Gabriella Abruzzo
Climate Projects Officer, Health Care Without Harm Europe (HCWH)
The congress' contributors
The congress'
Contributors
Melanie E. Hoste is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Antwerp with the Primary and Interdisciplinary Care Antwerp (ELIZA) research group in Belgium. She graduated with a Bachelors in Biochemistry from the University of Surrey, UK, and pursued a Masters in Social & Cultural Anthropology at KU Leuven in Belgium, graduating in 2017.
Melanie worked in consultancy in EU public affairs, focusing in healthcare policies. She then joined the communications team at the University of Antwerp as a Communications Manager, where she managed internal and external communications for EU projects on infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness.
Melanie started her doctoral work in 2020 where her research focussed on the implementation of rapid diagnostics for acute respiratory tract infections in European primary care settings. She began her Postdoctoral Research position in 2024 where she continues to conduct qualitative research in the field of implementation science, with a focus on infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness, spanning across multiple European countries. She is currently researching patients', including vulnerable populations, experiences in accessing clinical trials, and clinicians' and stakeholders' experiences in implementing and delivering clinical trials.
Climate Projects Officer, Health Care Without Harm Europe (HCWH)
Capacity Building Officer & Patient Advocate, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
President, European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA)
President, Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)
Secretary General, European Alcohol Policy Alliance
President & CEO, The Ehlers-Danlos Society
Director of Preference Research and Global Lead of the Patient-Centered Outcomes, OPEN Health
MD, Board Member, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Senior Manager IVD, MedTech Europe
Executive Director, European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA)
Director of Operations, Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations (CyFPA) and Board Treasurer, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Researcher & Populariser, Vaccination et Lien Social (VLS)
Senior Research Officer, Swedish Research Council
Chair, Council of Europe Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO)
WHO Representative to the EU
Executive Director, EUPATI
Deputy Director-General, Austrian Ministry of Health
Movement Health, Executive Director
Deputy Administrator General, National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI)
President, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Board Chair, Czech National Association of Patient Organizations (NAPO) & Board Member, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Director for Executive Education in Government, Health and Non Profit Division, SDA Bocconi
Implementation Scientist & Qualitative Researcher, University of Antwerp
Policy Officer, DG SANTE, European Commission
Youth Group Member, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
President, European Liver Patient Association (ELPA)
Head of Government Affairs, EMEA MedTech, Johnson & Johnson
Professor, Sorbonne Université
Regional Director, WHO/Europe
Youth Group Member, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Director for Digital, EU4Health and Health systems modernisation, DG SANTE, European Commission
Director General, EFPIA
IMMUcan scientific lead
Director, European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations (EFA)
Senior Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Executive Director, Biomed Alliance
SVP International, Butterfly Network Inc
Director General, AESGP
Vice President Corporate Affairs, Shionogi Europe
Public Affairs Director, OM Pharma
Chief Medical Officer, European Medicines Agency
Prof Dr, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Head of Unit, Policy and Coordination, HERA, European Commission
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