The 2009 annual report of EMGO+ is out

Two weeks ago we send out the 2009 annual report of the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research (EMGO+). A pdf of the annual report can be accessed via this link. This 2009 report is the first annual evaluation after EMGO became EMGO+. On January 1 the old EMGO Institute of the VU University Medical Center, merged with strong research groups of the VU University faculties of Psychology & Education and of Earth & Life Sciences to conduct excellent research in public and occupational health, primary care, rehabilitation and long-term care.More specifically, by fulfilling its mission EMGO+ is aiming to contribute to improving evidence based:

• public and occupational health;
• primary health care;
• mental health care;
• rehabilitation practice;
• long-term health and health care.

The 2009 annual report shows that the institutes 2009 output in terms of publications, doctorol theses and acquired research funding is stronger than the sum of the 2008 outputs of the groups that merged to form EMGO+.