A good conversation
Suddenly they were everywhere: posters in bus shelters, banners on the internet and commercials on the radio about doctors and patients. I even saw 2 campaigns at the same time. The campaign of the patient who is looking for a...
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And then it’s done…
Outsiders often think it will be the best day in a long time. After a period of uncertainty about the diagnosis, discussions with practitioners and case managers, numerous examinations and many more blood tests than after months of treatment, the...
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On the other side of the desk
Every day I have conversations with family members about how patients are doing. About how the operation went, what the expected course is. How it will continue, what examinations and blood tests will be done this afternoon. About what the...
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Column Olijfblad #2 2018
While my colleagues were enjoying their well-deserved vacation, I was working. That work that I do every day with so much (com)passion, commitment and enthusiasm that makes me cycle home every day with a satisfied feeling. Of course it is...
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Column Olijfblad #1 2018
Friday is listening day. Friday is talk day. Friday is police day. Contrary to what most people think, the consultation hours of a gynecologist-oncologist are extremely varied! Listening, telling, explaining, joking, coming back to previous stories that have been shared,...
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Column Olijfblad #4 2016
“There she was. In the middle of life, between her mother and her boyfriend. Her mother sweet and caring, her boyfriend big, tough and caring. She laughed a lot and sincerely, but not with abandon. What a joy it would...
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Checklists 2.0
Suddenly the subject is topical again: how many operations do you have to do to be ‘completed’. Or at least skilled enough to be able to do the surgery on their own. A lot of research has been done, but...
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Cor is a regular columnist for the Olijf magazine, the patient association for women with gynecological cancer and their loved ones.
Cor has been a tweep from the very beginning. In addition to his own profile (@cordekroon), he also initiated @NLzorg and has hosted it years, where a different healthcare provider tweets about his or her work every week.