Immunomodulation in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The research group Immunomodulation in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
The research group Immunomodulation in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
The Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine promotes and supports research within its divisions of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Thoracic Surgery, Gastroenterology, Pneumology, and Hepatology. The department’s research aims to achieve a better understanding of human diseases and to discover better detection methods and treatments for disorders of the organ systems being studied.
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Integrated health care delivery: Integrated care has been defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as: "The management and delivery of health services such as that people receive a continuum of health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, disease management, rehabilitation and palliative care services, through the different levels and sites of care within the health system, and according to their bio-psycho and social ...
- Lung and chest wall mechanics: respiratory function in health and disease and effects of drugs. - Lung toxicology: fundamental mechanisms and epidemiologic research on occupational hazards. - Biochemical and metabolic functions of lung in health and disease and animal models. - Bronchial carcinoma: PET-scan, therapeutic modalities. - Respiratory muscles: animal models and changes in disease. - Difficult asthma. - Pulmonary embolism and ...
- Health Care Financing - Medical technology - Nursing activities (acute care, psychiatric care) and financing - Clinical nursing - Preference patterns for the aged - Case management in psycho-geriatric patients - Quality improvement - Economic evaluation of cancer treatment (mainly radiotherapy). - Health Care financing systems.
Cardiovascular & respiratory rehabilitation, adapted physical activity & psychomotor therapy. Within this unit clinical & fundamental research are encouraged. There is a close cooperation and integration with various departments in the University Hospital and the Rehabilitation Center. The research is focused on cardiovascular rehabilitation, exercise capacity, physiotherapeutic interventions in patients with respiratory disease, ...
Research topics are:
• Rehabilitation in patients with Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Autism spectrum, and after Cerebrovascular accident or other forms of cerebral palsy.
• Rehabilitation in acute, chronic and congenital neurological disorders
• Motor learning and neuroplasticity
• Neurostimulation
• Gait analysis
• Upper limb dysfunction
• Spasticity
• Freezing
• Impact of ...