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You searched for these word(s): CT-scanHandbook strategic foresight | Phase 1 Futures
https://www.rivm.nl/en/public-health-foresight/handbook/futures… robust decision-making. Scenario development is a structured process, combining both qualitative and quantitative … as mind mapping or causal loop diagrams. Next, horizon scanning systematically identifies future trends and driving … like DESTEP, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of factors that could shape the future. Once identified, these …
Publication date: 01-05-2026Stem cells
https://www.rivm.nl/en/alternatives-to-animal-testing/fields-of-expertise/stem-cells… The effect of compounds on the developing brain is largely unknown. … Therefore, there is a high need for testing the adverse effects of compound exposure on the development of the brain. … Disruption of brain development may have an enormous impact on future life and might result in disorders such as ADHD …
Publication date: 03-23-2023Zebrafish
https://www.rivm.nl/en/alternatives-to-animal-testing/fields-of-expertise/zebrafish… increasingly based on mechanisms of toxicity that are structured in Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs). This paradigm … A whole organism to bridge the gap To study the effect of chemical exposure on an adverse outcome, in vitro and … outcomes it is known that toxicity relies on the interaction between different organs and cell types. Prediction of …
Publication date: 04-01-2023Computational modelling of neural tube defects
https://www.rivm.nl/en/alternatives-to-animal-testing/fields-of-expertise/computational-modelling-neural-tube-defects… new in silico as well as in vitro tools to get a complete picture of the toxicity of chemicals. Within this context, … of test systems should provide measurements of compound effects that can be integrated by an in silico model to translate them into a prediction of toxicity. By taking this approach, this prediction …
Publication date: 04-03-2023In vitro testing of inhaled substances
https://www.rivm.nl/en/alternatives-to-animal-testing/fields-of-expertise/inhalation-toxicity… enter the human body. These compounds come into contact with the pulmonary system through inhalation, potentially causing local effects in the lungs or systemic effects elsewhere in the body. To determine the effects of … and sensitising compounds from, for example, cosmetic products or cigarette smoke. These compounds can cause local …
Publication date: 11-01-2022Medical Implant Safety
https://www.rivm.nl/en/alternatives-to-animal-testing/fields-of-expertise/medical-implant-safety… medical implants as a treatment. In most patients, the function of damaged tissues or organs is successfully restored, … complaints to find out what caused the adverse effect. Explants consist of biomaterial and the surrounding … focuses on the development of an in vitro model of direct cell-biomaterial interaction in which cells are exposed …
Publication date: 11-01-2022Handbook strategic foresight | Introduction
https://www.rivm.nl/en/public-health-foresight/handbook/introduction… future challenges and opportunities, rather than just reacting to problems as they arise. It can support being better … emerging health risks such as pandemics, climate change effects, or new diseases before they become widespread … be taking more timely. While the future is always subject to uncertainty, strategic foresight reduces surprises and …
Publication date: 01-05-2026Other foresight activities
https://www.rivm.nl/en/public-health-foresight/activities… In addition to Public health Foresight studies, RIVM conducts foresight studies in research fields that are adjacent … health and safety in the Netherlands To understand the impact on occupational health and safety over the next 20 years, … in their occurrence and impact. As a first step, a horizon scan is conducted. In the coming years future developments …
Publication date: 01-30-2025Publications on alternatives to animal testing
https://www.rivm.nl/en/alternatives-to-animal-testing/publications… chemicals for developmental (neuro)toxicity and reproductive toxicity Carlier, M.P.; Levina Supryadi, B.; Wahlen, … to transform next generation risk assessment into a structured and transparent process Leist, M.; Tangianu, S.; … NAM-based risk assessment for developmental neurotoxic effects, illustrated with chlorpyrifos Zwartsen, A.; Westerhout, …
Publication date: 11-01-2022