Professor Hendriks holds the inaugural Chair in Nursing Sciences with focus on Integrated Care at the department of Nursing, Maastricht University Medical Centre, and department of Health Services Research at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Previously he held a Chair in Cardiovascular Nursing in Australia and is affiliated with the Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide, Australia.
His program of research focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of novel models of care delivery, based on the concept of integrated care, for patients with chronic cardiac conditions, in particular atrial fibrillation, which includes engagement and guidance of patients in secondary prevention to cardiovascular comorbidities, risk factors and lifestyle modification.
He is the Chair of the Science Committee at the European Society of Cardiology’s Association on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP), and is the Deputy Editor of the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. He serves on multiple advisory boards and as editorial board member for numerous international Journals.
His work has been internationally recognized: in 2024 he was awarded the Fellowship of the American Heart Association, in 2023 he was awarded the prestigious Fellowship of the American Academy of Nursing, and in 2022 he was inducted into the SIGMA International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.