Gert Huysmans

Dr. Gert Huysmans is a GP and palliative care physician in CODA, Wuustwezel and the Lotus, Brasschaat. He is member of the ethics committee of KLINA, Brasschaat and lector at PXL hogeschool, Hasselt and Karel De Grote Hogeschool, Antwerpen.  He is member of the Belgian Federal Evaluation committee on Palliative Care, the former president of the Flemish Federation of Palliative Care, actual board member and coopted board member of the European Association of Palliative Care.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Since 1987          General Practitioner in a multidisciplinary practice
Since 1996          Palliative physician in a palliative center CODA  and the Lotus Wuustwezel with a homecare team, a daycare center, a palliative ward with six beds and a hospice with eight beds

ACTIVITIES IN PALLIATIVE CARE
Trainer in various palliative training courses
Author or co-author of various publications on palliative care
Lector KDG Hogeschool Antwerp and PXL Hasselt
Member of the ethical committee of KLINA, hospital Brasschaat
Member of the editorial staff of pallialine.be, guidelines-development
Member of the Federal Evaluation Cell of Palliative Care Belgium
2012-2022           President of the Flemish Federation of Palliative Care
Boardmember Flemisch Federation of Palliative Care since 2011 and boardmember EAPC since 2019