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KU Leuven Department of Public Health and Primary Care
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As the Department of Public Health and Primary Care of KU Leuven (Belgium), we aim to tackle the healthcare challenges our society is facing and to improve the health of the public through research, teaching, and policy work.
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Nele Lemaitre is the new point of contact for master’s and #PhD students researching #perinatal care paths within the Academic Centre for General Practice. She will also ensure that #research efforts are coordinated and distinct.

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October 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Jolien Palmaerts has recently joined the Leuven Institute for #Healthcare Policy (LIHP) as a Healthcare Quality Training & Support Officer. She will contribute to two key projects: #FlaQuM and #NKP

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October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Sarah Gorissen recently joined our department as the new departmental manager. She will work closely together with the chair and will be responsible for the operational management of the department, including #strategy, #HR and #communication.

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October 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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👏 On Wednesday, October 8th, 2025, Professor Walter Sermeus received the #FlorenceNightingale Medal from the Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen for over forty years of dedication to the #nursing profession. Congratulations!
October 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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👏 Maaike De Roo is now an assistant professor. She also works as a staff member at the Department of Geriatric Medicine UZ Leuven. Her clinical interests include ambulatory geriatric care and care for people with #dementia

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Welcome, Prof. Maaike De Roo!
Maaike De Roo is now an assistant professor at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care (Research Unit of Gerontology and Geriatrics). She also works as a staff member at the Department of Geriatric Medicine UZ Leuven (2021).
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October 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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🖐️ Maggie Strube has joined our department as a PhD researcher. She will research scarcity in #healthcare under the supervision of Prof. Raf Van Gestel, associated with the Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy

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Welcome, Maggie Strube!
On 1 September 2025, Maggie Strubbe joined our department as a PhD researcher. She will research scarcity in health care under the supervision of Prof. Raf Van Gestel, associated with the Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Mercy Muriithy, visiting researcher at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, will collaborate with Prof. Silvia Camporesi on safeguarding in Kenya and guest lecture for her MAiSI program. Learn more: https://ow.ly/vBvF50XaSBK
Say hello to Mercy Muriithy!
During her stay as a visiting researcher at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Mercy Muriithy will be working with Professor Silvia Camporesi on a project related to safeguarding in Kenya, and will be a guest lecturer for the MAiSI programme, of which she’s an alumna.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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📣 At the 21st EuGMS Congress in Reykjavík (24–26 Sept 2025), three colleagues received prestigious awards for their #research and contribution to advancing geriatric #medicine. Learn more: https://ow.ly/14tE50XatNN
Three of our reseachers received prestigious awards at EuGMS 2025
At the 21st EuGMS Congress in Reykjavik, Iceland (24–26 September 2025), our department was proudly represented, with three of our researchers receiving prestigious awards
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October 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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🎓 PhD Defense – Kamiel Verbeke 📅 14 October 2025 Kamiel’s research tackles ethical challenges in deceiving research participants.
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PhD defense Kamiel Verbeke: the ethics of deceiving research participants
Kamiel Verbeke will defend his PhD on 14 October 2025, titled “Deception revisited: A dialogue between research ethics guidance and practice.”
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October 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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👋 We're the Department of Public Health & Primary Care at KU Leuven. From biostatistics to general practice, we research better health for all.

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October 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM