Curriculum Vitae Yvonne Denier

Curriculum Vitae Yvonne Denier Yvonne Denier, PhD Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven) Faculty of Medicine Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law Kapucijnenvoer 35 box 7001, 3000 Leuven - Belgium Tel: +32 16 33 69 51 Fax: +32 16 32 69 52 Mobile: +32 495 92 14 89 E-mail: Yvonne.Denier@med.kuleuven.be Content: I. Personal File p. 2 II. Research p. 3 III. Teaching p. 11 IV. Community Service p. 17 1

I. Personal File I.1 Biographical Information Place and date of birth: Maaseik, Belgium, March 31, 1976 Sex: female Nationality: Belgian Home address: Brouwersstraat 92, 3000 Leuven, Belgium Partner: Lode Waelbers ( 1976), ICT Specialist Children: Hermione Waelbers ( 2006) and Marjolein Waelbers ( 2008) I.2 Education MA in Philosophy, magna cum laude, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, 1998 Teacher s Diploma, magna cum laude, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, 1998 Advanced MA in Applied Ethics, summa cum laude, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, 1999 Ph.D. in Philosophy, magna cum laude, Catholic University of Leuven, 2005. I.3 Professional Positions 1999-2005: Research and teaching assistant in moral philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy (Centre for Ethics, Social, and Political Philosophy) and at the Faculty of Economics (Centre for Economics and Ethics) of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. 2001-2002: Visiting scholar at the Interfakultäres Zentrum fur Ethik in den Wissenschaften Eberhard Karls Universität in Tübingen, Germany. 2005-2006: Research Fund KULeuven Postdoctoral researcher in moral philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy (Centre for Ethics, Social, and Political Philosophy) and at the Faculty of Economics (Centre for Economics and Ethics) of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. May-June 2006: 2007-to date: Visiting scholar at the Hastings Center, New York, US. Ethical Advisor for Zorgnet Vlaanderen in Brussels. Zorgnet Vlaanderen is an umbrella organization for over 500 health care organizations (hospitals, nursing homes and organizations in mental health care) in Flanders (Belgium). Scientific researcher at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. 2

II Research II.1 Research Interests Medical Ethics: - Justice in health care (Daniels, Dworkin, Nussbaum); - Questions on responsibility in health care (Dworkin, Arneson, Cohen); - Needs and preferences in health care (Frankfurt, Braybrooke, Scanlon); - Ethics of health care organizations and management (Desmidt, Heene, Prinzie) - Values-based decision-making in health care (Bouckaert, Grün). - Ethical issues concerning the beginning and end of human life; - Issues of autonomy and paternalism; - Issues of long-term care (Nussbaum, Kittay); - Ethics of care (Kittay, Gastmans, Vanlaere). Philosophy: - Theories of distributive justice (Rawls, Sen, Nussbaum, Dworkin); II.2 Publications - Moral luck, risk and responsibility (Williams, Nagel, Hurley, Dworkin); - Philosophy of myth (Blumenberg); - The concept of human nature in contemporary bioethics; - The classic idea of hybris; - Virtue ethics (van Tongeren); - Narrative ethics (Ricoeur, Nussbaum). II.2.1 Papers in International Journals with Peer-Review DENIER, Y.; GASTMANS, C.; DE BAL, N.; DIERCKX DE CASTERLÉ, B., (2010) Communication in Nursing Care for Patients Requesting Euthanasia: a Qualitative Study. Journal of Clinical Nursing (forthcoming) DIERCKX DE CASTERLÉ, B.; DENIER, Y.; DE BAL, N.; GASTMANS, C.,(2010) Nursing Care for Patients Requesting Euthanasia in General Hospitals in Flanders (Belgium): a Qualitative Study. Journal of Advanced Nursing. (forthcoming) DENIER, Y (2010). From Brute Luck to Option Luck? On Genetics, Justice and Moral Responsibility in Reproduction The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 35;2: 101-129. GASTMANS, C.; DENIER, Y (2010). What if Patients with Dementia use Decision-Aids to Make an Advance Euthanasia Request?, in The American Journal of Bioethics 10;4: 25-26. DENIER, Y.; DIERCKX DE CASTERLÉ, B.; DE BAL, N.; GASTMANS, C (2010) It s intense, you know. Nurses experiences in caring for patients requesting euthanasia in Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 13;1: 41-48. DENIER, Y.; DIERCKX DE CASTERLÉ, B.; DE BAL, N.; GASTMANS, C (2009). Involvement of Nurses in the Euthanasia Care Process in Flanders (Belgium): Exploration of Two Perspectives, in Journal of Palliative Care 25;4: 264-274. LEMIENGRE, J.; DIERCKX DE CASTERLÉ, B.; DENIER, Y.; SCHOTSMANS, P.; GASTMANS, C (2009). Content Analysis of Euthanasia Policies of Nursing Homes in Flanders (Belgium), in Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 12;3: 313-322. 3

