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Moving together Towards a GE39 2.0
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Today, the healthcare landscape is rife with increasingly complex challenges that necessitate a multidisciplinary approach. Our department, in particular, has found strength in our ability to draw on diverse perspectives, which has allowed us to address these challenges and achieve tangible impact. However, we often need to improve our efficiency and, more importantly, we frequently overlook numerous opportunities for collaboration and advancement. We are proposing the establishment of clusters within our department, a strategic move to tackle the challenges above, enhance our efficacy, and foster mutual reinforcement. These clusters will serve as thematic hubs for collaboration across various units, enabling closer cooperation, knowledge exchange, and collective learning within our academic community. This initiative holds the promise of a more efficient and collaborative future for our department.
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KickAsh!
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Health and Globalisation
Sexuality in transit zones
Promoting breast cancer screening
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Community Health: courses
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Domain 'Determinants of Health'
Gezondheid en maatschappij II (GE) // Lutgart Braeckman
Community Health
Exploratie: arts in de maatschappij IV: E-lijn (GE) // Lutgart Braeckman
Samenleving en gezondheid // Sara Willems
Gemeenschapsgerichte eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg // Sara Willems
Health and Globalisation
Domain 'Professionalisation'
Communicatie en participatie binnen de gezondheidsbevordering (GB) // Maïté Verloigne
CAPRHI
Patiëntenbeleid // Dominique Vandijck
Domain 'Health Promotion'
Inequalities in cancer care
Community Health Promotion (Nutrition and Rural Development) // Maïté Verloigne
Gezondheidsbevorderende interventies (GB) // Benedicte Deforche
Quality and Safety Ghent
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (GH) // Maïté Verloigne
Domain 'HAG & Kliniek'
Methodologies
Huisartsgeneeskunde en eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg (HA) // An De Sutter
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Community Health: events
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Follow-up meeting
Community Health
August 2024
Upcoming
Health and Globalisation
Brainstorm session CH
CAPRHI
September 22 2023
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Inequalities in cancer care
Matchmaking event Community Health Care
Quality and Safety Ghent
October 18 2022
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Health and globalisation: projects
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Gender sensitivity in asylum applications
Community health workers in PC
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
Sexuality in transit zones
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Domain 'Determinants of Health'
Voeding en Volksgezondheid (BioMed wet) // Stefaan De Henauw
Community Health
Samenleving en Gezondheid // Sara Willems
Interdisciplinaire perspectieven op arbeid en gezondheid (VV) // Els Clays
Gemeenschapsgerichte eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg // Sara Willems
Health and Globalisation
Mensenrechten: multidisciplinaire perspectieven // Ines Keygnaert
Basic concepts in Environmental Health (Environ Science & Technology) // Stefaan De Henauw
CAPRHI
Domain 'Global Health'
Global Health Challenges (GH) // Olivier Degomme
Inequalities in cancer care
De gezondheid van moeders & pasgeborenen in een globaliserende wereld (GH) // O. Degomme
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (GH) // Maïté Verloigne
Quality and Safety Ghent
Global Health Governance and Leadership (GH) // Olivier Degomme
Essential skills in Global Health (GH) // Olivier Degomme
Methodologies
Domain 'Practical skills'
Seminaria en praktijkvaardigheden (arbeid) // Lutgart Braeckman
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Follow-up meeting
Community Health
August 2024
Upcoming
Health and Globalisation
Training: 'Diversity awareness in teaching'
CAPRHI
March 14 2024
Past
Inequalities in cancer care
Brainstorm session H&G
Quality and Safety Ghent
September 8 2023
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Disruptive innovation
Personal data: transparancy & GDPR
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
Fair allocation of data control & responsibility
Evaluating public engagement
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Domain 'Professionalisation'
Innovatiemanagement (BioMed wet) // Sofie Bekaert
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Veranderingsmanagement in de gezondheidszorg // Simon Malfait
Procesmanagement in de gezondheidszorg (VV) // Dries Myny
Community Health
Veranderingsmanagement en implementatiekunde (VV) // Simon Malfait
Laboratorium kwaliteitsbeheer en -borging (BioMed Wet) // Sofie Bekaert
Good clinical practice - Klinische studies (BioMed wet +Eduma) // Sofie Bekaert
Health and Globalisation
Patiëntenbeleid // Dominique Vandijck
Geïntegreerd kwaliteitszorgbeleid (VV) // Eva Pape & Tim Torsy
CAPRHI
Domain 'ECO/ORG'
Beheer van informatiesystemen (M&B) // Pascal Coorevits
Domain 'JUR/ETHI'
Inequalities in cancer care
Gezondheidswetgeving, deontologie en management van de revalidatiesector // Tom Goffin
Juridische, financiële en organisatorische aspecten van de gezondheidszorg // Tom Goffin
Quality and Safety Ghent
Domain 'Scientific methodologies/quantitative'
Informatieverwerking (THK) // Pascal Coorevits
Methodologies
Domain 'Nursing'
Capita Selecta: zelfmanagement en patiëntenparticipatie (VV) // Ann Van Hecke
Domain 'Global Health'
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Essential skills in Global Health (GH) // Olivier Degomme
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CAPRHI cluster May meeting
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Community Health
May 30 '24 (15-16u30)
February 29 '24
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Health and Globalisation
Interactive moments 8CTPs master students
CAPRHI cluster Jan meeting
CAPRHI
May 13 2024
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January 30 2024
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Inequalities in cancer care
CAPRHI cluster March meeting
Brainstorm session H&G
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March 29 2024
August 29 2023
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Promoting breast cancer screening
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Community Health
Health and Globalisation
Advanced practice nurses in Primary Care
Inequalities in Cervical cancer screening
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Domain 'Determinants of Health'
Gezondheid en Maatschappij (GE) // Sara Willems
Community Health
Samenleving en Gezondheid // Sara Willems
Interdisciplinaire perspectieven op arbeid en gezondheid (VV) // Els Clays
Health and Globalisation
Gemeenschapsgerichte Eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg // Sara Willems
Domain ' Practical Skills'
CAPRHI
Seminaria en praktijkvaardigheden (arbeid) // Lutgart Braeckman
Domain 'Global Health'
Inequalities in cancer care
Global Health Challenges (GH) // Olivier Degomme
Quality and Safety Ghent
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Follow-up meeting
Community Health
September 2024
Upcoming
Health and Globalisation
Seminar: Intersectional inequities across the cancer continuum
CAPRHI
April 15 2024
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Inequalities in cancer care
Brainstorm session IICC
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October 3 2023
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Quality and Safety Ghent: projects
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PRICOV-19 study
Transmural Safety Incident project
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
Advanced practice nurses in Primary Care
Well-being & selfcare among trainee GPs
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Quality and Safety Ghent: courses
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Domain 'Determinants of Health'
Gezondheid en Maatschappij (GE) // Sara Willems
Community Health
Domain 'JUR/ETHI'
Gezondheidswetgeving, deontologie en management van de revalidatiesector // Tom Goffin
Juridische, financiële en organisatorische aspecten van de gezondheidszorg // Tom Goffin
Health and Globalisation
Domain 'Professionalisation'
Laboratorium kwaliteitsbeheer en -borging (BioMed Wet) // Sofie Bekaert
CAPRHI
Patiëntenbeleid // Dominique Vandijck
Geïntegreerd kwaliteitszorgbeleid (VV) // Eva Pape & Tim Torsy
Inequalities in cancer care
Vaardigheden: communicatie en klinische technieken (GE) // Stéphanie De Maesschalck
Domain 'HAG en Kliniek'
Quality and Safety Ghent
Complexe chronische medische condities (tand) // Pauline Boeckxstaens
Domain 'Nursing '
Methodologies
Advanced nurse led care voor de verpleegkundig specialist (VV) // Ann Van Hecke
Domain 'Global Health'
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Organisatie van de gezondheidszorg en wetgeving der verzorgingsinstellingen // Kristof Eeckloo
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Quality and Safety Ghent: events and news
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Symposium 'Improving Q&S in primary Care
Community Health
October 25 2021
Past
Health and Globalisation
Herwerkte versie handboek 'Recht en Bio-ethiek'
