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Eva Bolt was born on April 28, 1984, in Enkhuizen, the Netherlands. She completed pre-university education at the St Vitus College in Bussum. In 2002, she started studying Medicine at the University of Amsterdam. After obtaining her Bachelor’s degree cum laude, she took a side-step from Medicine to follow a Master’s program in International Public Health at the VU University Amsterdam. For her Master’s thesis Eva went to Vietnam to work on the project ‘The occurrence and overcoming of gaps in knowledge on mother-to-child-transmission of HIV in women at high risk´. In 2007 she graduated at the VU University and returned to the University of Amsterdam to obtain her Master’s degree in Medi-cine. Eva gained medical experience through internships in the Netherlands as well as abroad, in Cameroon and India and graduated in 2010.

From 2010 to 2011, she worked as physician at the department of Neurology and the department of Internal Medicine at Tergooiziekenhuizen, Hilversum. From 2010 to 2015 she volunteered as physician at Kruispost, Amsterdam, a medical centre providing physical and psychosocial care to people with limited access to health care. In 2012 Eva illustrated the children’s book Kapitein Bolbuik.

In 2011 Eva commenced her PhD-project at the end-of-life research group, part of the EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research at the VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam. During her PhD-project, she became involved in two projects: the second evaluation of the termination of life on request and assisted suicide (review procedures) act, and the KNMG Steering Committee for Appropriate End-of-Life Care. Starting 2012, she is combining her PhD studies with General Practice Vocational Training at the AMC Amsterdam as ‘aiotho’. Since 2014, she is active within the LOVAH, the National Organization for aspiring GPs, as chairperson of the workgroup science (formerly the AIOTHO-bestuur).

Eva is currently working in a family practice in Hilversum, and hopes to graduate as a general practitioner in 2018. She lives in Weesp with her partner Tomek van de Watering and their son Roef. In her spare time, she enjoys cycling, running, painting and illustrating (see also: www.evabolt.nl).

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2012 E.E. Bolt, B.D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen. Medische beslissingen rond het levenseinde bij patiënten met kanker (In Dutch). Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Oncologie 2012;9:69-762014 E.E. Bolt, A. van der Heide, B.D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen. Reducing questionnaire length did not improve physician response rate: a randomized

trial. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2014; Vol 67 (4): pg 477-812015 E.E. Bolt, M.C. Snijdewind, D.L. Willems, A. van der Heide, B.D. Onwuteaka-

Philipsen. Can physicians conceive of performing euthanasia in case of psychiatric disease,

dementia or being tired of living? Journal of Medical Ethics 2015; Vol 41: pg 592-5982016 E.E Bolt, M. Hagens, D. Willems, B.D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen. Primary care patients hastening death by voluntarily stopping eating and drinking. Annals of Family Medicine 2015, Vol. 13 (5), pg 421-428.2016 E.E Bolt, M. Hagens, D. Willems, B.D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen. Bewust afzien van eten en drinken (In Dutch. Duplicate publication). Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 2016;160:D84.2016 E.E. Bolt, H.R.W. Pasman, D.J.H. Deeg, B.D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen. From advance euthanasia directive to euthanasia: Stable preference in older people? Journal of American Geriatrics Society 2016, Vol 64, Issue 8, pg 1628-16332016 E.E. Bolt, H.R.W. Pasman, D. Willems, B.D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen. Appropriate and inappropriate care in the last phase of life: an explorative study

among patients and relatives. BMC Health Services Research 2016, Vol 16:655.2016 E.E. Bolt, E.Q. Flens, H.R.W. Pasman, D. Willems, B.D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen. Physician-assisted dying for children is conceivable for most Dutch physicians, ir-

respective of the patient’s age or competence to decide. Acta Paediatrica 2016. doi:10.1111/apa.136202017 E.E. Bolt, H.R.W. Pasman, D. Willems, B.D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen. Passende zorg in de laatste levensfase (in Dutch. Duplicate publication). Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 2017; 161:D1511.

