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Carte Blanche - 3 university hospitals unite in demanding a valorisation of the healthcare professions 

News (23/02/2023)

CARTE BLANCHE
3 university hospitals unite in demanding a valorisation of the healthcare professions A valorisation of healthcare staff is quite simply essential. This will result from policy changes and greater recognition on the part of all concerned Brussels, 31 January 2023 – Faced with the strike by public sector  workers on 31 January and the directly related issues for public health and society…
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Consortium Oliver (oligo-liver-metastases)

News (14/02/2023)  The annual meeting of the OLiver (oligo-liver-metastases) consortium was held at the Jules Bordet Institute on Wednesday 18 January 2023, with some 50 people present. The active and fruitful debate highlighted new results and identified new avenues for research. Recent progress includes the launch of a new project aiming to arrive at a better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in metastatic…
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Carte Blanche - The free practice of medicine : a right and a duty, even under a totalitarian regime

News -  09/02/2023

CARTE BLANCHE
The free practice of medicine : a right and a duty, even under a totalitarian regime. Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou, an Iranian radiologist, has just been sentenced to death in his country for having come to the aid of peaceful protestors opposed to the regime. Such a threat of reprisals for exercising the medical profession is intolerable. Signed by Sadeghi-Meibodi Niloufar, Director of the…
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The Klastersky Award to encourage research and innovation in the field of supportive care

News (24/1/2023) The Klastersky Award to encourage research and innovation in the field of supportive care On 16 December 2022 the Klastersky Award was awarded to Dr Cherifi for his research into the impact of early supportive care assessment on the treatment decision in head and neck cancers before concomitant radiochemotherapy. This award encourages the spirit of innovation and research in supportive cancer care and is named after a…
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Virus hivernaux: ne vous précipitez pas aux urgences!

Communiqué de presse du 19/01/2023
Services du Collège réuni - Commission communautaire commune & GIBBIS
19 janvier 2023 Virus hivernaux: ne vous précipitez pas aux urgences! Bien que le pic de la grippe ait probablement été atteint, le COVID et le Virus Respiratoire Syncytial sont toujours en circulation et déjà sous forte tension depuis plusieurs semaines, les hôpitaux bruxellois restent sous pression. En Région de Bruxelles-…
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Accès à vos données médicales

Actualité du 21/12/2022 Accès à vos données médicales Bonne nouvelle : à partir du 22 décembre, vous aurez accès à vos propres données médicales de l’Hôpital Erasme, de l’Institut Jules Bordet, et de l’Hôpital des Enfants en passant par le Réseau Santé Bruxellois. C’est une raison supplémentaire de vous inscrire au partage sécurisé de vos données médicales avec les professionnels de la santé qui vous suivent. Cette nouveauté vise toutes…
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20 years of laser therapy at the H.U.B. 

News (20/12/2022) 20 years of laser therapy at the H.U.B.  Laser therapy to alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.  It was 20 years ago that the Jules Bordet Institute acquired its first laser device to treat the side effects of cancer treatment. The Children's Hospital soon acquired its own equipment with which to treat children with cancer. Today, 20 years later, laser therapy has become an essential…
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Remote monitoring to improve the follow-up of cancer patients

Press release (16/12/2022) REMOTE MONITORING, A TOOL TO IMPROVE THE FOLLOW-UP OF CANCER PATIENTS 16 December 2022, Brussels – For nearly six months now a number of nursing teams at the Jules Bordet Institute and their patients have been using a new remote monitoring system for a better follow-up of symptoms and side effects: Resilience. The aim of implementing this digital solution is to strengthen the link between healthcare professionals…
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The Bordet Institute's tumour bank opens its doors to patients associations

Press release (01/12/2022)  The Jules Bordet Institute's tumour bank opens its doors to patients associations Brussels, 1 December 2022 – This Thursday 1 December, patients associations are invited to visit the tumour biobank of the Jules Bordet Institute, a part of the Brussels University Hospital (H.U.B.). At the initiative of the BBRMI (Biobanking and biomolecular resources research infrastructure of Belgium) and of the LUSS (League of…
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Agents antimicrobiens : à manipuler avec précaution

Actualité publiée le 24/11/2022 AGENTS ANTIMICROBIENS : À MANIPULER AVEC PRÉCAUTION Semaine mondiale pour un bon usage des antimicrobiens (18-24 novembre 2022)
La résistance aux antimicrobiens (antibiotiques, mais aussi antifongiques, antiviraux et antiparasitaires) est aujourd’hui l’une des plus grandes menaces pour la santé mondiale, la sécurité alimentaire et le développement. Les antimicrobiens sont des substances utilisées pour…
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