LEMIENGRE, J.; DIERCKX DE CASTERLÉ, B.; DENIER, Y., SCHOTSMANS, P.; GASTMANS, C (2008). How Do Hospitals Deal with Euthanasia Requests in Flanders (Belgium)? A Content Analysis of Policy Documents, in Patient Education and Counseling 71;2: 293-301. DENIER, Y (2008). Mind the Gap! Three Approaches to Scarcity in Health Care, in Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 11;1: 73-87. DENIER, Y (2006). Need or Desire? A Conceptual and Moral Phenomenology of the Child Wish, in The International Journal of Applied Philosophy 20;1: 81-95. DENIER, Y (2005). On Personal Responsibility and the Human Right to Health Care in Cambridge Quarterly of Health Care Ethics 14;2: 224-234. DENIER, Y (2005). Public Health, Well-Being, and Reciprocity in Ethical Perspectives 12;1, 41-66. II.2.2 Manuscripts, submitted to International Journals with Peer-Review End-of-Life-Decisions in the Care for Severely Ill Newborns: an Ethical Analysis (with Chris Gastmans) Ethical Analysis of Triage in Hospital Care (with Ramesh Aacharya and Chris Gastmans) II.2.3 Work in Progress Ethics of Health Care Organisations: Literature Review (with Chris Gastmans) Distributive Justice in Funding Development and Supply of Orphan Drugs (with Wim Pinxten, Marc Dooms and Kris Dierickx) Commercialising Health Care: the Role of Values-Based Decision Making (with Chris Gastmans) IVF: Should We Treat the Smoking Obese Women? Reflections on Human Nature-Based Arguments in Setting Limits to Health Care Our Greatest Good? Dworkin on Justice and the High Cost of Health II.2.4 Books as Author in Series with Peer- Review DENIER, Y., Efficiency, Justice and Care. Philosophical Reflections on Scarcity in Health Care, Dordrecht: Springer, 2007. II.2.5 Books as Co-Editor in Series with Peer-Review NYS, T.; DENIER, Y.; VANDEVELDE, A. (eds.), Autonomy and Paternalism: Between Independence and Good Intentions, Leuven: Peeters, 2007 This work contains contributions of Eva Kittay (State University of New York), George Agich (Bowling Green State University), David Archard (Lancaster University), Eric Matthews (Aberdeen University), Heike Schmidt-Felzmann (National University of Ireland), Thomas Nys and Yvonne Denier (Catholic University of Leuven). II.2.6 Book Chapters DENIER, Y., Genoeg is genoeg en trop is teveel? Frankfurts kritiek op gelijkheid als moreel ideaal. In T. NYS & K. SCHAUBROECK (red.) Inleiding in het denken van Harry Frankfurt (forthcoming). DENIER, Y., Hoe beleven verpleegkundigen de zorg voor patiënten met een euthanasievraag? Reflecties en projecties vanuit ervaringenonderzoek binnen de categorie van de wilsbekwame, terminaal zieke patiënten. In G. CORNELIS (red.). Aan een zijden draadje. Kinderen, jongeren en beslissingen rond het levenseinde. Brussel: Academic and Scientific Publishers, 2010 (forthcoming). DENIER, Y., Care und die Grenzen des Lebens - Thesen zur allgemeinen Gesundheitspolitik und zur Rolle der Sterblichkeit des Menschen darin in S. Graumann, K. Grüber (Hg.), Grenzen des Lebens, Münster: LIT- Verlag, 2007, pp. 121-133. 4

DENIER, Y., Autonomy in Dependence. A Defence of Careful Solidarity, in T. NYS; Y. DENIER; A. VANDEVELDE (eds.), Autonomy and Paternalism: Between Independence and Good Intentions, Leuven: Peeters, 2006, pp. 93-111. DENIER, Y.; MEULENBERGS, T., Health Care Needs and Distributive Justice. Philosophical Remarks on the Organisation of Health Care Systems in R. LIE; P. SCHOTSMANS; B. HANSEN; T. MEULENBERGS, Healthy Thoughts. European Perspectives on Health Care Ethics, Leuven: Peeters, 2002, pp. 265-297. DENIER, Y., Autonomie en afhankelijkheid. Het subject in de medische ethiek, in R. DEVOS, A. BRAECKMAN; B. VERDONCK (red.), Terugkeer van het subject? Recente ontwikkelingen binnen de filosofie, Leuven: Universitaire Pers, 2002, pp. 105-116. II.2.7 Papers in Other Scientific Journals DENIER, Y., Zorgethische aspecten in de zorg voor allochtone ouderen, in Tijdschrift voor Welzijnswerk (forthcoming). LEMIENGRE, J., DIERCKX DE CASTERLÉ, B., DENIER, Y., SCHOTSMANS, P., GASTMANS, C. Euthanasie in woon- en zorgcentra in Vlaanderen. Inhoudsanalyse van beleidsdocumenten, in Huisarts Nu 38(2009)10, pp. 423-432. DENIER, Y., Ethische reflecties op registratie in de pastorale zorg, in Pastorale Perspectieven 143(2009), pp. 17-22. LEMIENGRE, J., DIERCKX DE CASTERLÉ, B., DENIER, Y., SCHOTSMANS, P., GASTMANS, C. Een systematische inhoudsanalyse van het schriftelijke ethische euthanasiebeleid van de algemene ziekenhuizen in Vlaanderen, in Ethische Perspectieven 18(2008)2, 170-172. GASTMANS, C., NYS, H., DENIER, Y., DIERICKX, K., SCHOTSMANS, P., Pleidooi voor meer ethische openheid en weerbaarheid, in Ethische Perspectieven 18(2008)2, 161-163. DENIER, Y., GASTMANS, C., GEERTS, F., De werking en adviezen van de ethische commissies van het Verbond der Verzorgingsinstellingen en het Vlaams Welzijnsverbond, in Pastorale Perspectieven 138(2008), pp. 61-65. DENIER, Y., Over individuele verantwoordelijkheid en het recht op gezondheidszorg, in Ethiek en maatschappij 10(2007)2-3, pp. 38-53. DENIER, Y., Nussbaum en gezondheidszorg in Filosofie 17(2007)5, pp. 28-34. DENIER, Y., Behoefte of verlangen? De betekenisstructuur van de kinderwens, in Ethische Perspectieven 10(2000)3, pp. 163-174. II.2.8 Conference Reports DENIER, Y., Het zorgproces omtrent prenatale diagnostiek en zwangerschapsafbreking na prenatale diagnostiek, in Caritas Catholica Vlaanderen Nieuwsbrief 45(2008)11-12, pp. 7-8. NYS, T.; DENIER, Y., Autonomy and Paternalism: Between Independence and Good Intentions, in The Leuven Philosophy Newsletter 14(2005-2006), pp. 91-94, en in Mededelingen van het Wijsgerig Gezelschap 52(2006), pp. 49-52. DENIER, Y.; NYS, T., Biomedicine Within the Limits of Human Existence - Biomedical Technology and Practice Reconsidered, in Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy (2005)8, pp. 385-387. DENIER, Y., Is soberheid zinvol? Does Frugality Make Sense? in Ethische Perspectieven 12(2002)3-4, pp. 274-276. Also in: The Leuven Philosophy Newsletter 11(2002)2, pp. 45-48. DENIER, Y., Liefde, rechtvaardigheid en vergeving, in Ethische Perspectieven 10 (2000)2, pp.136-138. Also in: The Leuven Philosophy Newletter 9(2000-2001) p. 26, and in: Mededelingen van het Wijsgerig Gezelschap 47(2001) pp. 39-41. DENIER, Y., Ethical Questions of the Financial World and the External Debt in the South. Critical Evaluation, in Ethical Perspectives 7(2000)2-3. DENIER, Y., Nieuwe geneeskunde, nieuwe ethiek?, in Ethische Perspectieven 10(2000)2, pp.127-129. 5

