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James van Oppen is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Emergency Medicine at the University of Sheffield's School of Medicine and Population Health, working a 50/50 clinical-academic split. Based at the Centre for Urgent and Emergency Care Research in Regent Court (ScHARR), he holds a PhD from the University of Leicester (2023) and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) and Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP).
His educational background includes:
- PhD in Emergency Medicine, University of Leicester (2023, NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship)
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM)
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP)
Dr. van Oppen specializes in person-centered care for older adults with frailty in emergency settings, with methodological expertise in qualitative research and psychometrics. As chair of the European Society of Emergency Medicine's geriatric emergency medicine section, he leads international collaborations with the European Geriatric Medicine Society, American Geriatrics Society, and other global bodies. His signature achievement is developing the Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Older People with frailty receiving Acute Care (PROM-OPAC), which earned the 2023 Royal College of Emergency Medicine Rod Little prize.
His recent publications reveal three dominant research trajectories: (1) Validation of frailty assessment tools like the Clinical Frailty Scale across European emergency departments, (2) Development and implementation of patient-reported outcome measures specifically for older adults in acute care, and (3) Systems-level analysis of emergency care pathways for frail older people using mixed-methods approaches. These works consistently bridge clinical practice with methodological innovation.
His notable recognition includes:
- Royal College of Emergency Medicine's Rod Little prize (2023) for PROM-OPAC development
Dr. van Oppen has supervised undergraduate and Masters students at the University of Leicester and will soon co-supervise a PhD candidate on PROMs research. His work is primarily funded through NIHR mechanisms, including his Doctoral Research Fellowship, and he serves as Chief Investigator for the multinational Frailty in European Emergency Departments (FEED) study.
He actively contributes to the Centre for Urgent and Emergency Care Research while leading the European Society of Emergency Medicine's geriatric emergency medicine section, fostering collaborations across 12 countries through the FEED initiative and other international consortia.
