Internist, St Antonius Hospital; Netherlands

WJW (Willem Jan) Bos, MD PhD, is an internist specialized in kidney disease. He combines an appointment at the department of Internal Medicine at the Leiden University Medical Center, on a bestowed chair: “Nephrology: Outcomes of care” with a clinical appointment at the St Antoniusziekenhuis Utrecht/Nieuwegein. He is involved in Value Based Healthcare (VBHC) initiatives in both hospitals, and in the nephrology project of the Santeon chain of hospitals. Research is focused on improving healthcare using value based principles, with special attention for kidney care for elderly. He further co-chairs the Linnean Initiative, a national initiative to facilitate VBHC implementation in the Netherlands and chaired the ICHOM working group on Chronic Kidney Disease.