Dirk Devroey

Dirk Devroey is a faculty professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, specializing in General Practice and Chronic Care. He leads the Brussels Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Migration and Minorities (PRIM) and serves as advisor to the Belgian Federal Government's Minister of Health (2015-2018). His work spans cardiovascular prevention, integrated care models, and cross-cultural healthcare research.

• Developed complex interventions for advance care planning in general practice
• Investigated medication adherence in Vietnamese hypertension patients
• Conducted policy-driven cervical cancer screening trials

With an h-index of 19 (Scopus), he received the Marcel Vastesaeger Award (2003) and has supervised multiple Master's theses. His recent research focuses on COPD biomarkers, burnout prevention in medical education, and scaling integrated care across European contexts through projects like SCIROCCO.