoms. His passion is providing personalized care to his patients and conducting scientific research on the effectiveness of person-centered care in general practice. He is head of the Primary Care Research Group at Radboudumc and chair of the Research Unit of the Department of Primary and Community Care, one of the largest research department at Radboudumc. He serves on several national and international research committees, councils and consortia and supervises multiple PhD students on research projects on mental health and persistent symptoms with a focus on doctor-patient communication, therapeutic relationships and person-centered care. Recently he was appointed as Vice President of NAPCRG, the global organization of primary care research.
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