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Alicia is an epidemiologist specialised in Cardiovascular Epidemiology. She completed her PhD on Real-World Evidence in Heart Failure at University Medical Center Utrecht. During her PhD she collaborated with the Institute for Health Informatics at University College London where she studied Electronic Health Records and Risk Factors for Heart Failure. In addition, she collaborated with Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, where she studied the Swedisch Heart Failure registry.
Following her PhD, Alicia continued as Assistant Professor at University Medical Center Utrecht studying Personalised Medicine for patients with Heart Failure. Currently, she is Assistant Professor at Amsterdam University Medical Center and affiliated researcher at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
In her research, Alicia focuses on applying advanced epidemiological methodology and Data Science on Real-World Data sources to obtain Real-World Evidence for patients with Heart Failure.
In addition, Alicia works as a project manager and daily board member in the Heart4Data Consortium to establish a fast-lane for cardiovascular registry-based research in the Netherlands.
Specialisation
Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Personalised Medicine
Causal Inference
Real-World Data and Data Linkage
Registry-based Research
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Cardiovascular Epidemiology, UMC Utrecht
Award Date: 25 Jun 2020
Master, Postgraduate Clinical Epidemiology, Universiteit Utrecht
Award Date: 1 Oct 2019
Master, Biomedical Sciences, Universiteit Leiden
Award Date: 1 Sept 2015
Bachelor, Biomedical Sciences, Universiteit Leiden
Award Date: 1 Sept 2012
External positions
Affiliated Researcher, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated Researcher, University College London
… → 1 Jun 2020
Affiliated Researcher, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Projects
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Early-HFpEF-2: The early recognition of incipient heart failure with preserved left ventricular function in diabetic patients
Blom, M. (Principal investigator), Elders, P. (Principal investigator), Beulens, J. (CoPI), van den Berg, M. (External PhD candidate) & Uijl, A. (Staff)
01/09/2024 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research
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Sex Differences in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Scoping Review Across the Care Continuum
Marzà-Florensa, A., Kiss, P., Youssef, D. M., Jalali-Farahani, S., Lanas, F., Di Cesare, M., Juanatey, J. R. G., Taylor, S., Uijl, A., Grobbee, D. E., Rosiers, S. D., Perel, P. & Peters, S. A. E., 2025, In: Global Heart. 20, 1, 26.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
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Does Heterogeneity Exist in Treatment Associations with Renin-Angiotensin-System Inhibitors or Beta-blockers According to Phenotype Clusters in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction?
Uijl, A., Koudstaal, S., Stolfo, D., Dahlström, U., Vaartjes, I., Grobbee, R. E., Asselbergs, F. W., Lund, L. H. & Savarese, G., Apr 2024, In: Journal of cardiac failure. p. 30(4):541-551 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Embedding routine health care data in clinical trials: with great power comes great responsibility
Handoko, M. L., de Man, F. S., Brugts, J. J., van der Meer, P., Rhodius-Meester, H. F. M., Schaap, J., van de Kamp, H. J. R., Houterman, S., van Veghel, D., Uijl, A. & Asselbergs, F. W., Mar 2024, In: Netherlands heart journal. 32, 3, p. 106-115 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Federated learning as a smart tool for research on infectious diseases
Zwiers, L. C., Grobbee, D. E., Uijl, A. & Ong, D. S. Y., 1 Dec 2024, In: BMC infectious diseases. 24, 1, 1327.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Sex differences in the intensity of statin prescriptions at initiation in a primary care setting
Kiss, P. A. J., Uijl, A., Boer, A. R. D., Duk, T. C. X., Grobbee, D. E., Hollander, M., Smits, E., Sturkenboom, M. C. J. M. & Peters, S. A. E., 10 Jul 2024, In: Heart. 110, 15, p. 981-987 7 p., heartjnl-2023-323722.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)