prof. dr. S.C.C.M. Teunissen
prof. dr. S.C.C.M. Teunissen

- Julius Center, dept. General Practice & Nursing Science
Research Programs
Biography
Biography
Saskia Teunissen, is appointed as professor in palliative care and hospice care since 2014. She is an oncologynurse and health care scientist and an expert in palliative care for over 30 years.
The scope of her work has a patient-family oriented profile and an interdisciplinary transmural approach. Her research, innovation and education focuses on symptommanagement and interdisciplinary collaboration and communication in palliative care at home, in hospices, in nursing homes and hospitals.
Besides, the hybride approach of hospice care as a specific concept in palliative care and homecare for patients in the terminal phase of life is a specific topic in her work.
She is responsible for the UMC Utrecht Center of Expertise of Palliative Care and the collaboration of regional partners in palliative care, the consortium Septet.
She is director of the Dutch Cooperation Palliative Care (cooperatie Palliatieve Zorg Nederland/PZNL) to close the loop between research, education, patient care and national collaboration in palliative care.
Side Activities
Expert member Dutch Association for Hospicecare (AHzN)
Member scientific board committee National Society of Nursing (V&VN)
Board member Dutch School for Gynaeco-oncology and Pelvic Surgery. Volunteering projects on oncology nursing courses in Indonesia.
Fellowship and Awards
1989: Ventafridda palliative care visiting award (EAPC chapter Milano)
1999: Orion personal development award (V&VN), a two-year leadership program
2007: Boerhave ‘Serviendo Consumor’ oeuvre award (UMC Utrecht)
Research Output (90)
Enzlin Roos, Vervoort Sigrid C.J.M., Suelmann Britt B.M., Meijer Richard P., Teunissen Saskia C.C.M., Zweers Danielle Jun 2023, In: European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 64 , p. 1-8
Huele E H, van der Velden J M, Kasperts N, Eppinga W S C, Grutters J P C, Suelmann B B M, Weening A A, Delawi D, Teunissen S C C M, Verkooijen H M, Verlaan J J, Gal R 4 May 2023, In: Trials. 24
Antonisse Anne, van der Baan Frederieke H., Grant Matthew, Uyttewaal Gon, Verboeket Cathelijne, Smits-Pelser Hanneke, Teunissen Saskia C.C.M., Geijteman Eric C.T. 15 Apr 2023, In: BMC Primary Care. 24
Kochen Eline M, Grootenhuis Martha A, Teunissen Saskia C C M, Boelen Paul A, Tataranno Maria-Luisa, Fahner Jurrianne C, de Jonge Roos R, Houben Michiel L, Kars Marijke C, 20 Feb 2023, In: Acta Paediatrica. 112 , p. 1101-1108 8 p.
de Graaf Everlien, Grant Matthew, van de Baan Frederieke, Ausems Marijke, Verboeket-Crul Cathelijne, Leget Carlo, Teunissen Saskia Jan 2023, In: The American journal of hospice & palliative care. 40 , p. 87-95 9 p.
de Graaf Everlien, Grant Matthew, van der Baan FH, Verboeket-Crul Cathelijne, Ausems MGEM, Leget Carlo, Teunissen Saskia C.C.M. 25 Oct 2022, In: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 166
Grant Matthew, de Graaf Everlien, van der Baan FH, Ausems M., Leget Carlo, Teunissen Saskia C.C.M. Jul 2022, In: Palliative Medicine. 36 , p. 85-86 2 p.
de Graaf Everlien, Grant Matthew, van der Baan FH, Verboeket-Crul Cathelijne, Ausems M., Leget Carlo, Teunissen Saskia C.C.M. Jul 2022, In: Palliative Medicine. 36 , p. 43-43 1 p.
Koldenhof J J, van der Baan F H, Verberne E G, Kamphuis A M, Verheijden R J, Tonk E H, van Lindert A S, van der Stap J, Teunissen S C, Witteveen P O, Suijkerbuijk K P 2022, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 63 , p. 997-1005 9 p.
Juffermans Mascha, de Graaf Everlien, Kajan Hospice, Teunissen Saskia C.C.M. 1 Nov 2021, In: Pallium. 23 , p. 10 12 p.