====== Robby Nieuwlaat ======

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Dr. **Robby Nieuwlaat** is a [[europe:netherlands|Dutch]]-[[canada|Canadian]] researcher based in [[canada:ontario:Hamilton]], [[canada:Ontario]].

===== Education =====

Nieuwlaat obtained a Master of Science in Health Sciences in 2001, and PhD in cardiovascular clinical epidemiology in 2007 from [[Maastricht University]] in [[europe:Netherlands|the Netherlands]].

===== Career and Affiliations =====

==== Population Health Research Institute (2008-2011) ====

Nieuwlatt worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at the [[Population Health Research Institute]] in Hamilton from 2008 until 2011.((//Robby Nieuwlaat.// (2022). Radcliffe Cardiology. https://archive.ph/gcdSX))

==== McMaster University (2011-present) ====

Nieuwlaat is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at [[McMaster University]].((//Nieuwlaat, Robby.// (2022). McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences. https://archive.ph/MZHzx)) He was hired at the school in 2011.

He is a researcher in the MacGRADE Centre of McMaster University, and a researcher at the [[Michael G. DeGroote Cochrane Canada Centre]].((//Robby Nieuwlaat.// McMaster Experts. Retrieved June 11, 2022, from https://archive.ph/yPEhO))

==== Radcliffe Cardiology ====

Nieuwlaat is an author with [[Radcliffe Cardiology]].((//Robby Nieuwlaat.// (2022). Radcliffe Cardiology. https://archive.ph/gcdSX))

==== Cochrane Heart ====

Nieuwlaat is a [[Cochrane Heart]] editorial board member.((//Editors.// (2022). Cochrane Heart. https://archive.ph/JbE5a))

==== GRADE Working Group ====

Nieuwlaat is a member of the [[GRADE Working Group]].((Piggott, T., Baldeh, T., Dietl, B., Wiercoch, W., Nieuwlaat, R., Santesso, N., Coello, P. A., & Schünemann, H. J. (2022). //Standardized wording to improve efficiency and clarity of GRADE EtD frameworks in health guidelines.// Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.01.004))

==== OMERACT ====

Nieuwlaat is a member of the [[OMERACT]]-Adherence group, studying outcomes in [[rheumatology]]. He has co-authored publications funded by a 2018 [[Arthritis Australia]] project grant (major funder), and a private research grant provided by Professor [[Stephen Hall]].((Kelly, A., Tong, A., Tymms, K., March, L., Craig, J. C., De Vera, M., Evans, V., Hassett, G., Toupin-April, K., van den Bemt, B., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Alten, R., Bartlett, S. J., Campbell, W., Dawson, T., Gill, M., Hebing, R., Meara, A., Nieuwlaat, R., & Shaw, Y. (2018). //Outcome Measures in Rheumatology - Interventions for medication Adherence (OMERACT-Adherence) Core Domain Set for Trials of Interventions for Medication Adherence in Rheumatology: 5 Phase Study Protocol.// Trials, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2565-z))

==== Canadian Stroke Prevention Intervention Network ====

Nieuwlaat is a Principal Investigator for the Knowledge Translation Program at the [[Canadian Stroke Prevention Intervention Network]].((//Robby Nieuwlaat.// (2014). Canadian Stroke Prevention Intervention Network. https://archive.ph/YcMI6))

==== INGUIDE ====

Nieuwlaat is a member of the Program Steering Committee for the [[International Guideline Development Credentialing Certification Program]] (INGUIDE).((//About.// International Guideline Credentialing & Certification Program. Retrieved June 9, 2022, from https://archive.ph/XmtCe))

===== Research =====

==== Funding ====

Nieuwlaat has published research funded by the [[American Society of Hematology]] (ASH),((Mustafa, R. A., Garcia, C. A. C., Bhatt, M., Riva, J. J., Vesely, S., Wiercioch, W., Nieuwlaat, R., Patel, P., Hanson, S., Newall, F., Wiernikowski, J., Monagle, P., & Schünemann, H. J. (2021). //GRADE notes: How to use GRADE when there is “no” evidence? A case study of the expert evidence approach.// Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 137, 231–235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.02.026)) the [[Canadian Institutes of Health Research]] (CIHR), [[Global Alliance for Chronic Disease]], [[Ontario SPOR Support Unity]], [[Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care]], and the [[World Health Organization]].((Khan, M., Lamelas, P., Musa, H., Paty, J., McCready, T., Nieuwlaat, R., Ng, E., Lopez-Jaramillo, P., Lopez-Lopez, J., Yusoff, K., Majid, F. A., Ng, K. K., Garis, L., Onuma, O., Yusuf, S., & Schwalm, J.-D. (2018). //Development, testing, and implementation of a training curriculum for nonphysician health workers to reduce cardiovascular disease.// Global Heart, 13(2), 93-100.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2017.11.002))

