Presentation of NeDiPal to Leading End-of-Life Care Researchers in Belgium
The project was presented at a joint meeting of the end-of-life care research groups of Ghent University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The group is one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
Following the kind invitation of Dr Frederick Daenen and after a short train ride of about 30 minutes into the Flanders region, NeDiPal was presented at a meeting of the End-of-Life Care Research Group. This was particularly interesting for the project, as the group has an interdisciplinary profile that also comprises sociological and anthropological research. Moreover, the group itself hosts an EU Horizon-funded project on digital tools for cancer patients called MyPath.
The NeDiPal presentation focused on the construction of the project’s research object and the systematic observation of the different variables that mediate digital technology use in the field of outpatient palliative care. Additionally, the presentation provided information about the project’s progress and NeDiPal’s next steps.
The subsequent discussion focused on the inclusion of patients in informal caregiving, the relevance of palliative care as a sociological research field, and anthropological research methods. The presentation was complemented by another contribution on patterns of systemic thinking by trainer and educator David Dirkx.
It was agreed that the project’s results could eventually be discussed at future research group meetings.