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.

Haumann, R. G., Alp, R., Płonek, T. P., Niesten, E. D., Maaskant, J. M., Mariani, S., Wiegmann, B. , Arens, J. , van der Palen, J. , & Halfwerk, F. R. (2024). TRACKing or TRUSTing transfusion prediction: Validation of Red blood cell transfusion prediction models for low transfusion rate cardiac surgery and high transfusion rate post-cardiotomy veno-arterial extracorporeal life support. Poster session presented at 12th EuroELSO - Krakow, Krakow, Poland.

Ruiter, J. C. D., Noort, V. V. D., Diessen, J. N. A. V., Smit, E. F., Damhuis, R., Hartemink, K., ESLUNG Group , & Halfwerk, F. R. (2024). The optimal treatment for patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer: minimally invasive lobectomy versus stereotactic ablative radiotherapy – a nationwide cohort study. Lung cancer, 191, Article 107792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2024.107792

Halfwerk, F. R. , Duinmeijer, W. , Arens, J. , & Groenier, M. (2024). Designing a Patient-Centred Educational Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Simulator (EduECMO) – A training needs analysis with international experts. Abstract from Dutch Society for Simulation in Healthcare (DSSH) annual conference, Groningen, Netherlands.

Martins Costa, A. , Halfwerk, F. R., Thiel, J.-N., Wiegmann, B., Neidlin, M. , & Arens, J. (2024). Influence of utilizing hemodialysis membranes outside-in on solute clearance and filtration efficiency – One step towards a novel combined lung and kidney support device. Journal of membrane science, 698, Article 122575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122575

van Galen, D. J. M. , Meinders, Q. , Halfwerk, F. R. , & Arens, J. (2024). ECMOve: A Mobilization Device for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients. ASAIO Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/mat.0000000000002153

Ligtenberg, L.-J. W., Ekkelkamp, I. A. A. , Halfwerk, F. R. , Goulas, C. , Arens, J., Warlé, M. , & Khalil, I. S. M. (2023). Helical Propulsion in Low-Re Numbers with Near-Zero Angle of Attack. In 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 2647-2652). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/iros55552.2023.10341627

Halfwerk, F. R., Speekenbrink, R. G. H., Meinema, S., Roefs, M. M., Plonek, T. , Grandjean, J. G., & Cardiochirurgie, R. (2023). CABG practice in the Netherlands 2005 – 2020: More arterial grafting, stable pump use, good outcomes. 37th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, EACTS 2023, Vienna, Austria.

Halfwerk, F. R., Plonek, T., Meinema, S., Roefs, M. M. , Grandjean, J. G., Speekenbrink, R. G. H., & Cardiochirurgie, R. (2023). Trends and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Netherlands 2005 – 2020: A Netherlands Heart Registration Registry-based Study. 15-16. Abstract from Najaarscongres Nederlandse Vereniging voor Cardiologie / Nederlandse Vereniging voor Thoraxchirurgie 2023, Arnhem, Netherlands. https://www.cardiologie.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Abstracts-NVT.pdf

Halfwerk, F. R. , Duinmeijer, W. , Groenier, M. , & Arens, J. (2023). Patient Centred Educational ECMO Simulator (EduECMO) – An international training needs analysis. 7-8. Abstract from SPP 2014 – TOWARDS AN IMPLANTABLE LUNG
AUTUMN RESEARCH MEETING 2023, Enschede, Netherlands.

Kraeima, J. (Author) , Schröder, F. (Author) , Boers, T. (Author) , Koenrades, M. (Author), Ruiter, S. (Author) , van Alphen, M. J. A. (Author), Ooms, A. (Author), Verhoeven, R. (Author), Smit, J. (Author) , & Halfwerk, F. (Ed.) (Editor). (2023). Principles of Technical Medicine - Domain of Image-guided interventions. Web publication/site, University of Twente. https://www.principles-of-tm.nl/tm-disciplines/image-guided-interventions/

Gajewski, P., Błaziak, M., Urban, S., Garus, M., Braunschweig, F., Caldeira, D., Gawor, A., Greenwood, J. P., Guzik, M. , Halfwerk, F. R., Iwanek, G., Jarocki, M., Jura, M., Krzystek-Korpacka, M., Lewandowski, Ł., Lund, L. H., Matysiak, M., Pinto, F., Sleziak, J., ... Zymliński, R. (2023). Sex-stratified patterns of emergency cardiovascular admissions prior and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific reports, 13(1), Article 17924. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44400-3

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, Article 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, Article 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. Article 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), Article 1765. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12051765

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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