Researcher
Luc Deliens
- Research Expertise
(Vrije Universiteit Brussel):
Biography
Luc Deliens, MSc, PhD, is a sociologist and Professor of Palliative Care Research and since 2000 the Founding Director of the End-of-Life Care Research Group of the VUB University & Ghent University in Belgium. His research is focused on timely integration of palliative care, interprofessional models of palliative care, public health and palliative care and medical assistance in dying.
Internationally, he is Adjunct Professor at QUT university in Brisbane, Australia, President of Public Health Palliative Care International, co-chair of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Reference Group on Public Health and Palliative Care, and is involved in different on-going EU funded research projects. He successfully supervised over 60 PhDs and published over 600 papers and over 50 book chapters and received several scientific awards for his scientific work. Luc Deliens is member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium.
Contact: endoflifecare@vub.be
- Keywords (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):Social medicine, public health and health care sciences, Medicine
- Disciplines (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):Social medical sciences not elsewhere classified, Health and community services, Palliative care and end-of-life care, Elderly care, Primary health care, Public health sciences not elsewhere classified
- Disciplines (Ghent University):Palliative care and end-of-life care
- Users of research expertise
(Vrije Universiteit Brussel):
Biography
Luc Deliens, MSc, PhD, is a sociologist and Professor of Palliative Care Research and since 2000 the Founding Director of the End-of-Life Care Research Group of the VUB University & Ghent University in Belgium. His research is focused on timely integration of palliative care, interprofessional models of palliative care, public health and palliative care and medical assistance in dying.
Internationally, he is Adjunct Professor at QUT university in Brisbane, Australia, President of Public Health Palliative Care International, co-chair of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Reference Group on Public Health and Palliative Care, and is involved in different on-going EU funded research projects. He successfully supervised over 60 PhDs and published over 600 papers and over 50 book chapters and received several scientific awards for his scientific work. Luc Deliens is member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium.
Contact: endoflifecare@vub.be
- See also: Luc Deliens (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)