Valesca Retèl
Postdoctoral fellow
Department of Cancer
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Netherlands
Biography
Valesca Retèl has a MSc degree in Health Sciences and a PhD degree in Health Economics. Currently, she is working as a postdoc for 50% at the PSOE department and 50% at the University of Twente (department of Health Technology and Services Research (HTSR)). Her research is focused on early Health Technology Assessments regarding Next Generation Sequencing, Immunotherapy, big data, Image Guided Surgery and Rehabilitation, all in the field of oncology. Some of these projects are in a Coverage with Evidence Development program.
Research Interest
Valesca uses mathematical modeling to combine information on besides cost-effectiveness, organizational issues, ethical-legal, and patient related aspects of promising new technologies in early stages of development. In the early stages, broad spectrum scenario drafting is a key element in these early assessments. She currently supervises 2 PhD students, on early HTA in combination with translational research and on broad HTA in relation to cancer rehabilitation.
