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Personal profile
Research profile
Helianthe Kort is a Full Professor and Chair of Building Healthy Environments for Future Users at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Her areas of expertise include Technology in medicine and health care, sanitary engineering gerontechnology, domotica and smart technology. She specializes in research on the impact of the built environment on health, prevention of building related symptoms and diseases and support for daily activities and participation. Her research has a focus on searching for evidence of the built environment to realize quality of life and positive health for building users. The application domains cover the full healing environment health continuum from prevention at home and work to long-term care and care in hospitals.
Academic background
Helianthe Kort obtained her PhD in the Built Environment from TU/e and also holds an MSc in medical biology from Utrecht University. In addition to her work at TU/e, Helianthe is also a Full Professor and Chair of Technology for Healthcare Innovations at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences and has been Visiting Professor, at the Centre for Technology Enabled Health Research, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Coventry University and has undertaken several research visits to India, Taiwan, Brazil and the USA.
Helianthe is also on the committee for several programs of ZonMw, the Dutch organization for healthcare research and innovation, Board Member of the Herman Bouma Foundation for Gerontechnology, Board member of the program Healthcare Innovation Transfer (HIT), member of the Man-Machine-Interaction (MMI) platform and Track coordinator Smart Environments (SRA Health) at TU/e. In addition, Helianthe is President of the Dutch Flemish Discipline of the International Society for Gerontechnology (NV/ISG), Executive Committee Member International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG). Since 2008, she is associate editor of the Gerontechnology journal.
External positions
2004-05-01, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
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Research Output 1989 2019
Contaminant removal efficiency, ontwerpparameter in cleanrooms
Molenaar, P. C. A., Loomans, M., Joosten, P. H. J. & Kort, H., 1 Jan 2019, In : C2MGZN. 2019, 1, p. 8-11 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Open Access
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Impurities
Energy demand reduction in pharmaceutical cleanrooms through optimization of ventilation
Loomans, M., Molenaar, P. C. A., Kort, H. & Joosten, P. H. J., 1 Nov 2019, In : Energy and Buildings. 202, 11 p., 109346Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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Drug products
Ventilation
Tuning
Air
Impurities
Filtratie & energie: is vraaggestuurde filtratie in cleanrooms energetisch interessant?
Molenaar, P. C. A., Loomans, M., Joosten, P. H. J. & Kort, H., 1 Jun 2019, In : C2MGZN. 32, 2, p. 22-24 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Open Access
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Light for patient safety: impact of light on reading errors of medication labels
Aarts, M. P. J., Craenmehr, G., Rosemann, A. L. P., van Loenen, E. J. & Kort, H. S. M., 1 May 2019, In : International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 71, p. 145-154 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Medication Errors
Patient Safety
Labels
Reading
medication
Methods for involving people living with dementia and their informal carers as co-developers of technological solutions
Kort, H. S. M., Steunenberg, B. & van Hoof, J., 1 Jul 2019, In : Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 47, 3, p. 149-156 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Caregivers
Dementia
Activities of Daily Living
Self Care
Referral and Consultation
Activities 2008 2019
Creating Long-term care facilities, a perspective from Gerontechnology
Helianthe S.M. Kort (Keynote speaker)24 May 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
Involving Persons with Dementia and their Carers as Co-developers of Technological Solutions,
Helianthe S.M. Kort (Invited speaker)21 Jul 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Ventilatie en Slaapkwaliteit
Helianthe S.M. Kort (Invited speaker)5 Apr 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (Journal)
Helianthe S.M. Kort (Peer reviewer)2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
Keynote Ageing in place; Building a Healthy and Functional Environment
Helianthe S.M. Kort (Keynote speaker)15 Nov 2017 → 18 Nov 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
Courses
Press / Media
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4/12/15
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Student theses
A local ventilation system for operating theatres: an experimental parameter and full-scale study on the performance of an alternative ventilation system
Author: de Visser, I., 28 Feb 2014Supervisor: Kort, H. (Supervisor 1), Loomans, M. (Supervisor 2), van der Sanden, N. (Supervisor 2), Noor, R. J. (External person) (External coach), Burgmeijer, E. (External person) (External coach) & van Wieren, P. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
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A systematic approach to obtain energy reduction in the complex HVAC systems of UMCs: a case study in isolation rooms of Erasmus MC Sophia
Author: Schoenmakers, I., 28 Feb 2015Supervisor: Zeiler, W. (Supervisor 1), Kort, H. (Supervisor 2) & Boxem, G. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Child-centred adaptive home: houses for households with young children in the suburb of the Netherlands
Author: Hou, J., 31 Aug 2013Supervisor: de Vries, B. (Supervisor 1), Willems, M. (Supervisor 2) & Kort, H. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Contradictory thermal requirements in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: exploring middle grounds
Author: Teuwen, S., 30 Apr 2016Supervisor: Kort, H. (Supervisor 1), Loomans, M. (Supervisor 2) & de Vaan, C. (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
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Exploring the relation between particulate matter inside city offices and the surrounding environments: a case study
Author: Reinders, J., 29 May 2018Supervisor: Kort, H. (Supervisor 1), Loomans, M. (Supervisor 2), Jacobs, P. (External person) (External coach), Versteeg, H. (External coach) & Simons, D. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
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