KU Leuven - Department of Public Health and Primary Care

🎉 Over the past few months, we have onboarded a couple of new members to the department. We are excited to have them work in our team and wish them all the best!

👉 Get to know each of them here: https://ow.ly/oS9v50QA4Oh

Late last year, Corina Thomet succesfully defended her PhD. The aim of her thesis was to ...
🎯 provide an overview of the care offered by adult congenital heart disease (CHD) clinics to their patients, focusing on staff, activities, and infrastructure
🎯 to create quality indicators for transitional care for adolescents with CHD

PhD Corina Thomet – Quality Measures in Transitional Care for Adolescents and Young Adults with Congenital heart Disease On December 8th, Corina Thomet successfully defended her PhD. We had a chat with her before the big day to reflect on her six-year research journey.

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Applications open for PhD position focused on the ethical dimensions of data collection and in . More specifically, the aim of this project is to describe and analyse the range of and duties, both and legal, of employers and athletes in relation to the use of athletes and players data captured via information and communication technologies to monitor health and performance data. Collaboration between KU Leuven and Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH) in the context of DAISI network. https://ow.ly/YUks50PBMUJ

Interested? Find out more about this project👉https://ow.ly/VN9i50PBMUH

PhD position in the ethics of data collection and AI in sports (249114) | The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences Job title: PhD position in the ethics of data collection and AI in sports (249114), Employer: The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences , Deadline: Monday, September 18, 2023

👋 Voor ons departement zijn we op zoek naar een enthousiaste HR/administratieve medewerker. Heb je zin om deel uit te maken van een fijn team? Solliciteer via deze link:

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Next week, Dasha will join our department as a temporary communication officer. Get to know her 👇
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🎉 On 26 June, Lotan Kraun from the Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery successfully defended his PhD: 'Empowering Older People and Informal Caregivers in Transitional Care Decision-Making'. Find out more about his project 👇

PhD defence Lotan Kraun : Empowering Older People and Informal Caregivers in Transitional Care Decision-Making On 26 June, Lotan Kraun from the Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery successfully defended his PhD: ‘Empowering Older People and Informal Caregivers in Transitional Care Decision-Making’.

🎉 On 19 June, Amicia Phillips from the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law successfully defended her PhD. We talked to her a week after the joyous event and asked her how the last few years had gone

PhD defence Amicia Phillips - Communicating genetic risk in the family: ethical challenges and policy approaches On 19 June, Amicia Phillips from the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law successfully defended her PhD. We talked to her a week after the joyous event and asked her how the last few years have gone.

📣 Wij zijn nog steeds op zoek naar een enthousiaste HR/financiële/administratieve medewerker. Interesse? Bekijk de volledige vacature:

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📩 On 27 June, Katleen Fagard will defend her PhD, "The G-ERAS project". We interviewed her and asked her about the project and how the last six years have gone 👇
https://ow.ly/XO4s50OMwMj

PhD defence Katleen Fagard - The G-ERAS project On 27 June, Katleen Fagard will defend her PhD, titled the G-ERAS project. We interviewed her and asked her what her project was about and how the last six years have gone.

📣 VACANCY: we are looking for a Dutch-speaking administrative-financial-HR employee for a temporary position of 1 year. Interested? Check out the full vacancy: http://ow.ly/pkze50OxoAk

A few months ago, we welcomed visiting associated professor Şirin Özkan to our department. During her time here, Prof. Özkan will support the FLANH project. Find out more 👇

Welcoming Şirin Özkan to the department! In January, we welcomed visiting associated professor Şirin Özkan to our department. During her time here, Prof. Özkan will support the FLANH project.

📣 Prof. Vanhaecht from the Leuven Institute of Healthcare and Policy has recently become the first Belgian member of the International Academy for Quality and Safety. Congratulations! 👏

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📣 Do you love copywriting? Managing websites? Organising events? Then you might be the (Dutch-speaking) communications officer we're looking for! Temporary position (6 months), employment rate to be discussed.
https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60215719

Today, Evelien de Sutter, who was co-supervised by prof. Borry from Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law - KU Leuven will defend her PhD. Good luck, Evelien!

PhD defence Evelien De Sutter - Towards participant-centric electronic informed consent in clinical research On 15 May, Evelien De Sutter will defend her PhD titled ‘Towards participant-centric electronic informed consent in clinical research.’ Evelien is part of the department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences but was co-supervised by prof. Pascal Borry from the Centre of Biomedical Ethic...

Picture time at the department for the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law - KU Leuven and L-Biostat! 😎

Tomorrow, Nirosha Ganesan from our research unit Environment & Health will defend her PhD titled ‘Ex vivo evaluation of granulomatous diseases’. We talked to her before the big day:

PhD defence Nirosha Ganesan: ‘Ex vivo evaluation of granulomatous diseases’ On April 18th, Nirosha Ganesan from our research unit Environment & Health will defend her PhD titled ‘Ex vivo evaluation of granulomatous diseases’. We talked to her before the big day and found out what her research is all about.

