Tine De Vlieger
Born 05-05-1965

General co-ordiantor of the network Palliatieve Hulpverlening Antwerpen v.z.w. (PHA) Belgium since 2003. A work in this organisation since 1997. First as nurse specialist in the multidisciplinary homecare team for palliative patients at home (1997-2000), than as co-ordinator of the team education and expertness (2000-2002) co-ordinator of the team patient care and voluntary work (2002-2003).

Studies:
- Graduated hospital nurse , 28th of June 1989 in Antwerp

- Masters in the medical and social sciences and hospital management, 03rd of July 1992 University of Leuven

- Aggregated for education in the medical and social sciences, 27th of October 1993

- Followed a course in the international school for Cancer Care, Sir Michael Sobell House, Churchill Hospital, Oxford 12-24th of September 1993

Workplaces:

- 1986 – 1992 : As a volunteer during my studies on different places and departments in hospitals and homes for elderly.

- 1992 – 1995 : As a nurse on a oncology department of an hospital (300 beds). Most of the patients were terminal ill and had palliative needs. In this function I stood close to patients and learned a lot of nursing aspects. I applied an holistic approach in my care and nursing.

- 1995 – 1997 : As charge-nurse on a geriatric department of an hospital (250 beds).

Further professional qualifications and current responsibilities:

- Board member EAPC (2003-2007)
- President of the task force clinical emplacement in palliative care: European Palliative Stage opportunities for palliative health care professionals (EPSO)
- Member of the Federation Palliative Care Flanders (FPCF), Belgium
- President of the steering committee for education and training in palliative care of FPCF
- Co-author of the guidelines for nursing education in palliative care (EAPC)
- Co-ordinator of master students in nursing at the department of nursery and midwifery at the University of
Antwerp (UA)
- Member of scientific committee for research (UA)
- Teacher for one week/year in the project interprofessional work in the healthcare (IPSIG) at UA
- Member of different organisatory committees of national and international symposia and congresses

Recent Publication:

- A guide to development of palliative nurse education in Europe september 2004, zie website: eapcnet.org
- De Vlieger, M., Larkin, P., Porchet, F and Gorschs,N.(2004): Palliative Nursing Education in Europe, a view for the future (Editorial) Palliative Medicine Vol 18, Number 5, 2004 401-404
- De Vlieger, M., Larkin, P., Porchet, F, and Gorschs,N.,(2000): A curriculum for the development of Palliative Nurse Education in Europe. European Association for Palliative Care, Milan, Italy.
- Publicaties PHA, zie website: www.pha.be

Palliatieve Hulpverlening Antwerpen v.z.w. is a pluralistic organisation that started in 1992 under impulse of physicians and health care workers intra- and extramural. For me it is important to meet the needs of the action of the network. The action of PHA is based on six principles:
(1) Stimulate cooperation between organisations and care workers to increase quality of care for the patients. Commission working is important and PHA has 10 commissions. The members have the same discipline or come together because of a common theme. The commissions operate as a think tank and are the foundation of the policy of PHA
(2) Sensibilisation of the public by for example a newsletter, a travelling exposition, publications and lectures.
(3) 24 – hour service related to the patient, family and healthcare workers based on the emancipatory concept.
(4) Coordinate volunteers.
(5) Scientific research in cooperation with the centre of general practitioners of the university of Antwerp.
(6) Monitoring and promoting professionalism, the know-how of a palliative culture. This is a very important task of the network and it’s realized by different ways of education . PHA develops training courses, organizes study programmes, coordinates workshops and gives training courses for social workers, nurses, physicians, volunteers, in cooperation with the University and colleges of Antwerp .