Ives Hubloue
Biographic Data
| ID | 7232270 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ives Hubloue |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ives |
| FAMILY NAME | Hubloue |
| SIGNATURE | HUBLOUE I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4535-801X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Curriculum design in disaster and mass casualty education
BACKGROUND: Effective disaster and mass casualty incident (MCI) response depends on healthcare professionals who can apply clinical, operational, and team-based competencies under pressure. However, existing reviews have not comprehensively mapped how disaster and MCI curricula are designed, delivered, and evaluated across healthcare education settings. OBJECTIVE: To map the structure, educational strategies, competency focus, and outcome evaluat…
Evaluating the impact of an on-site drug testing facility providing real-time drug alerts upon first-aid presentations at a Belgian festival
Background Illicit drug use at festivals can cause an extensive burden on medical emergency services. This study investigated the prevalence of intoxications at a Belgian festival over 6 years and examined the influence of real-time drug alerts, after the detection of high-dose MDMA tablets by an on-site drug laboratory, introduced in 2022, on intoxication prevalence and first aid service use.Methods Demographic data and type of drug intoxication…
Adapting Health Services in Forced Displacement
(1) Background: Colombia hosts one of the world’s largest mixed-displacement crises, combining longstanding internal displacement with the influx of Venezuelan migrants. This case study examines how the Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Hospital Barco San Raffaele (HBSR) adapted its service-delivery model to respond simultaneously to internal displacement in the Colombian Pacific region and the Venezuelan refugee influx. Using the WHO EMT Surge Capaci…
Impact of antidote quantity, timing and prehospital strategies in nerve agent mass casualty events
Introduction: Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) involving nerve agents pose major challenges for emergency medical response due to rapid symptom onset, hazardous environments, and operational uncertainties. Several gaps remain in the knowledge about the prehospital response to nerve agent MCI treatment strategies and logistical decision-making. To address these gaps, this study uses Discrete Event Simulation to evaluate the impact of advanced medica…
Psychiatric drugs dispensing trends in the affected population following Brumadinho dam failure
Introduction In January 2019 D1 tailing Dam Failed in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Two hundred and seventy people were immediately killed when 11.7 million cubic meters of mining byproducts were released, promoting major destruction and environmental damage traveling through the Paraopeba river basin. This study aims to investigate the impact of this disaster in the dispensing of psychiatric drugs. Methods We evaluated monthly aggregated dat…
Integrating mental health into primary health care in fragile and conflict-affected settings
In 2008, the World Health Organization launched the Mental Health Gap Action Program (mhGAP) to scale up mental health care in non-specialized health care settings. Studies have demonstrated the benefits of mhGAP implementation while highlighting the need for better contextual adaptation and ongoing support. The challenge of integrating mental health into primary care is particularly noticeable in fragile and conflict-affected settings, where the…
Humanitarian health education and training state-of-the-art
Introduction: In the past decade, humanitarian emergencies have been increasing, leading to an higher demand for humanitarian health professionalization. Education and training are critical for preparing these workers to provide effective care during crises. Understanding the current state-of-the-art in humanitarian health education is essential to inform research and development of future educational programs. This review surveys the peer-review…
Applying the Surge Capacity Components for Capacity-Building Purposes in the Context of the EMT Initiative
This framework provides a unified and replicable approach for readiness and response for all-hazards emergencies
Creating realistic nerve agent victim profiles for computer simulation of medical CBRN disaster response
In the last decades, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) threats have become serious risks prompting countries to prioritize preparedness for such incidents. As CBRN scenarios are very difficult and expensive to recreate in real life, computer simulation is particularly suited for assessing the effectiveness of contingency plans and identifying areas of improvement. These computer simulation exercises require realistic and dynam…
Traumatic brain injury hospitalizations in Belgium
Background: There is a need for complete and accurate epidemiological studies for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Secondary use of administrative data can provide country-specific population data across the full spectrum of disease. Aim: This study aims to provide a population-based overview of Belgian TBI hospital admissions as well as their health-related and employment outcomes. Methods: A combined administrative dataset with deterministic linka…
The Covid-19 pandemic response and its impact on post-corona health emergency and disaster risk management in Italy
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted societies, influencing countries' Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (H-EDRM) systems. By taking Italy as a case study, this research aimed to investigate the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the changes made to the existing H-EDRM system, with an emphasis on human resources, health service delivery, and logistics and the forward-looking strategies for the next hea…
Community-Level Mental Health and Psychosocial Support During Armed Conflict
Introduction Community-level mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) was the first type of MHPSS program launched by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) back in 2004. Standardized beneficiary-level monitoring was put in place in late 2018. This is the first study to explore whether this type of program correlates, as intended, with reduced psychological distress and increased daily functioning. Methods Between December 2018…
