Synergies and tensions between universal health coverage and global health security: why we need a second 'Maximizing Positive Synergies' initiative.

This article was published in the BMC Infectious Diseases [© 2017 BMC Infectious Diseases] and the definite version is available at : https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000217 . The Journal's website is at: http://gh.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000217Publishe

Drinking until Intoxication:A Qualitative Study among Underage Adolescents Admitted to the Emergency Room

This study explored factors that contribute to an alcohol intoxication resulting in Emergency Room (ER) admission among underage adolescents. We conducted qualitative interviews with 14 adolescents (14–18 years old) who experienced an alcohol intoxication requiring ER admission. Motivations for drinking were individual (e.g. curiosity) or social (e.g. having fun). While circumstances and motivations were comparable with other studies among (binge) drinking youth in general, most adolescents in this study did not drink with the intention to get drunk. They often unknowingly and unintentionally crossed their limits because they had not enough knowledge or experience to foresee the consequences

Cost-effectiveness of an intensive group training protocol compared to physiotherapy guideline care for sub-acute and chronic low back pain: design of a randomised controlled trial with an economic evaluation. [ISRCTN45641649]

BACKGROUND: Low back pain is a common disorder in western industrialised countries and the type of treatments for low back pain vary considerably. METHODS: In a randomised controlled trial the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of an intensive group training protocol versus physiotherapy guideline care for sub-acute and chronic low back pain patients is evaluated. Patients with back pain for longer than 6 weeks who are referred to physiotherapy care by their general practitioner or medical specialist are included in the study. The intensive group training protocol combines exercise therapy with principles of behavioural therapy ("graded activity") and back school. This training protocol is compared to physiotherapy care according to the recently published Low Back Pain Guidelines of the Royal Dutch College for Physiotherapy. Primary outcome measures are general improvement, pain intensity, functional status, work absenteeism and quality of life. The direct and indirect costs will be assessed using cost diaries. Patients will complete questionnaires at baseline and 6, 13, 26 and 52 weeks after randomisation. DISCUSSION: No trials are yet available that have evaluated the effect of an intensive group training protocol including behavioural principles and back school in a primary physiotherapy care setting and no data on cost-effectiveness and cost-utility are available

Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey (GUESSS): 2021 Belgium National Report.

The Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey (GUESSS) is an international project that examines students’ entrepreneurial intention and activities in various countries. The Swiss Research Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, at the University of St. Gallen, launched this project in 2003 which is now managed in cooperation with the University of Bern (Switzerland). GUESSS focuses on the current state of student entrepreneurial intention and activities and the antecedents of such phenomena, including entrepreneurial education, supportive environments, and social attitudes. Additionally, the project also examines the process of business creation and dives into some more fine-grained information (e.g., motivations, goals) about students running a business. In 2021, GUESSS partnered with Ernst & Young (EY) and organized its 9th data collection wave, receiving completed responses from 267,366 students across 58 countries. The current report analyzes the data collected by the Belgian national country delegates (i.e., the University of Antwerp, Ghent University, and HEC Management School at the University of Liège). The Belgian dataset comprises answers collected from 2,296 students from large higher educational institutions (HEI) in Flanders and Wallonia. With this report, we hope to provide useful insights into various aspects of students’ entrepreneurial intention and activities in the Belgian context