Helena van Velthoven

Welcome!

I am a PhD student in the Global eHealth Unit. Please read below a little more about me and my research. 

Background

I joined Imperial in April 2010 whilst completing my MSc. My work at the Global eHealth Unit included systematic reviews on telephone consultation for HIV/AIDS care and integrating prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV with other health services. 

My previous qualifications are a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and a MSc in Health Technology Assessment (HTA), both from Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Part of my MSc (consultancy profile) was a minor in International Health, for which I undertook a public health internship in Tanzania. I have been involved in a qualitative study on a large pregnancy cohort study in the Netherlands. 

Current research

My doctoral research focuses on the adoption of mHealth in China. Currently, my work involves a systematic review on mobile phone messaging for HIV/AIDS services, three Cochrane Collaboration systematic reviews on telephone consultation for HIV/AIDS care and a systematic review on the use of apps for diabetes self-care. I am supervised by Dr Josip Car, director of the Global eHealth Unit. 

About me

I spent most of my spare time travelling and dancing (especially salsa and tango). Also I enjoy wall climbing, surfing and scuba diving. 

Publications

van Velthoven MHMMT, Car LT, Car J, Atun R (2012) Telephone Consultation for Improving Health of People Living with or at Risk of HIV: A Systematic Review. PLoS ONE 7(5): e36105. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036105

Tudor Car L, Van Velthoven MHMMT, Brusamento S, Elmoniry H, Car J, et al. (2012) Integrating Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Programs to Improve Uptake: A Systematic Review. PLoS ONE 7(4): e35268. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035268

van-Velthoven MHMMT, Tudor Car L, Car J . Telephone-delivered interventions for preventing HIV inf ection in HIV-negative persons. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 6. 

van-Velthoven MHMMT, Tudor Car L, Car J . Telephone delivered interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV infection. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 6. 

van-Velthoven MHMMT, Tudor Car L, Car J . Telephone communication of HIV testing results for improving knowledge of HIV infection status. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 6. 

Tudor Car L, van-Velthoven MHMMT, Brusamento S, Elmoniry H, Car J, Majeed A, Atun R. Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programmes with other health services for preventing HIV infection and improving HIV outcomes in developing countries. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 6.

van Velthoven, M H. Thien, T. Holewijn, S. van der Wilt, GJ. Deinum, J. The effect of crossing legs on blood pressure. Journal of Hypertension 2010 (28) 7, p 1591–1592