dr. F.R. Halfwerk (Frank)

Engineering & Materials Science

# Surgery

Medicine & Life Sciences

# Aortic Valve
# Coronary Artery Bypass
# Coronary Stenosis
# Equipment And Supplies
# Heart
# Heart Failure
# Thoracic Surgery

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS), Digital Society Institute (DSI)
Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET), Engineering Organ Support Technologies (EOST)
Faculty of Science and Technology (TNW), Technical Medicine (TG)
Faculty of Science and Technology (TNW), TechMed Research (TMR)

Frank Halfwerk (1989) obtained his Bachelor (2010) and Master of Science (2014) degree in Technical Medicine, with a specialisation in Reconstructive Medicine at the University of Twente. He also finished a Master in Health Sciences with a specialisation in Health Services and Management in 2014 at the same university. He started as a Technical Physician and external Doctoral Candidate in October 2014 in cardio-thoracic surgery at Thorax Centrum Twente (Medisch Spectrum Twente) and in the department of Biomechanical Engineering in the ‘Technology in Cardiac Surgery’ group of prof. Grandjean.

As of 2020, he works as an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Organ Support Technologies group from prof. Jutta Arens where he is principle investigator of the Cardiac Surgery Innovations Lab.

His focus is both on technical and applied innovations in cardio-thoracic surgery. This includes personalised rehabilitation after cardiac surgery with accelerometers and artificial intelligence, simulation-based surgical training, 3D-planning, and surgical technology assessment.

He was awarded the Prof. Snellen Award (2014) from the Dutch Society for Cardiology / Dutch Society for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, and the Prof. Schuijer Campus Culture Prize (2012) for 'combining excellent cultural performance with good study results'. His research was nominated for the prof. David Winter Young Investigator Award from the International Society of Biomechanics (2015).

He is co-applicant and project manager of awarded research projects and supervised over 70 bachelor- and master students.

Other interests include dancing in national and international ballroom competitions, playing chess, organising, politics, health care policy.

Martins Costa, A., Wiegmann, B., Thiel, J-N., Neidlin, M. , Halfwerk, F. R. , & Arens, J. (2023). Development of a combined, highly integrated extracorporeal lung and kidney support device (RenOx): Evaluation of fibre configurations on gas exchange preservation. Perfusion, 38(1 suppl), 140-141. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591231162023

Martins Costa, A. , Halfwerk, F. R., Wiegmann, B., Thiel, J-N., Neidlin, M. , & Arens, J. (2023). Combining Extracorporeal Lung and Kidney Support: Evaluation of Fibre Configurations on Gas Exchange Preservation for the Development of a Novel Highly Integrated Device (RenOx). In ASAIO 2023 Annual Meeting Abstracts (Suppl 2 ed., Vol. 69, pp. 87). (ASAIO journal; Vol. 69, No. Suppl 2). https://doi.org/10.1097/01.mat.0000943716.11119.d8

van Galen, D. J. M. , Meinders, Q. , Halfwerk, F. , & Arens, J. (2023). ECMO Mobilizing Device. ASAIO Journal, 69(Supplement 2), 148-148. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.mat.0000944096.36171.f5

ten Broeke, M., Henckens, W. P. R., Weierink, A., Hensens, A. G. , van der Palen, J. , & Halfwerk, F. R. (2023). Vroege delierdetectie na hartchirurgie: de Brain Pro-TCT studie. Abstract from Wetenschapsdag Medisch Spectrum Twente 2023, Enschede, Netherlands.

Groenier, M. , Schmettow, M. , Halfwerk, F. R. , & Endedijk, M. (2023). Opportunities and challenges of using simulation technology and wearables for skill assessment. Abstract from 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Simulation Applied to Medicine, SESAM 2023, Lisbon, Portugal.

Halfwerk, F. R., Smits, K. , Hekman, E. E. G., van Es, J. , Koenrades, M. A. , Arens, J., & Speekenbrink, R. (2023). In situ patient-specific simulation of complex cardiac surgery: A simulation-based observational study with 3D heart models. Abstract from 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Simulation Applied to Medicine, SESAM 2023, Lisbon, Portugal.

Halfwerk, F. R., & Öztürk, Z. (2023). SESAM 2023 Workshop on "Open Access data sharing - How to make simulation-based training data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR)?". 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Simulation Applied to Medicine, SESAM 2023, Lisbon, Portugal. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036557221

Halfwerk, F. R. , Duinmeijer, W. C. , Haumann, R. , & Arens, J. (2023). Defining low- and high-fidelity simulation in systematic reviews: the case of heart auscultation simulators. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation, [PKB4904]. https://doi.org/10.54531/fpkb4904

Costa, A. M. , Halfwerk, F. R., Thiel, J-N., Wiegmann, B., Neidlin, M. , & Arens, J. (2023). Effect of hollow fiber configuration and replacement on the gas exchange performance of artificial membrane lungs. Journal of membrane science, 680, [121742]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121742

Duinmeijer, W. , Halfwerk, F. R. , & Arens, J. (2023). Classifying fidelity for ECMO simulators and simulations: an overview of existing physical and computational ECMO simulators. Poster session presented at 11th EuroELSO Congress 2023, Lisbon, Portugal.

