Shelly van Nieuwkasteele

Shelly van Nieuwkasteele is a Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam working within the Department of General Practice at Erasmus MC, contributing to the General Practice Overview Network's mission of advancing primary care research through evidence-based clinical studies.

Her research spans General Practice and Primary Care with specialized focus on diabetes-related fall risks in elderly populations and pediatric orthopedic assessment tools. Key interests include chronic disease complication analysis, healthcare cost modeling, and cross-cultural validation of clinical instruments for foot disorders. Her work bridges clinical practice with epidemiological research to address gaps in diabetic patient safety and pediatric orthopedic evaluation.

Recent publications demonstrate dual expertise: investigating balance impairment and economic burdens in diabetic fall incidents, alongside adapting pediatric foot questionnaires for Dutch clinical use. These studies highlight methodological rigor in risk-factor analysis and cross-cultural instrument validation within primary care settings.

As part of the General Practice Overview Network, Dr. van Nieuwkasteele collaborates on interdisciplinary projects examining real-world healthcare challenges, particularly in chronic disease management and developmental orthopedics, with implications for clinical guidelines and resource allocation in community medicine.