Royal Higher Institute for Defence
Dirk De Ridder has extensive experience in nursing, particularly in critical care and military medical support. Currently serving at Militair Hospitaal Koningin Astrid since January 2018 in the Dienst Medische Interventies, Dirk has held various nursing roles at Military Hospital Queen Astrid since June 1995, including positions as ICU nurse specializing in burns and military nurse providing support for Belgian troops abroad. Prior nursing experience includes a tenure at the Ministery of Defence focusing on burn patients and associated issues, as well as roles at Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen and Medical Express Gent, delivering medical assistance at events and in diverse hospital settings. Dirk’s education includes multiple degrees in nursing, emergency medicine, and disaster management from institutions such as the University of Antwerp and HOGENT, complemented by specialized training in CBRNe decontamination.
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Royal Higher Institute for Defence
About the Institute The Royal Higher Institute for Defence (RHID) is the reference body or think tank of the Belgian Ministry of Defence in the field of security and defence. It is also responsible for managing the multiannual programme for scientific and technological research, including the security and defence studies, as well as the scientific research of the Royal Army and Military History Museum. In order to fully accomplish its mission, the RHID has set the objectives of focusing the attention – by identifying research and discussion topics, and themes of interest – as well as deepening and disseminating knowledge. Organizing conferences, colloquia and seminars as well as publishing papers by researchers at the Belgian Ministry of Defence, and the Institute in particular, fully contribute to knowledge transfer. The High Studies for Security and Defence, in the form of a meeting place with seminars and visits, provides training in these fields for high-level staff, both from the ministry and the civil sector. Through national and international partnerships, the RHID has developed an extensive network to exchange ideas and experiences.