Projects
End-of-life decisions in fetuses older than 22 weeks, neonates and infants: a population based study in Flanders, Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Medication use during preconception, pregnancy and lactation: towards safe and rational use enhanced by community pharmacists' counseling KU Leuven
Medication use during preconception, pregnancy and lactation: towards safe and rational use enhanced by community pharmacists' counseling - Michael Ceulemans
International research has shown that pregnant and lactating women commonly use medicines. Besides medication use, women can also be exposed to other health products, such as folic acid, multivitamins and herbal remedies, as well as to substances. To reduce the risk for ...
The absolute quantification of endogenous levels of neuromedin U and neuromedin S in vivo using nanoLC–ESI-MS/MS Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Towards a goal-oriented approach for medication review in older adults: optimization and evaluation of the RESPECT-tool as a means to elicit and integrate personal goals into medication decision-making KU Leuven
Two years ago, we developed the RESPECT-tool. The RESPECT-tool is an instrument that helps healthcare professionals and patients to explore what really matters to patients. It also supports patients in formulating personal life and health goals and helps healthcare professionals to take these personal goals into account when making decisions about the patient’s medication.
With this project, we want to figure out how the RESPECT-tool can ...
ESCORT : AI ENABLED HEALTHCARE SERVICES DURING CROSS-BORDER MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AND REGULAR PATIENT SERVICES Vrije Universiteit Brussel
to facilitate enhanced patient treatment services for the enrichment of patient experience and European health and care service resilience.
The proposed innovations to be carried out in the project will assist int eh development of ethics-by-design policy intervention based on the
evidence ...
Advancing imaging technologies and associated applications in life sciences, healthcare, medical research and beyond. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
enhancement and computer processing offers immense innovation potential in fields such as medical, industry,
research, consumer, robotics, ….
The ‘Advance Imaging’ consortium fosters multidisciplinary and innovation-driven collaboration among (bio)medical
scientists, engineers, and medical doctors from three ...
TBM (Applied Biomedical Research with a Primary Societal finality) project : Tackling FRAILTY: ACTIVE-AGE@home: a home-based functional exercise program for community dwelling frail older adults Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Flanders, emphasising vulnerable people in the community, involving
family and volunteers while focussing on health promotion to counter
sedentary lifestyle.Despite the high level of evidence for physical activity
(PA) as a countermeasure for frailty, the current Flemish standard of care
does not include structural PA interventions for ...
TBM (Applied Biomedical Research with a Primary Societal finality) project : Opioid detoxification for patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type II, treated with Spinal Cord Stimulation. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
patients are suffering from persistent low back pain, despite previously
performed surgical interventions. Patients with PSPS T2 have chronic
pain with an enormous impact on the functioning, quality of life, general
well-being and medication use. One way to help patients to alleviate
their pain, is with Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS).
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The Impact of Small Molecules R&D Decisions on the Health System in the Context of Pandemic Preparedness and Outbreak Response KU Leuven
Antiviral drugs are a vital component in the treatment of viral infections. Treatment response time is of particular importance when administering antiviral drugs and this is particularly relevant for coronavirus, because of how easily and fast it spreads. The current Covid-19 pandemic presents the need for accelerated delivery of antiviral treatments which prompts the need for accelerated development of antiviral drugs and fast evaluation ...