II.2.9 Book Reviews GREAVES, D.; UPTON, H., Philosophical Problems in Health Care, Aldershot: Ashgate, 1996, in Ethical Perspectives 7(2000)2-3. TÄNNSJÖ, T., Coercive Care. The Ethics of Choice in Medicine, London : Routledge, 1999, in Ethical Perspectives 7(2000)2-3. VRANKEN, J.; GELDOF, D.; VAN MENXEL, G., Armoede en sociale uitsluiting. Jaarboek 1999, Acco: Leuven/Amersfoort, 1999, in Ethische Perspectieven 11(2001)1-2, pp. 107-109. II.2.10 Theses DENIER, Y., Efficiency, Justice and Care: Philosophical Reflections on Scarcity in Health Care, Catholic University of Leuven, Institute of Philosophy, 2005, PhD. Thesis, supervisor: Prof. Dr. A. Vandevelde. DENIER, Y., Prenatale diagnose: uiteenzetting van de bakens in een kentheoretisch, praktisch-technologisch en ethisch-filosofisch perspectief, Catholic University of Leuven, Faculty of Theology/Institute of Philosophy, 1999, Thesis Master Degree in Applied Ethics, supervisor: Prof. Dr. P. Schotsmans. DENIER, Y., De mythe tussen het absolutisme van de werkelijkheid en de suprematie van het subject: een reflectie op Hans Blumenbergs beschouwingen over de rol en de betekenis van de mythe in de Westerse cultuurgeschiedenis, Catholic University of Leuven, Institute of Philosophy, 1998, Master Thesis, supervisor: Prof. Dr. A. Braeckman II.2.11 Contributions to General Journals and Newspapers DENIER Y., Het went nooit en dat is maar goed zo, interview with Tertio (2010)526, pp. 8-9. DENIER, Y., Twee verpleegkundige sporen, interview with de Specialisten (2010)25, p. 2. DENIER, Y., Verpleegkundigen delen graag schat aan informatie, interview with Artsenkrant 30(2009)2048, p. 5. NYS H, GASTMANS C, DEGADT P, DENIER Y, DIERICKX K. Geen overhaaste wetgeving voor lichaamsmateriaal. De Standaard 18 november 2008, p. 19. DENIER, Y., Zorg is anders dan auto s of televisies, interview with Noega, tijdschrift van de directie welzijn van het provinciebestuur Limburg, in Noega 22(2007), pp. 3-5. DENIER, Y., Ons hoogste Goed? Filosofische reflecties over schaarste, eindigheid en de normatieve waarde van gezondheid in De Geneesheer-Specialist 2(2006), pp. 1-6; vert. Notre bien le plus précieux? Réflexions philosophiques autour de la rareté, la finitude et la valeur normative de la santé, in Le Médecin- Spécialiste 2(2006), pp. 1-5. Ook als Ons hoogste Goed? Filosofische reflecties over schaarste, eindigheid en de normatieve waarde van gezondheid in Antwerps Farmaceutisch Tijdschrift 84(2006)4, pp. 12-17. DENIER, Y., Privatisering is niet noodzakelijk doemscenario, interview with Artsenkrant, 27(2006)1731, p. 4. DENIER, Y., We zullen keuzes moeten maken, in Artsenkrant, 26(2005)1678, p. 12. DENIER, Y., De kinderwens: behoefte of verlangen? in Zijaanzicht 2(2002)1, p. 2. II.3 Presentations Verpleegkundigen en euthanasie: een ethische visie gebaseerd op empirisch onderzoek. Studiedag Zorg aan zet. Ethiek en lichamelijkheid in de zorg voor ouderen. Leuven, Sept 2010. Involvement of Nurses in the Care Process for Patients Requesting Euthanasia in General Hospitals in Flanders (Belgium). What Does Ethics mean? on the EACME conference Empirical Ethics, Oslo, Sept 2010. Toeval, rechtvaardigheid en morele verantwoordelijkheid in het veld van zwangerschap en prenatale diagnostiek Summerschool in Philosophy, Catholic University of Leuven, Institute of Philosophy, August 2010. Betrokkenheid van verpleegkundigen in het zorgproces inzake euthanasie in algemene ziekenhuizen in Vlaanderen, on the workshop Ethische dilemma s in de ouderenzorg for Postgraduate Students in Elderly Care, Katho, KHLim & KHLeuven; Leuven, May 2010. 6