Primary health care disaster preparedness
With the publication of the Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (H-EDRM) Framework in 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized the need for disaster preparedness in all sectors of the health system, including primary health care (PHC). PHC disaster preparedness plays a crucial role in guaranteeing continuity of care and responding to the health needs of vulnerable populations during disasters. While this is universally ackno…
Provision of trauma care in asymmetric warfare
The TSP has the potential to prevent death and disability. The proposed framework and categories add a structure to the decision-making process and represents an important step to support emergency and trauma care planning and implementation efforts
Implementation of the South African Triage Scale (Sats) in a New Ambulance System in Beira, Mozambique
In 2019, an urban ambulance system was deployed in the city of Beira, Mozambique to refer patients from peripheral health centres (HCs) to the only hospital of the city (Beira Central Hospital-HCB). Initially, the system worked following a first-in-first-out approach, thus leading to referrals not based on severity condition. With the aim of improving the process, the South African Triage Scale (SATS) has been subsequently introduced in three HCs…
Association between ambulance prehospital time and maternal and perinatal outcomes in Sierra Leone
INTRODUCTION: Sierra Leone, one of the countries with the highest maternal and perinatal mortality in the world, launched its first National Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) in 2018. We carried out a countrywide assessment to analyse NEMS operational times for obstetric emergencies in respect the access to timely essential surgery within 2 hours. Moreover, we evaluated the relationship between operational times and maternal and perinatal mortalit…
Improving Access to Healthcare in Sierra Leone
We aim to evaluate whether the first National Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) improved access to hospital care for the people of Sierra Leone. We performed an interrupted time-series analysis to assess the effects of NEMS implementation on hospital admissions in 25 facilities. The analysis was also replicated separately for the area of Freetown and the rest of the country. The study population was stratified by the main Free Health Care Initiati…
Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Into Health Facilities in Conflict Settings
Introduction: The International Committee of the Red Cross runs an increasing number of mental health and psychosocial programmes integrated into health facilities in conflict settings across Africa. This study looks at changes in symptoms of psychological distress and impaired functioning among patients supported through such programmes. Material and Methods: Between January and December 2019, 5,527 victims of violence received mental health and…
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Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Into Health Facilities in Conflict Settings
Introduction: The International Committee of the Red Cross runs an increasing number of mental health and psychosocial programmes integrated into health facilities in conflict settings across Africa. This study looks at changes in symptoms of psychological distress and impaired functioning among patients supported through such programmes. Material and Methods: Between January and December 2019, 5,527 victims of violence received mental health and…
Association between ambulance prehospital time and maternal and perinatal outcomes in Sierra Leone
INTRODUCTION: Sierra Leone, one of the countries with the highest maternal and perinatal mortality in the world, launched its first National Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) in 2018. We carried out a countrywide assessment to analyse NEMS operational times for obstetric emergencies in respect the access to timely essential surgery within 2 hours. Moreover, we evaluated the relationship between operational times and maternal and perinatal mortalit…
Improving Access to Healthcare in Sierra Leone
We aim to evaluate whether the first National Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) improved access to hospital care for the people of Sierra Leone. We performed an interrupted time-series analysis to assess the effects of NEMS implementation on hospital admissions in 25 facilities. The analysis was also replicated separately for the area of Freetown and the rest of the country. The study population was stratified by the main Free Health Care Initiati…
Traumatic brain injury hospitalizations in Belgium
Background: There is a need for complete and accurate epidemiological studies for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Secondary use of administrative data can provide country-specific population data across the full spectrum of disease. Aim: This study aims to provide a population-based overview of Belgian TBI hospital admissions as well as their health-related and employment outcomes. Methods: A combined administrative dataset with deterministic linka…
The Covid-19 pandemic response and its impact on post-corona health emergency and disaster risk management in Italy
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted societies, influencing countries' Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (H-EDRM) systems. By taking Italy as a case study, this research aimed to investigate the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the changes made to the existing H-EDRM system, with an emphasis on human resources, health service delivery, and logistics and the forward-looking strategies for the next hea…
Community-Level Mental Health and Psychosocial Support During Armed Conflict
Introduction Community-level mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) was the first type of MHPSS program launched by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) back in 2004. Standardized beneficiary-level monitoring was put in place in late 2018. This is the first study to explore whether this type of program correlates, as intended, with reduced psychological distress and increased daily functioning. Methods Between December 2018…
