Jonne Sikkens

Jonne Sikkens

Internist · Clinical Researcher · Amsterdam UMC

I work as an internist and clinical researcher at Amsterdam UMC, with a focus on diagnostic safety, infectious diseases, and clinical decision-making. My research spans from bedside diagnostic reasoning to Bayesian approaches in medicine.

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Bayes Basic preview

Bayes Basic

Calculate post-test probabilities in clinical diagnostic situations using Bayes' theorem.

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New Trial Interpretation preview

New Trial Interpretation

How much new information does a study provide about the probability of your null hypothesis? Interpret new results in light of prior evidence.

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Bayes Reversed preview

Bayes Reversed

Calculate negative test percentages based on the maximum number of sick patients you're willing to miss. Based on a PLoS ONE publication.

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Scans and Positivity preview

Scans & Positivity

Explore the relationship between ordering more scans and scan positivity rates, illustrated through Bayes' theorem.

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Common Descriptives preview

Common Descriptives

Visualise the influence of skewed distributions on the mean, median, and other common descriptive statistics.

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PhD Thesis

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The Role of Behaviour in Antimicrobial Prescribing: Are We Only Human After All?

My doctoral thesis, defended on 24 January 2019 at Amsterdam UMC, examines the behavioural and cognitive factors that drive antibiotic prescribing decisions in clinical practice. It brings together insights from behavioural science, infectious diseases, and clinical decision theory.

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