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J. (Jurjen) van der Schans

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Medical Sciences

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Research interests

As of 2019 Jurjen is working as a researcher at the Global Health unit, University Medical Center Groningen, and at the department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen. As the leader of the Value, Affordability & Sustainability (VALUE) research programme, Jurjen is dedicated to maximizing the impact and cost-effectiveness of health interventions by generating and applying evidence to guide informed decision-making. His research emphasizes global health and preventive health interventions, addressing both medical and non-medical costs to inform sustainable health policies on a regional and global level.

Publications

A co-creation approach to selecting and adapting adolescent tobacco and air-pollution interventions and strategies for implementation in diverse countries: insights from FRESHAIR4Life

Abhyankar, P., Lepe, A., van der Schans, J., van den Brand, F. A., Siddiqui, F., Saeed, S., Akhter, J., Khan, A., Kamran Baba, M. A., Tsiligianni, I., Bouloukaki, I., Christodoulakis, A., Katagira, W., Kirenga, B., Isar, C., Antohe, A., Lupu, A., Neculau, A., Sooronbaev, T. & Mirzalieva, G., Taalaibekova, A., van der Kleij, R., Arvind, D. K., Williams, S., Carvalho, L. & Pinnock, H., 20-Jul-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Implementation Science Communications.

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A National Survey of Adherence to Glucose-Lowering Medication Among Adults With Diabetes in Indonesia

Wulandari, N., Hanifa, R. S., Balafas, S., Syaripuddin, M., Azam, M., Supardi, S., van der Schans, J., Feenstra, T. & Taxis, K., Mar-2026, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 31, 3, p. 345-353 9 p.

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Costing of Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment Pathways: Case Studies in Bangladesh and Uganda

PRESCRIP-TEC Costing Study group, Sultanov, M., Pan, F., Naheed, N., Rahman, A., Kabukye, J., Nakisige, C., de Zeeuw, J. & van der Schans, J., Jul-2026, In: Value in Health Regional Issues. 54, 10 p., 101566.

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Direct medical costs of respiratory infections in adults: A multicenter retrospective analysis in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam

Cao, B. K., Nguyen, T. P. L., Postma, M. J., Nguyen, P. S., Duong, C. K. & van der Schans, J., 23-Jul-2026, In: PLoS ONE. 21, 7, 17 p., e0354461.

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Economic Evaluation of Adopting a Risk Score for Diabetes Screening in Indonesia

Rokhman, M. R., Hanifa, R. S., Niamuzisilawati, E., At Thobari, J., Postma, M. J., Boersma, C. & van der Schans, J., 12-May-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Value in Health Regional Issues. 11 p., 101632.

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Efficient high-risk human papillomavirus screening through pooled testing: a simulation study based on real-world data in low- and middle-income countries

Pan, F., Greuter, M. J., Koot, J. A., Cubie, H., Nazrul, N., Nakisige, C., Beltman, J., de Bock, G. H. & van der Schans, J., 24-Jul-2026, In: Journal of Global Health. 16, 10 p., 04275.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Health Economic Evaluations of Breast Cancer Screening Strategies: A Systematic Review Focusing on Methodology and Quality Assessment

Pham, T. H., de Braak, S., van der Werf, S., Khoirunnisa, S. M., Pan, X., Pfob, A., Wondimu, A., van der Schans, J., Postma, M. J., van Asselt, A. D. I. & de Jong, L. A., Jul-2026, In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 24, 4, p. 671-689 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Introducing an Expanded Value Framework in Health Technology Assessment of Vaccines

Eslami, F., Pham, T. H., Kautsar, A. P., Khuong, C. B., Boersma, C., Toumi, M., van der Schans, J. & Postma, M. J., 28-Apr-2026, In: Journal of market access & health policy. 14, 2, 20 p., 24.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Recommendations to improve the evidence base of public health policies by transferring economic models of vaccination programs to lower income European countries

Kaló, Z., Mihajlović, J., van der Schans, J., Cecchini, M., Kovačević, Z., Oleshchuk, O., Petrova, G., Postma, M., Pitter, J. G., van der Pol, S., Nagy, D., Gužvić, V., Wani, S. & Vokó, Z., Aug-2026, In: Vaccine: X. 31, 6 p., 100846.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

The Ethics of Leveraging Routinely Collected Patient Data for AI Development: Mixed Methods Study

LEAPfROG Consortium, Maris, M. T., Klopotowska, J. E., Cornet, R., Van den Hoven, M. A., Lieverse, J. E., Fernández-Llaneza, D. & Bak, M. A. R., 2-Mar-2026, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 28, 21 p., e79863.

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van der Schans, J.

12/08/2022

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