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1. phD trainingGeneral academic skills Year time

Heuvellandcursus: Effective writing and publishing scientific papers 2011 2 days

Oncology Graduate School Amsterdam: Training in scientific data visualization

2016 3 hours

Research skills

EpidM course V01: Epidemiological research: design and interpretation 2011 30 hours

EpidM course V02: Principles of epidemiological data-analysis 2012 30 hours

EpidM course R01: Introduction SPSS 2012 2 days

EpidM course V30: Regressietechnieken 2014 35 hours

Teaching skills

Basistraining voor tutoren VUmc-Compas 2012 10 hours

Extra training Professioneel gedrag beoordelen voor tutoren 2012 1.5 hour

Workshop Klinisch Redeneren voor B3-tutoren 2013 2 hours

Training Portfoliobegeleiding 2013 1 hour

Basisworkshop didactiek voor werkgroepdocenten 2014 3 hours

Seminars and workshops

Quest meetings, Amsterdam 2011-2016 Monthly

AGORA onderzoeksmiddag, Nijmegen 2011 0.5 day

Masterclass prof. W. Breitbart 2011 0.5 day

Benelux parlement: Conferentie “Levenseinde” 2011 1 day

ICER day, Brussels 2011 1 day

Quality of Care Symposium: Qualitative Research, Amsterdam 2011 2 hours

Seminar ‘Preferences on end of life care’ 2011 2 hours

EMGO+ Annual Retreat 2012 1 day

Junior forum preceding the 7th World Research Congress of the EAPC, Trondheim

2012 0.5 day

Seminar ‘Decision making’, Amsterdam 2012 2 hours

Masterclass at the 3rd Amsterdam Symposium on Palliative Care, by Professor F. Nauck

2013 0.5 day

Masterclass at the 4th international Seminar of the EAPC and EAPC-RN, Amsterdam, by prof. M. Lloyd-Williams and prof. T. Quill

2014 0.5 day

Quality of Care Meeting, Amsterdam 2014 2 hours

Junior Onderzoekers Symposium Expertisecentra palliatieve Zorg; Proactieve palliatieve zorg, Nijmegen

2014 1 day

Symposium Aging & Later Life, Amsterdam 2016 0.5 day

Annual CaRe Days, Veldhoven-Eindhoven 2016 28 hours

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2. Scientific activitiesAttended conferences year time

Dilemma’s rond euthanasie 2011 1 day

1st Amsterdam Symposium on Palliative Care, Amsterdam 2011 0.5 day

Nationaal Congres voor Volksgezondheid ‘Volksgezondheid 2.0’, Amsterdam 2012 2 days

7th World Research Congress of the EAPC, Trondheim 2012 3 days

WONCA 2013 20th World conference, Prague 2013 3 days

3rd Amsterdam Symposium on Palliative Care: Palliative care in an aging society

2013 0.5 day

ICER meeting, Rotterdam 2013 1 day

AMC; Congres Palliatieve Zorg 2.0, Amsterdam 2013 0.5 day

4th international Seminar of the EAPC and EAPC-RN, Amsterdam 2014 2 days

4th Amsterdam Symposium on Palliative Care, Amsterdam 2014 0.5 day

NHG-Wetenschapsdag 2014, Groningen 2014 1 day

EAPC RN, Amsterdam 2014 1 day

NAPCRG 2014, New York 2014 4 days

Niet alles wat kan, hoeft. Passende zorg in de laatste levensfase, Utrecht 2015 1 day

9de Onderzoeksforum Palliatieve Zorg Nederland Vlaanderen, Antwerpen 2015 1 day

NHG wetenschapsdag, Rotterdam 2015 1 day

Medilex: Euthanasie bij psychiatrische problematiek, Utrecht 2015 1 day

WONCA Europe, Istanbul 2015 3 days

Euthanasia 2016, Amsterdam 2016 3 days

NHG wetenschapsdag Amsterdam,chairmanship of session ‘palliative care and qualitative research’