CAPRHI
Inequalities in cancer care
Start Q&S Ghent
Quality and Safety Ghent
April 28 2021
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Community Health
Master thesis
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Epidemiology
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Scientific skills
Health and Globalisation
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Methodologies: Quantitative courses
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Gevorderde statistiek binnen de gezondheidsbevordering (GeBe) // Maïte Verloigne
Evidence based medicine en statistiek (Revaki) // Pascal Coorevits
Community Health
Medische statistiek en epidemiologie (THK) // Pascal Coorevits
Inleiding in de statistiek (Logo/Audio) // Pascal Coorevits
Health and Globalisation
Statistiek (Logo/Audio) // Pascal Coorevits
Gevorderde statistische technieken in de logopedische/audiologische wetenschappen // Pascal C
CAPRHI
Kwantitatief onderzoek voor de gezondheidswetenschappen // Dimitri Beeckman
Statistiek voor de gezondheidswetenschappen: theorie // Els Clays
Inequalities in cancer care
Statistiek (Moraalwetenschappen) // Els Clays
Probleemoplossend medisch redeneren: P-lijn (GE) // Pascal Coorevits
Quality and Safety Ghent
Zelfstandig wetenschappelijk werk III: Z-lijn (GE) // Pascal Coorevits
Informatieverwerking (THK) // Pascal Coorevits
Methodologies
Laboratorium kwaliteitsbeheer en -borging // Sofie Bekaert
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Kwalitatief onderzoek voor de gezondheidswetenschappen // Kenneth Chambaere
Toepassingen kwalitatief onderzoek // Kim Beernaert
Community Health
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Methodologies: Scientific skills
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Zelfstandig wetenschappelijk werk I: Z-lijn (GE) // Sara Willems
Verdere inzichten in klinisch wetenschappelijk onderzoek (MSG) // Dirk De Bacquer
Community Health
Wetenschappelijk projectvoorstel (GeBe) // Els Clays
Onderzoeksvaardigheden in het M&B van de gezondheidszorg (M&B) // Nick Verhaeghe
Health and Globalisation
Onderzoeksmethodologie voor VV (VV) // Lise-Marie Kinnaer
Literatuuronderzoek in VV (VV) // Tim Torsy
CAPRHI
Probleemoplossend medisch redeneren: P-lijn (GE) // Pascal Coorevits
Zelfstandig wetenschappelijk werk III: Z-lijn (GE) // Pascal Coorevits
Inequalities in cancer care
Informatieverwerking (THK) // Pascal Coorevits
Quality and Safety Ghent
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Epidemiologie (Biomed wet) // Delphine De Smedt
Epidemiologie en gerandomiseerde klinische studies // Herman Van Oyen
Community Health
Bewegen en gezondheid (Revaki) // Katrien Vanthomme
Gezondheid en Maatschappij II (GE) // Lutgart Braeckman
Health and Globalisation
Basic concepts in Environmental Health (Environ Science & Technology) // Stefaan De Henauw
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Methodologies: master thesis
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Masterproef (GeBe) // Benedicte Deforche
Masterproef in revalidatie en kinesitherapie // Pascal Coorevits
Community Health
Masterproef (M&B) // Jeroen Trybou
Masterproef: implementatiedeskundige in zorg (VV) // Lise-Marie Kinnaer
Health and Globalisation
Masterproef: verpleegkundig specialist (VV) // Lise-Marie Kinnaer
Masterproef: onderzoeker in zorg en gezondheid (VV) // Lise-Marie Kinnaer
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What about GE39 activities outside the clusters?
Quality and Safety Ghent
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CHW as a strategy to promote breast cancer screening among underscreened women
Background: In Flanders, there are significant inequalities in participation in breast cancer screening (BCS), primarily due to factors such as socioeconomic status (SES) and migration background. Limited health literacy (HL) appears to be one of the main causes of these disparities. Objectives: 1. To develop a CHW-based intervention (RCT) to increase the HL of underscreened women to promote IDM about BCS and participation (e.g., a training program for CHWs to prepare them, a set of materials that CHWs can use, ...) 2. To assess the effectiveness of the CHW-based intervetion (e.g., process evaluation and effect evaluation).
A Community-based HPV screening implementation in Low-Income countries - CHILI
We will evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and cost-effectiveness of the ELEVATE cervical cancer screening tool in low-income countries (LIC). The tool is a portable, battery-powered device compatible with self-sampling and comprises an HPV DNA test as well as a proteomic biomarkers detection sensor and will be offered to women in Uganda, Mozambique, Ethiopa and Cambodia. In the first arm, the different steps of current cervical cancer screening practices will be optimized (awareness, pre-and post-counseling and referral). In the second arm, the same strategy will be applied combined with the new point-of-care screening device. Integral part of CHILI is to maximize the use of the new screening tool in low-resource settings in collaboration with national stakeholders and health care providers.
Welzijn en zelfzorg bij huisartsen in opleiding
Onderzoek naar het fysiek, mentaal en sociaal welzijn van huisartsen in opleiding, waarbij we de associatie bekijken met factoren van werkorganisatie en nagaan wat de artsen ondernemen om gezondheidsrisico’s te vermijden. Ook wordt specifiek de impact van de COVID-19 pandemie belicht. Dataverzameling gebeurt via vrijwillige deelname aan een schriftelijke bevraging in een gelegenheidssteekproef van huisartsen in opleiding.
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Interactive moment 8CTPs master students
A warm thank you for your willingness to join our interactive moment with students on 13 May (2-4pm)!
Location:Leslokaal 5.3, B3, Campus UZ Gent Students: Split in 6 groups (each approx. 5-6 people), and will play the role of tech developers. Prior to the event, they will have to think of a real health app (or imagine a dream one) and go through the Empowercare tool with that app in mind, assessing their innovation through the caring technology principles Guiding questions for reflection during the event: Students will be asked to reflect on their findings on the principles and Empowercare to guarantee sustainable health development. Following from this, they will have to reflect on how sustainable their app is in terms of added value for society at large, and at individual level. Here, the debate is on the health data collected and shared with the apps (data ownership vs other frameworks). Your role:You will play yourself😊 – no need to study the Empowercare tool, or do any other specific preparation for the event. At the event, you will be the devil’s advocate and challenge the students during the discussions, from your own perspective and background.
Herwerkte versie handboek 'Recht en bio-ethiek'
Prof. Tom Goffin (Q&S) brengt samen met collega Prof Nys (KUL) een herwerkte versie van het handboek gezondheidsrecht ‘Recht en bio-ethiek” uit. Dit boek geeft de niet-juridisch geschoolde zorgverlener alle noodzakelijke inzichten om – in versterkt vertrouwen – zorg voor de gezondheid te geven.
Integration of CHW in Primary Care: what can we learn from experiences in South-Africa?
South Africa, like most African countries, has years of experience in deploying health guides or community health workers to provide healthcare to vulnerable groups. They are pioneers in this field, and our healthcare system can learn from their experience. This is a form of reverse innovation or trickle-up innovation, where the experience and knowledge from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are shared with high-income countries. This is the objective of this project: First-Line Zone Gent and researchers from Ghent University will learn from the experiences in South Africa to integrate health guides into primary care. We intend to do this through a study visit by three key figures from the healthcare project in Gent to our partner at the School of Public Health at the Western Cape University.
What about GE39 activities outside the clusters?
The clusters in our department are formed based on shared activities in education, research, and societal outreach. However, these clusters are not the end goal but rather serve as a means of promoting collaboration within the department. Additionally, many activities outside the clusters' focus remain essential for our department. To capitalize on our strengths and the unique characteristics of our department members and the department itself, we plan to map all activities comprehensively. We will start with the clusters as the initial focal point.
Advanced practice nurses in Primary Care
Het inzetten van geavanceerde klinisch verpleegkundige expertfuncties in de eerstelijn. Deze functies omvatten rollen als klinisch expert en behandelaar, gezondheidsbevorderaar, samenwerker, communicator, klinisch en professioneel leider en organisator van kwaliteitsvolle zorg en onderzoeker.
De rol van de geavanceerde klinische functies (zoals nurse practitioners) in de eerste lijn is sinds enkele decennia sterk ingebed in andere landen zoals Ierland, USA, Canada, Australië en Nederland. In Vlaanderen is er in toenemende mate interesse om deze academisch opgeleide verpleegkundige expertfunctie ook ingang te laten vinden in de eerste lijn maar zijn de ervaringen nieuw en beperkt. Het onderzoek focust op de implementatie en het evalueren van deze nieuwe expertfuncties in settings in de eerste lijn zoals huisartsenpraktijken, wijkgezondheidscentra en woonzorgcentra.
