Patricia van den Bemt

Professor Patricia van den Bemt is a leading researcher in Pharmacy at Erasmus University Rotterdam, with 138 research outputs and supervision of 9 students. Her work focuses on medication safety systems within hospital and primary care settings across the Netherlands.

Her research expertise spans medication error prevention, adverse drug reaction analysis, and pharmaceutical cost-effectiveness. Key methodologies include prospective observational studies, before-and-after interventions, and feasibility assessments of deprescribing protocols. Recent work demonstrates strong emphasis on emergency department pharmacy interventions and centralized intravenous admixture services.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals dominant trends in

• Quantitative safety metrics (prevalence, odds ratios, confidence intervals)
• Ward-level implementation challenges
• Cost-benefit analysis of pharmacy technology
• Geriatric deprescribing protocols
• Emergency department pharmacist roles

Professional recognition includes substantial Scopus citations (25+ for key works) and significant Mendeley readership (123+ for 2023 clinical nursing paper). Her research demonstrates consistent collaboration with Dutch medical centers including Erasmus MC and teaching hospitals.

Professor van den Bemt actively supervises graduate research with 9 supervised works documented, and maintains strong industry connections through pharmacy technology implementation studies. Current projects focus on emergency department cost analyses and barcode-assisted medication administration systems.