Profile Category: Speakers 2025

Marthe Verhaert is a medical oncologist combining a PhD at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel with clinical activity in AZ Sint-Maria Halle. Her research focuses on toxicity of immunotherapy in cancer.

Karlien Devloo works at the Flemish Institute for Healthy Living as a senior staff member in the field of physical activity. She has dedicated her entire career to supporting, advising, and informing companies and their employees about healthier living at work. Initially, her focus was on exercise within research projects at KU Leuven, later to...

Sofie Brouwers is a cardiologist with a special interest in arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, rehabilitation and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. She works as a cardiologist and rehabilitation specialist at the Cardiovascular center of the OLV Aalst Clinic, where she leads the hypertension and lipid clinic. Sofie Brouwers is also professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.  She...

Frederik H. Verbrugge is a Cardiologist/Intensive Care physician with dedicated interest in heart failure, (exercise) hemodynamics & cardiorenal physiology. Prof. Dr. Verbrugge graduated as M.D. in 2010 (KU Leuven, Belgium), obtained his Ph.D. in 2015 (Hasselt University, Belgium) & received an M.Sc. in Clinical Trials in 2022 (Oxford University, UK). He is currently employed as...

Jean-Luc Vachiéry, MD is Clinical Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Pulmonary Vascular Diseases (PVD) and Heart Failure Clinic in the Department of Cardiology at the H.U.B Erasme in Brussels. Professor Vachiéry has authored over 100 articles in the field of PVD. He occupied several leadership positions in scientific societies since 2006 (ESC, BSC...

Dr. Berlinde von Kemp is cardiologist at the Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (Brussels University Hospital, BE) since 2020. During her cardiology training, she successfully obtained the degree of Cardio-oncologist at the Sorbonne Université (Paris, FR), after which she developed a dedicated Cardio-oncology outpatient clinic, delivering highly specialized cardiovascular care to cancer patients throughout their entire oncological...

Delphine Vervloet completed her medical training at the Ghent University. In 2016 she started as cardiologist at the Maria Middelares Heart Center in Ghent. One year later Delphine graduated from the University of Zurich in the Postgraduate Course in Heart Failure. In daily practice, she mainly focuses on heart failure, non-invasive imaging, cardiomyopathies and cardio-oncology.

Professor James Nolan joined Keele University having qualified in medicine from Leeds University. Following initial posts in medical specialties he trained in academic and interventional cardiology in Leeds, London, Edinburgh and Amsterdam before taking up an NHS consultant post at the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM) in 1998, where he established the UKs first...

Prof. dr. Eva Goossens is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Research and Innovation in Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAntwerpen and Scientific Consultant at Antwerp University Hospital. Her research expertise comprises the domains of Advanced Nursing Practice, Cardiovascular Nursing and Cardio-obstetrics.

Yaël Vanharen, an experienced electrophysiology nurse, is currently pursuing a PhD in cardio-obstetrics. Her commitment to improving the care of pregnant women with cardiovascular disease is both commendable and vital, as cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of mortality in pregnant women. Her work is characterised by a holistic approach, encompassing research and initiatives focused...