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Prof. Thierry Deltombe

Professor Thierry Deltombe is co-chair of the Toxnet group. He is the head of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department at the CHU UCL Namur site Godinne of the well-known Université de Louvain (UCL) in Belgium.

Belgium

Biography

Professor Thierry Deltombe is the head of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department at the CHU UCL Namur site Godinne of the well-known Université de Louvain (UCL) in Belgium. He is an active member of the Belgian PM&R board and of the European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine.

For 20 years, he is the head of an interdisciplinary group devoted to the spasticity treatment. The group also includes a neurosurgeon (Prof. T. Gustin), two orthopaedic surgeons (Dr. R. Amon and D. Wautier), an anaesthesist (Dr. M. Fostier), a neurologist (Dr M. Ossemann) and a rehab team. He published several papers dealing with spasticity assessement (diagnostic nerve block) and treatments (botulinum toxin and neurotomy) with a special interest for the spastic foot.

Other team members

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Dr. Alexander Balbert

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Prof. Alessio Baricich

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Prof. Djamel Bensmail

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Dr.ssa. Francesca Bianchi

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Dr. Bo Biering-Sørensen

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Dr. Stefano Carda

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Dr. Nathalie Draulans

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Dr. Steven V. Escaldi

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Dr. Gerard E. Francisco

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Prof. Raphaël Johannes Gross

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Dr. Luis Jorge Jacinto

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Dr. Franco Molteni

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Prof. Michael O’Dell

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Prof. Alessandro Picelli

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Prof. Rajiv Reebye

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Prof. Andrea Santamato

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Prof. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez

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Dr. Heather Walker

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Prof. Jörg Wissel

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Dr. Maximo Zimerman

Brenda McCleary, an independent consultant, provides general management and scientific support for Toxnet projects.

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Award scoring criteria

The following criteria will be judged out of a score of 5; (1 is suboptimal; 2 is adequate; 3 is good; 4 is very good; 5 is excellent)

GENERAL

  • Days per week working in spasticity management
  • Average number of spasticity patients managed per month
  • Environment and clinical team (type of institution, location, size/structure of clinical team, particular patient needs)
  • Role of responsibility in managing patients with spasticity
  • Scientific appointments in spasticity
  • Honours for work undertaken in spasticity

SCHOLARLY

  • Number of research projects investigating relevant aspects of spasticity management
  • Impact of research projects investigating relevant aspects of spasticity management
  • Number of peer-reviewed publications on topic
    Number of presentations of research at international meetings
  • Number of presentations at national conferences
  • Teaching/mentorship of younger injectors
  • h-index

CLINICAL

  • Evidence of development or growth of a spasticity program at the applicant’s practice or institution
  • Breadth of services provided, including medications, toxins, physical interventions, and Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy (ITB)
  • Role of responsibility in managing patients with spasticity

ENDORSEMENT

  • Endorsed by senior peer

In the event of a tie, based on the above scoring criteria, the Toxnet Co-Chairs will make the final decision.