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Stefan Morreel's research focuses on out of hours care, organisation of care for newly arrived people and he collaborates in clinical trials.
POS-ARI-PC Core study: National Coordinating Team (NCT) activities (Work Order 1)
Abstract
This multi-country, prospective Perpetual Observational Study (POS) among patients presenting with symptoms of an acute respiratory infection (ARI) to primary care (PC) aims to provide an estimate of the overall incidence of illness and individual diagnoses, as well as critically important benchmark descriptive data related to patient characteristics, complications, outcome, and risk factors per viral aetiology. These detailed data allow for the identification of variation in management and care within and between countries, suggesting improvements for care planning and informing clinical guidelines. In the longer term, the study will establish a research-ready infrastructure for enhanced observational studies and clinical trials related to treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of ARI in the primary care setting. Such a "plug-in" approach is especially beneficial during epidemics and pandemics because it makes it possible to set up new studies much quicker, without having to go through the full process of regulatory approvals for each individual research.Researcher(s)
- Promoter: Coenen Samuel
- Co-promoter: Morreel Stefan
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- Research Project
Resources Hub for sustainable investing in health.
Abstract
As the threat of multimorbidity is increasing worldwide, the enabling of integrated care focused on the quintuple aim is considered necessary. The aim of this study is to construct a data network that integrates the available Belgian data in a dynamic user-friendly dashboard for healthcare providers. Although evidence about how to integrate the principles of PHM into a fragmented healthcare system and data landscape is lacking. This project consists of three Work Packages (WPs): WP 1: Literature Search (UAntwerpen and KULeuven task) WP 2: Mocku-up Dashboard creation (UHasselt task) WP 3: WP3 Iterative Usercentred Approach (focusgroups, UAntwerpen and KULeuven task) In this way a first step of shifting from reactive to proactive and integrated care is taken to minimalize the burden of multimorbidity on the healthcare system in Belgium.Researcher(s)
- Promoter: Morreel Stefan
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- Research Project