Esca Van Blarikom
Biographic Data
| ID | 210644 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Esca Van Blarikom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Esca |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Blarikom |
| SIGNATURE | VAN BLARIKOM E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen Mary University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3146-0694 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A paradigm shift in fertility care? Discourses on AI for IVF in the Netherlands and the UK
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly promoted as a transformative innovation in in vitro fertilization (IVF), particularly for embryo selection. This article examines how discourses surrounding AI in IVF reflect broader shifts in medical paradigms and market logics. Drawing on a comparative critical discourse analysis of clinic websites, media texts and professional publications in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, we explore how st…
"Living "Out of the Loop: Unemployment in the Context of Long-Term Illness
This article is part of the special issue "Laboring from Ex-Centric Sites: Disability, Chronicity and Work" (title of SI; AWR July 2025; 46(1)) edited by Giorgio Brocco and Stefanie Mauksch. This paper examines the experiences of work and unemployment among residents of an East London borough living with multiple long-term health conditions. Through ethnographic research, we explore the psychopolitics of unemployment in an urban setting, focusing…
Addressing Polypharmacy: Developing Public-Facing Resources Through Storytelling-Based Co-Design
Background: Tackling problematic polypharmacy is a global health safety priority and is likely to require a multifaceted approach. UK health policy hinges around the potential of medication reviews, but deprescribing in medication reviews is uncommon and evidence on how to harness their potential is sparse. Methods: Storytelling Group, a design-led methodology, was used to invite experts-by-experience (‘story-creators’) to re-imagine the medicati…
Multimorbidity as chronic crisis: Living on' with multiple long-term health conditions in a socially disadvantaged London borough
Contemporary health services are primarily designed around single diseases. People with multimorbidity (multiple long-term health conditions) often become burdened by accumulated treatments. Through multimodal fieldwork in a socially disadvantaged London borough, we explore how people living with multimorbidity navigate conditions of 'chronic crisis', encompassing ill-health, overmedicalisation, polypharmacy and social exclusion. Participants in …
The emergence of multimorbidity as a matter of concern: A critical review
Multimorbidity is considered one of the greatest emerging challenges for contemporary health care systems. However, the meaning of the term ‘multimorbidity’ is not straightforward. Despite many attempts to clarify the definition and its measurement, the concept remains elusive. Still, academic interest in the study of multimorbidity has grown exponentially in the past ten years. In this paper, we trace the emergence of multimorbidity as a ‘matter…
"Who am I to say?" Dutch care providers' evaluation of psychosocial vulnerability in pregnant women
"Who am I to say?" Dutch care providers' evaluation of psychosocial vulnerability in pregnant women
Multimorbidity as chronic crisis: Living on' with multiple long-term health conditions in a socially disadvantaged London borough
Contemporary health services are primarily designed around single diseases. People with multimorbidity (multiple long-term health conditions) often become burdened by accumulated treatments. Through multimodal fieldwork in a socially disadvantaged London borough, we explore how people living with multimorbidity navigate conditions of 'chronic crisis', encompassing ill-health, overmedicalisation, polypharmacy and social exclusion. Participants in …
"Who am I to say?" Dutch care providers' evaluation of psychosocial vulnerability in pregnant women
The emergence of multimorbidity as a matter of concern: A critical review
Multimorbidity is considered one of the greatest emerging challenges for contemporary health care systems. However, the meaning of the term ‘multimorbidity’ is not straightforward. Despite many attempts to clarify the definition and its measurement, the concept remains elusive. Still, academic interest in the study of multimorbidity has grown exponentially in the past ten years. In this paper, we trace the emergence of multimorbidity as a ‘matter…
Addressing Polypharmacy: Developing Public-Facing Resources Through Storytelling-Based Co-Design
Background: Tackling problematic polypharmacy is a global health safety priority and is likely to require a multifaceted approach. UK health policy hinges around the potential of medication reviews, but deprescribing in medication reviews is uncommon and evidence on how to harness their potential is sparse. Methods: Storytelling Group, a design-led methodology, was used to invite experts-by-experience (‘story-creators’) to re-imagine the medicati…
Multimorbidity as chronic crisis: Living on' with multiple long-term health conditions in a socially disadvantaged London borough
Contemporary health services are primarily designed around single diseases. People with multimorbidity (multiple long-term health conditions) often become burdened by accumulated treatments. Through multimodal fieldwork in a socially disadvantaged London borough, we explore how people living with multimorbidity navigate conditions of 'chronic crisis', encompassing ill-health, overmedicalisation, polypharmacy and social exclusion. Participants in …
"Living "Out of the Loop: Unemployment in the Context of Long-Term Illness
This article is part of the special issue "Laboring from Ex-Centric Sites: Disability, Chronicity and Work" (title of SI; AWR July 2025; 46(1)) edited by Giorgio Brocco and Stefanie Mauksch. This paper examines the experiences of work and unemployment among residents of an East London borough living with multiple long-term health conditions. Through ethnographic research, we explore the psychopolitics of unemployment in an urban setting, focusing…
A paradigm shift in fertility care? Discourses on AI for IVF in the Netherlands and the UK
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly promoted as a transformative innovation in in vitro fertilization (IVF), particularly for embryo selection. This article examines how discourses surrounding AI in IVF reflect broader shifts in medical paradigms and market logics. Drawing on a comparative critical discourse analysis of clinic websites, media texts and professional publications in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, we explore how st…
Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Health care (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works)