Robby De Pauw

Researcher | Post-doctoral researcher

Sciensano

Ghent University

Biography

Robby De Pauw is a senior researcher at Sciensano and Ghent University.

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Interests

Epidemiology
Rehabilitation
Health statistics
Non communicable diseases
R and Shiny

Education

PhD in Health Sciences, 2019
Ghent University
MSc in Statistical Data Analysis, 2019
Ghent University
MSc in rehabilitation Sciences, 2013
Ghent University

Experience

Senior Researcher

Sciensano

Aug 2020 – Present Ghent, Belgium

Senior researcher working in the health indicators unit at the service of Chronic diseases and lifestyle.

Post Doctoral Researcher

Ghent University

Oct 2019 – Present Ghent, Belgium

Post-doctoral researcher focusing on musculoskeletal complaints.

PhD student

Ghent University

Oct 2013 – Oct 2019 Ghent, Belgium

PhD student in Health Sciences focusing on brain alterations in patients with chronic neck pain.

Projects

BeBOD - Belgian National Burden of Disease Study

The main goal of public health policy is to protect and promote population health. Therefore, understanding which diseases pose the greatest threat to health and wellbeing is crucial. The relative importance of diseases in a population is often referred to as the “burden of disease”.

The purpose of the COVIMPACT project is to set up a cohort of people who have been tested positive with COVID-19 in order to study the evolution of their physical, mental and social health over the long term, and assess the factors associated with a favourable or unfavourable evolution. Depending on when participants join the cohort, they are followed-up from a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of 2 years. In a nutshell, COVIMPACT aims to increase knowledge about the long-term effects of a COVID-19 infection and on the syndrome called “long COVID”.

HELICON is a Belspo BRAIN-be project that aims to unravel the social inequalities and the long-term and indirect health effects of the COVID-19 crisis in Belgium.