Kris Vanhaecht MSc, PhD

Kris Vanhaecht is assistant professor in Quality Management at KULeuven and has been working since 1998 in the field of care process improvement and quality control. kris-vanhaecht-zw-1-2Kris became Doctor in Public Health at Leuven University in 2007. He leads research projects in the field of quality improvement and patient safety with a special interest in care process organization and the respectful management of clinicians & managers after patient safety incidents.
His newest research line is the impact on patients and healthcare workers of positive events during care activities. This Mangomoment research line started one evening as a strange idea, was later launched as a study, we took an international trademark on the concept, and a media campaign in 2018 made it an inspiring movement to enhance patient centered care.