The Scientific Committee is dedicated to safeguarding the academic integrity of the Congress. Its primary role is to ensure that all submissions and presentations meet the highest scientific and ethical standards. By upholding these values, the committee strengthens the credibility and impact of the Congress within the professional and academic community.
Members
Chair
Bart Debyser, PhD
Ghent University (UGent), Belgium & VIVES University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
Members (alphabetical order)
- Dirk Benoot (clinical nurse excellence) – Psychiatric Hospital OLV Brugge, Belgium
- Kevin Berben, PhD – Hasselt University (UHasselt), Belgium
- Eddie Deproost, Professor, PhD – Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
- Martina Dubrovcová, Associate Professor, PhD – Clinic of Psychiatry, University Hospital Martin & Mental Health Nursing Study Programme, Slovakia
- Timmy Frawley, Associate Professor, PhD – University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland
- Gísli Kort Kristófersson, PhD – University of Akureyri, Iceland
- Jürgen Magerman (clinical nurse excellence & Phd Student) – HOGENT University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
- Simon Malfait, PhD – Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
- Jacqueline Rixe, Dr. rer. medic. – University Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Bielefeld, Germany
- Alexei Sammut, PhD – University of Malta, Malta
- Jasper Van Hoof, PhD – UPC Kortenberg, Belgium & KU Leuven, Belgium
- Sofie Verhaeghe, Professor, PhD – Ghent University (UGent), Belgium