Zorgethische aspecten in de zorg voor allochtone ouderen on the workshop Zorgen voor morgen? Verkleuring van de vergrijzing en nieuwe vormen van zorg en solidariteit UCSIA, Antwerp, May 2010. Hoe beleven verpleegkundigen de zorg voor patiënten met een euthanasievraag? Reflecties en projecties vanuit een belevingsonderzoek binnen de categorie van de wilsbekwame, terminaal zieke patiënten. Free University of Brussels Lecture Series Jongeren en levensbeëindiging, Brussels, March 2010. Norman Daniels: A Theory of Justice and Health, on the Lovanium Seminar Ethics and Public Policy, 2009-2010 Justice and Health, Leuven, October 2009. Euthanasie en dementie, Summerschool in Philosophy, Catholic University of Leuven, Institute of Philosophy, August 2009. Involvement of Nurses in Caring for Patients requesting Euthanasia in General Hospitals in Flanders (Belgium): What Happens & How Do They Experience it? On the EACME conference Multiculturalism, Religion, and Bioethics, Venice, September 2009. Ons hoogste Goed? Filosofische reflecties over schaarste, eindigheid en de normatieve waarde van gezondheid General Assembbly of the CM Ziekenfonds St. Michielsbond, Elewijt, June 2009. Betrokkenheid van verpleegkundigen bij het zorgproces rond euthanasie: een kwalitatieve studie, on the annual meeting of the Flemisch Research Forum on End-of-Life-Care, KULeuven and VUB, Ghent, June 2009. Economisering van de Zorg: Privatisering, Commercialisering en Vermarkting, for pastoral care workers, Antwerp, May 2009. Ethische reflecties op registratie in de pastorale zorg, for pastoral care workers, Torhout, April 2009. Betrokkenheid van verpleegkundigen in het zorgproces inzake euthanasie in algemene ziekenhuizen in Vlaanderen, op de studiedag Ethische dilemma s in de ouderenzorg for Postgraduate Students in Elderly Care Katho, KHLim & KHLeuven; Leuven, April 2009. Gezondheid, levensstijl en individuele verantwoordelijkheid, Itinera Institute Forum Lectures, Brussels, March 2009. Ons hoogste Goed? Filosofische reflecties over schaarste, eindigheid en de normatieve waarde van gezondheid Bureau Meeting of Zorgnet Vlaanderen, Cadzand, March 2009. Betrokkenheid van verpleegkundigen in het zorgproces inzake euthanasie in algemene ziekenhuizen in Vlaanderen on the conferentie Zorg omtrent het levenseinde. Nieuwe inzichten vanuit onderzoek en implicaties voor praktijk, Leuven, February 2009. Involvement of Nurses in the Care Process for Patients Requesting Euthanasia: Exploration of Two Perspectives, on the EACME conference Ethics in Health Care Institutions Clinical Ethics Consultation, Prague, September 2008. Ons hoogste Goed? Filosofische reflecties over schaarste, eindigheid en de normatieve waarde van gezondheid on the MID Conference, Ostend, March 2008. Economisering van de zorg Postgraduate Students in Ethics, KHLimburg, March 2008. Keuzes in de zorg op de conferentiereeks van de Leerstoel Medische Ethiek van Dr. Jules Knapen, University of Hasselt, Diepenbeek, January 2008. Personal Responsibility of Patients: Should We Treat the Smoking Obese Women, on the ESHRE conference Ethics of Stem Cell Research and Moral Responsibility in ART, Ghent, November-December 2007. On Justice, Luck & Personal Responsibility in Health Care, on the conference Setting an Ethical Agenda for Health Promotion, Ghent, September 2007. Dealing with Mortality. Philosophical Reflections on the Role of Finitude in Just Health Care, at the Hastings Center, New York (US), May 2006. Reflections on Human Nature-Based Arguments in Setting Limits to Health Care, Hastings Center, New York (US), May 2006. 7

From Brute Luck to Option Luck? On Genetics, Justice and Moral Responsibility in Reproduction Centre for Economics and Ethics, Catholic University of Leuven, March 2006. Care und die Grenzen des Lebens - Thesen zur allgemeinen Gesundheitspolitik und der Rolle der Sterblichkeit des Menschen darin on the IMEW Friedrichshainer Kolloquium Grenzen des Lebens, Berlin, March 2006. Ons hoogste goed? Filosofische reflecties over schaarste, eindigheid en de normatieve waarde van gezondheid on the VBS Conference Financiering van de gezondheidszorg, Brussels, February 2006. How to Deal with Autonomy and Dependence? A Defense of Careful Solidarity on the international conference Autonomy and Paternalism: Between Independence and Good Intentions, Leuven, May 2005. The Tragic & the Unjust. Philosophical Reflections on the Moral Status of Human Nature on the Euresco Conference Biomedicine within the Limits of Human Existence, Doorn, April 2005. Das Konzept Bedürfnis im Gesundheitswesen: Besonderheiten und Probleme, at the Interfakultäres Zentrum fur Ethik in den Wissenschaften van de Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, March 2002. Effizienz, Gerechtigkeit und Sorge. Philosophische Betrachtungen über Knappheit im Gesundheitswesen, at the Faculty of Theology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, February 2002. Autonomie en afhankelijkheid. Het menselijk subject in de medische ethiek on the Flemish-Dutch Philosophy Symposium Terugkeer van het subject? Recente ontwikkelingen in de filosofie, Kortrijk, October 2001. Subordination, Self-Determination and Alliance. Three Viewpoints on the Position of the Human Subject in Medical Ethics and Health Care on the Euresco Conference Biomedicine within the Limits of Human Existence, Davos, September 2001 Efficiency, Justice and Care. Philosophical Reflections on Scarcity in Health Care on the Euresco Conference Biomedicine within the Limits of Human Existence, Davos, September 2001. Over de voorbeeldfiguur reaction to Grietje DRESEN, De triadische substructuur van de reciprociteit, on the annual meeting of the Centres for Ethics of the Catholic University of Leuven and of Nijmegen, Vertrouwen en reciprociteit, Nijmegen, May 2001. The Ethical Limitations of the Market, on the Workshop Values in Ethics and Economics, Centre for Ethics and Economics, Catholic University of Leuven, November 2000. II.4 Research Projects II.4.1 Doctoral Project Subject: Efficiency, Justice and Care. Philosophical Reflections on Scarcity in Health Care From October, 1, 1999 until September 30, 2005, I have been research and teaching assistant at the Faculty of Philosophy (Centre for Ethics, Social, and Political Philosophy) and at the Faculty of Economics (Centre for Economics and Ethics) of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. I have carried out my Ph.D. research in this context and completed it in May 2005. II.4.2 Postdoctoral Projects Postdoctoral Project of the Research Fund KULeuven Subject: Dealing with Mortality. Philosophical Reflections on Scarcity, Finitude and the Normative Value of Health. Mandatory: Yvonne Denier From October 1 2005 until September 30 2006 I have been Research Fund K.U.Leuven Postdoctoral researcher in moral philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy (Centre for Ethics, Social, and Political Philosophy) and at the Faculty of Economics (Centre for Economics and Ethics) of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. In this context, 1 manuscript has been accepted for publication in an international journal, 3 manuscripts have been submitted to international journals (and have been published by now), 2 book manuscripts have been accepted for publication in an international series (also published by now) and 1 research visit of five weeks has been carried out at the Hastings Center in New York. 8

