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Lieve Van den Block is Full Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and founding chair of the Ageing and Palliative Care Research Program at the End-of-Life Care Research Group of the VUB and Ghent University in Belgium. She holds a PhD in Medical Social Sciences and a Master in Clinical Psychology. Lieve has been involved in palliative care and end-of-life research for over 20 years, focusing on national and international public health and interventional research aimed at monitoring and improving care and support for people with serious or advanced illnesses and their family.
She has partnered in and coordinated several EU funded research projects, including currently as coordinator of the Horizon Europe EU NAVIGATE project. She is Commissioner for the Lancet Commission on Person-centered Long-term care for older people and chairs the Aging and Palliative Care Reference Group of the European Association of Palliative Care. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, has received several scientific awards for her work including the Collen-Francqui Research Professor Chair, and is co-editor-in-chief of Nature Springer’s Textbook of Palliative Care. Her work has been supported by grants from the European Commission, national fundamental and applied research foundations, and leading medical and health charities.
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IRP24: Studying the complex role of the environment in shaping practices and experiences of serious illness, caregiving, dying and grieving through interdisciplinary research and innovation in Compassionate Communities (COCO_ENV)
Cohen, J., Dury, S., Van den Block, L., Pivodic, L., De Donder, L., Dierckx, E., Smetcoren, A., Snoeck, C., De Backer, F., Lombaerts, K., Spruyt, B., De Moortel, D., Bekers, E., Aernouts, N., Ryckewaert, M., Van Droogenbroeck, F., Beeckman, K., Brosens, D. & De Gieter, S.
1/11/24 → 31/10/29
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM1166: Optimising recruitment and retention in multi-component palliative care trials: A mixed-methods study
De Nooijer, K. & Van den Block, L.
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: Fundamental
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Adapting, implementing and evaluating a navigation intervention for older people with cancer and their family caregivers in six countries in Europe: the Horizon Europe-funded EU NAVIGATE project
Miranda, R., Smets, T., Pivodic, L., Chambaere, K., Pesut, B., Duggleby, W., Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D., Gomes, B., May, P., Szczerbińska, K., Davies, A. N., Ferraris, D., Pasman, H. R., Furlan de Brito, M., Barańska, I., Gangeri, L. & Van den Block, L., 2024, In: Palliative Care and Social Practice. 18, 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An In-Depth Exploration Of Multi-Level Factors Influencing Unplanned Hospitalisations Of Nursing Home Residents: Results Of A Qualitative Study With Professional Stakeholders
Dubois, L., De Nooijer, K., Miranda, R., Van Den Noortgate, N., Van den Block, L. & Smets, T., 6 Sep 2024.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
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A website to support people with dementia and their family caregivers in advance care planning: Results of a mixed-method evaluation study
Dupont, C., Smets, T., Monnet, F., Pivodic, L., De Vleminck, A., Van Audenhove, C. & Van den Block, L., Oct 2024, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 127, 19 p., 108357.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Consensus definition of advance care planning in dementia: A 33-country Delphi study
European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), van der Steen, J. T., Nakanishi, M., Van den Block, L., Di Giulio, P., Gonella, S., In der Schmitten, J., Sudore, R. L., Harrison Dening, K., Parker, D., Mimica, N., Holmerova, I., Larkin, P., Martins Pereira, S., Rietjens, J. A. C. & Korfage, I. J., Feb 2024, In: Alzheimer's & Dementia. 20, 2, p. 1309-1320 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discussing methodological gaps in psychosocial intervention research for dementia: an opinion article from the INTERDEM Methodology Taskforce guided by the MRC framework
Bartels, S. L., Stephens, N., D'Andrea, F., Handley, M., Markaryan, M., Nakakawa Bernal, A., Van den Block, L., de Bruin, S. R., Windle, K., Roes, M., Janssen, N., Christie, H., Garcia, L., Teesing, G., Moniz-Cook, E. & Graff, M., 2024, In: Frontiers in dementia. 3, 5 p., 1458023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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2nd place Passion for Palliative Care 2018
Vansteenberge, S. (Recipient) & Van den Block, Lieve (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Collen-Francqui Research Professorship Award
Van den Block, Lieve (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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EAPC Early Researcher Award 2014
Van den Block, Lieve (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Excellent PhD Supervision Award
Van den Block, Lieve (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Léon Favyts and Hugo Van den Enden Award
Van Rickstal, Romy (Recipient) & Van den Block, Lieve (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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EAPC 2023 Rotterdam
Lieve Van den Block (Speaker)
2023 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Theory of Change to develop and evaluate complex palliative care interventions
Lieve Van den Block (Speaker)
12 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Keynote lecture: Advance care planning in dementia
Lieve Van den Block (Speaker)
25 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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EU Navigate
Lieve Van den Block (Speaker)
16 Nov 2022 → 18 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Presentation on Secondments
Lieve Van den Block (Speaker)
13 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Press/Media
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Nieuw kaartspel ‘Levenswensen’ moedigt mensen aan om te praten over hun levenseinde. “Het taboe moet doorbroken worden”
Lieve Van den Block & Charlèss Dupont
7/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Wanneer voel je dat je leven compleet is?
Lieve Van den Block & Charlèss Dupont
5/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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VROEGTIJDIGE ZORGPLANNING IN WOONZORGCENTRA BEGINT BIJ GOED BELEID "Luisteren naar de ballonnetjes"
29/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Bij 70 procent covidoverlijdens in eerste golf lukte sereen afscheid niet
16/12/20
1 Media contribution
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Over het levenseinde praten is moeilijk, ook voor je arts
Joni Gilissen & Lieve Van den Block
16/01/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment