Interests
Sandra Higuet MD
Geriatrician
We need to inform populations about prevention and follow patients during all the stages of Dementia
Current Work
Head of Departement of Geriatrics
Personal Hero
Local mentor Pepersack Thierry, professor of Geriatrics Medecine
Words of Strength
Making connections
Vision
We need to develop Memory Clinics and inform populations about prevention and follow the patients during all the stages of Dementia to help the caregivers to find good solutions.
Strategy
Sandra is working to improve Memory Clinic and propose a program based on exercices, diet, and cognitive training.
Impact
As an Atlantic Fellow she's learned deeper knowledge about Dementia and created a international network .
Motivation
Develop the Memory Clinic to increase the early diagnosis and offer the help to caregivers.
Education & Experience
Sandra Higuet received her Medical School Training from the University of Brussels, Belgium. She completed her training by a speciality of Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. She was selected for a European Geriatric Training (EAMA), she studied the Psychogeriatrics in France and also obtained a diploma of Medical Management. She is actually Head of Department of Geriatric Medicine.
Awards & Honors
COVID Solidarity Grant Atlantic philanthropies Fighting the isolation and loneliness of elderly patients during the Covid-19 Crisis in Belgium.
