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Jef Vanhamel (M.D., MSc.) is a medical doctor and public health researcher with a postgraduate degree in Tropical Medicine and International Health. He currently works as PhD researcher in the Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Group at the Insitute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, focusing on a multidisciplinary project that aims to inform the real-world implementation and scale-up of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as an additional HIV prevention option in Belgium (www.promise-prep.be).
His areas of interest are mainly situated on the interface of medicine and social sciences, with particular attention for sexual and reproductive health, HIV prevention, organisation and delivery of health services, implementation science and the use of qualitative and mixed-methods in health services research.
Education/Academic qualification
Tropical Medicine and International Health, Postgraduate, Institute of Tropical Medicine
1-Sep-2018 → 15-Mar-2019
Award Date: 15-Mar-2019
Medicine, M.D., KU Leuven
1-Oct-2012 → 1-Jul-2018
Award Date: 2-Jul-2018
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Optimizing the service delivery of PrEP for HIV prevention in Belgium
Vanhamel, J., Kielmann, K., Vuylsteke, B. & Callens, S.
6/07/22 → …
Project: PhD-project
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PreP_OPTIMIZE: Optimise PrEP to Maximise Impact
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
Research output
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An overview of programmatic indicators to monitor the roll-out of HIV preexposure prophylaxis
Wijstma, E., Vanhamel, J., Deblonde, J., Nöstlinger, C., Noori, T., Vuylsteke, B. & Laga, M., 2023, In: AIDS. 37, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Developing evidence-informed indicators to monitor HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programmes across EU/EEA countries: a multi-stakeholder consensus
Vanhamel, J., Wijstma, E., Deblonde, J., Laga, M., Vuylsteke, B., Nöstlinger, C. & Noori, T., 2023, In: Eurosurveillance. 28, 23, 2200546.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Insights into barriers and facilitators in PrEP uptake and use among migrant men and transwomen who have sex with men in Belgium
Van Landeghem, E., Dielen, S., Semaan, A., Rotsaert, A., Vanhamel, J., Masquillier, C., Wouters, E., Wouters, K., Vuylsteke, B., Reyniers, T. & Nöstlinger, C., 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, 712.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Local initiative supports case isolation and contact tracing during a SARS-CoV-2 surge in summer 2020: a community case study in Antwerp, Belgium
Verdonck, K., Morreel, S., Vanhamel, J., Vuylsteke, B., Nöstlinger, C., Laga, M. & van Olmen, J., 2023, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 11, 1000617.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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