Expertise

Elyne started her PhD research in October 2017. She successfully defended her work in December 2021. The aim of her research was to investigate the role of nurses in pharmaceutical care in 14 European countries, to develop and evaluate a framework about this role and finally to investigate competences needed by nurses to fulfil this role. Using cross-sectional data from 4888 nurses, 974 physicians and 857 pharmacists, followed by 340 interviews and a scoping review, the NUPHAC-EU framework was developed. This framework describes potential nursing tasks in pharmaceutical care, along with potential barriers and facilitators. After the framework was developed, its content was evaluated by 923 nurses, 240 physicians and 199 pharmacists. Shared responsibility' was the most preferred level of responsibility. Finally, through a Delphi study a competency framework was developed. This second framework can be used in competency-based education to evaluate the integration of pharmaceutical care-related competencies in nursing curricula or to redesign curricula to adequately prepare nursing students for clinical practice.

Technique

Quantitative research techniques and applied statistics.

Users

Healthcare providers (physicians, pharmacists, nurses), nursing researchers, nurse educators, health policy makers

Keywords

Interprofessional, Educational research, Nursing

Research in clinical cardiology with a focus on: - Integrated care for patients with cardiovascular diseases - Advanced practice nursing and the set-up of a specialised multidisciplinary clinic to optimize care for patients (with atrial fibrillation) - Screening for heart rhythm disorders - Atrial fibrillation management and treatment - Patient education - Oral anticoagulation management - Therapy adherence and measures to optimize it - Telemedicine and mobile health - Risk factor management (systematic assessment, treatment and follow-up) of cardiovascular risk factors such as sleep disordered breathing and obesity - Health economic analyses - Patient Reported Outcome Measures assessment

Technique

- Clinical research - Validation of new technologies - Development and validation of new questionnaires to assess and improve patient knowledge and self-care - Development of mHealth and eHealth tools to provide multidisciplinary and transmural care (apps, back-end servers, websites for patients and physicians) - Telemonitoring

Users

Domestic and foreign research groups interested in collaborating on integrated care for cardiovascular diseases. These can be medical and biomedical researchers, but also the industry.

Keywords

Cardiology, Atrial fibrillation, Quality of health care, Personalized health care, Cardiovascular risk, Atrial fibrillation, Health care decision making, Nursing

Prof. Dr. Tinne Dilles holds a Master's degree in Nursing and Midwifery (University of Antwerp, 2007) and a PhD in Medical Sciences (University of Antwerp, 2011). During her doctoral studies, she developed the 'Pharmanurse' software program to support interprofessional evaluation of medication use for residents in nursing homes. Since 2007, Tinne has been part of the teaching team for the Master's in Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Antwerp. Currently serving as an associate professor, she plays a leadership role in shaping the scientific trajectory of students. Tinne is responsible for various courses in research methodology and statistics and supervises Master's theses. As an educator and coach, she enjoys working with students at both the Master's and doctoral levels, helping them achieve their goals by creating opportunities for them to make a difference. In her role as the Chair of the department "Centre for Research and Innovation in Care," connected to the Master's program in Nursing and Midwifery, Tinne focuses on building a strong and healthy team that excels in education, research, and service. As a researcher, for Tinne, the link with NuPhaC (Nurse and Pharmaceutical Care) is essential. As the founder and chair of NuPhaC, she has built a robust research team and an international network of experts. Tinne has published over 100 articles in the field of Nursing and Pharmaceutical care and mentors several doctoral students. NuPhaC is a consortium serving as a knowledge and expertise center regarding the role of nurses in pharmaceutical care. It translates the unique focus of nurses in pharmaceutical care into a multidisciplinary collaborative landscape, acting as an intermediary between the user, their environment, and healthcare providers. As a reference network, NuPhaC is a key player making a significant impact on research, education, and policy preparation, aiming to enhance nursing pharmaceutical care in clinical practice. NuPhaC specializes in pharmaceutical care in the areas of medication adherence, self-management and patient education, safety in medication policies, prescription quality, and monitoring the effects of medications. The focus is on the role of nurses, their competencies, and their training in interprofessional pharmaceutical care. NuPhaC, as a pivotal organization, serves as a launching pad for passionate researchers and educators aiming to optimize pharmaceutical care through the latest insights. The connections between research, education, policy, and practice, as well as between different disciplines, are considered fundamental. NuPhaC's intrinsic commitment is linked to questions about nursing care, and collaborating with nurses, physicians, pharmacists, and users to improve pharmaceutical care. Initiatives are carried out with a sense of responsibility towards society, contributing to the promotion of quality in healthcare. www.nuphac.eu