II.4.3 Participation in Research Projects From February 2007 until March 2007, I participated as scientific researcher in the research project Written Ethics Policies on Euthanasia in Hospitals and Nursing Homes in Flanders (Belgium). Mandatories: Prof. Chris Gastmans, Prof. Paul Schotsmans, Prof. Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé. From April 2008 until October 2009, I participated as scientific researcher in the research project Euthanasia and Care. An Empirical-Ethical Inquiry into Nurses Involvement in the Euthanasia Care Process. Mandatories: Prof. Chris Gastmans, Prof. Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé. Since October 2009, I am participating as scientific researcher in the research project Justice, Luck and Responsibility Mandatories: Prof. Toon Vandevelde, Prof. Chris Gastmans II.5 Scientific Grants 2001-2002: Grant: Forschungskurzstipendium für ausländische Nachwuchswissenschaftler Conferred by: Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst Year: 2001 Goal: financing of the research visit to the Interfakultäres Zentrum für Ethik in den Wissenschaften of the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (Germany) 2005-2006: Grant: K.U.Leuven Postdoctoral Research Grant Conferred by: K.U.Leuven Year: 2005 Goal: financing of the postdoctoral research project Dealing with Mortality. Philosophical Reflections on Scarcity, Finitude and the Normative Value of Health. 2006: Grant: travel grant for a research visit Conferred by: Academische Stichting Leuven Year: 2006 II.6 Research Visits II.6.1 IZEW, Tübingen Goal: financing of the research visit to the Hastings Center in New York From October 1, 2001 until April 1, 2002, I have carried out a research visit at the Interfakultäres Zentrum für Ethik in den Wissenschaften of the Eberhard-Karls Universität in Tübingen (Germany). This visit has been supervised by Prof. Dr. Dietmar Mieth and Prof. Dr. Marcus Düwell. During these six months, I have carried out a detailed bibliographical study as part of my Ph.D. research and I have been able to discuss the results of my study with other members of the Centre during two presentations. Furthermore, I was able to exchange ideas with various researchers who work in the same field, during many individual conversations. The results of this visit were twofold. (1) It improved the quality of my Ph.D. research to a significant extent. (2) It brought me into contact with various interesting researchers. Even today, four years later, there are still interesting contacts with people who then worked in Tübingen, but are now related to e.g. Utrecht (Prof. Dr. Marcus Düwell), Harvard en Frankfurt (Prof. Dr. Hille Haker) and Berlin (Dr. Sigrid Graumann). Via the Euresco-conferences, e-mailcontacts and guest lectures we continue exchanging ideas. II.6.2 Hastings Center, New York From April 30, 2006 to June 2, 2006, I carried out a research visit at the Hastings Center in New York (US). This visit has been supervised by Prof. Dr. Daniel Callahan, co-founder of the Center and professor at Yale and Harvard University. During this 9

visit I carried out a detailed bibliographical study related to the following question: Can we set limits to health care by appealing to arguments based on a certain conception of human nature and human finitude without causing problems for the elderly and congenitally handicapped? During this visit, I was able to study Daniel Callahan s natural-life-spanapproach and discuss the results of my research both with Prof. Callahan himself and with other members of the Center, via individual meetings as well as two presentations. An important addition to this research visit has been given by the possibility of discussing these ideas with Eva Kittay, professor at the State University of New York and an expert in philosophy of disability. Discussing my ideas with her enabled me to think through certain problems of justice for the irreversibly dependent and how to avoid these. II.7 Experience in Organizing Conferences and Workshops Conference Zorg omtrent het levenseinde. Nieuwe inzichten vanuit onderzoek en implicaties voor praktijk, Catholic University of Leuven and Zorgnet Vlaanderen, Leuven, February 2009. Workshop Commercialisering in de algemene ziekenhuizen in Nederland, Zorgnet Vlaanderen, Leuven, April 2008. Workshop Commercialisering in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg in Nederland, Zorgnet Vlaanderen, Leuven, February 2008. Workshop Commercialisering in de ouderenzorg in Nederland, Zorgnet Vlaanderen, Leuven, December 2007. Caritas Jubilee Conference Zorgethiek doorheen de levensloop, Caritas Vlaanderen and Zorgnet Vlaanderen, Brussels, October 2007. Conference Autonomy and Paternalism: Between Independence and Good Intentions, Leuven, May 2005. Conference Public & Private Space. Annual Ethics Conference of the Universities of Leuven (Belgium) and Nijmegen (The Netherlands), Vaalbeek (Belgium), June 2004. Conference Alterity. Annual Ethics Conference of the Universities of Leuven (Belgium) and Nijmegen (The Netherlands), Nijmegen, June 2003. Conference Ethics & Transcendence. Annual Ethics Conference of the Universities of Leuven (Belgium) and Nijmegen (The Netherlands), Vaalbeek (Belgium), May 2002. Conference Trust & Reciprocity. Annual Ethics Conference of the Universities of Leuven (Belgium) and Nijmegen (The Netherlands), Nijmegen, May 2001. Workshop Trust & Reciprocity. Annual preparatory convention of the Universities of Leuven (Belgium) and Nijmegen (The Netherlands), Leuven, February 2001. Conference Love, Justice, and Forgiveness. Annual Ethics Conference of the Universities of Leuven (Belgium) and Nijmegen (The Netherlands), Postel (Belgium), May 2000. Workshop on Paul Ricoeur s, Amour et Justice; & Jacques Derrida s, Le siècle du pardon. Annual preparatory convention of the Universities of Leuven (Belgium) and Nijmegen (The Netherlands), Nijmegen, February 2000. Workshop Value in Ethics and Economics, organized by the Centre for Economics and Ethics, Leuven, November 2000. II.8 Participation in Commissions related to Research From October 1, 2001 until September 30, 2005, I was a member of the Doctoral Commission of the Institute of Philosophy of the KULeuven. In particular, I was the representative of the Dutch speaking Ph.D. students. It was one of the tasks of this Commission to adjust and improve the criteria that should be met by every Ph.D. research, carried out at the Institute. 10