Further funding to study arterial fibrillation has come from [[pharmaceutical_companies:AstraZeneca]], the [[Australian Heart Foundation]], [[Austrian Society of Cardiology]], [[Eucomed]], [[French Federation of Cardiology]], [[Hellenic Cardiological Society]], [[Netherlands Heart Foundation]], [[Portuguese Society of Cardiology]], [[Spanish Cardiac Society]], the [[Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation]], and [[pharmaceutical_companies:Sanofi]].((Dudink, E. A. M. P., Erküner, Ö., Berg, J., Nieuwlaat, R., de Vos, C. B., Weijs, B., Capucci, A., Camm, A. J., Breithardt, G., Le Heuzey, J.-Y., Luermans, J. G. L. M., & Crijns, H. J. G. M. (2017). //The influence of progression of atrial fibrillation on quality of life: a report from the Euro Heart Survey.// EP Europace, 20(6), 929–934. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux217))

He is a member of the [[Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases]] (GACD) Hypertension Research Programme, funded by the [[Canadian Institutes of Health Research]] (CIHR), [[Grand Challenges Canada]], [[International Development Research Centre]], [[Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery]], [[Australian National Health and Research Council]], [[National Institutes of Health]], [[National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute]], [[National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke]], [[United Kingdom Medical Research Council]], and the [[South African Medical Research Council]].((Riddell, M. A., Edwards, N., Thompson, S. R., Bernabe-Ortiz, A., Praveen, D., Johnson, C., Kengne, A. P., Liu, P., McCready, T., Ng, E., Nieuwlaat, R., Ovbiagele, B., Owolabi, M., Peiris, D., Thrift, A. G., Tobe, S., & Yusoff, K. (2017). //Developing consensus measures for global programs: lessons from the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Hypertension research program.// Globalization and Health, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-017-0242-8))

Yet further research has been funded by [[pharmaceutical_companies:AstraZeneca]], [[pharmaceutical_companies:Sanofi]], [[pharmaceutical_companies:Boehringer Ingelheim]], [[Eucomed]], [[University of Basel]], and [[Marche Polytechnic University]].((Guerra, F., Brambatti, M., Nieuwlaat, R., Marcucci, M., Dudink, E., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Matassini, M. V., & Capucci, A. (2017). //Symptomatic atrial fibrillation and risk of cardiovascular events: data from the Euro Heart Survey.// EP Europace, 19(12), 1922–1929. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux205)) ((Allemann, S. S., Nieuwlaat, R., Navarro, T., Haynes, B., Hersberger, K. E., & Arnet, I. (2017). //Congruence between patient characteristics and interventions may partly explain medication adherence intervention effectiveness: an analysis of 190 randomized controlled trials from a Cochrane systematic review.// Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 91, 70–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.07.011)) ((Paquette, M., Riou França, L., Teutsch, C., Diener, H.-C., Lu, S., Dubner, S. J., Ma, C. S., Rothman, K. J., Zint, K., Halperin, J. L., Huisman, M. V., Lip, G. Y. H., & Nieuwlaat, R. (2017). //Persistence with dabigatran therapy at 2 years in patients with atrial fibrillation.// Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 70(13), 1573–1583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.07.793))

==== COVID-19 ====

Nieuwlaat was lead author on a paper discussing [[antimicrobial resistance]] and [[COVID-19]] sponsored by the [[World Health Organization]].((Nieuwlaat, R., Mbuagbaw, L., Mertz, D., Burrows, L., Bowdish, D. M. E., Moja, L., Wright, G. D., & Schünemann, H. J. (2020). //COVID-19 and antimicrobial resistance: parallel and interacting health emergencies.// Clinical Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa773))