Duinmeijer, W. , Halfwerk, F. R. , & Arens, J. (2023). Classifying fidelity for ECMO simulators and simulations: An overview of existing physical and computational ECMO simulators. Poster session presented at SPP 2014: Spring School 2023, Aachen, Germany.

ten Broeke, M. , Halfwerk, F. R., Henckens, W. P. R., Weierink, A., Hensens, A. G. , & van der Palen, J. (2023). Brain Pro-TCT: Quality improvement of delirium detection on a cardiothoracic surgical ward. Poster session presented at International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Halfwerk, F. R., Wielens, N., Hulskotte, S. , Brusse-Keizer, M. , & Grandjean, J. G. (2023). A mobilization poster stimulates early in-hospital rehabilitation after cardiac surgery: a prospective sequential-group study. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 18(1), 1-11. [83]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02173-w

Duinmeijer, W. C. , Fresiello, L., Swol, J., Torrella, P., Riera, J., Obreja, V., Puślecki, M., Dąbrowski, M. , Arens, J. , & Halfwerk, F. R. (2023). Simulators and Simulations for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An ECMO Scoping Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(5), [1765]. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12051765

Halfwerk, F. R. , Kalpathy Venkiteswaran, V. , & Keemink, A. Q. L. (2023, Sept 11). ET-BE Rules and Guidelines for Writing a Thesis. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036551557

ICARUS Global Surgical Collaboration Working Group , & Halfwerk, F. R. (2022). The Intraoperative Complications Assessment and Reporting with Universal Standards (ICARUS) Global Surgical Collaboration Project: Development of Criteria for Reporting Adverse Events During Surgical Procedures and Evaluating Their Impact on the Postoperative Course. European urology focus, 8(6), 1847-1858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2022.01.018

Halfwerk, F. R., Clare, C. , Groot Jebbink, E. , & Groenier, M. (2022). Selected Abstracts from the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine: Development and evaluation of a graduate surgical skills curriculum: How to make medical simulation data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. Advances in Simulation, 7(Suppl 1), 7-8. [0009]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-022-00211-6

Halfwerk, F. R. (2022). Fostering Diversity, Inclusiveness And Equity In Your Education. Poster session presented at Eat-Meet-Teach for Engineering Technology teachers October 2022, Enschede, Netherlands.

Thoonen, M. , Veltink, P. H. , Halfwerk, F. R. , van Delden, R. , & Wang, Y. (2022). A Movement-Artefact-Free Heart-Rate Prediction System. Paper presented at 49th Computing in Cardiology Conference, CinC 2022, Tampere, Finland. https://doi.org/10.22489/CinC.2022.190

De Graaff, M. R., Hogenbirk, R. N. M., Janssen, Y. F., Elfrink, A. K. E., Liem, R. S. L., Nienhuijs, S. W., De Vries, J. P. P. M., Elshof, J. W., Verdaasdonk, E., Melenhorst, J., Van Westreenen, H. L., Besselink, M. G. H., Ruurda, J. P., Van Berge Henegouwen, M. I., Klaase, J. M., Den Dulk, M., Van Heijl, M., Hegeman, J. H., Braun, J., ... Dutch CovidSurg Collaborative Study Group (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical care in the Netherlands. British journal of surgery, 109(12), 1282-1292. [znac301]. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac301

Halfwerk, F. R., Wielens, N., Hulskotte, S. , Brusse-Keizer, M. , & Grandjean, J. G. (2022). A Mobilization Poster stimulates Early In-Hospital Rehabilitation after Cardiac Surgery: A prospective sequential-group study. Research Square Publications. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1975144/v1

ten Dam, L., Dijkstra, K. , & Halfwerk, F. R. (2022). De QUALITY studie, effecten van eHealth op angstklachten en kwaliteit van leven van de postoperatieve cardiochirurgische patiënt. Cordiaal, 44(3), 82-85.

Halfwerk, F. R., & Polman, E. (2022). Jaarverslag Thorax Centrum Twente 2021: Terugblik op 2021. Medisch Spectrum Twente. https://www.mst.nl/p/Centra/thorax-centrum-twente/jaarverslagen/

Li, C. , Halfwerk, F. R. , Arens, J. , Misra, S., Warlé, M. C. , & S. M. Khalil, I. (2022). Controlled Helical Propulsion Against the Flow of a Physiological Fluid. Paper presented at 5th Annual International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales, MARSS 2021, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. https://doi.org/10.1109/marss55884.2022.9870248

Reintjes, M. P. T. , Wang, Y. , van Delden, R. , Klaassen, R., Lynch, W. , Veltink, P. H. , Grandjean, J. G. , & Halfwerk, F. R. (2022). Objectief in kaart brengen van patiëntmobilisatie na hartchirurgie met behulp van accelerometers: Op weg naar patiënt-specifieke strategieën. Abstract from Wetenschapsdag Medisch Spectrum Twente 2022, Enschede, Netherlands.

In 2020 verdedigde dr. Frank R. Halfwerk zijn proefschrift getiteld:
"Innovations in cardio-thoracic surgery: Predicting and optimising outcome with state of the heart technology" o.l.v. prof. Grandjean en prof. Koopman met succes aan de Universiteit Twente, zie https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036550697

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