III Teaching III.1 Teaching Experience in Bachelor Courses III.1.1 Teaching Assignments: 24-05-2007 (16u-18u): 1 course session in Toegepaste Ethiek, University of Antwerp, BA Philosophy. Course holder: Prof. Luc Van Liedekerke (± 20 students). Subject of the session: Justice in Health Care. 07-12-2005 (14h30-16h30): 1 course session in Inleiding tot de gezondheidszorg, KULeuven, Afdeling Kortrijk, 3rd year BA in Medicine, course holder: Dr. Reinhilde Zwaenepoel (± 60 students). Subject of the session: introduction to some philosophical and ethical aspects of health care. 11-10-2005 (20-22h): 1 course session in Bijzondere moraalfilosofie, K.U.Leuven, 2nd year BA in Philosophy, course holder: Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde (± 80 students). Subject of the session: John Rawls s Theory of Justice. 29-10-2002 (11-13h): 1 course session in Bijzondere moraalfilosofie, K.U.Leuven, 2nd year BA in Philosophy, course holder: Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde (± 60 students). Subject of the session: deontological ethics, critique of utilitarianism, prima facie theory, some case studies (Jody and Mary, the conjoined twins, ethics in law and punishment, homosexuality and adoption, prenatal sex selection, Adam Nash). III.1.2 Assistance in Correcting Exams: 2002-2004: for the course Wijsgerige Ethiek, K.U.Leuven, 1 st year BA Applied Economics, course holder: Prof. Dr. Luc Van Liedekerke (± 300 students). 1999-2004: for the course Inleiding tot de Wijsbegeerte, K.U.Leuven, 1 st year BA Economics and Commercial Engineer, course holder: Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde (± 300 students). 1999-2002: for the course Wijsgerige Ethiek, K.U.Leuven, 1 st year BA Applied Economics, course holder: Prof. Dr. Luk Bouckaert (± 300 students). III.2 Teaching Experience in Master Courses III.2.1 Teaching Assignments: 03-12-2007 (8h30-10h30): 1 course session for Kwalitatief onderzoek, KULeuven, Master in Nursing and Midwifery, course holder: Prof. Dr. Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé (± 80 students). Subject of the session: Analysis of Data in Qualitative Research. 01-04-2003 (16-18h): 1 course session in Bijzondere moraalfilosofie met inbegrip van deontologie, K.U.Leuven, 2 nd year MA Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, course holder: Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde (± 80 students). Subject of the session: deontological ethics, critique of utilitarianism, prima facie theory, ethics of D. Hume and A. Smith, fairness-theory, ethics of care (Gilligan and Kohlberg). 16-03-2004 (16-18h): 1 course session in Bijzondere moraalfilosofie met inbegrip van deontologie, K.U.Leuven, 2 nd year MA Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, course holder: Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde (± 80 students). Subject of the session: deontological ethics, critique of utilitarianism, prima facie theory, ethics of D. Hume and A. Smith, fairness-theory, ethics of care (Gilligan and Kohlberg), application of theories on a case in kinesiological practice 18-03-2003 (14-16h): 1 course session in Economie en Ethiek, K.U.Leuven, MA in Philosophy, MA in Economics and Applied Economics, Advanced Master in Applied Ethics, course holder: Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde (± 80 students). Subject of the session: deontological ethics, critique of utilitarianism, prima facie theory, some case studies (Jody and Mary, the conjoined twins, ethics in law and punishment, homosexuality and adoption, prenatal sex selection, Adam Nash). 11

III.2.2 Assistance in Correcting Exams: 2004-2005: for the course Sociale Wijsbegeerte, 1 st year MA Political and Social Sciences and MA in Philosophy, course holder: Prof. Dr. A. Van De Putte (± 400 students). III.3 Teaching Experience in Advanced Master Courses III.3.1 Teaching Assignments: Second semester Academic Year 2009-10: deputy lecturer for the course Gezondheidsethiek (B-KUL-E012Q2a), K.U.Leuven, Master in Management and Policy of Health Care. Course holder: Prof. Dr. Chris Gastmans. Subject of the course: organisational-ethical aspects in health care management. 23-11-2009 (9-12 en 14-17h): 2 course sessions for the course Choices in Health Care for Erasmus Mundus Master in Bioethics, K.U.leuven, K.U.Nijmegen and University of Padova. Course holder: Prof. Dr. Paul Schotsmans. Subject of the sessions: Theories of Justice and Justice in Health Care 9-11-2009 (9-11h): 1 course session for the course Ethics of Reproductive Technologies for Erasmus Mundus Master in Bioethics, K.U.leuven, K.U.Nijmegen and University of Padova. Course holder: Prof. Dr. Kris Dierickx. Subject of the session: Philosophical Analysis of the Wish to Have Children. 26-03-2009 (14-16h): 1 course session for the course Gezondheidsethiek, -recht, en levensbeschouwing, K.U.Leuven, Master in Management and Policy of Health Care. Course holder: Prof. Dr. Chris Gastmans. Subject of the session: Commercialization in Health Care. 3-12-2008 (9-12h en 14-17h): 2 course sessions for the course Choices in Health Care for Erasmus Mundus Master in Bioethics, K.U.leuven, K.U.Nijmegen and University of Padova. Course holder: Prof. Dr. Paul Schotsmans. Subject of the sessions: Theories of Justice and Justice in Health Care 7-11-2008 (9-10h30): 1 course session for the course Ethics of Reproductive Technologies for Erasmus Mundus Master in Bioethics, K.U.leuven, K.U.Nijmegen and University of Padova. Course holder: Prof. Dr. Kris Dierickx. Subject of the session: Philosophical Analysis of the Wish to Have Children. 5-11-2007 (10h30-12h): 1 course session for the course Ethics of Reproductive Technologies for Erasmus Mundus Master in Bioethics, K.U.leuven, K.U.Nijmegen and University of Padova. Course holder: Prof. Dr. Kris Dierickx. Subject of the session: Philosophical Analysis of the Wish to Have Children. 26-10-2007 (9-12h): 1 course session for the course Choices in Health Care for Erasmus Mundus Master in Bioethics, K.U.leuven, K.U.Nijmegen and University of Padova. Course holder: Prof. Dr. Paul Schotsmans. Subject of the session: Justice in Health Care. 12-10-2007 (9-12h): 1 course session for the course Choices in Health Care for Erasmus Mundus Master in Bioethics, K.U.leuven, K.U.Nijmegen and University of Padova. Course holder: Prof. Dr. Paul Schotsmans. Subject of the session: Theories of Justice. 21-11-2005 (13-17h): 1 seminar session for the Advanced Master in Applied Ethics, K.U.Leuven, in collaboration with K.U.Nijmegen, course holders: Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde and Prof. Dr. Paul Van Tongeren. Subject: introduction to justice in health care. Discussion of some basic texts of Norman Daniels, Martha Nussbaum, and Ronald Dworkin. 12-10-1999 (17-20h): 1 seminar session for the Advanced Master in Applied Ethics, K.U.Leuven, course holder: Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde. Subject: moral relativism. III.4 Supervision/Evaluation of Master Theses and Dissertation Papers As a member of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, I participate in the evaluation of Master Theses at the Institute of Philosophy of the KULeuven. 2009-2010: MURPHY, SANDIE, The Ethics of Prenatal Screening, Dissertation Thesis Master in Philosophy (member of the jury). 12