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CAPRHI cluster May meeting
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Terugblik symposium 'Improving Q&S in Primary Care'
Op 25 oktober 2021 mochten we onder massale belangstelling Prof. Marshall (Royal College of General Practitioners, UK) en dr. Adrian Rohrbasser (Universiteit van Bern, Zwitserland) verwelkomen in de Universitaire Stichting te Brussel. Afsluiten deden we met een interactief debat met onder meer Brieuc Van Damme (RIZIV-IMANI), Roel Van Giel (Domus Medica), Prof. Jan De Maesseneer (WHO Collaborating Centre on Family Medice and Primary Care) en Hilde Deneyer (VIKZ).
Processing Personal Data concerning Health for Biomedical Research: the Principle of Transparency and the GDPR
Development of new diagnostics tools, therapeutic devices and drugs are increasingly supported by collection and access to clinical, research and Real-World Data (RWD). Processing of personal data may fall under various lawful grounds such as consent, public interest or legitimate interest, and should be in compliance with the principles of data protection including “lawfulness, fairness and transparency”. Regardless of what is considered as the lawful basis for processing data, the principle of transparency in data protection requires data controllers to provide data subjects with adequate information about various aspects of processing. However, the questions remain about the best practices in communication of relevant information to the patients and the individuals in order to both fulfill legal requirements and meet the expectations of data subjects in this regard. In this research project, we will study the associated legal, ethical, and technical challenges regarding enhancing transparency in processing health data, and assess the adequacy of the relevant policies and mechanisms. Based on the results of this project we aim to develop recommendations to foster transparency around processing of health data for public and private scientific research.
Cross-border clinical research in the EU: Fair allocation of data control and responsibility
Clinical research relies on patient participation and the use and (re-)use of sensitive personal data. Moreover, several types of research are heavily dependent on exchange of data between countries (e.g., precision medicine trials), and all health research would benefit from greater, meaningful cross-border collaborations, as shown during the COVID-19 crisis. However, the current legal system for the conduct of cross-border research in the EU is complex. Questions have arisen on how to navigate the system optimally to avoid compromising research while sufficiently protecting the fundamental rights and interests of the patients, and particularly their right to data protection. The overall aim of this PhD project is to systematize and evaluate the existing challenges, elucidate stakeholders' perceptions, and to propose a way forward for cross-border clinical trials.
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Inequalities in cancer screening and follow-up
De literatuur toont grote sociale ongelijkheid in de deelname aan kankerscreening. Dit is problematisch omdat kankerscreening een unieke preventiemogelijkheid biedt en de incidentie, morbiditeit en mortaliteit van kanker vermindert. Screeningprogramma’s zijn echter alleen effectief als elke fase in het screeningproces optimaal wordt aangepakt. Toch wordt in de Vlaamse context 19,7% van alle abnormale pap-uitstrijkjes niet adequaat opgevolgd. Daarom zal dit onderzoek zich richten op het in kaart brengen van ongelijkheden in kankerscreening en de ervaren barrières voor deelname aan kankerscreening. Daarnaast zullen interventies op maat om de gezondheidsvaardigheden en geïnformeerde besluitvorming over kankerscreeningparticipatie bij kwetsbare bevolkingsgroepen te verhogen onderzocht worden, evenals het identificeren en aanpakken van sociale ongelijkheden in de naleving van diagnostische evaluatie na een abnormale uitstrijkjes.
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Preventing smoking initiation in adolescents living in vulnerable SE conditions: KickAsh!
Adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions are confronted with tobacco-related health disparities. As school-based interventions appear to be less effective among these youngsters, other approaches are necessary. One promising avenue is youth social work settings that offer sport and recreational activities (SR-settings). SR-settings have been examined as a levering context for health promotion, but evidence regarding smoking prevention is currently lacking. The results of this trial will provide insights in the effectiveness of the KickAsh!- intervention, a smoking prevention intervention targeting adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions. The mixed methods design will enable us to evaluate impact and implementation, as well as underlying processes of the intervention, leading to increased understanding on the usefulness of SR-settings as contexts for smoking prevention initiatives.
Gender sensitivity in credibility assessments of asylum applications based on sexual and gender-based violence
“… [T]he applicant is now [28] years old[,]… received a progressive education and clearly expressed her opposition to [female genital mutilation (FGM)]. … [she] cannot be considered a particularly vulnerable young woman … [running] a real risk of being re-excised if returned to Guinea.” With these words, the European Court of Human Rights judged a Guinean asylum seeker’s fear of sexual or gender-based persecution as not credible. The key reason for refusal of asylum applications based on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is their non-credibility. These credibility assessments are often based on stereotypical, superficial, erroneous, or inappropriate perceptions of gender. In the criminal justice system, such perceptions have been conceptualised as ‘rape myths’: prejudicial, stereotyped or false beliefs about rape.
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Identificatie en preventie van sociale ongelijkheid in de opvolging van abnormale screeningsresultaten voor baarmoederhalskanker
Screeningsprogramma’s voor baarmoederhalskanker zijn alleen effectief als afwijkende uitstrijkjes tijdig worden opgevolgd. In Vlaanderen wordt 20% van de abnormale uitstrijkjes niet tijdig opgevolgd. Er zijn aanwijzingen dat een ontoereikende follow-up samenhangt met een lagere sociaaleconomische positie. Het is niet geweten of deze sociale ongelijkheden ook in Vlaanderen aanwezig zijn. Sinds 2019 implementeert het Vlaamse screeningsprogramma een strategie die gericht is op de zorgverlener om de tijdige opvolging te verhogen maar een strategie die gericht is op de vrouw kan mogelijks ook effectief zijn. Aangezien een ontoereikende follow-up in verband staat me sociaaleconomische kenmerken, kan de betrokkenheid van vrouwen zonder tijdige follow-up de sleutel zijn tot succes voor het ontwikkelen van een effectieve strategie. Deze studie zal het mogelijk maken om kwetsbare vrouwen te identificeren die een risico lopen om niet tijdig opgevolgd te worden en zal de nodige voorbereidingen treffen voor een gerandomiseerde gecontroleerde studie waarin een nieuwe interventie op brede schaal kan getest worden.
Disruptive innovation in healthcare requires disruptive innovation in medical ethics
Several recent medical innovations do not conform with the way medicine traditionally operates, but rather blur the boundaries of medicine and/or side-line the doctor-patient relationship as an essential aspect of healthcare. Examples of this are healthcare apps, direct-to-consumer genetic testing, disease surveillance, electronic patient records, telehealth and certain types of clinical decision support systems. I postulate that several of these new innovations will fundamentally change the very concept of medicine and thus turn out to be disruptive innovations. Given that medical ethics are tailored to ‘traditional’ medicine, we should be critical about its current ability to cope with these changes and question whether the discipline of medical ethics is sufficiently equipped to guide new, disruptive innovations in healthcare towards their great potential in terms of improving patients’ access to good quality healthcare, while also safeguarding patients/users for the risks that come with them, not only in terms of health, but also in terms of infractions against firmly rooted values such as patient autonomy, the duty of care, confidentiality or privacy. If the medical ethics toolbox is ill-equipped to deal with these challenges, we urgently need to rethink or replace procedures, principles or theories in order to remedy this problem.
Advanced practice nurses in Primary Care
Het inzetten van geavanceerde klinisch verpleegkundige expertfuncties in de eerstelijn. Deze functies omvatten rollen als klinisch expert en behandelaar, gezondheidsbevorderaar, samenwerker, communicator, klinisch en professioneel leider en organisator van kwaliteitsvolle zorg en onderzoeker.
De rol van de geavanceerde klinische functies (zoals nurse practitioners) in de eerste lijn is sinds enkele decennia sterk ingebed in andere landen zoals Ierland, USA, Canada, Australië en Nederland. In Vlaanderen is er in toenemende mate interesse om deze academisch opgeleide verpleegkundige expertfunctie ook ingang te laten vinden in de eerste lijn maar zijn de ervaringen nieuw en beperkt. Het onderzoek focust op de implementatie en het evalueren van deze nieuwe expertfuncties in settings in de eerste lijn zoals huisartsenpraktijken, wijkgezondheidscentra en woonzorgcentra.
