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Calis, J.C.J. (Job) j.c.calis@amsterdamumc.nl
| Research line | Technical innovations to timely identify critically ill children |
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| Department | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| Research Institute(s) | AR&D Amsterdam Public Health |
| Description | Over the past years this has been my major topic of research. Most recent success is that I secured a large EU grant (3.4 million euro) as the PI on the IMPALA project. |
| Seniors | • Job van Woensel • Michael Boele van Hensbroek • Wieger Voskuijl • Mark Hoogendoorn (VU) • Wendy Janssen (VU) • Maria Villalobos (LUMC) |
| Projects | |
| The IMPALA Project | This project, performed by 7 international institutes, is aimed at developing an innovative vital signs monitor to timley identify deterioration of critically ill children. The monitor applies several innovative techniques including new sensors, artificial intelligence and robust and simple hard and software sollutions. Currently 4 PhD student, 3 MSc and 1 MMED student participate in this project. |
| Big Data – Prediction modelling in paediatric critical care | William Nkhono (PhD-VU) contributes to the project Big Data – Prediction modelling in paediatric critical care. In collaboration with Mathematics VU dep of AI and Netherlands E-Health Learning Lab |
| Patient monitoring for low-resource settings, social science approach | Daniel Mwale contributes to the project Patient monitoring for low-resource settings, social science approach. In collaboration with Amsterdam Institute for Global Health. |
| Integration of AI and other models in clinical healthcare | Margot Rakers (PhD-LUMC) works on the project Integration of AI and other models in clinical healthcare. |
| usability of a patient monitoring in a low-resource setting | Lezzie Chirambo (MSc MUBAS) works on the project usability of a patient monitoring in a low-resource setting |
| (MSc MUBAS): Alarms, thresholds and predictive value | Christina Chiziwa (MSc MUBAS) works on the project Alarms, thresholds and predictive value |
| Performance of early warning scores in Malawian HDU patients | James Makina (MMED KUHeS) works on the projects performance of early warning scores in Malawian HDU patients |
| Research line | Circulatory failure & Severe anaemia |
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| Department | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| Research Institute(s) | AR&D Amsterdam Public Health |
| Description | Over the past 20 years several studies concerning severe anaemia (my PhD and consecutive PhD’s I supervised) and circulation were done. |
| Seniors | • Job van Woensel • Michael Boele van Hensbroek |
| Projects | |
| CISSAC Study | Roxanne Assies PhD UvA en Mercy Kumwenda MMED KUHeS) contribute to this combination of studies: a) new techniques (CRI and HRV) to identify children with shock b) new bedside Ultrasound protocol to type shock and c) a descriptive study about prevalence and characteristics of shock |
| Research line | Severe infectious diseases in paediatrics |
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| Department | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| Research Institute(s) | AR&D Amsterdam Public Health Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious diseases |
| Description | Improving care of life threatening infections. I supervised 4 PhD students (Sigaloff, Boender, Boerma, Huibers) in the field of HIV care and studied severe bacterial and viral infections in African children, PICU in the Netherlands and the carribean. |
| Seniors | • Job van Woensel • Michael Boele van Hensbroek • Reinout Bem |
| Projects | |
| Validation of the new Phoenix Sepsis score in the PICU in Malawi | Charissa Verkade works on validation of the new Phoenix Sepsis score in the PICU in Malawi |
| Validation of CRP as a biomarker for bacteraemia and malaria in a hospitalized children with and without severe anaemia | Marijke Dorhoutmees works on the validation of CRP as a biomarker for bacteraemia and malaria in a hospitalized children with and without severe anaemia |
| The IMPALA project | Jacqueline Msefula and Margaret Havara investigate existing and novel biomarkers to distinguish bacterial, viral and malaria infection in Malawi |
| Research line | Severe infectious diseases in paediatrics |
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| Department | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| Research Institute(s) | AR&D Amsterdam Public Health |
| Description | Newest area of research which focuses on setting up High and intensive care facilities and services in LMIC. We published our experience setting up the first PICU in Malawi, reviewed the literature on this topic and combine health systems with medical education and |
| Seniors | • Job van Woensel • Wieger Voskuijl • Jacqueline Broers • Saba Hinrichs-Krapels (TU Delft) |
| Projects | |
| Health systems and development of paedi | Henderson Chitimoni investigates health systems and development of paediatric critical care in LRS |
| A set of studies on development and evaluation of training in paediatric critical care in LMIC | J Langton contributes to a set of studies on development and evaluation of training in paediatric critical care in LMIC |
| Research line | Severe infectious diseases in paediatrics |
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| Department | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| Research Institute(s) | AR&D |
| Description | In this research line we aim to improve timely recognition of pediatric critical illness through innovative monitoring. In addition, we aim to discriminate with innovative techniques between different forms of shock |
| Seniors | • Dr Job C. Calis, PI • Prof Dr Job B.M. van Woensel, PI |
| Projects | • The IMPALA Study (Naam ) investigates … |
Last edited: 05-03-2026