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Personal profile
Dr. Sven J.G. Geelen is an implementation specialist and implementation researcher at the Academic General Practice Living Lab Northeast Netherlands (AWH-NO), part of the Department of General Practice and Long-Term Care at UMCG. He is also affiliated with the Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing research group at Hanze University of Applied Sciences and the Specialized Burn Center of the Martini Hospital in Groningen. His work operates at the intersection of implementation practice and science, with a specific focus on developing, guiding, and studying complex implementation and change processes in healthcare.
Geelen is driven by a deep curiosity about the mechanisms that make implementation successful, is particularly interested in the competencies required to effectively facilitate implementation processes. In his work, Geelen applies insights from implementation science to real-world healthcare challenges, while also critically reflecting on how practical experiences can inform and enrich the broader scientific field of implementation.
*Specialties: action-based implementation research and practice; applied science; facilitating co-creation and engagement in research and change efforts; complex health intervention evaluation from a multi-perspective view; implementation science.
*Ambitions: ?professor?; ?head of innovation?; many more……
External positions
Implemenation practitioner and implementation Researcher at the Academic General Practice Living Lab Northeast Netherlands (AWH-NO), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine
1 Sept 2025 → …
Visiting professor for the Rehabilitation Research (RERE) Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1 Jun 2025 → …
Association of Dutch Burn Centers, Burn Center Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands, Martini Ziekenhuis
4 Mar 2022 → 1 Mar 2026
Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences * (mandatory by Hanze)
- Healthy Ageing
Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise * (mandatory by Hanze)
- Frailty and adequate care
Publinova themes
- Other
- Education and Teaching
- Recreation, Exercise and Sports
- Health
- People and Society
- Technology
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):
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SDG 03 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Exploring how healthcare professionals in burn aftercare approach self-management support for burn survivors: A qualitative, grounded theory study
Geelen, S. J. G., Niemeijer, A. S., Scholten-Jaegers, S. M. H. J., van Uden, D., Verwilligen, R. A. F., Bosma, E. & Nieuwenhuis, M. K., 27 Feb 2026, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 148, p. 109538 109538.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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From concept to care: Implementing value-based burn care in the Netherlands
van Uden, D., van der Vlegel, M., Geelen, S. J. G., Verwilligen, R. A. F., van Dammen, L., Pijpe, A., Lucas, Y., van Zuijlen, P. P. M., van der Vlies, C. H., Bosma, E. & The National Burn Care, Education & Research group, The Netherlands, 10 Jul 2026, In: Burns. 52, 8, p. 108115Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Implementing a multimodal lifestyle intervention for depression and overweight in primary and secondary care: protocol for an implementation study exploring what works, how, and under what conditions
Geelen, S. J. G., Paauwe, N., van Zonneveld, S., Burger, H., Moes, N., Hofman, M., Cath, D., Scherpbier, N. & Willems, A., 2026, In: Implementation Science Communications. 41 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Self-management interventions for burn survivors: A literature review among patients with burns and other comparable chronic conditions
National Burn Care, Education & Research Group, The Netherlands, 27 Jun 2026, In: Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. 52, 8, 108080.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Self-Management Support After Burns: protocol for a Multicenter, Stepped-Wedge Hybrid Type II Effectiveness-Implementation Study
National Burn Care, Education & Research Group, The Netherlands, 16 Mar 2026, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 15, p. e86671-e86671Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Professionalising Implementation Science and Implementation (Support) Practice: Do we need practice standards? A European Debate.
Geelen, S. J. G. (Speaker), Goense, P. (Speaker), Jefford, T. (Speaker), Schultes, M.-T. (Speaker), Naef, R. (Speaker), Boers, A. (Speaker) & Pauwen, N. (Speaker)
5 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Zelfmanagementondersteuning na brandwonden
Geelen, S. J. G. (Speaker)
10 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Peri operatieve zorg en herstel
Geelen, S. J. G. (Speaker)
20 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Prizes
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PHD award Physical Therapy
Geelen, S. J. G. (Recipient), Sept 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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PhD award Rehabilitation Medicine
Geelen, S. J. G. (Recipient), Nov 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)