Projects
The challenges and needs of adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer and their parents: developing recommendations for curative treatment and long-term follow-up in order to mitigate these problems and needs and / or support Ghent University
The purpose of this study is twofold: to identify the specific psychosocial needs of the adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer and their parents and see which approach, psychosocial services and / or interventions a positive long-term treatment during curative treatment and long term follow-up may promote.
Formation and (geno)toxic activity of nitrosylation- and oxidation products in the gastrointestinal tract: role of nitrite salted meat products and prevention. University of Antwerp
Preconditions and good practice for (re-) organize and implement screening for breast, cervical and colon cancer. University of Antwerp
Parental Pesticide and Offspring Epigenome study (PaPOE): Assessment of pesticides exposure and association with cancer among farmers, pregnant women and their offspring KU Leuven
Environmental toxicants, like pesticides, can alter epigenetic regulatory features such as DNA methylation. The PaPOE (Parental Pesticides and Offspring Epigenome) study aims to investigate whether pesticides exposure could induce epigenetic changes associated with an increase in cancer risk. We will, in fact be, investigating how (re)programming in early life can have long-term consequences for later health outcomes through DNA methylation ...
Triaging and Referring In Adjacent General and Emergency departements (the TRIAGE-trial): a cluster randomised controlled trial. University of Antwerp
Development of prevalence and determinants of asthma, COPD and allergies among adults in Flanders; a follow-up study of the ECRHS. University of Antwerp
A pilot study of the OptiMEDs intervention: A complex intervention for multidisciplinary review (including nurses, pharmacists, and physicians) in nursing homes, with ICT-support for the evaluation of the appropriateness of prescribing and for side-effect Ghent University
The interest in improving the pharmacotherapy of older adults in nursing homes is growing. We propose a method intending to support the decision of GPs regarding the pharmacotherapy of older adults. To achieve this, we introduce the OptiMEDs intervention: a combination of an electronic decision support tool (for the appraisal of potentially inappropriate medication use, anticholinergic use, or medications that can be de-prescribed in view of ...