This special series on “Multidisciplinary and Holistic Palliative Care” is edited by Drs. Eva Oldenburger and Johan Menten from University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Eva Oldenburger, PhD, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology and Department of Palliative Care, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Dr. Eva Oldenburger is deputy head of clinic of the Department of Radiation Oncology and Department of Palliative Care of University Hospitals Leuven. She is specialized in gynecological oncology, brachytherapy and palliative radiotherapy as well as palliative care and symptom management.
She holds a PhD focused on the implementation and use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in the follow-up and symptom management of patients receiving palliative radiotherapy.
Johan Menten, PhD, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Dr. Johan Menten is emeritus professor of Radiation Oncology at KU Leuven and a leading figure in palliative care in Belgium. He played a key role in establishing the palliative support team and the palliative care ward at the University Hospitals Leuven, demonstrating his commitment to improving palliative care and patients' quality of life. In addition to palliative care and palliative radiotherapy, his expertise extends to pediatric radiation oncology and neuro-oncology.
Throughout his career, Dr. Menten has made significant contributions to academic literature, helping to shape the field of palliative care and radiation oncology. His dedication to advancing research is further reflected in his role as the principal investigator in three consecutive European-funded international palliative research projects.
Series outline:
- Introduction to series & authors
- Holistic approach to pain
- Influence of pacemaker presence
- Shared decision-making in palliative cancer care
- Shared decision-making and early palliative care in neurological conditions
- Relation between ethical care and spirituality in palliative care
- Involving children in discussions on palliative care, death and dying
- How to spread the word on the importance of palliative care, experiences of the ATLANTES program
- The integral role of palliative and supportive care in oncology
- The importance of palliative care in prison
- Palliative care for patients with mental illness
- Western orientated palliative care offerings for Pacific needs: how to match
- Compassionate communities
- Supporting informal caregivers
- Palliative sedation, what, when and how?
- End-of -life wishes, wish to hasten death
- Community palliative care in Kenya
- Bereavement: why palliative care should not stop at death
- Navigating financial toxicity in palliative setting
- Using patient reported outcome measures for palliative care discussions
Disclosure:
The series “Multidisciplinary and Holistic Palliative Care” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. Eva Oldenburger and Johan Menten are serving as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.