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Gert Scheerder obtained a masters’ degree in Psychology and a PhD in Medical Sciences at the University of Leuven (KUL) and a postgraduate degree in International Politics at the University of Antwerp (UA). He started his career as a junior researcher at the Flemish Institute of Health Promotion, then made a PhD on mental health care at LUCAS center for care research (KUL) and worked at Sensoa (Flemish Expertise Center for Sexual Health) on quality of life of people living with HIV. In 2021, he joined the HIV and Sexual Health Research Group at the Institute of Tropical Medicine. His areas of interest are HIV prevention (in particular PrEP), quality of life, mental health and HIV stigma. He is coordinator of the Belgian PrEP Network and is involved in teaching courses on design and evaluation of health programmes.
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ELearning PreP: Developing and testing an E-learning on PrEP for general practitioners in Flanders
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Project
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Injectable PrEP: Investigating the feasibility of providing injectable PrEP for HIV Prevention in Flanders
Reyniers, T., De Baetselier, I., Nöstlinger, C., Kenyon, C., Hensen, B., Reyniers, T., Scheerder, G., Vanbaelen, T. & Togna Pabo Willy, L.
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research Project
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PrEP_PROMISE: Optimise PrEP to Maximise Impact Optimaliseren van PrEP om Impact te Maximaliseren
Vuylsteke, B., Reyniers, T., Nöstlinger, C., Laga, M., Hensen, B., Loos, J., Apers, H., Rotsaert, A., Vanhamel, J., Segers, G., Smekens, T., Van Landeghem, E., Vanbaelen, T., Van Mieghem, H., Scheerder, G. & Hensen, B.
1/01/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research Project
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Non-consensual sex and help-seeking behavior among PrEP users in Belgium: findings from an online survey
Vanbaelen, T., Rotsaert, A., Van Landeghem, E., Nöstlinger, C., Vuylsteke, B., Scheerder, G., Verhoeven, V. & Reyniers, T., 2025, In: Journal of Sex Research. 62, 2, p. 245-251 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Belgian 2024 guidance on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis
AIDS & HIV Consortium BREACH, 2024, In: Acta Clinica Belgica. 79, 2, p. 121-129 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Identifying priority groups for pre-exposure prophylaxis among sex workers in Flanders, Belgium: insights into routine HIV and sexually transmitted infection data in community-based clinics
Van Mieghem, H., Nöstlinger, C., Smekens, T., De Canniere, AS., Keersmaekers, K., Scheerder, G., De Baetselier, I. & Vuylsteke, B., 2024, In: Sexually Transmitted Infections. 100, 4, p. 236-241 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Patterns of PrEP and condom use among PrEP users in Belgium: a web-based longitudinal study
Rotsaert, A., Smekens, T., Vuylsteke, B., van der Loeff, M. S., Hensen, B., Nöstlinger, C., Wouters, E., Vanhamel, J., Scheerder, G. & Reyniers, T., 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, 13 p., 970.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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PrEP Among Sub-Saharan African Diaspora Communities in Belgium - a Participatory Action Research Study
Van Landeghem, E., Arbier, A., Pratt, C., Senga, M., Scheerder, G., Reyniers, T., Hensen, B. & Nöstlinger, C., 2023, In: Journal of Community Health. 49, p. 156-165 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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