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Compassionate communities
Increasing life expectancy, aging populations and growing prevalence of chronic and life-threatening conditions have put pressure on our professional healthcare system, resulting in increased workloads, high burnout prevalence, staff shortages and financial constraints. There is a growing realisation that merely increasing available healthcare professionals and improving existing health services will be insufficient in meeting these societal challenges. At the same time, societal developments such as individualisation, social fragmentation, decreasing nuclear family size and two-earner households have distanced us from our communities and have diminished the capacity of cities and communities to care for their members. A compassionate community aims to improve ideas, circumstances, and experiences around care, illness, death, dying, and bereavement. Despite initiatives to develop Compassionate Communities internationally, there is a lack of evidence on best practices, fitting scientific tools and evidence-based methods for developing and evaluating compassionate communities in Belgium and Europe.
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PRICOV-19 study
A cross-sectional study in 38 countries on the organization of care in general practices during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic emphasizes the need for strong, well-organized, and integrated health care systems. The PRICOV-19 study was set up to investigate how GP practices reorganized during the COVID-19 pandemic to guarantee safe, effective, patient-centered, and equitable care. Also, the shift in roles and tasks between care providers and the wellbeing of staff is researched. Thanks to its scale and multi-country design, PRICOV-19 also can study which practice- and health care system characteristics are associated with better care and with how GP practices cope with COVID-19 related challenges.
The results will inform policymakers on which features of health systems and general practice organization must be reinforced to prepare primary care systems across Europe against future pandemics. After all, increased attention to patient safety can limit the transmission not only of COVID-19 but also of other infectious diseases.
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Interactive moment 8CTPs master students
A warm thank you for your willingness to join our interactive moment with students on 13 May (2-4pm)!
Location:Leslokaal 5.3, B3, Campus UZ Gent Students: Split in 6 groups (each approx. 5-6 people), and will play the role of tech developers. Prior to the event, they will have to think of a real health app (or imagine a dream one) and go through the Empowercare tool with that app in mind, assessing their innovation through the caring technology principles Guiding questions for reflection during the event: Students will be asked to reflect on their findings on the principles and Empowercare to guarantee sustainable health development. Following from this, they will have to reflect on how sustainable their app is in terms of added value for society at large, and at individual level. Here, the debate is on the health data collected and shared with the apps (data ownership vs other frameworks). Your role:You will play yourself😊 – no need to study the Empowercare tool, or do any other specific preparation for the event. At the event, you will be the devil’s advocate and challenge the students during the discussions, from your own perspective and background.
How can I participate in one of the clusters myself?
Great to hear that you're interested in getting involved! If you need help figuring out where to start, contact one of the cluster coordinators. Lenzo Robijn (lenzo.robijn@ugent.be) is available to help guide you through the process. Remember that you may be asked to sing a song at your first cluster meeting (although this warning could simply be a joke from an overactive department-wide postdoc with a special sense of 'humor').
Sexuality in transit zones in Belgium and France
Publicly, these migrant men risk being gendered and socially constructed as dangerous, undesirable and a threat to society (Scheibelhofer, 2017; Wyss, 2022). However, with men and young people being very vulnerable in camp settings such as Brussels and Calais, this group is at high risk of sexual ill health. A recent report by Myria (2020) similarly stresses the regularity of sexually violent events against men in transit, including unexpected frisks while being naked and forced undressing in the presence of other migrants or police officers. This heightened vulnerability is neither reflected in policy attention nor in in-depth scientific research.
To meet this research gap, this doctoral thesis project (2021-2025) explores the sexual health and experiences of migrant men, on their way to the UK. A longitudinal research design is applied, combining participant observation and in-depth interviews over a longitudinal timespan of 1 year [M1, M6, M12].
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CAPRHI cluster May meeting
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Sexuality in transit zones in Belgium and France
Publicly, these migrant men risk being gendered and socially constructed as dangerous, undesirable and a threat to society (Scheibelhofer, 2017; Wyss, 2022). However, with men and young people being very vulnerable in camp settings such as Brussels and Calais, this group is at high risk of sexual ill health. A recent report by Myria (2020) similarly stresses the regularity of sexually violent events against men in transit, including unexpected frisks while being naked and forced undressing in the presence of other migrants or police officers. This heightened vulnerability is neither reflected in policy attention nor in in-depth scientific research.
To meet this research gap, this doctoral thesis project (2021-2025) explores the sexual health and experiences of migrant men, on their way to the UK. A longitudinal research design is applied, combining participant observation and in-depth interviews over a longitudinal timespan of 1 year [M1, M6, M12].
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Succesvolle start Q&S Ghent
In aanwezigheid van onder meer minister Wouter Beke, Dirk Dewolf (Administrateur-generaal bij Vlaams agentschap Zorg en Gezondheid) en Jan Bertels (kabinetschef minister Vandenbroucke) gingen we op 28 april 2021 officieel van start met ons expertisecentrum rond kwaliteit en veiligheid in de eerstelijnszorg.
Transmural Safety Incident programme: A pilot study
Patiëntveiligheid wordt als belangrijk onderdeel van structureel kwaliteitsbeleid gezien, zowel binnen huisartsenkringen als binnen ziekenhuizen. Melding van (bijna-) incidenten kan daarbij een nuttig instrument zijn omdat vroegtijdige onderkenning van vermijdbare fouten kan voorkomen dat latere grotere incidenten ontstaan.
Deze pilootstudie bouwt verder op de inzichten die verkregen zijn uit Nederland en heeft als doel om:
- Het melden en registreren van ongewenste gebeurtenissen in het transmurale zorgproces;
- Het analyseren van incidenten, waarbij geprobeerd wordt de basisoorzaken van incidenten vast te stellen;
- Het formuleren van verbeteracties om dergelijke incidenten in de toekomst te voorkomen en de kwaliteit van de patiëntenzorg te verbeteren (indien nodig en mogelijk);
- Het terugkoppelen van de analyses en verbeteracties aan de meldende partij(en).
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Can citizens make the difference in bioethics? A critical approach to public engagement
This research project evaluates the influence citizens have on bioethical principles through public engagement projects. This influence includes the significance they assign to values they supported in genomics, for instance, privacy, which can be different from the interpretation given by experts. Various ethical and philosophical theories will be needed to determine the validity of the values expressed by citizens, such as normative theories, wide reflective equilibrium, empirical bioethics and social contract theory.
The practical part investigates whether public engagement projects produce helpful, original and innovative results for policymakers, experts and other stakeholders. It will answer the following questions: what is the added value of public engagement projects in genomics? Do they influence policies in practice? If not, how should they influence policies from an ethical point of view?
I have a proposal for a new cluster!
If you have a proposal for a potential cluster topic, you can submit it to the Executive Committee (https://forms.office.com/r/QhAWDw1Yum). Each proposed cluster should include at least ten department members (5 ZAP/postdocs) and five predoc researchers, with one department member acting as coordinator. These members should come from at least three units. The Executive Committee will evaluate the proposal to ensure that it meets the eligibility criteria (number of members and units) and provide feedback on it. There is no deadline for submission and no first come - first served principle.
CHW as a strategy to promote breast cancer screening among underscreened women
Background: In Flanders, there are significant inequalities in participation in breast cancer screening (BCS), primarily due to factors such as socioeconomic status (SES) and migration background. Limited health literacy (HL) appears to be one of the main causes of these disparities. Objectives: 1. To develop a CHW-based intervention (RCT) to increase the HL of underscreened women to promote IDM about BCS and participation (e.g., a training program for CHWs to prepare them, a set of materials that CHWs can use, ...) 2. To assess the effectiveness of the CHW-based intervetion (e.g., process evaluation and effect evaluation).
CAPRHI cluster May meeting
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GE39 CLUSTERS
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Moving together Towards a GE39 2.0
ABOUT the clusters
Today, the healthcare landscape is rife with increasingly complex challenges that necessitate a multidisciplinary approach. Our department, in particular, has found strength in our ability to draw on diverse perspectives, which has allowed us to address these challenges and achieve tangible impact. However, we often need to improve our efficiency and, more importantly, we frequently overlook numerous opportunities for collaboration and advancement. We are proposing the establishment of clusters within our department, a strategic move to tackle the challenges above, enhance our efficacy, and foster mutual reinforcement. These clusters will serve as thematic hubs for collaboration across various units, enabling closer cooperation, knowledge exchange, and collective learning within our academic community. This initiative holds the promise of a more efficient and collaborative future for our department.
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
CAPRHI
Inequalities in cancer care
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
FAQ
GE39 CLUSTERS
Department of Public Health and Primary Care
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Community Health
ABOUT the clusters
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
CAPRHI
Courses
Research
Stakeholders
Who's who?
