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Lieve Van den Block is Professor of Communication and Education at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and chair of the “Ageing and Palliative Care” Research Programme at the End-of-Life Care Research Group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University in Belgium. She holds a PhD in Medical Social Sciences and a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. Her work focuses on national and international public health and interventional research aimed at monitoring and improving palliative and end-of-life care for older people. Her research is multidisciplinary in nature and located at the intersection of primary care, palliative care, long-term care, and geriatrics. Her work places strong emphasis on studying palliative care both in community and institutional settings including palliative care for people affected by frailty and dementia.
Lieve Van den Block was Principal Investigator and EU coordinator of PACE (Palliative Care for Older People), a collaborative research project funded under the EU FP7 Health programme and involving 12 EU partners (2014-2019). She was the Executive Coordinator of EURO IMPACT (European Intersectorial and Multidisciplinary Palliative Care Research Training; 2010-2014) and is currently the partner lead in INDUCT (Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Utilising Current Technology) and DISTINCT (Dementia Intersectorial Strategy for Training and Innovation network for Current Technology), all funded by the European Commission as Marie Curie Initial Training Networks.
Prof. Van den Block received the prestigious Early Researcher Award of the European Association for Palliative Care, VUB Excellent PhD Supervision Award in 2018, and several other scientific awards for her work. She is editor-in-chief of the new Textbook on Palliative Care (Springer Nature) and editor and author of several other books. She has published more than 100 papers in leading peer-reviewed journals in medicine, public health and palliative care. Her work has been supported by grants from FP7, H2020, FWO, IWT and other leading medical and health charities. She is chair of the psychosocial evaluation committee of Flanders’ largest cancer charity Kom Op Tegen Kanker.
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Projects
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ANI274: Navigating community dwelling persons living with dementia and family caregivers through stages of dementia: Acceptability and adaptation of the personalized, scalable Care Ecosystem via stakeholder interviews and workshops
Van den Block, L. & Gilissen, J.
1/01/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Fundamental
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OZRSAB7: Emotions and Palliative Care: in search of new horizons
1/10/20 → 30/09/21
Project: Fundamental
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ANI254: Old age, dementia and the end of life: a societal urgency, a scientific challenge
1/09/20 → 1/09/23
Project: Fundamental
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OZR3640: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - UGent, HONINX Elisabeth
12/02/20 → 11/02/24
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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Complexities and Outcomes of Advance Care Planning
Gilissen, J., Van den Block, L. & Pivodic, L., Jan 2021, In : JAMA Internal Medicine. 181, 1, p. 142-143 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
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Inclusion of palliative care in health care policy for older people: A directed documentary analysis in 13 of the most rapidly ageing countries worldwide
Pivodic, L., Smets, T., Gott, M., Sleeman, K. E., Arrue, B., Cardenas Turanzas, M., Pechova, K., Kodba Čeh, H., Lo, T. J., Nakanishi, M., Rhee, Y., Ten Koppel, M., Wilson, D. M. & Van den Block, L., Feb 2021, In : Palliative Medicine. 35, 2, p. 369-388 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Pilot Study to Develop and Test Palliative Care Quality Indicators for Nursing Homes
Dupont, C., De Schreye, R., Cohen, J., De Ridder, M., Van den Block, L., Deliens, L. & Leemans, K., 19 Jan 2021, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 2, 15 p., 829.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Timely short-term specialised palliative care service intervention for frail older people and their family carers in primary care: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial
de Nooijer, K., Pivodic, L., Van Den Noortgate, N., Pype, P. & Van den Block, L., 20 Jan 2021, In : BMJ Open. 11, 1, 11 p., e043663.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Tishelman et al's Response to Morrison: Advance Directives/Care Planning: Clear, Simple, and Wrong (DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0272)
Tishelman, C., Eneslätt, M., Menkin, E. S. & Van Den Block, L., Jan 2021, In : Journal of Palliative Medicine. 24, 1, p. 16-17 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
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Wetenschapsdag Domus Medica 2010
Lieve Van den Block (Participant)25 Sep 2010Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press / Media
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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
Thesis
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Creatieve therapie door de ogen van het kind. Een kwalitatieve analyse van de belevingen van kinderen in therapie.
Author: Denkens, R., Loots, G., Van Den Block, L. & Braham, A., 2004Supervisor: Loots, G. (Promotor), Van Den Block, L. (Jury) & Braham, A. (Jury)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Dying well with dementia in nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium
Author: Vandervoort, A., Deliens, L., Van den Block, L., Devroey, D., Cohen, J., DE SCHEPPER, R., Van Audenhove, C. & Van Der Heide, A., 24 Mar 2014Supervisor: Deliens, L. (Promotor), Van Den Block, L. (Co-promotor), Devroey, D. (Jury), Cohen, J. (Jury), Deschepper, R. (Jury), Van Audenhove, C. (External person) (Jury) & Van Der Heide, A. (External person) (Jury)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Dying with cancer: an international perspective
Author: Ko, W., Van den Block, L., Deliens, L., Devroey, D., Schots, H., Theuns, P., Rietjens, J. A. C., Cocquyt, V. & Caraceni, A., 8 Sep 2015Supervisor: Van Den Block, L. (Promotor), Deliens, L. (Co-promotor), Devroey, D. (Jury), Schots, H. (Jury), Theuns, P. (Jury), Rietjens, J. A. C. (Jury), Cocquyt, V. (External person) (Jury) & Caraceni, A. (External person) (Jury)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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End-of-Life Care : An International Perspective
Author: Deliens, L., Pardon, K., Van den Block, L., Devroey, D., Borgermans, L., Gorus, E., Payne, S., De Sutter, A. & Van Hal, G., 16 Dec 2015Supervisor: Deliens, L. (Promotor), Pardon, K. (Promotor), Van Den Block, L. (Promotor), Devroey, D. (Jury), Borgermans, L. (Jury), Gorus, E. (Jury), Payne, S. (External person) (Jury), De Sutter, A. (External person) (Jury) & Van Hal, G. (External person) (Jury)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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End-of-life care and medical decision-making in the last phase of life
Author: Van Den Block, L., Deliens, L. & Deschepper, R., 5 May 2008Supervisor: Deliens, L. (Promotor) & Deschepper, R. (Co-promotor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis