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EDGARD EECKMAN

Patient Empowerment vzw / UZ Brussels

Edgard is chairman of the non-profit organization Patient Empowerment, and he is also active as Communication Manager at UZ Brussel. Within his PhD in Media and Communication Studies, he studied power and empowerment in the patient-doctor relationship.

TINNE DILLES

NuPhaC / UAntwerp

prof. dr. Tinne Dilles is a nurse and doctor in medical sciences. She is founder and president of NuPhaC, which is committed to the quality of life and care of patients with complex pharmacotherapy or polypharmacy. She teaches at the University of Antwerp and is chair of the department 'Centre for Research and Innovation in Care'

ANN LI

Post COVID vzw

Ann is chairman of the non-profit organization Post COVID. She studied Orthopedagogics and coordinated various projects on chronic care. She is also a member of the board of directors of Zorg Leuven, a welfare organization that offers childcare, home care and elderly care.

MARC NOPP

UZ Brussels

Marc is CEO and Pneumologist at UZ Brussel. He perfected his skills in Italy, Greece and the US. He is a visiting professor at leading universities in the US, Canada and France. He was recently elected 'Care Personality of the Year' 2020 by ZORG Magazine.

MELISSA DEFREYNE

Care manager AZ Groeninge

Melissa is a midwife by training but has broadened her horizons in the meantime. After a period as head of department, she is now a care manager at AZ Groeninge.

GUY COUNTERBOS

The standard

Guy was active as a journalist and commentator for many years and now works as a columnist for De Standaard. Since 1990 he has been an active watcher of health policy.

DELPHINE EECKHOUT

UZ Ghent

Delphine is a PhD student at the Health, Innovation and Research Institute of Ghent University Hospital

MIKE DESCHAMPS

BING Research

Mike is a Research Coach at BING Research. His basic education is Nursing, which he supplemented with a license in Medical Social Sciences.

ROY BRAKES

UAntwerp / UHasselt

Roy is a general practitioner in a group practice, leads the education committee of the Master of General Practice Medicine UAntwerp and is a guest professor at Uhasselt. He is also chairman of the Academy for Primary Care, an interuniversity chair made possible by the Daniël De Coninck Fund, managed by the King Baudouin Foundation.

DORIEN SEGERS

Rheumatoid Arthritis Liga

Since October 2021, Dorien has been the face of the Rheumatoid Arthritis League. Together with care providers and academics, this patient association shares information, knowledge and experience that makes it easier for patients to take control of their own care process and life.

SEBASTIAN ENGELBORGHS

Department of Neurology UZ Brussels

Sebastiaan is head of the Neurology department at UZ Brussel, he is also a professor of Neurosciences and co-founder of the hospital's Memory Clinic. He is also a member of the board of directors of the non-profit organization Patient Empowerment

WENDY VAN DE VELDE

UZ Ghent

Wendy is Coordinator of the Patient Advisory Board for Scientific Research at the Health, Innovation and Research Institute of UZ Gent

AN STAELS

Ariadne Psychiatric Center

An is Director of Patient Care at the Ariadne Psychiatric Center. She started her career as a psychiatric nurse and obtained a PhD in Mental Health Sciences at the University of Maastricht. There she specialized mainly in developments within the current landscape of mental health care.

ANOUCK DE BRUIN

Center of Expertise Dementia Orion in collaboration with PGN

Anouck has an academic background in Logopedic and Audiological Sciences. She now works as a coordinator at Expertise Center Dementia Orion in collaboration with the Psychogeriatric Network (PGN), and she is also her mother's informal caregiver.

GERTIE BRIJSSINCK

Patient Empowerment vzw

Gertjie has an intense experience with breast cancer and is now a member of the board of directors of the non-profit organization Patient Empowerment.