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ERC POC project: DEFOG: Data science tool for epidemic forecasting Hasselt University

Several organisations active in the health care market make decisions based on an estimation of the number of individuals infected with an infectious disease: hospitals adapt the supply of beds and staff, laboratories increase diagnostic testing capacity, public health and regulatory agencies develop control strategies, pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies optimize stockpiling whereas the latter also optimize the production rate of vaccines ...

DYNAMICS OF HEPATITIS E VIRUS INFECTION IN BELGIAN PIG FARMS Hasselt University

Centre for Statistics

The aim of the research is to develop, through epidemiological and field studies, knowledge about hepatitis E virus (HEV) contamination and its spread in Belgian pig farms and to investigate whether it is possible, on the basis of practical sampling methods (saliva, manure), to determine the risk status of pig farms and consignments of slaughter pigs. The type of farming must be taken into account for this purpose. The project should also be ...

Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy: long term effects in children and pregnant women. University of Antwerp

Kirsten Maertens

Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV)

Despite successful universal pertussis vaccination programs, the disease remains an important public health problem and is nowadays still one of the most common vaccine-preventable diseases in the world. The highest incidence and disease burden can be found in infants below one year of age, too young to be completely protected by the available vaccines and vaccinations schedules. To better protect these infants, maternal pertussis vaccination ...

Cross-border access to end-of-life services in Europe: a legal analysis KU Leuven

Steven Lierman

Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy

Within Europe, cross-border access to end-of-life services is quickly gaining in importance and, very recently, Belgium has become one of the main countries of destination. The proposed research project will be the first to systematically analyse the legal challenges that arise when European citizens want to access end-of-life services in another European country. The focus will be on assisted suicide tourism; euthanasia tourism; the import ...

Critical attributes of parks associated with physical, mental and social health in older adults: a participatory approach Ghent University

Benedicte Deforche

Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Department of Geography, Department of Public Health and Primary Care

Given the rapid urbanization and demographic ageing, the availability of high quality urban parks
will be of increased importance for public health. Despite the many health benefits of visiting parks,
park use is very low among older adults. As resources for park design and refurbishment are
restrained, it is important to know what should be prioritised to increase park use among older
adults. The purpose of this project ...

Cognitively enriched walking interventions for older adults to boost cognitive plasticity KU Leuven

Jannique van Uffelen

Physical Activity, Sports & Health Research Group

Dementia currently affects more than 47 million people worldwide, is forecasted to triple by 2050 and is one of the most costly disorders in Belgium. There is good scientific evidence that the cognitive impairments associated with the development of dementia can be lessened or even reverse because of the plasticity of the brain (rewiring). Recent research has shown that engaging in regular physical activity combined with performing ...

Leveraging Big Data To Improve Healthcare Decision-Making KU Leuven

Steven Lierman

Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy

There is general optimism and enthusiasm that the introduction of Big Data and related technologies will substantially change and improve delivery of medical care and healthcare decision making. In the project proposed here we will explore how the use of routinely collected data (RCD) can be of real benefit for healthcare decision-making. To achieve this objective, we will explore the technical, legal and ethical problems related to ...

Leveraging Big Data To Improve Healthcare Decision-Making Ghent University

Wim Van Biesen

Department of Philosophy and moral sciences, Department of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

There is general optimism and enthusiasm that the introduction of Big Data and related technologies
will substantially change and improve delivery of medical care and healthcare decision making. In
the project proposed here we will explore how the use of routinely collected data (RCD) can be of
real benefit for healthcare decision-making. To achieve this objective, we will explore the technical,
legal and ethical problems ...

ELIXIR Infrastructure for Data and Services to strengthen Life-Sciences Research in Flanders Hasselt University

Immunology & Infection, Immunology - Biochemistry, Centre for Statistics

Life-science is a data science; it relies on the generation, sharing and integrated analysis of vast quantities of digital data. The knowledge created by connecting life-science data is transforming biological research and drives a new era of integrative biology. ELIXIR is a European Research Infrastructure that brings together international resources in life-sciences to form a single infrastructure enabling scientists to find and share data, ...

Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy: long term effects on children's immunity before and after administration of a fifth dose of a pertussis containing vaccine. University of Antwerp