Prof. dr. Cammen, T.J.M. van der

Tischa van der Cammen was Professor of Autonomous Ageing (2015 - 2020) at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. Main research interests are Design for Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia, Design for Falls Prevention, and Design for  Integrated Care.

Academic Background

Prior to joining IDE, Tischa van der Cammen was Head Divison of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam.

Education

• 2015 - 2020
  Professor Autonomous Ageing
  Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, department Industrial Design, section Applied Ergonomics and Design, Delft University of Technology
• 2014 - 2015
  Associate Professor Applied Geriatric Ergonomics and Design
  Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, department Industrial Design, section Applied Ergonomics and Design, Delft University of Technology
• 2007 - 2012
  Associate Professor Internal and Geriatric Medicine
  Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam
• 1987 - 2012 
  Head Section of Geriatric Medicine, 
  Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam
• 1991
  PhD in Medicine for thesis on ‘Diagnostic Approaches and Management Aspects of Early Dementia’ 
  Erasmus University Rotterdam
• 1984
  Accreditation in Geriatric Medicine (United Kingdom)
• 1979
  Accreditation in Internal Medicine (The Netherlands)
• 1973
  Medical degree
  Leiden University

Experience

Appointments and activities

• 1 March 2014: Associate Professor Applied Geriatric Ergonomics and Design, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, department Industrial Design, section Applied Ergonomics and Design, Delft University of Technology;
  co-founder of the Working Party on Design Innovation for Ageing (DIfA)
• 1 January 2012: Honorary appointment Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatric Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam;
• 1 January 2012: Visiting Research Fellow Department of Geriatrics, University of Sussex – Brighton&Sussex Medical School, Brighton (UK)
• Member Scientific Advisory Boards LUCAS-project, SENATOR project and project Urban Health Centre 2.0;
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians London;
• Member of the Royal Society of Medicine London;
• Member of the British Medical Association;
• Member of the EAMA-Network;
• Honorary Member of the Dutch Geriatrics Society (NVKG)

Specialisation / field of research

• Geriatrics
• Comprehensive geriatric assessment
• Dementia
• Falls
• Drug-related falls
• Falls prevention
• Adverse drug reactions
• Autonomous ageing 

Case
Falls are a major health care problem and a geriatric presentation of underlying disease. The research of Tischa is directed at determinants of falls in older persons, with the aim to identify the contribution of ageing, drugs, polypharmacy, and muscle atrophy to fall risk. Especially, reversibility of fall risk and prevention of further falls are areas of interest.

Lectures / Coaches students on

• Geriatrics
• Aspects of dementia
• Falls
• Falls prevention
• Design innovation for ageing
• Autonomous ageing