Institution:
Universiteit Antwerpen
Position(s):
- 2021 – present: Honorary Consultant, Institute of Tropical Medicine (Antwerp, Belgium)
- 2022 – present: president of the Strategic Scientific Committee for the Risk Management Group
- 2020 – 2022: president of the national Group of Experts for the COVID-19-management (GEMS), scientific expert at the Coronacommissariaat
- 2017 – present: Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Antwerp and Head of department of General Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital Antwerp (Belgium)
- 2014 – 2017: Head of Tropical Medicine department, University Hospital Antwerp (Belgium)
- 2014 – 2015: National ebola preparedness coordinator, Federal Ministry of Health, Belgium
- 2004 – 2017: Infectious diseases consultant, Institute of Tropical Medicine (Antwerp, Belgium)
- 1999 – 2004: Specialist in training (Royal London Hospital, Institute of Tropical Medicine (Antwerp, Belgium), ZNA Hospital (Antwerp, Belgium), University Hospital Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)
- 1997 – 1998: Medical Officer, St-Kizito Hospital (Matany, Moroto District, Uganda)
Education:
University training:
- 2010 – 2014: PhD in Medicine University Leuven: ‘Antibiotic resistance in Cambodia’
- 1999 – 2004: Specialist Internal medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Leuven
- 1996 – 1997: Postgraduate course in Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
- 1989 – 1996: MD (summa cum laude), Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven (Belgium)
Advanced academic qualifications:
- 14/1-8/2/2013: QMM ‘Qualitative and mixed methods in international health research’ (ITM, Antwerp)
- 11-12/2008: SCREM ‘Short course in clinical reasoning and evidence based medicine’ (ITM, Antwerp)
- 30-31/3/2006: ESCMID course ‘How to evaluate and audit antibiotic prescribing’
- 3/2004: Refresher course in Clinical Infectiology ‘Boerhaeve cursus’, Leiden (the Netherlands)
- 2003-2004: Inter-universitary course on antibiotic policy: ‘Bijzondere opleiding tot ab-deskundige’
Awards:
- 2023: Honorary doctoral degree at UHasselt
- 2023: Honorary citizenship of the commune of Kortenberg
- 2022: ‘De Zesde Vijs’ (SKEPP)
- 2022: Prijs Stichting Verhulst-Van Eeckhoven
- 2021: Yearly prize of the Valentijn-vaccinatie-symposium
- 2020: Gouden Penning, KVAB (Royal Flemish Academy for Sciences and Arts)
- 2012: ‘Secundaire Onderzoeks Financiering ITG type A’ (SOFI-A) grant, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp .
- 2007, 2009: Pfizer Educational Grant
- 2001: The Lancet travel grant for attending the 8th International Congress of Intensive Care, Sydney, Australia (October 28-November 1st 2001)
Membership:
- 2023-present date: Belgian Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
- 2022-present date: Scientific strategic council (president)
- 2021-present date: Royal Flemish Academy of Medicine (KVAG)
- 2021-present date: Vlaamse erkenningscommissie Clinical Infectious Diseases- (vice-president)
- 2020-2022: Scientific advice groups for COVID-19-response in Belgium (Scientific committee, Celeval 1, Celeval 2, GEES, GEMS, RAG)
- 2014 – present date: SHC/HGR (Hoge Gezondheidsraad, Ebola preparedness group)
- 2014 – 2015: IGGI, Belgian antibiotic Guideline committee edition 2014
- 2004 – present date: BVIKM (Belgian Society of Infectiology and Clinical Microbiology)