Technique

quantitative research methodology and applied statistics

Users

patiënten Health Care providers Health Care research, education and policy making

Keywords

Care, Self-management, Nursing, Monitoring, Care for the aged, Nursing education, Medicine consumption, Saftey management

My research activities are focused on two domains, namely competency-based healthcare education and the profession of midwifery. The first domain encompasses all healthcare professions, and my interest primarily lies in workplace learning. Scientific research in healthcare education is situated at the intersection of pedagogical sciences and healthcare. In Flanders, it is a less recognized discipline compared to some neighbouring countries such as the Netherlands, where I also obtained my doctorate. Within the field of midwifery, I conduct research on topics related to midwifery competencies as well as specific subjects within the broad scope of midwifery practice. Most of my research is qualitative, but I also have a keen interest in quantitative research.

Technique

I am particularly familiar with qualitative research techniques. I have conducted several Delphi studies for the development and validation of competency frameworks. Recently, I was the project leader for an FWO project where we employed various techniques including user design thinking (for prototype development), literature review, and Delphi studies. For educational research, I utilize the Educational Design Based research methodology. Additionally, in the context of supervising master's theses and doctoral dissertations, I also have experience with quantitative research, for which I pursued a postgraduate degree at UGent years ago.

Users

With my research expertise spanning various domains, I have interacted with diverse stakeholders throughout my professional journey. These include students, professionals, employers, industry associations, governmental bodies, and others, both domestically and internationally. While my primary focus lies within the healthcare sector, I have also collaborated with stakeholders from fields such as pedagogy, IT, communication sciences, and law, particularly in projects related to ePortfolio development.

Keywords

Midwifery, Workplace learning, Health care, Competence

Erik Franck is a nurse (KdG Hogeschool, 1997), Master in clinical psychology (UGent, 2001), Accredited Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (UGent, 2006) and holds a PhD in psychological sciences (Ghent University, 2007). He has almost 20 years of experience in (mental) health care, both in acute care (Antwerp University Hospital, GZA hospitals) and in primary care (Private practice, 2003). Since 2013 he has been affiliated with the Department of Nursing and Midwifery of the University of Antwerp. He is affiliated with the research group Center for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC) where he - together with colleague Peter Van Bogaert - is responsible for the research group Workforce Management and Outcome Research in Care (WORC). He supervises various courses within the master's program in Nursing and Midwifery, such as management and innovation - part people management; Interprofessional collaboration in Healthcare; and Academic education. In addition, he is a member of the Flemish Association for Behavioral Therapy where he also supervises behavioral therapists in training at Ghent University as a recognized supervisor. Erik Franck's research themes focus on the professional well-being of doctors and nurses - in the training and work context and the relationship with quality of care and patient safety; collaboration in complex work environments; and leadership in Health and Care. He is a promoter of 6 doctoral projects [two completed: Nina Geuens (2018); Bart Geurden (2016)].

Technique

Quantitative cross-sectional research

Users

Dutch, English. Healthcare organisations (and departments) that want advice and wish training regarding workforce management.

Keywords

Management education, Health care organisation, Nursing education, Health care policy, Sleep disorders, Psychology, Psychopathology, Leadership, Burnout, Depression, Nursing, Psychological vulnerability

Prof. Dr. Eva Goossens obtained her PhD degree in 2015 at the KU Leuven/FWO (Belgium) with her research work on transitional care for young patients diagnosed with congenital heart disease. She continued her academic career as a post-doctoral fellow in Canada (McGill University) and Sweden (Gothenburg University) and is currently coordinating several studies in the field of congenital heart disease, oncology, cardiology and role development of Advanced Nursing Practice. Prof. Goossens has developed expertise in quantitative research designs, epidemiology, healthcare services research and cardiovascular nursing. She is currently appointed as Assistant Professor at the Center for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC), University of Antwerp, Belgium where she takes the lead in the Master of Science for Advanced Nursing Practice.

Technique

Expertise in de development of both quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research designs; Expertise in the application of advanced statistical techniques using SPSS, SAS and R.

Users

Partners within healthcare, including intramural, transmural and extramural healthcare services Government and policy makers Educators and students Patients and their caregivers

Keywords

Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Nursing education, Cardiology

I am a researcher in nursing and healthcare with specific interest in the organization of healthcare teams and its impact on quality of care and patient safety, as well as the use of innovative techniques and technology in care. My mission is to support healthcare organizations and policy makers in strategic decisions through research.

Technique

Healthcare organization and strategic planning Analysis and interpretation of healthcare related data Study design and development of research methodology Descriptive and inferential statistics Advanced regression techniques (e.g., LMM, GLMM, ...)

Users

Healthcare organizations Policy makers Beroepsverenigingen

Keywords

Health technology, Nursing education, Health care organisation, Health care decision making, Health systems research, Nursing, Data driven healthcare, Health policy research

Expertise in quantitative and qualitative research, data analyses using SPSS, SAS EG and NVivo. During my research to obtain my PhD I analyzed medication data based on ATC codes and I studies potentially inappropriate medication use and deprescribing in patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care and nursing home residents with limited life-expectancy. I gained expertise in working with linked administrative databases ('big data') and I am currently looking for opportunities to link clinical patient-level data to these routinely collected administrative data. Furthermore, I want to focus on the role of nurses in pharamceutical care. In this context, I am coaching master students during their research on this topic.

Technique

Data collection with self-developed questionnaires, topic guides for interviews, validated measuring instruments. Data analyses using SPSS, SAS EG, NVivo. Thematic, content and interpretative phenomenological analyses. Translation of medication into ATC code.

Users

students (PhD & master), researchers

Keywords

Opiods

a. Healthy region (HERE) i. Objective and Keywords In the Special Interest Group (SIG), professionals from the government, the public and private sectors are connected to each other around the central theme of destination development of the city of Antwerp and the surrounding area towards a vital and healthy region for its citizens and visitors. from tourism, study and businesses and professional organizations. This approach is already in full development through the professorship of Prof. Olaf Timmermans Healthy Region of the HZ University of Aplied Sciences Vlissingen for the Zeeland region. The concept of a health region is recent. It comes down to installing partnerships aimed at the health (prevention, care and cure) of the population and visitors in cities and regions. This can be translated into the provision of health care, into health policy and into connecting different sectors, e.g. between health care and tourism, connecting disciplines with the therapeutic landscape of cities and regions, municipal health policy in the context of building of a vital community in urban and rural contexts. In short, all initiatives that contribute to Vital Health Regions. This means the following objectives: • Offering a platform for cross-sectoral networking with the aim of converting the opportunities of the city of Antwerp and the surrounding area and the Zeeland region, as a Vital Health Region, into workable market-product combinations. • Knowledge sharing with the aim of offering frameworks that can lead to substantive projects, designed by governments, public and private sectors and knowledge institutions • Positioning the city of Antwerp and the surrounding area and the Zeeland region as a Vital Health Region, with a focus on landscape, living environment, cross-sector connections with regard to health and regional development for a wide audience.

Technique

expertise with research projects in all domains (acute care, mental health, residential aged care and primary care) around nursing and interprofessional practice environments related to different health and vitality outcomes of patients and caregivers. Expertise with various research techniques, both qualitative and quantitative, with a specialty in qualitative research into regression analyzes and especially qualitative research into participatory action research.

Users

researchers on a healthy region and involved stakeholders / professionals from the government, the public and private sectors

Keywords

Health policy research, Health care innovation, Health promotion, Healthy cities

Research topics are focused within health services and outcomes research in all domains (acute care, mental health care, residential aged care and primary care) such a research program around nurse practice environments and psychosocial environments of healthcare workers related to various patient outcomes; implementation of improvement initiatives related to quality and patient safety and managers’ role and leadership in healthcare settings. In addition, special interest goes to care for people with dementia studying non-pharmacological treatments and person-center care delivery.

Technique

Cross-sectional survey and longitudinal intervention design, RCTs and mixed method design such as explanatory or exploratory sequential design using applied statistics such as structural equation modeling, multilelevel models and time series analyses. In addition, the development of big data sets with the purpose to use modeling and machine learning techniques in clinical settings

Users

Patients and clients, and healthcare workers and organizations in all domains such as acute care, mental health care, residential aged care and primary care.

Keywords

Innovations, Elderly people, Burnout