PhD's
Congratulation to the following BASS members, who defended a sleep-related PhD thesis.
(Bass members who'd like to send in their picture and an abstract of the thesis are welcome to do so: info@belsleep.org)
Julie Vanderlinden
Promotors: Prof. dr. Jannique van Uffelen, Prof. dr. Filip Boen
Title: The relation between physical activity and sleep in older adults: the associations with movement behaviours and effects of a real-life lifestyle program
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Leuven University
Fré Bauters
Promotors: Prof. Dr. E. Rietzschel, Prof. Dr. K. Hertegonne
Title: Sleep apnea in the general population: Phenotype, risk factors, burden of disease & sex-differences
Thursday 01 July 2021
Ghent University
Sara Op de Beeck
Promotors: Prof. dr. O.M. Vanderveken, Prof. dr. A. Wellman, Prof. dr. J.A. Verbraecken, Em. Prof. dr. P.H. Van de Heyning
Title: Pathophysiological Endotyping in Patients Treated with a Mandibular Advancement Device and Upper Airway Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Friday 02 October 2020
University of Antwerp
Chloé Kastoer
Promotors: prof. dr. O. Vanderveken and prof. dr. P. Van de Heyning
Title: Imaging in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: focus on drug-induced sleep endoscopy for patient selection and prediction of treatment success
Wednesday 04 July 2018
University of Antwerp
Merijn van der Laar
Promotors: Prof. A.P. Aldenkamp, Prof. Dr. D.A. Pevernagie
Copromotor: S. Overeem
May 2017
University of Maastricht
Title: Individual differences in insomnia:
Implications of psychological factors for diagnosis and treatment
Annelies Verbruggen
Promotors: Prof. dr. P. Van de Heyning, Prof. dr. O. Vanderveken
University of Antwerp
January 2017
Title: New insights in oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea.
Marie Bruyneel
Promotors: Prof. dr. J. Levy, Prof. dr. V. Ninane
ULB
September 2015
Title: Ambulatory diagnostic and monitoring techniques for sleep disordered breathing
Tim Willemen
Promotors: Prof. dr. ir. Sabine Van Huffel, Prof. dr. ir. Jos Vander Sloten, Prof. dr. ir. Bart Haex
Leuven University
February 2015
Title: Biomechanics based analysis of sleep
Marijke Dieltjens
Promotor: Prof. M. Braem, Prof. O. Vanderveken
Copromotor: prof. Van de Heyning
Antwerp University
December 2014
Title: Novel Approaches on Compliance, Titration and Sleep Position to Optimize the Therapeutic Outcome of Oral Appliance Therapy in Patients with Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Gisèle Maury
Promotors: Prof. Eric Marchand, Prof. Robert Poirrier
UCL
November 2014
Title: Added value of mandible movement assessment in the management of adult sleep disordered breathing
Gimbada Benny Mwenge
Promotor: Prof. D. Rodenstein
Copromotor: Prof. G. Liistro
UCL
September 2014
Title: Early phase assessment of therapeutic devices and of a new treatment for patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea.
