26isfam058 10.3205/26isfam058 urn:nbn:de:0183-26isfam0588 Meeting Abstract Stubbe Stubbe Janine J

Codarts and Erasmus University Rotterdam

author German Medical Science GMS Publishing House

Düsseldorf

610 20260612 engl This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Dieser Artikel ist ein Open-Access-Artikel und steht unter den Lizenzbedingungen der Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (Namensnennung). M0652 058 International Society for Arts and Medicine The Healing Arts – Forging Alliances of Arts & Medicine Presentation Abstracts Berlin 20260618 20260620 26isfam058 TextBackground: While international evidence on arts in health is growing, the Dutch field has lacked a coordinated research infrastructure. Fragmentation across disciplines and sectors has limited the development of shared methods, long-term studies, and national research capacity. To address this gap, the alliance Arts in Health Netherlands established a national Research Working Group in 2025.Objectives: To map existing Dutch and international research activity, identify thematic and methodological gaps, analyse possible funding routes, and develop the foundations for a 10-year national research agenda on arts in health.Methods: The working group conducted:a national inventory of researchers, research groups, across healthcare, social care, arts, and academia;an international scan of comparable agendas and infrastructures;an initial mapping of funding streams;preliminary synthesis of priority themes emerging from practice, policy and educationResults: Preliminary analysis revealed several priority gaps in the Dutch research landscape including limited implementation research, lack of shared evaluation frameworks, scarcity of long-term outcome studies, methodological challenges in studying embodied and creative practices, insufficient insight into organisational and financing models, and limited integration of social determinants of health in arts-based research. Mapping identified multiple opportunities for alignment with EU programmes (Horizon, Creative Europe, Interreg).Conclusion: A national research agenda is essential for strengthening evidence, informing policy, and enabling sustainable scaling of arts in health. The Dutch model demonstrates how collaborative mapping and agenda-setting can build a coherent research ecosystem with international relevance. 0 0 0 0