Prof. Ruud Kempen and Prof. Jos Schols appointed members of Health Council Committee
On 25 May 2016, both Prof. Ruud Kempen and Prof Jos Schols were installed by the Health Council of the Netherlands as members of the committee that will develop recommendations for the Ministry of Health with respect to the research agenda and knowledge infrastructure in the area of disability and self-management in old age.
Based on the outcomes of the National Care for the Elderly Programme and the international state of the art the committee will come up with a report in the summer of 2017.
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