2016 1 day

EAPC-RN, Dublin 2016 4 days

Hastening Death by Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: Clinical, Legal, Ethical, Religious, and Family Perspectives, Seattle University School of Law, Seattle

2016 2 days

Organization

Aiothodag ‘Van onderzoek naar beleid’, Utrecht 2014 2 days

Aiothodag ‘Projectmanagament’, Amsterdam 2016 2 days

Awards

Award for best poster, Symposium Aging & Later Life, Amsterdam 2016

Nominated for SBOH Academiseringsprijs, LOVAH congres 2016

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3. presentationsLocation Title Desciption Year

AGORA onderzoeksmiddag, Nijmegen

Hoe krijgen we die artsen zo gek dat ze meedoen? Ervaringen van een beginnende onderzoeker

Oral presentation 2011

Nationaal Congres voor Volksgezondheid ‘Volksgezondheid 2.0’, Amsterdam

Voorkeur betreffende actieve levensbeëindiging verandert niet in de drie maanden voor overlijden

Oral presentation 2012

VUmc Department of Public and Occupational Health, lunch meeting, Amsterdam

How to increase response rate in physician surveys

Oral presentation 2012

7th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Trondheim

Preference for active ending of life in older people in the last three months of life; relation with advance euthanasia directives and requests for euthanasia

Poster presentation

2012

WONCA 2013 20th World conference, Prague

VRFF (Voluntary refusal of food and fluid) as an alternative to euthanasia in Dutch GP care

Poster presentation

2013

ICER meeting, Rotterdam

Different perspectives on advance care planning: When should it be initiated and by whom?

Oral presentation 2013

NHG wetenschapsdag, Groningen

Zorg op maat in de laatste levensfase Poster presentation

2014

Masterclass at the 4th international Seminar of the EAPC and EAPC-RN, Amsterdam

Would you? Cause of suffering and conceivability to perform EAS

Presentation 2014

EAPC RN, Amsterdam The consequences of overtreatment Poster presentation

2014

NHG Afscheidsreceptie Lucas Koch, Utrecht

Wat bepaalt of zorg in de laatste levensfase passend is?

Oral presentation 2014

NAPCRG 2014, New York

GPs’ Experiences With Patients Who Hasten Death By VSED

Poster presentation

2014

9de Onderzoeksforum Palliatieve Zorg Nederland Vlaanderen, Antwerpen

Passende zorg in de laatste levensfase Oral presentation 2015

NHG wetenschapsdag, Rotterdam

Van euthanasieverklaring tot euthanasie Oral presentation 2015

Medilex: Euthanasie bij psychiatrische problematiek, Utrecht

Hoe denkbaar is euthanasie bij psychiatrische problematiek?

Invited speaker 2015

WONCA Europe, Istanbul

Appropriate care at the end of life Oral presentation 2015

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WONCA Europe, Istanbul

From advance euthanasia wish to euthanasia; a stable wish?

Oral presentation 2015

Aging& Later life symposium, Amsterdam

Advance care planning: When and by whom? Poster presentation

2016

VUmc Department of Public and Occupational Health, lunch meeting, Amsterdam

Advance care planning: When and by whom? Poster presentation

2016

Euthanasia2016, Amsterdam

End-of-life practices in the Netherlands & Belgium: Similarities & differences.

Panel discussion 2016

Euthanasia2016, Amsterdam

Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking to hasten death.

Oral presentation 2016

EAPC-RN, Dublin Advance care planning: When and by whom? Oral presentation 2016

Quest, Amsterdam Giving or forgoing treatment in the last phase of life; consequences and appropriateness

Oral presentation 2016

Hastening Death by Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: Clinical, Legal, Ethical, Religious, and Family Perspectives, Seattle University School of Law, Seattle

VSED in the Netherlands Invited speaker 2016

4. Clinical experienceTraining program in family medicine, AMC Amsterdam Year

GP residency in primary care, Zorggroep Almere Gezondheidscentrum Prisma, Almere 2012-2013

GP residency in psychiatry, Maatschappelijke geestelijke gezondheidzorg, Amsterdam 2014