The AI-POD project, which starts May 1st, aims to develop and validate AI tools for assessing and predicting the risk of cardiovascular diseases and their related complications in obese persons.
Find out more:

Trustworthy AI Tools for the Prediction of Obesity Related Vascular Diseases (AI-POD) The AI-POD project aims to reduce the number of cardio-vascular disease related deaths in Europe by developing an AI-based risk prediction score to support clinical decision making and by equipping obese persons with trustworthy AI tools.

A couple of months ago, Felipe Kenji Nakano from our KULAK campus defended his PhD. We reached out to him and asked him what his research was about 👇

PhD defence Felipe Kenji Nakano: 'Interpretable predictive models for biomedical applications with structured outputs' A couple of months ago, Felipe Kenji Nakano from our KULAK campus defended his PhD. We reached out to him and asked him what his research was all about.

📣 Recently published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance: disadvantaged groups with mental health problems received less care during the pandemic. Read the full paper here:

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Registration and Care Provision of Mental Health Problems in General Practice: Registry-Based Study Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in general practice remains uncertain. Several studies showed an increase in terms of mental health problems during the pandemic. In Belgium, especially during the first waves of the pandemic, access to general practice was limited. Sp...

📣 Registrations are now open for the KU Leuven Summer Course ‘Ethics in Dementia Care’, 4-7 July 2023. Hope you will join us! More info:

Ethics in Dementia Care 9th Edition 2023 The number of persons with dementia will rise considerably in the years to come. The increasing prevalence of dementia and the treatment and care for people with dementia present a myriad of important ethical questions and responsibilities. What do we think of the quality of life of people with deme...

The Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery has recently welcomed a new member to their team: Hannah Thys.

As part of an interdisciplinary team, she will work on a project that studies weariness of life in residential care centres.

Welcoming Hannah Thys to the Department! The Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery has recently welcomed a new member to their team: Hannah Thys. As part of an interdisciplinary team, she will work on a project that studies weariness of life in residential care centres.

Our department has recently welcomed a new PhD researcher: Valérie Vermeersch. During the next few years, she will study the Van Wiechen study, a tool for systematically mapping out the development of children. Get to know her:

Say hello to Valérie Vermeersch! Our department has recently welcomed a new PhD researcher: Valérie Vermeersch. During the next few years, she will study the Van Wiechen study, a tool for systematically mapping out the development of children.

Yesterday, Kristien Coteur defended her PhD on facilitating the discontinuation of long-term BZRA use in adults with sleep problems. Find out more about her research 👇

PhD defence Kristien Coteur: Turning the tide on hypnotic use in primary care On 20 February, Kristien Coteur from the Academic Centre for General Practice will defend her PhD. Her research focused on facilitating the discontinuation of long-term BZRA use in adults with sleep problems.

Next week, Bram Pussig will defend his PhD, ' Addressing alcohol use in general practice'. Find out what his research is about 👉

PhD defence Bram Pussig: 'Addressing alcohol use in general practice' On 23 February, Bram Pussig from the Academic Centre for General Practice will defend his PhD titled ‘Addressing alcohol use in general practice - a community-oriented approach’. Bram talked to us about his research and the last four years of his life.

Next week, Jonas Brouwers will defend his PhD on hospital quality management and policy in Flanders. Find out more about his 👉 http://ow.ly/sEf950MGlyN

Tomorrow, Dr. Philippe Dewolf will defend his PhD. We talked about his research, his challenges, and the things he’s most proud of before the big day. Good luck, Philippe!

PhD defence Dr. Philippe Dewolf On 27 January, Dr. Philippe Dewolf will defend his PhD. We talked about his research, the challenges he faced and the things he’s most proud of before the big day.

Our research unit Geriatrics and Gerontology has recently welcomed a new PhD researcher, Marie Cerulus. Find out more about Marie and her research project
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Meet Marie Cerulus! The research unit Geriatrics and Gerontology has recently welcomed a new PhD researcher, Marie Cerulus. Find out more about Marie and her research project.

On 11 January, Thijs Devriendt from the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law (CBMER) successfully defended his PhD. We reached out to him and learnt what his research was all about 👉 http://ow.ly/J9F450MtPqB

Our research unit Geriatrics and Gerontology has recently welcomed a new member to their team: Eva Guldentops, who will work as project manager on the FLANH project. Get to know her 👉

Introducing Eva Guldentops to the Department! Our research unit Geriatrics and Gerontology has recently welcomed a new member to their team: Eva Guldentops, who will work as a project manager on the FLANH project.