The
Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) is situated in
Rotterdam, The Netherlands. It is one of the largest university medical
centres in Europe, comprising more than 50 departments, and employing
more than 14,000 employees. Every year, it receives approximately
40,000 patient admissions and its clinics are visited over 500,000
times. Erasmus MC employs staff and students from 75 different
nationalities, being a diverse organization with a high commitment to
social issues. The organisation is working hard to provide the best care
for its patients by conducting groundbreaking medical research, and
helping teach future doctors and healthcare professionals to become
valued members of their profession. Erasmus MC is in the top ten of the
best medical institutes in Europe, according to the Times Higher
Education (http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013-14/subject-ranking/subject/clinical-pre-clinical-health). The medical centre is also currently undergoing an extensive upgrade to its facilities.
Dr
John Hays is employed in the Department of Medical Microbiology &
Infectious Diseases and is the coordinator of the
TAILORED-Treatment project. His main areas of interest are antimicrobial
resistance in Gram negatives, rapid microbial diagnostics and bacterial
respiratory tract infections. Dr Hays has been a participant in 6
European funded projects; 3 as principle investigator and 3 as
coordinator (DRESP2, OMVac, PneumoNP, TEMPOtest-QC, NABARSI,
TAILORED-Treatment) and was the head organizer of HinMax (a 3 -yearly
workshop devoted to the respiratory bacterial pathogens Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis).
Further information regarding Dr. Hays’ activities can be found at:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John_Hays/
or
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-p-hays/22/a66/b3b.
Alternatively you can contact Dr. Hays by email (j.hays@erasmusmc.nl), or by telephone (+31 (0) 107032177).