The mission of the Institut Jules Bordet's Department of Internal Medicine is to assume responsibilitiy regarding:
- Organising, with senior doctors from other specialities, the hospital's medical activity and support for undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Coordinating the various sister medical specialities of internal medicine, with the exception of those represented by departments concerned specifically with medical oncology and haematology.
- Intensive care
- The oncological emergencies room
- The infectious diseases clinic.
- Providing training in internal medicine for medical students and doctors training to be a specialist during the core years of internal medicine studies and higher training in internal medicine.
The Department of Internal Medicine offers expertise in the various fields of internal medicine while specialising in caring for patients suffering from oncological diseases:
- Oncological intensive care
- Oncological emergencies
- Infectious diseases
- Other medical specialities such as pnuemology
Every autumn the Department of Internal Medicine organizes an international meeting in French that is dedicated specifically to the severe complications that occur in patients suffering from a cancerous disease.
The department managers have developed two websites dedicated to cancer complications: www.oncorea.com for acute problems and www.pneumocancero.com for chronic problems (with particular focus on thoracic oncology).
The department has a continuous intake of medical students (Master's) and trainee specialists (internal medicine and sister disciplines) who follow training courses in internal medicine and in the department's more specific sectors. They are supported during seminars and specific tours.
In addition, the responsible doctors participate actively in the teaching of medical semiology, internal medicine clinical practice for the ULB's Master's in medicine, and the ULB's Master's specialising in internal medicine.
Research projects
Project 1 (in progress)
L’inflammation a-t-elle une implication significative dans l’évolution du cancer bronchique ?
- Project initiator: Dr Julie Gorham
- Financing: Intensive oncological care unit
Project 2
COHESIS : Collaboration and Outreach in Hematological patients with/without Sepsis
- Project initiator : Dr Anne-Pascale Meert
- Financing : Amis de l’Institut Bordet
- Collaboration : GrrrOH, NINE-I, HEMICU, DISPROPICUS, University of Ghent, University of Rotterdam
Project 3 (in progress)
RETRO-TARGETICU : Impact and outcome of patients admitted to ICU with cancer treated with targeted therapy
- Project initiator : Dr Anne-Pascale Meert
- Financing: awaiting
- Collaboration: Nine I
Project 4
IMMUNO-REA : Caractéristiques et prise en charge des patients atteints d’une tumeur solide traités par immunothérapie admis en réanimation
- Project initiator : Dr Anne-Pascale Meert
- Financing: Intensive oncological care unit
- Collaboration: GrrrOH
Project 5
YELENA : Characteristics and outcomes of cancer patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome potentially fulfilling inclusion criteria for veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a multicenter prospective descriptive analysis
- Project initiator : Dr Anne-Pascale Meert
- Financing: Intensive oncological care unit
- Collaboration: Dr. Schellongowski (University of Vienna) and Nine I
Project 6 (in progress)
Recommandations de pratique clinique pour le patient atteint d’une affection maligne admis en unité de soins intensifs.
- Project initiator : Dr Anne-Pascale Meert
- Financing: Intensive oncological care unit
Our team
Head of department
Prof. Anne-Pascale Meert
(Caroline Gustin : Secretary)
Intensive care and oncological emergencies
Prof. Jean-Paul Sculier
Prof. Thierry Berghmans, head of clinic
Dr Bogdan Grigoriu, deputy head of clinic
Dr Julie Gorham, resident
Infectious diseases clinic
Prof. Michael Aoun, head of clinic
Dr Aspasia Georgala
Dr Angela Loizidou
Medical speciality
Dr Bogdan Grigoriu, pulmonologist
Rhumatology
Dr Simenon
Scientific publications
Clinical Significance of Upper Airway Virus Detection in Critically Ill Hematology Patients.
Authors : Legoff J, Zucman N, Lemiale V, Mokart D, Pène F, Lambert J, Kouatchet A, Demoule A, Vincent F, Nyunga M, Bruneel F, Contejean A, Mercier-Delarue S, Rabbat A, Lebert C, Perez P, Meert AP, Benoit D, Schwebel C, Jourdain M, Darmon M, Resche-Rigon M, Azoulay E
Year : 2019
Journal : Am J Respir Crit Care Med
Volume : 199
Pages : 518-528
Novel therapeutic options for radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer: redifferentiation and beyond.
Authors : Bulotta S, Celano M, Costante G, Russo D
Year : 2019
Journal : Curr Opin Oncol
Defining oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer: A simulated multidisciplinary expert opinion.
Authors : Hendriks LEL, Dooms C, Berghmans T, Novello S, Levy A, De Ruysscher D, Hasan B, Giaj Levra M, Giaj Levra N, Besse B, Vansteenkiste J, Dingemans AC
Year : 2019
Journal : Eur J Cancer
Volume : 123
Pages : 28-35
EORTC Lung Cancer Group survey on the definition of NSCLC synchronous oligometastatic disease.
Authors : Levy A, Hendriks LEL, Berghmans T, Faivre-Finn C, GiajLevra M, GiajLevra N, Hasan B, Pochesci A, Girard N, Greillier L, Lantuéjoul S, Edwards J, OBrien M, Reck M, Besse B, Novello S, Dingemans AC
Year : 2019
Journal : Eur J Cancer
Volume : 122
Pages : 109-114
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and respiratory status of critically ill neutropenic patients with hematologic malignancies.
Authors : Mignard X, Biard L, Lemiale V, Mokart D, Pène F, Kouatchet A, Mayaux J, Vincent F, Nyunga M, Bruneel F, Rabbat A, Lebert C, Perez P, Meert AP, Benoit D, Hamidfar R, Darmon M, Azoulay E, Zafrani L
Year : 2019
Journal : Leuk Lymphoma
Volume : 60
Pages : 1156-1163