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Uyên Châu Nguyên wins UM Dissertation Prize 2025

Uyên Châu Nguyên wins UM Dissertation Prize 2025

29 January 2026

During the Dies Natalis of Maastricht University, Uyên Châu Nguyên received the UM Dissertation Prize 2025.

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Global research network launched to study menopause and heart health

Global research network launched to study menopause and heart health

20 January 2026

Ten international health research funders, including the Dutch Heart Foundation, are investing $10 million in a new global research network to improve early prevention of cardiovascular disease in women. The initiative focuses on understanding how menopause affects heart health and how early intervention can reduce risk.

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Fabienne Magdelijns

Professor

Dr. Fabienne Magdelijns obtained her medical degree from Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Her research primarily focuses on healthcare-related adverse events, with a particular emphasis on the frail older population.

She completed her PhD under the supervision of Professor Dr. Coen Stehouwer, Dr. Patricia Stassen and Dr. Evelien Pijpers at the Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht UMC+.

Dr. Magdelijns currently serves as an internist with a specialization in geriatric care at Maastricht UMC+. She leads both the General Internal Medicine subdivision and the Geriatric Medicine section.

Her current research centers on the DOAC-FRAIL study, which aims to improve the safe prescribing of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in frail older patients. In December 2024, she was awarded a grant from the Netherlands Thrombosis Foundation to conduct a multinational randomized controlled trial. This study, set to commence after the summer of 2025, will evaluate the effectiveness of a Single Measurement and Adjustment Strategy for DOACs in this vulnerable population.

Fabienne magdelijns 001 681b146723047

Department of Internal Medicine
Subdivision of General Internal Medicine
Section of Geriatric medicine
T: +31(0)43 388 71 95

  • 2025
    • Vleeshouwers, K., Bastings, J. J. C., Brüggemann, R., de Jong, M. J., van den Boogaart, M., Poeze, M., van Es, N., Hanssen, N. M. J., Brouns, S., Magdelijns, F., & Spaetgens, B. (2025). Antithrombotic Therapy and Mortality Risk in Older Adults with Hip Fractures. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 26(8), Article 105690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105690
    • Nielen, J. T. H., van der Walle, K., Spronk, S., Magdelijns, F., Denig, P., & Karapinar, F. (2025). Real-World Complexity of Prescribing Cascades. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 137(1), Article e70063. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcpt.70063
    • Truijen, S., Austen, S., Magdelijns, F., Boonen, A., & van Onna, M. (2025). Getting prepared for the silver wave: challenges in conducting rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease research in older adults. RMD Open, 11(1), Article e005280. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2024-005280
  • 2024
    • de Jong, M. J., Saadan, H., van der Hooft, B. H. M., Hellenbrand, D. L. S., Brüggemann, R. A. G., Ten Cate, H., van Kuijk, S. M. J., van Geel, R. M. J. M., Henskens, Y. M. C., Winckers, K., & Magdelijns, F. J. H. (2024). Intra-Individual Variability of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Levels in Frail Older Patients upon, during, and after Acute Hospitalization: the DOAC-FRAIL Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 25(12), Article 105280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105280
    • de Jong, M. J., Saadan, H., Hellenbrand, D. L. S., Ten Cate, H., Spaetgens, B., Brüggemann, R. A. G., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Winckers, K., Henskens, Y. M. C., & Magdelijns, F. J. H. (2024). The DOAC-FRAIL study, evaluation of direct oral anticoagulant-levels in acutely admitted frail older patients: An exploratory study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 72(7), 2249-2253. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18894
    • Pijls, N., Joosten, H., Theunissen, M., van Leendert, J., Courtens, A., Magdelijns, F., & Everdingen, M. V. D. B.-V. (2024). Bedside palliative care and geriatric consultations: adherence rate in hospitalised patients. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 14(2), e2011-e2018. https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2023-004453
  • 2023
    • Brys, A. D. H. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., van de Weijer, C., & Magdelijns, F. (2023). Not all is what it seems like: Hypercalcemia in the older patient. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 23(11), 879-880. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14689
    • Dijk-Huisman, H. C. V., Senden, R., Smeets, M. H. H., Marcellis, R. G. J., Magdelijns, F. J. H., & Lenssen, A. F. (2023). The Effect of a Smartphone App with an Accelerometer on the Physical Activity Behavior of Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Sensors, 23(21), Article 8704. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23218704
    • Koekenbier, E. L., Fohse, K., van de Maat, J. S., Oosterheert, J. J., van Nieuwkoop, C., Hoogerwerf, J. J., Grobusch, M. P., van den Bosch, M. A. A. J., van de Wijgert, J. H. H., Netea, M. G., Rosendaal, F. R., Bonten, M. J. M., Werkhoven, C. H. H. V., Magdelijns, F., Stehouwer, C., & BCG-PRIME study group (2023). Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine for prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections in older adults with comorbidities: a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 29(6), 781-788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2023.01.019
  • 2022
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