Technologies and approaches to determine the basic mechanisms that cause cardiovascular disease are increasingly powerful. Efforts that bring together physicians and basic researchers with complementary knowledge, tools and skills are required to make progress. Since its creation in 2018, The Belgian Working Group on Basic Research in Cardiology (BWG-BRC) aims topromote connection between physicians and basic researchers....
The Belgian Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing (BWGCVN) was founded in 2009 and aims to improve the quality of nursing care for patients diagnosed with cardiovascular conditions in Belgium. This working group aims to obtain this goal by organizing scientific conferences for nurses and allied profession, formally collaborating with national and international associations, and promoting...
The Belgian working group on adult congenital heart disease is a subgroup of the Belgian society of cardiology. It was created in 2009 by the initiative of Professor Werner Budts, who aimed to gather cardiologists working in the field of adult congenital cardiology in Belgium, thus enabling close interactions.Adult congenital heart disease is a relatively...
Belgian Interdisciplinary Working Group on Acute Cardiology The Working Group aims at improving study and knowledge of Acute Cardiology and its implementation in daily practice. This can be accomplished by organizing scientific meetings and courses, the exchange of information and the editing of Guidelines of Good Clinical practice,as well by scientific research. BIWAC Board: –...
Belgian Working Group on Preventive Cardiology (BWGPC) Board Members:President: Dr. Guido ClaessenPresident-Elect: TBDTreasurer: Dr. Erwin de Bliek Secretary: Dr. Clara Douin Links to Working Group initiatives for patients:French: moncoeur-sca.beDutch: mijnhart-acs.be Events organized by the Working Group:12th Update Symposium Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing – 3rd June 2023, 9.00 – 14.00.The programme of the event can be found HERE ...
The Belgian Working Group on Heart Failure (BWGHF) was established in 2004 as one of the official working group of the Belgian Society of Cardiology. This association was created with the following objectives: Promote the quality of the management of heart failure in Belgium. Establish, disseminate and follow the implementation of the scientific guidelines in...
The Belgian Working Group on Echocardiography was created more than 20 years ago. Eight years ago, due to the evolution of non-invasive clinical imaging in Cardiology this working group was merged with the Working Group on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance as The Belgian Working Group on Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging (BWGNICI) as a working group of the...
The BeHRA exists primarily to serve its members but it goes without saying that it pursues an important social objective. The BeHRA vision is to improve the quality of life of each patient with a cardiac arrhythmia. This involves the prevention of cardiac arrhythmias, the prevention of complications from cardiac arrhythmias and, to the extent...
The BWGIC is a working group of the BSC. Its goal is the stimulation and dissipation of science related to interventional cardiology in Belgium. Composition of the board and individual responsibilities of board members President: Walter Desmet Vice-President: Adel Aminian Secretary: Ian Buysschaert Treasurer: Christophe Dubois Pierfrancesco Agostoni Yoann Bataille Johan Bosmans Kristoff Cornelis Jo...