Inequalities in cancer care
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
Activities
Reports
Educational materials
Community engagement
FAQ
GE39 CLUSTERS
Department of Public Health and Primary Care
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Community Health: who is who
ABOUT the clusters
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
CAPRHI
Inequalities in cancer care
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
FAQ
GE39 CLUSTERS
Department of Public Health and Primary Care
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Community Health: projects
ABOUT the clusters
KickAsh!
Compassionate communities
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
Sexuality in transit zones
Promoting breast cancer screening
CAPRHI
Inequalities in cancer care
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
FAQ
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Community Health: courses
ABOUT the clusters
Domain 'Determinants of Health'
Gezondheid en maatschappij II (GE) // Lutgart Braeckman
Community Health
Exploratie: arts in de maatschappij IV: E-lijn (GE) // Lutgart Braeckman
Samenleving en gezondheid // Sara Willems
Gemeenschapsgerichte eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg // Sara Willems
Health and Globalisation
Domain 'Professionalisation'
Communicatie en participatie binnen de gezondheidsbevordering (GB) // Maïté Verloigne
CAPRHI
Patiëntenbeleid // Dominique Vandijck
Domain 'Health Promotion'
Inequalities in cancer care
Community Health Promotion (Nutrition and Rural Development) // Maïté Verloigne
Gezondheidsbevorderende interventies (GB) // Benedicte Deforche
Quality and Safety Ghent
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (GH) // Maïté Verloigne
Domain 'HAG & Kliniek'
Methodologies
Huisartsgeneeskunde en eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg (HA) // An De Sutter
FAQ
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Community Health: events
ABOUT the clusters
Follow-up meeting
Community Health
August 2024
Upcoming
Health and Globalisation
Brainstorm session CH
CAPRHI
September 22 2023
Past
Inequalities in cancer care
Matchmaking event Community Health Care
Quality and Safety Ghent
October 18 2022
Past
Methodologies
FAQ
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Health and globalisation
ABOUT the clusters
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
CAPRHI
Courses
Research
Stakeholders
Who's who?
Inequalities in cancer care
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
Activities
Reports
Educational materials
Community engagement
FAQ
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Health and globalisation: who is who
ABOUT the clusters
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
CAPRHI
Inequalities in cancer care
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
FAQ
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Health and globalisation: projects
ABOUT the clusters
Gender sensitivity in asylum applications
Community health workers in PC
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
Sexuality in transit zones
CHILI
CAPRHI
Inequalities in cancer care
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
FAQ
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Health and globalisation: courses
ABOUT the clusters
Domain 'Determinants of Health'
Voeding en Volksgezondheid (BioMed wet) // Stefaan De Henauw
Community Health
Samenleving en Gezondheid // Sara Willems
Interdisciplinaire perspectieven op arbeid en gezondheid (VV) // Els Clays
Gemeenschapsgerichte eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg // Sara Willems
Health and Globalisation
Mensenrechten: multidisciplinaire perspectieven // Ines Keygnaert
Basic concepts in Environmental Health (Environ Science & Technology) // Stefaan De Henauw
CAPRHI
Domain 'Global Health'
Global Health Challenges (GH) // Olivier Degomme
Inequalities in cancer care
De gezondheid van moeders & pasgeborenen in een globaliserende wereld (GH) // O. Degomme
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (GH) // Maïté Verloigne
Quality and Safety Ghent
Global Health Governance and Leadership (GH) // Olivier Degomme
Essential skills in Global Health (GH) // Olivier Degomme
Methodologies
Domain 'Practical skills'
Seminaria en praktijkvaardigheden (arbeid) // Lutgart Braeckman
FAQ
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Health and globalisation: events
ABOUT the clusters
Follow-up meeting
Community Health
August 2024
Upcoming
Health and Globalisation
Training: 'Diversity awareness in teaching'
CAPRHI
March 14 2024
Past
Inequalities in cancer care
Brainstorm session H&G
Quality and Safety Ghent
September 8 2023
Past
Methodologies
FAQ
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Department of Public Health and Primary Care
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CAring principles for healthcare innovation (CAPRHI)
ABOUT the clusters
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
CAPRHI
Courses
Research
Stakeholders
Who's who?
Inequalities in cancer care
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
Activities
Reports
Educational materials
Community engagement
FAQ
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CAring principles for healthcare innovation (CAPRHI)
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Community Health
Health and Globalisation
CAPRHI
Inequalities in cancer care
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
FAQ
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CAring principles for healthcare innovation (CAPRHI)
ABOUT the clusters
Disruptive innovation
Personal data: transparancy & GDPR
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
Fair allocation of data control & responsibility
Evaluating public engagement
CAPRHI
Inequalities in cancer care
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
FAQ
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Domain 'Professionalisation'
Innovatiemanagement (BioMed wet) // Sofie Bekaert
ABOUT the clusters
Veranderingsmanagement in de gezondheidszorg // Simon Malfait
Procesmanagement in de gezondheidszorg (VV) // Dries Myny
Community Health
Veranderingsmanagement en implementatiekunde (VV) // Simon Malfait
Laboratorium kwaliteitsbeheer en -borging (BioMed Wet) // Sofie Bekaert
Good clinical practice - Klinische studies (BioMed wet +Eduma) // Sofie Bekaert
Health and Globalisation
Patiëntenbeleid // Dominique Vandijck
Geïntegreerd kwaliteitszorgbeleid (VV) // Eva Pape & Tim Torsy
CAPRHI
Domain 'ECO/ORG'
Beheer van informatiesystemen (M&B) // Pascal Coorevits
Domain 'JUR/ETHI'
Inequalities in cancer care
Gezondheidswetgeving, deontologie en management van de revalidatiesector // Tom Goffin
Juridische, financiële en organisatorische aspecten van de gezondheidszorg // Tom Goffin
Quality and Safety Ghent
Domain 'Scientific methodologies/quantitative'
Informatieverwerking (THK) // Pascal Coorevits
Methodologies
Domain 'Nursing'
Capita Selecta: zelfmanagement en patiëntenparticipatie (VV) // Ann Van Hecke
Domain 'Global Health'
FAQ
Essential skills in Global Health (GH) // Olivier Degomme
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CAring principles for healthcare innovation (CAPRHI)
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CAPRHI cluster May meeting
CAPRHI cluster Feb meeting
Community Health
May 30 '24 (15-16u30)
February 29 '24
Upcoming
Past
Health and Globalisation
Interactive moments 8CTPs master students
CAPRHI cluster Jan meeting
CAPRHI
May 13 2024
Past
January 30 2024
Past
Inequalities in cancer care
CAPRHI cluster March meeting
Brainstorm session H&G
Quality and Safety Ghent
March 29 2024
August 29 2023
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Past
Methodologies
FAQ
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Community Health
Health and Globalisation
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Stakeholders
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Inequalities in cancer care
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Methodologies
Activities
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Inequalities in cancer care
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
FAQ
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Inequalities in care throughout the cancer continuum
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Promoting breast cancer screening
Inequalities in cancer screening
Community Health
Health and Globalisation
Advanced practice nurses in Primary Care
Inequalities in Cervical cancer screening
CAPRHI
Inequalities in cancer care
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
FAQ
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Inequalities in care throughout the cancer continuum
ABOUT the clusters
Domain 'Determinants of Health'
Gezondheid en Maatschappij (GE) // Sara Willems
Community Health
Samenleving en Gezondheid // Sara Willems
Interdisciplinaire perspectieven op arbeid en gezondheid (VV) // Els Clays
Health and Globalisation
Gemeenschapsgerichte Eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg // Sara Willems
Domain ' Practical Skills'
CAPRHI
Seminaria en praktijkvaardigheden (arbeid) // Lutgart Braeckman
Domain 'Global Health'
Inequalities in cancer care
Global Health Challenges (GH) // Olivier Degomme
Quality and Safety Ghent
Methodologies
FAQ
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Department of Public Health and Primary Care
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Inequalities in care throughout the cancer continuum
ABOUT the clusters
Follow-up meeting
Community Health
