Meet the plenary panelists at HCIM: Piet Leroy
Director of Pediatric Procedural Sedation unit at Maastricht University Medical Center
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Seeking solutions for pain and anxiety, that is Piet Leroy’s field of interest. As a 52 year old father of 3 children and happily married with his wife, he has been living and working in Maastricht as senior consultant. Although his work takes a lot of time, he really enjoys the family life.
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Solving medical issues
‘I was born 52 years ago in a small Belgian town. Although most of my active time is absorbed by working, I have some time left to invest in my family and hobbies. My main hobbies are hiking, reading, old music and bread baking. I am particularly proud of my sour dough loafs. I am a senior consultant in pediatric intensive care, an associate professor in medical teaching and director of the pediatric procedural sedation unit at Maastricht University Medical Center. My specific field of interest concerns seeking solutions for pain and anxiety related to medical procedures.'
'They might play a major role in teaching other healthcare professionals establishing trust in children'
Gaining trust of children
'One of the solutions I found is the 'Procedural Comfort Care', which I like to share as a new paradigm in pediatric health care. Procedural comfort care integrates systematically medical care and comfort-directed care as two equally important therapeutic goals. This type of care requires the integration of interdisciplinary expertise. CliniClowns Netherlands have a great expertise in connecting with children and navigating their emotion from fear to trust. Therefore, they might play a major role in teaching other healthcare professionals the basics of how to establish trust in children.'
Piet will be one of the plenary panelists at HCIM, you can find more info about the other plenary panelists here.
‘I was born 52 years ago in a small Belgian town. Although most of my active time is absorbed by working, I have some time left to invest in my family and hobbies. My main hobbies are hiking, reading, old music and bread baking. I am particularly proud of my sour dough loafs. I am a senior consultant in pediatric intensive care, an associate professor in medical teaching and director of the pediatric procedural sedation unit at Maastricht University Medical Center. My specific field of interest concerns seeking solutions for pain and anxiety related to medical procedures.'
'They might play a major role in teaching other healthcare professionals establishing trust in children'
Gaining trust of children
'One of the solutions I found is the 'Procedural Comfort Care', which I like to share as a new paradigm in pediatric health care. Procedural comfort care integrates systematically medical care and comfort-directed care as two equally important therapeutic goals. This type of care requires the integration of interdisciplinary expertise. CliniClowns Netherlands have a great expertise in connecting with children and navigating their emotion from fear to trust. Therefore, they might play a major role in teaching other healthcare professionals the basics of how to establish trust in children.'
Piet will be one of the plenary panelists at HCIM, you can find more info about the other plenary panelists here.