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Research interests
Professionally
I am a human movement scientist and epidemiologist. I hold a University Research Chair as a full professor at the Amsterdam UMC Department of Public and Occupational Health and the Amsterdam Movement Science Research Institute. I am the Editor in Chief of BMJ Open Sports & Exercise Medicine, the director of the Amsterdam Collaboration on Health and Safety in Sports (one of the 11 IOC research centres), and the director of the Amsterdam Institute of Sports Sciences (AISS). My research revolves around preventing sports and physical activity-related injuries, including monitoring, cost-effectiveness and implementation issues. I supervise several (inter-)national PhDs and post-docs and has (co-) authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications around these topics.
Personally
My dad took me to local running events when I was little, and ever since, I have been an avid runner. When I was a junior, I competed at a national level, finishing top 5 in cross country and top 10 in middle distance events. An injury prevented me from continuing at that level and made me decide to study Sports Science to understand better what happened to me. Many years later, I still run, but I moved my interest to ultra-distance events, preferably multi-day trail runs.
specialisation
Epidemiology, Sports Injury, Injury Prevention
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Epidemiology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2000 → 2004
Award Date: 1 Aug 2004
PhD, Medicine, VU University medical center
1 Feb 2000 → 24 Jun 2004
Award Date: 24 Jun 2004
Master, Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1994 → 1999
Award Date: 1 Aug 1999
External positions
Co-chair, Amsterdam Collaboration on Health & Safety in Sports (ACHSS), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Co-director, Amsterdam Institute of Sport Science
Editor in Chief, BMJ Open Sports & Exercise Medicine
Collaborator, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Visiting Lecturer, University of Cape Town
Keywords
- RC1200 Sports Medicine
- Injury
- Prevention
- Implementation
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Shared Decision Making in athlete care
Damman, O., Nelis, S. & Verhagen, E.
1/01/2021 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research
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CHOICE: Choosing the Healthy Option in a Choice Environment
Damman, O., Timmermans, D., Verhagen, E. & Jelsma, J.
1/12/2017 → 28/02/2022
Project: Research
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2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
Mountjoy, M., Ackerman, K. E., Bailey, D. M., Burke, L. M., Constantini, N., Hackney, A. C., Heikura, I. A., Melin, A., Pensgaard, A. M., Stellingwerff, T., Sundgot-Borgen, J. K., Torstveit, M. K., Jacobsen, A. U., Verhagen, E., Budgett, R., Engebretsen, L. & Erdener, U. U., 1 Sept 2023, In: British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57, 17, p. 1073-1097 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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AI did not write this manuscript, or did it? Can we trick the AI text detector into generated texts? The potential future of ChatGPT and AI in Sports & Exercise Medicine manuscript generation
Anderson, N., Belavy, D. L., Perle, S. M., Hendricks, S., Hespanhol, L., Verhagen, E. & Memon, A. R., 16 Feb 2023, In: BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine. 9, 1, e001568.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Academic › peer-review
Open Access36 Citations (Scopus) -
Are we levelling the playing field? A qualitative case study of the awareness, uptake and relevance of the IOC consensus statements in two countries
Fortington, L. V., Badenhorst, M., Bolling, C., Derman, W., Emery, C. A., Pasanen, K., Schwellnus, M., Verhagen, E. & Finch Ao, C. F., 1 Nov 2023, In: British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57, 21, p. 1371-1381 11 p., 105984.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Avoiding the € REDs Card'. We all have a role in the mitigation of REDs in athletes
Mountjoy, M., Ackerman, K. E., Bailey, D. M., Burke, L. M., Constantini, N., Hackney, A. C., Heikura, I. A., Melin, A., Pensgaard, A. M., Stellingwerff, T., Sundgot-Borgen, J., Torstveit, M. K., Jacobsen, A. U., Verhagen, E., Budgett, R., Engebretsen, L. & Erdener, U. U., 1 Sept 2023, In: British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57, 17, p. 1063-1064 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Awareness of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health increases the intention to become more physically active
Jelsma, J. G. M., Verhagen, E. A. L. M., Timmermans, D. R. M. & Damman, O. C., 2023, In: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 11, 1, 2242484.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health
Verhagen, Evert (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sports
Evert Verhagen (Member of programme committee)
12 Mar 2020 → 14 Mar 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ... › Academic
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Jump landing performance in footballers
Evert Verhagen (Examiner)
2019Activity: Examination › Educational
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International Blind Sports Association (External organisation)
Evert Verhagen (Member)
2019 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Academic
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VISTA Conference
Evert Verhagen (Organiser)
4 Sept 2019 → 7 Sept 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ... › Academic
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Cirque du Soleil (External organisation)
Evert Verhagen (Chair)
2019 → 2020Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Academic