Background

Wijnand earned his bachelor’s degree at Leiden University in 2006. In 2008 he received his master’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience and commenced his PhD at the Department of Infectious Diseases Research and Prevention at the Public Health Service of Amsterdam in 2009. His PhD research focus was the diversity in sexual-risk motivations and related HIV risk-reduction strategies among men who have sex with men in the Netherlands.

From 2013 to 2019, Wijnand worked as a public health researcher at the Department of Epidemiology, Health Promotion and Care Innovation (EGZ) at the Public Health Service of Amsterdam. He was responsible for monitoring the health of the general Amsterdam population using results from the 4 yearly Amsterdam Health Monitoring Study (AGM). He also investigated daily functioning among vulnerable populations in Amsterdam using the Dutch version of the ‘Self-Sufficiency Matrix’ (SSM-D), a tool to measure self-sufficiency.

Key projects at Burnet:

• Review of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room, a safe and hygienic place where people can inject drugs in a supervised health setting located in North Richmond, using data from the SuperMix cohort in Melbourne.
• Enhancing Hepatitis C treatment in primary care settings through targeted education in Tasmania.
• A randomised controlled trial of active case management to link hepatitis C notifications to hepatitis C treatment in Tasmania.

Positions

2019 – ongoing: Research Officer, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Qualifications

• 2018: PhD in Social Psychology and Epidemiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 2008: Master in Cognitive Neuroscience, cum laude, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
• 2006: Bachelor in Cognitive Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

Publications (14)

2022 (1)

• Cohort Profile: The Melbourne Injecting Drug User Cohort Study (SuperMIX).
  Van Den Boom W, Quiroga MDM, O'Keefe D, Kumar D, Hill PL, Scott N, Agius PA, Higgs P, Kerr T, Maher L, Hickman M, Stoové M, Dietze P
  Int J Epidemiol. 2022 Jan; Epub ahead of print

2021 (2)

• The Melbourne safe injecting room attracted people most in need of its service.
  Van Den Boom W, Del Mar Quiroga M, Fetene DM, Agius PA, Higgs PG, Maher L, Hickman M, Stoové MA, Dietze PM
  Am J Prev Me. 2021 May; 61(2):217-224
• Homelessness, unstable housing, and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Arum C, Fraser H, Artenie AA, Bivegete S, Trickey A, Alary M, Astemborski J, Iversen J, Lim AG, MacGregor L, Morris M, Ong JJ, Platt L, Sack-Davis R, van Santen DK, Solomon SS, Sypsa V, Valencia J, Van Den Boom W, Walker JG, Ward Z, Stone J, Vickerman P; Homelessness, HIV, and HCV Review Collaborative Group.
  Lancet Public Health. 2021 Mar; 6(5):E309-E323

2020 (1)

• Adequate Analgesia and Oral Care Attendance in Opiate Dependent Individuals.
  Abdelsalam S, Van Den Boom W, Dietze P, Erbas B, Higgs P
  J Dent Res. 2020 Dec; 99(12):1406

2018 (2)

• Scores on the Dutch Self-Sufficiency Matrix (ZRM-D) and MijnZRM compared. [Scores op de Zelfredzaamheid-Matrix (ZRM) en MijnZRM vergeleken].
  Van Den Boom W, Klaufus L, Lauriks S, Evenboer E, de Wit M.
  Tijdschrift voor gezondheidswetenschappen. 2018 Jul; 96(7):290-298
• Screening instrument is not unlimitedly applicable. [Screeningsinstrument is niet ongelimiteerd toepasbaar].
  Lauriks S, Van Den Boom W, de Wit M, Van Der Velpen, P.
  Sociaal Bestek. 2018 May; 80(5):44-47

2017 (1)

• Is rectal douching and sharing douching equipment associated with anorectal chlamydia and gonorrhoea? A cross-sectional study among men who have sex with men.
  Rca Achterbergh, J J van der Helm, W van den Boom, T Heijman, I G Stolte, M S van Rooijen, Hjc de Vries
  Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Sep; 93(6):431-437

2016 (2)

• Psychometric properties of the Self-Sufficiency Matrix (SSM) and the SSM-Supplement Parenthood. [Psychometrische kenmerken van de Zelfredzaamheid-Matrix (ZRM) en het ZRM-Supplement Ouderschap]
  Van Den Boom W, Klaufus L, Fassaert T, Lauriks S, de Wit M.
  Kind & Adolescent. 2016 May; 37(2):105–119
• Is Group Sex a Higher-Risk Setting for HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Compared With Dyadic Sex Among Men Who Have Sex With Men?
  Wijnand van den Boom, Udi Davidovich, Jose Heuker, Femke Lambers, Maria Prins, Theo Sandfort, Ineke G Stolte
  Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Feb; 43(2):99-104

2015 (1)

• Is anyone around me using condoms? Site-specific condom-use norms and their potential impact on condomless sex across various gay venues and websites in The Netherlands.
  Wijnand van den Boom, Ineke G Stolte, Astrid Roggen, Theo Sandfort, Maria Prins, Udi Davidovich
  Health Psychol. 2015 Aug; 34(8):857-864

2014 (1)

• Is serosorting effective in reducing the risk of HIV infection among men who have sex with men with casual sex partners?
  Wijnand van den Boom, Roos Konings, Udi Davidovich, Theo Sandfort, Maria Prins, Ineke G Stolte
  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Mar; 65(3):375-379

2013 (1)

• Undetectable viral load and the decision to engage in unprotected anal intercourse among HIV-positive MSM.
  Wijnand Van Den Boom, Ineke G Stolte, Robert Witlox, Theo Sandfort, Maria Prins, Udi Davidovich
  AIDS Behav. 2013 Jul; 17(6):2136-2142

2011 (2)

• Serosorting and sexual risk behaviour according to different casual partnership types among MSM: the study of one-night stands and sex buddies.
  Wijnand van den Boom, Ineke Stolte, Theo Sandfort, Udi Davidovich
  AIDS Care. 2011 Aug; 24(2):167-173
• ERP correlates of source memory: unitized source information increases familiarity-based retrieval.
  Rachel A Diana, Wijnand Van den Boom, Andrew P Yonelinas, Charan Ranganath
  Brain Res. 2011 Jan; 1367:278-286