• Belgian End-Of-Life Care Study Did Not Include French-speaking UnitsPeer reviewedClosed access 

      2020, Friedel, Marie; Renard, Marleen; Devlieger, Hugo; Verellen, Gaston, HE Léonard de Vinci
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      Dear Editors, We have read with interest the article by Dombrecht et al. (2019) published in your journal in its edition of March 2019. The authors address a sensitive topic, namely the reported attitudes of neonatologists and neonatal nurses in the Flanders region of Belgium regarding complex issues around active end-of-live (EOL) practices for foetuses and neonates facing life-limiting conditions. ...
    • The Belgian euthanasia law and its impact on the practises of Belgian paediatric palliative care teamsPeer reviewedClosed access 

      2018, Friedel, Marie; De Terwangne, Brigitte; Brichard, Bénédicte; Ruysseveldt, Ilse; Renard, Marleen, HE Léonard de Vinci
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      This commentary describes the effect of the Belgian euthanasia law extended to children law on the practices of two paediatric liaison care teams in Belgium (one in Flanders, one in Wallonia). Ethical challenges are discussed based on clinical experiences of those teams, who affirm that in 25 years of practice, they were never confronted with a child requesting euthanasia.
    • Building Bridges, Paediatric Palliative Care in Belgium: A secondary data analysis of annual paediatric liaison team reports from 2010 to 2014Peer reviewedClosed access 

      2018, Friedel, Marie; Brichard, Bénédicte; Fonteyne, Christine; Renard, Marleen; Misson, Jean-Paul; Vandecruys, Els; Tonon, Corinne; Verfaillie, Françoise; Hendrijckx, Georgette; Andersson, Nathalie; Ruysseveldt, Ilse; Moens, Katrien; Degryse, Jean-Marie; Aujoulat, Isabelle, HE Léonard de Vinci
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      BACKGROUND: Although continuity of care in paediatric palliative care (PPC) is considered to be an essential element of quality of care, it's implementation is challenging. In Belgium, five paediatric liaison teams (PLTs) deliver palliative care. A Royal Decree issued in 2010 provides the legal framework that defines the PLTs' missions, as ensuring continuity of curative and palliative care between ...