As a member of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, I participate in the supervision and evaluation of the dissertation papers for the Erasmus Mundus Master in Bioethics, KULeuven, KUNijmegen and University of Padova. 2009-2010: 2008-2009: PRASAD AACHARYA, RAMESH, Emergency Department Triage: an Ethical Analysis. Dissertation paper European Master in Bioethics (supervisor and member of the jury). DEMURU, FREDERICA, The Concept of Human Dignity according to Gabriel Marcel. It s Implications in the Relationship between Patient and Physician and in End-of-Life-Situations. Dissertation paper European Master in Bioethics (member of the jury). SOTO-LAFONTAINE, MELISA, Medical Need? Gender Varience Body Modification: an ethical analysis. Dissertation paper European Master in Bioethics (supervisor and member of the jury). TARKEGNE-TSEGAYE, GEREMEW, Male Circumcision and HIV-Prevention: An Ethical Analysis. Dissertation paper European Master in Bioethics (member of the jury). As a member of the Centre for Economics and Ethics and of the Centre for Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, I have guided and/or evaluated 31 master theses in Philosophy and in Economics and Applied Economics. Below, you will find an overview, with specification of my function between brackets. 2005-2006: 1 student under general supervision of Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde 2004-2005: TYRIONS, JAN, De Lippenscode. Filosofische onderbouw en een eerste evaluatie, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Applied Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). 2 students under general supervision of Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde: CALLEWAERT, ALEXANDER, Werkt sociale economie? Het voorbeeld van Kanaal 127, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Applied Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). FRANCO, FRANCESCA, Schaadt het autonomiestreven het vertrouwen in mensen en instituties? K.U.Leuven, Diss. Philosophy (member of the jury). 1 student under general supervision of Prof. Dr. Ronald Tinnevelt: 2003-2004: DE KOKER, STEFANIE, John Rawls en de zorg voor mentaal gehandicapten, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Philosophy (member of the jury). 3 students under general supervision of Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde: Konstantinova, Maria, Ecotourism, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Applied Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). Seynaeve, Frederik, Globalisering en inkomensongelijkheid op wereldvlak: een literatuurstudie, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Applied Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). Strauven, Kim, De gezondheidszorg in België: een samenspel tussen economie en ethiek, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). 5 students under general supervision of Prof. Dr. Luc Van Liedekerke: BACKAERT, HANS, Een kritische blik op de anders-globalistische visie van Noreena Hertz, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Applied Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). 13

2002-2003: Curriculum Vitae Yvonne Denier DE RYCK, DORIEN, Politiek-ethische aspecten van landenfaillisementen, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Commercial Engineer (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). GIJSENBERG, MAARTEN, Privaat bezit en algemeen belang. Een stormachtige relatie, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Commercial Engineer (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). VAN HERREWEGHE, ANNELEEN, Trivisi: Duurzaam ondernemen in Vlaanderen in praktijk gebracht? K.U.Leuven, Diss. Commercial Engineer (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). VAN HOED, MIRIAM, Integriteit in de onderneming, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Commercial Engineer (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). 4 students under general supervision of Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde: 2001-2002: DECLEIR, KONSTANT, Duurzaam bosbeheer en forest stewardship council-certificering: een ethische en economische benadering, KU.Leuven, Diss. Commercial Engineer (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). JACOBS, ELLEN, Organisatiecriminaliteit, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Applied Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). MACHAN, STEVEN, Whistle Blowing en corruptie: de commissie Santer, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Commercial Engineer (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). VERMAEL, THIJS, Arbeid en basisinkomen: economische impact en filosofische legitimering van het basisinkomen, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Commercial Engineer (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). 6 students under general supervision of Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde: 2000-2001: BAZIJN, HENDRIK, Corporate Citizenship. Burgerschap in de onderneming. De burgerzin van de ondernemer, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Applied Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). BIEBUYCK, ALAIN, Economische rationaliteit, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). DEMEY, KOEN, Is een tobinbelasting wenselijk en haalbaar? K.U.Leuven, Diss. Commercial Engineer, (assistant supervisor and member of the jury) MENS, SAARTJE, Hebben beschutte werkplaatsen toekomst? Over de plaats van beschutte werkplaatsen in de sociale economie, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Applied Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). SAMAIN, BARARA, Ziekenhuismanagement: ethiek en economische rationaliteit, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Applied Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). VAN ASBROECK, TINNE, De economie en ethiek van luxezucht en opzichtige consumptie, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Applied Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). 2 students under general supervision of Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde: LAFOSSE, PIETER, The Winner-Take-All-maatschappij gerechtvaardigd? K.U.Leuven, Diss. Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). TILMANS,ROB, Vertrouwen: Investering of deugd? K.U.Leuven, Diss. Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). 2 students under general supervision of Prof. Dr. Luk Bouckaert: KEPPENS, JOHAN, Het maatschappelijke debat rond de biotechnologie en de life sciences sector, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Commercial Engineer (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). DE SCHRYVER, VEERLE, Duurzaam ondernemen en kunst: is een wederzijds constructieve samenwerking mogelijk? K.U.Leuven, Diss. Applied Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). 14

