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New tobacco products
Report 9538
In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides a risk assessment for heated tobacco products for smokers and non-smokers.
This report aims at providing politicians, public health authorities, healthcare ...
This report aims at providing politicians, public health authorities, healthcare ...
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Psychosocial care during the Covid-19 pandemic
Report 9589
In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on psychosocial care during the Covid-19 pandemic for health care providers and authorities.
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Belgian COVID-19 testing strategy in the context of viral respiratory infections prevention in all circumstances (pandemic, epidemic, endemic) for healthcare activities, nursing homes and long term care facilities
Report 9768
Please note that this document cannot be considered as a classic advisory report from the Superior Health Council. It is the result of an "Open Consultation", which only engages the responsibility of the signatories of the document who have approved it by consensus and by email. Such a...
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IC patients and vaccination
Report 9158
The Superior Health Council has recently revised its recommendations concerning the vaccination of immunocompromised and chronically-ill patients.
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Food Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG)
Report 9284
In consultation with the competent authorities of this country, the Superior Health Council (SHC) has drawn up an advisory report on the priorities regarding food choices that are expected to contribute effectively towards maintaining and promoting our health. The guidelines issued in this new ...
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Children's and adolescents' participation in mentalhealthcare
Report 9458
The participation and involvement of children in decisions that concern them is a fundamental right that is enshrined in several pieces of legislation. In addition to being an end in itself, it is also an excellent way of improving the accessibility, quality and efficiency of care by making it...
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Meningococcal vaccination
Report 9485
The Superior Health Council (SHC) has revised its recommendations for meningococcal vaccination in light of epidemiological trends and new developments in vaccines.
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DSM (5): The use and status of diagnosis and classification of mental health problems
Report 9360
The SHC has issued recommendations aimed at clinicians and the authorities on the best approach to the diagnosis of mental health problems and, more specifically, on the role of the DSM
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Endoscopes and medical devices
Report 9446
In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to the Belgian healthcare facilities and to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides specific recommendations on infection prevention, control and management when using heat-sensitive endoscopes and...
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Physical chemical environmental hygiene
Report 9404
Physical chemical environmental hygiene (limiting exposure to mutagenic or endocrine disrupting agents) and the importance of exposures early in life
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TBE
Report 9435
In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on the prevention of Tick-Borne Encephalitis in the Belgian population.
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Arsenic
Report 9252
In this scientific policy advisory report the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides a risk assessment of Arsenic (As) in food for infants and young children. This report aims at providing health professionals and parents of infants and young children with specific recommendations on As in ...
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) (SHC 8778) (April 2018)
Report 8778
In this scientific advisory report on public health policy, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on the efficacy and safety of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. This report aims at providing researchers and doctors with specific recommendations on the efficacy and...
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Tinnitus
Report 9332
This scientific advisory provides recommendations to improve care for tinnitus patients and to reduce and prevent health effects of recreational sound exposure
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UV
Report 9216
Recommendations on the use of artificial UV devices in Belgium (June 2017) (SHC 9216) - In this scientific advisory report on public health policy, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations for the Belgian population on the exposure to artificial UV radiation (sunbeds)
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Carrier screening
Report 9240
In this advisory report, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on the criteria that need to be applied in preconceptual genetic testing for severe autosomal and X-linked recessive diseases for couples planning a pregnancy. This report aims at providing ...
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Biological tests
Report 9314
In this scientific advisory report on public health policy, the Superior Health Council of Belgium issues recommendations on how to interpret (optional and mandatory) biological tests that are carried out as part of the selection of donors of human body material as well as on how to report the ...
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Towards a generic framework for the development of quality indicators in mental health care in Belgium (SHC 9204) (October 2016)
Report 9204
The SHC has drawn up recommendations on the quality of the care provided for mental health problems, which affect over a third of the European population each year. This report is grounded in a systematic review of the literature as well as on the views of the experts and stakeholders, and can be...