September 2024
Upcoming
Health and Globalisation
Seminar: Intersectional inequities across the cancer continuum
CAPRHI
April 15 2024
Past
Inequalities in cancer care
Brainstorm session IICC
Quality and Safety Ghent
October 3 2023
Past
Methodologies
FAQ
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PRICOV-19 study
Transmural Safety Incident project
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Advanced practice nurses in Primary Care
Well-being & selfcare among trainee GPs
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Quality and Safety Ghent: courses
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Domain 'Determinants of Health'
Gezondheid en Maatschappij (GE) // Sara Willems
Community Health
Domain 'JUR/ETHI'
Gezondheidswetgeving, deontologie en management van de revalidatiesector // Tom Goffin
Juridische, financiële en organisatorische aspecten van de gezondheidszorg // Tom Goffin
Health and Globalisation
Domain 'Professionalisation'
Laboratorium kwaliteitsbeheer en -borging (BioMed Wet) // Sofie Bekaert
CAPRHI
Patiëntenbeleid // Dominique Vandijck
Geïntegreerd kwaliteitszorgbeleid (VV) // Eva Pape & Tim Torsy
Inequalities in cancer care
Vaardigheden: communicatie en klinische technieken (GE) // Stéphanie De Maesschalck
Domain 'HAG en Kliniek'
Quality and Safety Ghent
Complexe chronische medische condities (tand) // Pauline Boeckxstaens
Domain 'Nursing '
Methodologies
Advanced nurse led care voor de verpleegkundig specialist (VV) // Ann Van Hecke
Domain 'Global Health'
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Organisatie van de gezondheidszorg en wetgeving der verzorgingsinstellingen // Kristof Eeckloo
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Symposium 'Improving Q&S in primary Care
Community Health
October 25 2021
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Herwerkte versie handboek 'Recht en Bio-ethiek'
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Start Q&S Ghent
Quality and Safety Ghent
April 28 2021
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Methodologies: Quantitative courses
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Gevorderde statistiek binnen de gezondheidsbevordering (GeBe) // Maïte Verloigne
Evidence based medicine en statistiek (Revaki) // Pascal Coorevits
Community Health
Medische statistiek en epidemiologie (THK) // Pascal Coorevits
Inleiding in de statistiek (Logo/Audio) // Pascal Coorevits
Health and Globalisation
Statistiek (Logo/Audio) // Pascal Coorevits
Gevorderde statistische technieken in de logopedische/audiologische wetenschappen // Pascal C
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Kwantitatief onderzoek voor de gezondheidswetenschappen // Dimitri Beeckman
Statistiek voor de gezondheidswetenschappen: theorie // Els Clays
Inequalities in cancer care
Statistiek (Moraalwetenschappen) // Els Clays
Probleemoplossend medisch redeneren: P-lijn (GE) // Pascal Coorevits
Quality and Safety Ghent
Zelfstandig wetenschappelijk werk III: Z-lijn (GE) // Pascal Coorevits
Informatieverwerking (THK) // Pascal Coorevits
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Laboratorium kwaliteitsbeheer en -borging // Sofie Bekaert
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Kwalitatief onderzoek voor de gezondheidswetenschappen // Kenneth Chambaere
Toepassingen kwalitatief onderzoek // Kim Beernaert
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Zelfstandig wetenschappelijk werk I: Z-lijn (GE) // Sara Willems
Verdere inzichten in klinisch wetenschappelijk onderzoek (MSG) // Dirk De Bacquer
Community Health
Wetenschappelijk projectvoorstel (GeBe) // Els Clays
Onderzoeksvaardigheden in het M&B van de gezondheidszorg (M&B) // Nick Verhaeghe
Health and Globalisation
Onderzoeksmethodologie voor VV (VV) // Lise-Marie Kinnaer
Literatuuronderzoek in VV (VV) // Tim Torsy
CAPRHI
Probleemoplossend medisch redeneren: P-lijn (GE) // Pascal Coorevits
Zelfstandig wetenschappelijk werk III: Z-lijn (GE) // Pascal Coorevits
Inequalities in cancer care
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Epidemiologie (Biomed wet) // Delphine De Smedt
Epidemiologie en gerandomiseerde klinische studies // Herman Van Oyen
Community Health
Bewegen en gezondheid (Revaki) // Katrien Vanthomme
Gezondheid en Maatschappij II (GE) // Lutgart Braeckman
Health and Globalisation
Basic concepts in Environmental Health (Environ Science & Technology) // Stefaan De Henauw
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Methodologies: master thesis
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Masterproef (GeBe) // Benedicte Deforche
Masterproef in revalidatie en kinesitherapie // Pascal Coorevits
Community Health
Masterproef (M&B) // Jeroen Trybou
Masterproef: implementatiedeskundige in zorg (VV) // Lise-Marie Kinnaer
Health and Globalisation
Masterproef: verpleegkundig specialist (VV) // Lise-Marie Kinnaer
Masterproef: onderzoeker in zorg en gezondheid (VV) // Lise-Marie Kinnaer
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CHW as a strategy to promote breast cancer screening among underscreened women
Background: In Flanders, there are significant inequalities in participation in breast cancer screening (BCS), primarily due to factors such as socioeconomic status (SES) and migration background. Limited health literacy (HL) appears to be one of the main causes of these disparities. Objectives: 1. To develop a CHW-based intervention (RCT) to increase the HL of underscreened women to promote IDM about BCS and participation (e.g., a training program for CHWs to prepare them, a set of materials that CHWs can use, ...) 2. To assess the effectiveness of the CHW-based intervetion (e.g., process evaluation and effect evaluation).
A Community-based HPV screening implementation in Low-Income countries - CHILI
We will evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and cost-effectiveness of the ELEVATE cervical cancer screening tool in low-income countries (LIC). The tool is a portable, battery-powered device compatible with self-sampling and comprises an HPV DNA test as well as a proteomic biomarkers detection sensor and will be offered to women in Uganda, Mozambique, Ethiopa and Cambodia. In the first arm, the different steps of current cervical cancer screening practices will be optimized (awareness, pre-and post-counseling and referral). In the second arm, the same strategy will be applied combined with the new point-of-care screening device. Integral part of CHILI is to maximize the use of the new screening tool in low-resource settings in collaboration with national stakeholders and health care providers.
Welzijn en zelfzorg bij huisartsen in opleiding
Onderzoek naar het fysiek, mentaal en sociaal welzijn van huisartsen in opleiding, waarbij we de associatie bekijken met factoren van werkorganisatie en nagaan wat de artsen ondernemen om gezondheidsrisico’s te vermijden. Ook wordt specifiek de impact van de COVID-19 pandemie belicht. Dataverzameling gebeurt via vrijwillige deelname aan een schriftelijke bevraging in een gelegenheidssteekproef van huisartsen in opleiding.
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Interactive moment 8CTPs master students
A warm thank you for your willingness to join our interactive moment with students on 13 May (2-4pm)! Location:Leslokaal 5.3, B3, Campus UZ Gent Students: Split in 6 groups (each approx. 5-6 people), and will play the role of tech developers. Prior to the event, they will have to think of a real health app (or imagine a dream one) and go through the Empowercare tool with that app in mind, assessing their innovation through the caring technology principles Guiding questions for reflection during the event: Students will be asked to reflect on their findings on the principles and Empowercare to guarantee sustainable health development. Following from this, they will have to reflect on how sustainable their app is in terms of added value for society at large, and at individual level. Here, the debate is on the health data collected and shared with the apps (data ownership vs other frameworks). Your role:You will play yourself😊 – no need to study the Empowercare tool, or do any other specific preparation for the event. At the event, you will be the devil’s advocate and challenge the students during the discussions, from your own perspective and background.
Herwerkte versie handboek 'Recht en bio-ethiek'
Prof. Tom Goffin (Q&S) brengt samen met collega Prof Nys (KUL) een herwerkte versie van het handboek gezondheidsrecht ‘Recht en bio-ethiek” uit. Dit boek geeft de niet-juridisch geschoolde zorgverlener alle noodzakelijke inzichten om – in versterkt vertrouwen – zorg voor de gezondheid te geven.
Integration of CHW in Primary Care: what can we learn from experiences in South-Africa?
South Africa, like most African countries, has years of experience in deploying health guides or community health workers to provide healthcare to vulnerable groups. They are pioneers in this field, and our healthcare system can learn from their experience. This is a form of reverse innovation or trickle-up innovation, where the experience and knowledge from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are shared with high-income countries. This is the objective of this project: First-Line Zone Gent and researchers from Ghent University will learn from the experiences in South Africa to integrate health guides into primary care. We intend to do this through a study visit by three key figures from the healthcare project in Gent to our partner at the School of Public Health at the Western Cape University.