GP residency in elderly care, Eduard Douwes Dekkerhuis, Amsterdam 2014

GP residency in emergency medicine, Spaarne ziekenhuis Hoofddorp 2015

GP residency in pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam 2015-2016

GP residency in primary care, Huisartsenpraktijk Alons&Walter, Hilversum 2016-now

Volunteering experience

Volunteering physician, Kruispost, Amsterdam 2010-2015

5. teaching activitiesTeaching/lecturing Subject Year Time

VUmc, bachelor Geneeskunde Werkgroep Gezondheidsbevordering 2011 6 hours

VUmc, bachelor Geneeskunde Gedeeld Tutorschap 2012 40 hours

VUmc, bachelor Geneeskunde Tutorschap 2013-14 116 hours

VUmc, bachelor Geneeskunde Tutorschap 2014-15 116 hours

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VUmc, bachelor Geneeskunde Werkgroep Tuchtrecht

Aiotho dag ‘van onderzoek naar beleid’, Utrecht

‘ Hoe breng ik mijn eigen resultaten aan de man?’

2014 3 hours

VU, bachelor Gezondheid&Leven ‘Een mediacircus, ervaringen van een onderzoeker’

2015 3 hours

AMC, huisartsopleiding ‘Onderzoek doen’ 2015 2 hours

VUmc, bachelor Geneeskunde ‘Beslissingen rond het levenseinde’ 2016 4 hours

VUmc, bachelor Geneeskunde Passende zorg in de laatste levensfase 2017 4 hours

Supervising Master’s thesis

Eva Flens Physician-assisted dying in children 2014-15 40 hours

6. other activitiesMemberships Function Year

LOVAH(National Organization for aspiring GPs )

Chairperson of the National AIOTHO-bestuur/ LOVAH workgroup science

2014-2017

KNMG Steering Committee for appropriate care in the last phase of life

Research assistant 2013-2015

7. societal impactReports

Organization Report Year

ZonMw A van der Heide et al. Tweede evaluatie Wet toetsing levensbeëindiging op verzoek en hulp bij zelfdoding.Author of: Chapters 3, 4 and 5.

2012

KNMG Stuurgroep Passende zorg in de laatste levenfase. Niet alles wat kan, hoeft. Passende zorg in de laatste levensfase.Author of: Bijlage 1, Onderzoek naar aard en omvang van passende zorg in de laatste levensfase.

2015

Media Output Year

The Guardian,Britisch newspaper (print)

Interview;One in five Dutch doctors would help physically healthy patients die, Peter Walker

2015

Newsweek ,American magazine (online)

Interview:Many Dutch Doctors OK With Euthanasia for Nonphysical Suffering, Max Kutner

2015

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MedicalResearch.com,American online platform

Interview:Study Suggests Most Physicians Would Not Perform Euthanasia For Dementia or Psychiatric Disease. Mare Benz

2015

De Nieuws BV,Radio 1, BNN

Live interview,Eric Corton and Wllemijn Veenhoven

2015

Het Parool,Dutch newspaper (print)

Interview;Meer huisartsen bereid patiënt te helpen bij euthanasie, Malika Sevil

2015

Reformatorisch Dagblad,Dutch newspaper (print)

Interview;VU-onderzoeker: ‘Besef wat euthanasie van arts vraagt’,Jakko Gunst

2015

De kennis van nu,Radio 5, NTR

Interview and studio guest;Pieter van der Wielen

2015

Algemeen Dagblad,Dutch newspaper (print)

Interview;Zelfde euthanasie-rapport: 2 tegenstrijdige conclusies. ‘Onze artsen laten iemand niet zomaar inslapen’, Martijn van Beeten

2015

Maclean’s,Canadian national current affairs magazine (online)

While we still can: The case for advance directives.Shannon Proudfoot

2016

New York Times,American newspaper (print and online)

The VSED Exit: A Way to Speed Up Dying, Without Asking Permission.Paula Span, The New Old Age

2016

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