Primary health care disaster preparedness
With the publication of the Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (H-EDRM) Framework in 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized the need for disaster preparedness in all sectors of the health system, including primary health care (PHC). PHC disaster preparedness plays a crucial role in guaranteeing continuity of care and responding to the health needs of vulnerable populations during disasters. While this is universally ackno…
Provision of trauma care in asymmetric warfare
The TSP has the potential to prevent death and disability. The proposed framework and categories add a structure to the decision-making process and represents an important step to support emergency and trauma care planning and implementation efforts
Implementation of the South African Triage Scale (Sats) in a New Ambulance System in Beira, Mozambique
In 2019, an urban ambulance system was deployed in the city of Beira, Mozambique to refer patients from peripheral health centres (HCs) to the only hospital of the city (Beira Central Hospital-HCB). Initially, the system worked following a first-in-first-out approach, thus leading to referrals not based on severity condition. With the aim of improving the process, the South African Triage Scale (SATS) has been subsequently introduced in three HCs…
Creating realistic nerve agent victim profiles for computer simulation of medical CBRN disaster response
In the last decades, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) threats have become serious risks prompting countries to prioritize preparedness for such incidents. As CBRN scenarios are very difficult and expensive to recreate in real life, computer simulation is particularly suited for assessing the effectiveness of contingency plans and identifying areas of improvement. These computer simulation exercises require realistic and dynam…
Humanitarian health education and training state-of-the-art
Introduction: In the past decade, humanitarian emergencies have been increasing, leading to an higher demand for humanitarian health professionalization. Education and training are critical for preparing these workers to provide effective care during crises. Understanding the current state-of-the-art in humanitarian health education is essential to inform research and development of future educational programs. This review surveys the peer-review…
Applying the Surge Capacity Components for Capacity-Building Purposes in the Context of the EMT Initiative
This framework provides a unified and replicable approach for readiness and response for all-hazards emergencies
Impact of antidote quantity, timing and prehospital strategies in nerve agent mass casualty events
Introduction: Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) involving nerve agents pose major challenges for emergency medical response due to rapid symptom onset, hazardous environments, and operational uncertainties. Several gaps remain in the knowledge about the prehospital response to nerve agent MCI treatment strategies and logistical decision-making. To address these gaps, this study uses Discrete Event Simulation to evaluate the impact of advanced medica…
Psychiatric drugs dispensing trends in the affected population following Brumadinho dam failure
Introduction In January 2019 D1 tailing Dam Failed in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Two hundred and seventy people were immediately killed when 11.7 million cubic meters of mining byproducts were released, promoting major destruction and environmental damage traveling through the Paraopeba river basin. This study aims to investigate the impact of this disaster in the dispensing of psychiatric drugs. Methods We evaluated monthly aggregated dat…
Integrating mental health into primary health care in fragile and conflict-affected settings
In 2008, the World Health Organization launched the Mental Health Gap Action Program (mhGAP) to scale up mental health care in non-specialized health care settings. Studies have demonstrated the benefits of mhGAP implementation while highlighting the need for better contextual adaptation and ongoing support. The challenge of integrating mental health into primary care is particularly noticeable in fragile and conflict-affected settings, where the…
Curriculum design in disaster and mass casualty education
BACKGROUND: Effective disaster and mass casualty incident (MCI) response depends on healthcare professionals who can apply clinical, operational, and team-based competencies under pressure. However, existing reviews have not comprehensively mapped how disaster and MCI curricula are designed, delivered, and evaluated across healthcare education settings. OBJECTIVE: To map the structure, educational strategies, competency focus, and outcome evaluat…
Evaluating the impact of an on-site drug testing facility providing real-time drug alerts upon first-aid presentations at a Belgian festival
Background Illicit drug use at festivals can cause an extensive burden on medical emergency services. This study investigated the prevalence of intoxications at a Belgian festival over 6 years and examined the influence of real-time drug alerts, after the detection of high-dose MDMA tablets by an on-site drug laboratory, introduced in 2022, on intoxication prevalence and first aid service use.Methods Demographic data and type of drug intoxication…
Adapting Health Services in Forced Displacement
(1) Background: Colombia hosts one of the world’s largest mixed-displacement crises, combining longstanding internal displacement with the influx of Venezuelan migrants. This case study examines how the Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Hospital Barco San Raffaele (HBSR) adapted its service-delivery model to respond simultaneously to internal displacement in the Colombian Pacific region and the Venezuelan refugee influx. Using the WHO EMT Surge Capaci…
Medicine (14 works) · Medical emergency (10 works) · Health care (9 works) · Disaster Response and Management (8 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Population (7 works) · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Emergency Medicine (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works)