Jan Verbakel “SERIOUS INFECTION IN ACUTELY ILL

Jan Verbakel
invites you to attend the public defence of his PhD thesis:
“SERIOUS INFECTION IN ACUTELY ILL
CHILDREN IN PRIMARY CARE:
Validating clinical prediction rules and added value
of vital signs and point-of-care tests”
presented for the degree of Doctor in Biomedical Sciences,
University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium.
SERIOUS INFECTION IN ACUTELY ILL CHILDREN
IN PRIMARY CARE
Validating clinical prediction rules and the added value
of vital signs and point-of-care tests.
JAN VERBAKEL
May 2015
Acute infection is the most common presentation of children
to ambulatory care. In contrast, serious infections are rare
and often present at an early stage. Clinical prediction rules
and point-of-care tests might aid early recognition of those
serious infections and adequate referral to avoid complications or death. This is a dissertation presented by Jan Verbakel in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
of Doctor in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Leuven
(KU Leuven), Belgium.
promoter Frank Buntinx, MD PhD
co-promoter Bert Aertgeerts, MD PhD
co-promoter An De Sutter, MD PhD
Heverlee, 6th May 2015, 5pm
followed by a reception
Aula van de Tweede Hoofdwet
Thermotechnisch Instituut
Kasteelpark Arenberg 41
3001 Heverlee
Please confirm your attendance
before 29th april at
jan.verbakel@med.kuleuven.be
Aula van de
Tweede Hoofdwet