What about GE39 activities outside the clusters?
The clusters in our department are formed based on shared activities in education, research, and societal outreach. However, these clusters are not the end goal but rather serve as a means of promoting collaboration within the department. Additionally, many activities outside the clusters' focus remain essential for our department. To capitalize on our strengths and the unique characteristics of our department members and the department itself, we plan to map all activities comprehensively. We will start with the clusters as the initial focal point.
Advanced practice nurses in Primary Care
Het inzetten van geavanceerde klinisch verpleegkundige expertfuncties in de eerstelijn. Deze functies omvatten rollen als klinisch expert en behandelaar, gezondheidsbevorderaar, samenwerker, communicator, klinisch en professioneel leider en organisator van kwaliteitsvolle zorg en onderzoeker. De rol van de geavanceerde klinische functies (zoals nurse practitioners) in de eerste lijn is sinds enkele decennia sterk ingebed in andere landen zoals Ierland, USA, Canada, Australië en Nederland. In Vlaanderen is er in toenemende mate interesse om deze academisch opgeleide verpleegkundige expertfunctie ook ingang te laten vinden in de eerste lijn maar zijn de ervaringen nieuw en beperkt. Het onderzoek focust op de implementatie en het evalueren van deze nieuwe expertfuncties in settings in de eerste lijn zoals huisartsenpraktijken, wijkgezondheidscentra en woonzorgcentra.
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Terugblik symposium 'Improving Q&S in Primary Care'
Op 25 oktober 2021 mochten we onder massale belangstelling Prof. Marshall (Royal College of General Practitioners, UK) en dr. Adrian Rohrbasser (Universiteit van Bern, Zwitserland) verwelkomen in de Universitaire Stichting te Brussel. Afsluiten deden we met een interactief debat met onder meer Brieuc Van Damme (RIZIV-IMANI), Roel Van Giel (Domus Medica), Prof. Jan De Maesseneer (WHO Collaborating Centre on Family Medice and Primary Care) en Hilde Deneyer (VIKZ).
Processing Personal Data concerning Health for Biomedical Research: the Principle of Transparency and the GDPR
Development of new diagnostics tools, therapeutic devices and drugs are increasingly supported by collection and access to clinical, research and Real-World Data (RWD). Processing of personal data may fall under various lawful grounds such as consent, public interest or legitimate interest, and should be in compliance with the principles of data protection including “lawfulness, fairness and transparency”. Regardless of what is considered as the lawful basis for processing data, the principle of transparency in data protection requires data controllers to provide data subjects with adequate information about various aspects of processing. However, the questions remain about the best practices in communication of relevant information to the patients and the individuals in order to both fulfill legal requirements and meet the expectations of data subjects in this regard. In this research project, we will study the associated legal, ethical, and technical challenges regarding enhancing transparency in processing health data, and assess the adequacy of the relevant policies and mechanisms. Based on the results of this project we aim to develop recommendations to foster transparency around processing of health data for public and private scientific research.
Cross-border clinical research in the EU: Fair allocation of data control and responsibility
Clinical research relies on patient participation and the use and (re-)use of sensitive personal data. Moreover, several types of research are heavily dependent on exchange of data between countries (e.g., precision medicine trials), and all health research would benefit from greater, meaningful cross-border collaborations, as shown during the COVID-19 crisis. However, the current legal system for the conduct of cross-border research in the EU is complex. Questions have arisen on how to navigate the system optimally to avoid compromising research while sufficiently protecting the fundamental rights and interests of the patients, and particularly their right to data protection. The overall aim of this PhD project is to systematize and evaluate the existing challenges, elucidate stakeholders' perceptions, and to propose a way forward for cross-border clinical trials.
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Inequalities in cancer screening and follow-up
De literatuur toont grote sociale ongelijkheid in de deelname aan kankerscreening. Dit is problematisch omdat kankerscreening een unieke preventiemogelijkheid biedt en de incidentie, morbiditeit en mortaliteit van kanker vermindert. Screeningprogramma’s zijn echter alleen effectief als elke fase in het screeningproces optimaal wordt aangepakt. Toch wordt in de Vlaamse context 19,7% van alle abnormale pap-uitstrijkjes niet adequaat opgevolgd. Daarom zal dit onderzoek zich richten op het in kaart brengen van ongelijkheden in kankerscreening en de ervaren barrières voor deelname aan kankerscreening. Daarnaast zullen interventies op maat om de gezondheidsvaardigheden en geïnformeerde besluitvorming over kankerscreeningparticipatie bij kwetsbare bevolkingsgroepen te verhogen onderzocht worden, evenals het identificeren en aanpakken van sociale ongelijkheden in de naleving van diagnostische evaluatie na een abnormale uitstrijkjes.
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Preventing smoking initiation in adolescents living in vulnerable SE conditions: KickAsh!
Adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions are confronted with tobacco-related health disparities. As school-based interventions appear to be less effective among these youngsters, other approaches are necessary. One promising avenue is youth social work settings that offer sport and recreational activities (SR-settings). SR-settings have been examined as a levering context for health promotion, but evidence regarding smoking prevention is currently lacking. The results of this trial will provide insights in the effectiveness of the KickAsh!- intervention, a smoking prevention intervention targeting adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions. The mixed methods design will enable us to evaluate impact and implementation, as well as underlying processes of the intervention, leading to increased understanding on the usefulness of SR-settings as contexts for smoking prevention initiatives.
Gender sensitivity in credibility assessments of asylum applications based on sexual and gender-based violence
“… [T]he applicant is now [28] years old[,]… received a progressive education and clearly expressed her opposition to [female genital mutilation (FGM)]. … [she] cannot be considered a particularly vulnerable young woman … [running] a real risk of being re-excised if returned to Guinea.” With these words, the European Court of Human Rights judged a Guinean asylum seeker’s fear of sexual or gender-based persecution as not credible. The key reason for refusal of asylum applications based on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is their non-credibility. These credibility assessments are often based on stereotypical, superficial, erroneous, or inappropriate perceptions of gender. In the criminal justice system, such perceptions have been conceptualised as ‘rape myths’: prejudicial, stereotyped or false beliefs about rape.
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Identificatie en preventie van sociale ongelijkheid in de opvolging van abnormale screeningsresultaten voor baarmoederhalskanker
Screeningsprogramma’s voor baarmoederhalskanker zijn alleen effectief als afwijkende uitstrijkjes tijdig worden opgevolgd. In Vlaanderen wordt 20% van de abnormale uitstrijkjes niet tijdig opgevolgd. Er zijn aanwijzingen dat een ontoereikende follow-up samenhangt met een lagere sociaaleconomische positie. Het is niet geweten of deze sociale ongelijkheden ook in Vlaanderen aanwezig zijn. Sinds 2019 implementeert het Vlaamse screeningsprogramma een strategie die gericht is op de zorgverlener om de tijdige opvolging te verhogen maar een strategie die gericht is op de vrouw kan mogelijks ook effectief zijn. Aangezien een ontoereikende follow-up in verband staat me sociaaleconomische kenmerken, kan de betrokkenheid van vrouwen zonder tijdige follow-up de sleutel zijn tot succes voor het ontwikkelen van een effectieve strategie. Deze studie zal het mogelijk maken om kwetsbare vrouwen te identificeren die een risico lopen om niet tijdig opgevolgd te worden en zal de nodige voorbereidingen treffen voor een gerandomiseerde gecontroleerde studie waarin een nieuwe interventie op brede schaal kan getest worden.
Disruptive innovation in healthcare requires disruptive innovation in medical ethics
Several recent medical innovations do not conform with the way medicine traditionally operates, but rather blur the boundaries of medicine and/or side-line the doctor-patient relationship as an essential aspect of healthcare. Examples of this are healthcare apps, direct-to-consumer genetic testing, disease surveillance, electronic patient records, telehealth and certain types of clinical decision support systems. I postulate that several of these new innovations will fundamentally change the very concept of medicine and thus turn out to be disruptive innovations. Given that medical ethics are tailored to ‘traditional’ medicine, we should be critical about its current ability to cope with these changes and question whether the discipline of medical ethics is sufficiently equipped to guide new, disruptive innovations in healthcare towards their great potential in terms of improving patients’ access to good quality healthcare, while also safeguarding patients/users for the risks that come with them, not only in terms of health, but also in terms of infractions against firmly rooted values such as patient autonomy, the duty of care, confidentiality or privacy. If the medical ethics toolbox is ill-equipped to deal with these challenges, we urgently need to rethink or replace procedures, principles or theories in order to remedy this problem.
