Projects
Consensus on minimum quality standards for the prevention and treatment of drug problems in Belgium. Ghent University
Relatively few guidelines are available in Europe that include generic minimum standards or requirements for safeguarding the overall quality of service provision in drug demand reduction. Yet, the implementation of quality standards and indicators for the treatment of a variety of health problems is an emerging issue at regional, national and international level, as quality standards are assumed to be an important tool to enhance the ...
Substance abuse among the working population in Belgium. Or should we say: work related alcohol and drug use? KU Leuven
The impact of substance abuse in society is considerable, but depends largely on the type of drug used. Alcohol consumption was the third leading risk factor in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 of the World Health Organization (WHO). It plays a role in more than 60 major diseases and injuries. Alcohol-related health damage can result from occasional or regular heavy drinking. Cannabis is by far the most frequently used illegal drug in ...
Psychopathic Personality Among Youth conduct Problems Ghent University
Novel and in-depth science is urgently warranted to test if and how CP youth with psychopathy can be identified. Therefore, the main goal of this project is to merge adult and youth psychopathy research by systematically addressing 3 aims that relate to Identification, Validation, and Prognosis.
Legal analysis of the Belgian legal framework on assisted reproductive technologies. Embryonic stage, teething problems and implantation of an adult legal framework KU Leuven
For ages, mankind has been occupied with its own fertility. Since the birth of Louise Brown, the first test tube-baby, the research into assisted reproductive technologies is fully on-stream. De first livebirths after uterus transplantations and genetic interventions have already been reported. Legal research has not followed this trend, although assisted reproductive technologies also raise legal questions. This PhD contributes to legal ...
Improving drug use in older adults during hospital stay KU Leuven
Within the community as well as in hospitals, older adults constitute an important group that is furthermore expected to increase the coming decades. They are susceptible to drug-related problems (DRP) and more so than younger adults. Partially owing to these DRP, older adults are admitted in higher numbers to hospitals. DRP might be avoided however by applying certain strategies in primary care, but also during hospital stay, during which ...
Targeted treatment for KCNQ related encephalopathies: retigabine analogues, repurposed drugs and allele specific knock down (TREATKCNQ). University of Antwerp
Network analysis of analysis of disease phenotypes and drug responses KU Leuven
The pharmaceutical industry is facing unprecedented pressure to increase its productivity. Attrition rates in the later stages of development have risen sharply, with toxicity and lack of efficacy being the main bottlenecks. To address both these safety- and efficacy-related issues, a better understanding of the complex biological response to drug treatment is vital. Although many drugs exert their therapeutic activities through the ...