1999-2000: 4 students under general supervision of Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde: MEULENBERGS, TOM, Corruptie, vuile handen en algemeen belang. Een reflectie op de moraliteit van het politieke bedrijf, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Philosophy (assistant supervisor). SOMERS, VICKY, IVF, adoptie en draagmoederschap. Ethische reflecties bij de kinderwens, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Philosophy (assistant supervisor). VAN ORSHAEGEN, GERT, Redenen voor altruïsme: giften, reciprociteit en erfenismotieven, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Applied Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). HOLVOET, GERDA, De rol van het vertrouwen in het economisch leven, K.U.Leuven, Diss. Economics (assistant supervisor and member of the jury). III.5 Activities of Guidance in Study III.5.1 Assistance in Development of Course Books: 1999-2000: assistance in development of a course book for the course Economie en Ethiek, K.U.Leuven, MA Philosophy, MA in Economics and Applied Economics, Advanced Master in Applied Ethics, course holder: Prof. Dr. T. Vandevelde. III.5.2 Coordination and Supervision of Papers: 2002-2004: coordination and supervision of papers for the course Wijsgerige Ethiek, K.U.Leuven, 1 st year BA Applied Economics, course holder: Prof. Dr. Luc Van Liedekerke (± 300 students). 2001-2004: coordination and supervision of papers for the course Inleiding tot de Wijsbegeerte, K.U.Leuven, 1 st year BA Economics and Commercial Engineer, course holder: Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde (± 300 students). 1999-2002: coordination and supervision of papers for the course Wijsgerige Ethiek, K.U.Leuven, 1 st year BA Applied Economics, course holder: Prof. Dr. Luk Bouckaert (± 300 students). 1999-2001: supervision of papers, Adv. Master in Applied Ethics, K.U.Leuven, course holder: Prof. Dr. T. Vandevelde (± 20 students). III.5.3 Individual Guidance of Students: 2002-2004: guidance of students via individual sessions for the course Wijsgerige Ethiek, 1 st year BA Applied Economics, course holder: Prof. Dr. Luc Van Liedekerke. 2001-2002: guidance of students via individual sessions for the course Wijsgerige Ethiek, 1 st year BA Applied Economics, course holder: Prof. Dr. Luk Bouckaert. 1999-2004: guidance of students via individual sessions for the courses Inleiding tot de Wijsbegeerte, 1 st year BA Economics and Commercial Engineer, Moraalfilosofie met inbegrip van deontologie, 2 nd year MA Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Ethiek en Economie, MA in Philosophy, Economics and Applied Economics, Adv. MA Applied Ethics course holder: Prof. Dr. T. Vandevelde. III.6 Assistance in Implementation of Guided Independent Learning III.6.1 Global Contribution Assistance in realization of guided independent learning and the implementation of TOLEDO. III.6.2 Papers 1999-2004: the papers for the courses Wijsgerige Ethiek (Prof. L. Bouckaert and Prof. Luc VanLiedekerke) and Inleiding tot de Wijsbegeerte (Prof. Vandevelde) (see also supra III.5.2) were a realization of the concept of guided independent learning and counted for 25% of the total score. The general idea of the papers was to encourage students to think critically about certain specific questions, certain ethical cases, particular social phenomena, or relevant quotes. 15

III.6.3 TOLEDO TOLEDO started in September 2001 as a university wide e-learning project. The main goal was to support the implementation of guided independent learning by means of a state of the art virtual learning environment. From September 2004 onwards, TOLEDO became the Common Virtual Learning Environment of the K.U.Leuven Association. In the courses in which I assisted between 1999 and 2006, TOLEDO was mainly used as a means to spread information among the students (syllabi, texts, slides, assignments, guidelines, scores, office hours, etc.). 2000-2001: preparing implementation of TOLEDO for the course Inleiding tot de Wijsbegeerte, 1 st year BA Economics and Commercial Engineer, course holder: Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde. 2001-2006: implementation of TOLEDO for the courses Inleiding tot de Wijsbegeerte, 1 st year BA Economics and Commercial Engineer, Moraalfilosofie met inbegrip van deontologie, 2 nd year MA Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Ethiek en Economie, MA Philosophy and Economics and Applied Economics, Adv. MA Applied Ethics, Ethiek en samenleving, MA Philosophy, MA Sociology, Adv. MA Applied Ethics, Bijzondere Moraalfilosofie, 2 nd year BA Philosophy, course holder: Prof. Dr. Toon Vandevelde. 2002-2004: implementation of TOLEDO for the course Wijsgerige Ethiek, course holder: Prof. Dr. L. Van Liedekerke. III.7 Participation in Commissions related to Teaching and Education From October 1, 2001 until September 30, 2005, I was a member of the Doctoral Commission of the Institute of Philosophy of the K.U.Leuven. In particular, I was the representative of the Dutch speaking Ph.D. students. As such, I assisted in improving the doctoral education program. III.8 Other Responsibilities regards Teaching and Education During the academic year 2005-2006 I was responsible for coordinating the program Onderwijskundige vorming voor beginnende assistenten met een onderwijsbegeleidings-opdracht. The main goal of the program is to help first-year teaching assistants in getting their particular teaching assignments off the ground. 16

IV Community Service IV.1 Professional Positions external to the KULeuven Since 2007, I am a member of the staff of Zorgnet Vlaanderen, an employers organization uniting more than 500 private social profit organizations in health care (hospitals, care provisions for elderly, and organizations providing mental health care) in Flanders. Prof. Dr. Chris Gastmans and myself represent the Ethics Department of Zorgnet Vlaanderen. Zorgnet Vlaanderen is renowned for its tradition of ethically inspired decision-making on various levels of care: Clinical Ethics: ethical questions related to the clinical practice (e.g. euthanasia, abortion, tube-feeding, prenatal diagnosis, etc.) Organizational Ethics: ethical questions related to the organization and management of health care (commercialization, business ethics, ethics of finance, etc.) Since 1995, the Ethical Committee of Zorgnet Vlaanderen annually provides elaborated and scientifically-founded ethical recommendations to all its health care institutions and to the public. IV.2 Participation in Ethics Committees on various levels As a staff member of Zorgnet Vlaanderen, I am a member of various ethics committees in Flanders. Local level: external advisor of the Ethics Committee of a group of organizations in mental health care (vzw Gezondheidszorg Bermhertigheid Jesu in Bruges and Ypres). Flemish Level: member of the Ethics Committee of Zorgnet Vlaanderen (secretary) and of Vlaams Welzijnsverbond. National Level: member of the Belgian Advisory Committee on Bioethics 17