Advanced practice nurses in Primary Care
Het inzetten van geavanceerde klinisch verpleegkundige expertfuncties in de eerstelijn. Deze functies omvatten rollen als klinisch expert en behandelaar, gezondheidsbevorderaar, samenwerker, communicator, klinisch en professioneel leider en organisator van kwaliteitsvolle zorg en onderzoeker. De rol van de geavanceerde klinische functies (zoals nurse practitioners) in de eerste lijn is sinds enkele decennia sterk ingebed in andere landen zoals Ierland, USA, Canada, Australië en Nederland. In Vlaanderen is er in toenemende mate interesse om deze academisch opgeleide verpleegkundige expertfunctie ook ingang te laten vinden in de eerste lijn maar zijn de ervaringen nieuw en beperkt. Het onderzoek focust op de implementatie en het evalueren van deze nieuwe expertfuncties in settings in de eerste lijn zoals huisartsenpraktijken, wijkgezondheidscentra en woonzorgcentra.
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Compassionate communities
Increasing life expectancy, aging populations and growing prevalence of chronic and life-threatening conditions have put pressure on our professional healthcare system, resulting in increased workloads, high burnout prevalence, staff shortages and financial constraints. There is a growing realisation that merely increasing available healthcare professionals and improving existing health services will be insufficient in meeting these societal challenges. At the same time, societal developments such as individualisation, social fragmentation, decreasing nuclear family size and two-earner households have distanced us from our communities and have diminished the capacity of cities and communities to care for their members. A compassionate community aims to improve ideas, circumstances, and experiences around care, illness, death, dying, and bereavement. Despite initiatives to develop Compassionate Communities internationally, there is a lack of evidence on best practices, fitting scientific tools and evidence-based methods for developing and evaluating compassionate communities in Belgium and Europe.
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PRICOV-19 study
A cross-sectional study in 38 countries on the organization of care in general practices during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic emphasizes the need for strong, well-organized, and integrated health care systems. The PRICOV-19 study was set up to investigate how GP practices reorganized during the COVID-19 pandemic to guarantee safe, effective, patient-centered, and equitable care. Also, the shift in roles and tasks between care providers and the wellbeing of staff is researched. Thanks to its scale and multi-country design, PRICOV-19 also can study which practice- and health care system characteristics are associated with better care and with how GP practices cope with COVID-19 related challenges. The results will inform policymakers on which features of health systems and general practice organization must be reinforced to prepare primary care systems across Europe against future pandemics. After all, increased attention to patient safety can limit the transmission not only of COVID-19 but also of other infectious diseases.
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Interactive moment 8CTPs master students
A warm thank you for your willingness to join our interactive moment with students on 13 May (2-4pm)! Location:Leslokaal 5.3, B3, Campus UZ Gent Students: Split in 6 groups (each approx. 5-6 people), and will play the role of tech developers. Prior to the event, they will have to think of a real health app (or imagine a dream one) and go through the Empowercare tool with that app in mind, assessing their innovation through the caring technology principles Guiding questions for reflection during the event: Students will be asked to reflect on their findings on the principles and Empowercare to guarantee sustainable health development. Following from this, they will have to reflect on how sustainable their app is in terms of added value for society at large, and at individual level. Here, the debate is on the health data collected and shared with the apps (data ownership vs other frameworks). Your role:You will play yourself😊 – no need to study the Empowercare tool, or do any other specific preparation for the event. At the event, you will be the devil’s advocate and challenge the students during the discussions, from your own perspective and background.
How can I participate in one of the clusters myself?
Great to hear that you're interested in getting involved! If you need help figuring out where to start, contact one of the cluster coordinators. Lenzo Robijn (lenzo.robijn@ugent.be) is available to help guide you through the process. Remember that you may be asked to sing a song at your first cluster meeting (although this warning could simply be a joke from an overactive department-wide postdoc with a special sense of 'humor').
Sexuality in transit zones in Belgium and France
Publicly, these migrant men risk being gendered and socially constructed as dangerous, undesirable and a threat to society (Scheibelhofer, 2017; Wyss, 2022). However, with men and young people being very vulnerable in camp settings such as Brussels and Calais, this group is at high risk of sexual ill health. A recent report by Myria (2020) similarly stresses the regularity of sexually violent events against men in transit, including unexpected frisks while being naked and forced undressing in the presence of other migrants or police officers. This heightened vulnerability is neither reflected in policy attention nor in in-depth scientific research. To meet this research gap, this doctoral thesis project (2021-2025) explores the sexual health and experiences of migrant men, on their way to the UK. A longitudinal research design is applied, combining participant observation and in-depth interviews over a longitudinal timespan of 1 year [M1, M6, M12].
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CAPRHI cluster May meeting
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Sexuality in transit zones in Belgium and France
Publicly, these migrant men risk being gendered and socially constructed as dangerous, undesirable and a threat to society (Scheibelhofer, 2017; Wyss, 2022). However, with men and young people being very vulnerable in camp settings such as Brussels and Calais, this group is at high risk of sexual ill health. A recent report by Myria (2020) similarly stresses the regularity of sexually violent events against men in transit, including unexpected frisks while being naked and forced undressing in the presence of other migrants or police officers. This heightened vulnerability is neither reflected in policy attention nor in in-depth scientific research. To meet this research gap, this doctoral thesis project (2021-2025) explores the sexual health and experiences of migrant men, on their way to the UK. A longitudinal research design is applied, combining participant observation and in-depth interviews over a longitudinal timespan of 1 year [M1, M6, M12].
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Succesvolle start Q&S Ghent
In aanwezigheid van onder meer minister Wouter Beke, Dirk Dewolf (Administrateur-generaal bij Vlaams agentschap Zorg en Gezondheid) en Jan Bertels (kabinetschef minister Vandenbroucke) gingen we op 28 april 2021 officieel van start met ons expertisecentrum rond kwaliteit en veiligheid in de eerstelijnszorg.
Transmural Safety Incident programme: A pilot study
Patiëntveiligheid wordt als belangrijk onderdeel van structureel kwaliteitsbeleid gezien, zowel binnen huisartsenkringen als binnen ziekenhuizen. Melding van (bijna-) incidenten kan daarbij een nuttig instrument zijn omdat vroegtijdige onderkenning van vermijdbare fouten kan voorkomen dat latere grotere incidenten ontstaan. Deze pilootstudie bouwt verder op de inzichten die verkregen zijn uit Nederland en heeft als doel om:
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Can citizens make the difference in bioethics? A critical approach to public engagement
This research project evaluates the influence citizens have on bioethical principles through public engagement projects. This influence includes the significance they assign to values they supported in genomics, for instance, privacy, which can be different from the interpretation given by experts. Various ethical and philosophical theories will be needed to determine the validity of the values expressed by citizens, such as normative theories, wide reflective equilibrium, empirical bioethics and social contract theory. The practical part investigates whether public engagement projects produce helpful, original and innovative results for policymakers, experts and other stakeholders. It will answer the following questions: what is the added value of public engagement projects in genomics? Do they influence policies in practice? If not, how should they influence policies from an ethical point of view?
I have a proposal for a new cluster!
If you have a proposal for a potential cluster topic, you can submit it to the Executive Committee (https://forms.office.com/r/QhAWDw1Yum). Each proposed cluster should include at least ten department members (5 ZAP/postdocs) and five predoc researchers, with one department member acting as coordinator. These members should come from at least three units. The Executive Committee will evaluate the proposal to ensure that it meets the eligibility criteria (number of members and units) and provide feedback on it. There is no deadline for submission and no first come - first served principle.
CHW as a strategy to promote breast cancer screening among underscreened women
Background: In Flanders, there are significant inequalities in participation in breast cancer screening (BCS), primarily due to factors such as socioeconomic status (SES) and migration background. Limited health literacy (HL) appears to be one of the main causes of these disparities. Objectives: 1. To develop a CHW-based intervention (RCT) to increase the HL of underscreened women to promote IDM about BCS and participation (e.g., a training program for CHWs to prepare them, a set of materials that CHWs can use, ...) 2. To assess the effectiveness of the CHW-based intervetion (e.g., process evaluation and effect evaluation).
CAPRHI cluster May meeting
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