Huisartsenpraktijk Meteorensingel

About Huisartsenpraktijk Meteorensingel

Huisartsenpraktijk Meteorensingel is a GP practice in Amsterdam. The practice provides initial care for physical and mental health complaints and treats common complaints.

Care provided

The practice diagnoses and treats common complaints and refers patients when specialist care is needed. It has multidisciplinary care programmes for chronic conditions.

• Initial care for physical and mental health complaints
• COPD care programme
• Diabetes care programme
• Cardiovascular risk management care programme
• Atrial fibrillation
• Elderly care

Additional diagnostics

The practice carries out various examinations and works with a dermatologist at BovenIJ ziekenhuis on teledermatology.

• Dermoscopy and teledermatology
• 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
• Memory test (MMSE)
• Punch biopsies
• MRSA cultures
• Urine tests

Additional care and procedures

The practice provides palliative and end-of-life care and carries out various procedures when indicated.

• Eye drilling
• Joint injections
• Smoking cessation support
• Flu and pneumococcal vaccinations
• Removal of lipomas, fibromas and atheromas
• Insulin therapy under the supervision of the POH diabetes (Dutch practice nurse specialising in diabetes)
• Insertion and removal of an IUD or Implanon
• Cervical cancer screening
• Bladder catheterisation

Practice

The regular GP team consists of four GPs. The practice has a quality mark that was renewed for three years following an independent assessment.

• Doctor G. Foppes
• Doctor S.J.M. van Wanrooij
• Doctor C.P. Torenbeek
• Doctor E. Hoskam