Qualitative study into the views of physicians regarding control measures for palliative sedation
Improving the quality of end-of-life care in acute geriatric hospital wards in Flanders
Mapping whether palliative day care meets clients’ needs and has the potential to be economically viable
Developing an ACP intervention for the Belgian paediatric care context
A cluster-randomized controlled trial on the effects of ACP in general practice for patients with a chronic life-limiting illness
Developing and validating three sets of quality indicators (QIs) for care at the end of life for children with cancer, neurological disorders and other life-threatening conditions
Concerning psychiatric patients, the possibility of euthanasia gives rise to many ethical and juridical concerns regarding the adequate assessment and evaluation of all legal and due care criteria. E.g. the key criterion unbearable psychological suffering is still insufficiently understood. Given this wide range of fundamental concerns, it is striking that the euthanasia practice in psychiatric patients has only been studied superficially.
Improving medication use of nursing home residents with a life-limiting disease: a symptom-driven approach to multidisciplinary medication review
Development, evaluation and implementation of a “Teach the Teacher” training module on “delivering bad news” within the Master-after-Master of Family Medicine, Flanders
Improving quality of life of patients with advanced cancer and their family carers. A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of early and systematic integration of palliative care in oncology.
The research proposal is concerned with the development, validation and effectiveness of clinical practice guidelines forpalliative sedation in nursing homes aimed at improvement of care delivery by general practitioners
Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Using Current Technology
Developing and testing the effectiveness of a specialist palliative care service for frail older people in primary care
Occurrence and characteristics of end-of-life decisions in stillbirths, neonates and infants in Flanders, Belgium
Palliative and EOL care in Trinidad and Tobago
Evaluate and validate ACP intervention in terms of feasibility, acceptance to GPs and patients with a serious or life-threatening illness
Insights into what extent certain care needs are experienced from diagnosis onwards and the role of various care givers