Projects
Image quality improvement of emission tomography Ghent University
The focus of this project will be to further enhance the image quality of emission tomography. To achieve this we will use (and evantually modify) prototype or recent clinical systems to maximize the sensitivity. On the processing side we will try to minimize the image quality loss in the reconstruction process by accurate modeling of the imaging process. In most ET imaging situations there is a high fraction of contamination in the measured ...
Quality improvement of regional anaesthesia KU Leuven
The title and objective of this doctoral thesis is “Quality Improvement of Regional Anaesthesia”. Therefore, we conducted research projects that may have an important impact on patient outcome and as such potentially change clinical practice.
We investigated the role of dexamethasone as an additive to LA in regional anaesthesia techniques. In daily practice, anaesthesiologists and surgeons are often confronted with the fact that a ...
Renovation, improvement and quality certification of control posts in the European Union. KU Leuven
Quality improvement of diagnostic processes in the oncology field KU Leuven
15 to 20% of the breast cancer patients have an excessive presence of the Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2 (HER2) protein. The determination of the HER2 status of breast cancer patients is therefore used during the diagnosis and further therapy determination. ASCO guidelines are available for this assessment. Because the regulation regarding the reimbursement of this test allowed to not apply the most recent guideline, the proposed ...
Quality improvement of textile composites by characterisation of the spatial variability in the mechanical properties. KU Leuven
Quality improvement in medicine studies at the Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo (Mozambique) Ghent University
The project will contribute to a reform process at the Faculty of Medicine of the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) that was initiated in February 2008. A general outline of a new medical curriculum is already designed, within the context of a student centered learning approach and a strong focus on community health. The general outline of the curriculum was approved by the University Council of UEM in August 2008. The project will support ...
Quality improvement in stroke: evaluation of care processes and outcomes KU Leuven
The goal of the “Enhancing the quality of care pathways for stroke patients” study, is to develop a pragmatic framework to combine patient record based indicators, like Fever, Sugar (glycemia control) and Swallowing (dysphagia management) (FeSS-protocol), with Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) & Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) and to understand barriers and facilitators for the integration in an electronic patient ...