Anne Weydert is an undiagnosed neurological disease patient and caregiver (her partner has multiple sclerosis) from Luxembourg who came to Hack Healthcare to share her experience and wishes. As a patient she’s a member of ALAN – Maladies Rares Luxembourg and an active...
Stefanie Veraghtert is a serial social entrepreneur and a young cancer survivor with a passion for coffee and people. She was diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer and metastasis at 26 and managed to overcome them against the odds. In this interview we dive into...
In our series of interviews with patients, we talked to Audrey Muschter to give us a qualified answer on what is needed for Ehlers-Danlos and hypermobility syndromes patients in belgium. She’s a 42-year-old Ehlers-Danlos patient (a rare connective tissue disorder),...
Erik Van der Eycken is an expert-by-experience in the field of mental health. Due to mental illness, he had to give up his job but luckily found a challenging opportunity in the mental health area, where he is participating in multiple roles. As EU Research Projects...
Lynn Formesyn is a Spondyloarthritis (chronic rheumatic disease) patient, writer and human rights activist. She supports and promotes the rights of people with disabilities and chronic patients through GRIP, a human rights organization of and for people with...
Cystic Fibrosis (or Mucoviscidose) is an incurable life-threatening disease that affects over a thousand persons in Belgium. Ken De Marie helps us understand the disease, the challenges it poses to patients, and the latest advancements in his cure. Ken works for the...
Karine Tollenaere is an entrepreneur and survivor of breast cancer who has to live with Lymphedema, a long-term condition where excess fluid collects in tissues causing swelling. The lymphatic system is a part of the immune system and it is vital for our bodies immune...
As a fitness data aficionado that wants to improve his health and have a better understanding of my body and mind, I find that the current way fitness devices and apps lack proactive advice and insight. I’ve been collecting data about myself and my workouts for...
How do the managers of hospitals view telemedicine? We have spoken to Ilke Montag (CMO of the Jan Yperman Hospital) to discover a new perspective on telemedicine beyond those of pharma and healthcare innovation companies. With a background in nuclear medicine, her...
Dementia is a collective name for brain disorders that affect the memory of 136.000 people just in Flanders and which is estimated will affect 350.000 people in Belgium by 2050. To learn more about the challenges of fighting this condition and how to improve the lives...
