She has formed the Society of Respiratory Nurses in Belgium which meets every year with the Respiratory Physicians Society. In 2006, she submitted three abstracts to the European Respiratory Society on the topic of smoking cessation. In 2007, she submitted her award-winning abstract entitled “Effectiveness of group counselling for smoking in hospital staff” (page 86). She found that this method of support produced a high smoking cessation rate and results in high numbers of thse who have quit remaining smoke-free for the following 2 yrs while still attending the group.