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BOARD OF DIRECTORS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Board of Directors of the Belgian Respiratory Society (BeRS) comprises passionate and committed respiratory specialists representing the country\u2019s various regions. This diversity ensures a balanced and inclusive perspective on respiratory issues in Belgium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Drawing on their clinical, academic and scientific expertise, the members of the Board of Directors work together to set the BeRS\u2019s strategic direction.
Their role is not limited to administrative management: they play a vital part in promoting research, continuously improving training in respiratory medicine, and developing guidelines and best clinical practice.
They also ensure that the BeRS remains a dynamic platform for collaboration amongst respiratory healthcare professionals, a scientific reference point at national level and a recognised partner for health authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Chairwoman<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Florence Schleich<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Li\u00e8ge University Hospital<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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A senior registrar at Li\u00e8ge University Hospital and an associate professor at the University of Li\u00e8ge, she is president of the BeRS and co-president of the SHARP European Severe Asthma Registry.
Her research focuses on asthma, severe asthma, phenotypes and biomarkers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Past President<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Guy Brusselle<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

UZ Gent<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Guy Brusselle obtained his medical degree (M.D.) from Ghent University in 1990. He obtained his PhD in 1997 whilst investigating the functional role of the cytokines interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-5 (IL-5) in allergic asthma. As a respiratory physician with a keen clinical and scientific interest in asthma, severe asthma and COPD, he joined Ghent University Hospital in 2002. He has been a professor of medicine at Ghent University since 2008.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Vice-Chair<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Shane Hanon<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

UZ Brussels<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Treasurer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Charlotte De Bondt<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

ZAS<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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I am a pulmonologist and thoracic oncologist and work at Antwerp University Hospital. My area of interest in oncology is targeted therapies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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DIRECTORS<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Lieven Dupont<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

UZLeuven<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Antoine Froidure<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

CHU-UCL Saint-Luc<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Julien Guiot<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Li\u00e8ge University Hospital<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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David Ruttens<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

East Limburg Hospital<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Didier Cataldo<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Li\u00e8ge University Hospital<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pieter Goeminne<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

VITAZ<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Marie Bruyneel<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Saint-Pierre University Hospital<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Consultant in respiratory medicine at St Pierre University Hospital since 2021
Consultant at Brugmann
University Hospital Respiratory specialist and sleep specialist
Vice-President of the Belgian Association for the Study of Sleep
Research in sleep medicine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Dominique Butenda<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

UCL Namur University Hospital<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Carole De Cock<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

AZ Maria Middelares Ghent<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Laurent Godinas<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

KULeuven<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Therese Lapperre<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

UZ Antwerp<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Lapperre is an Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Antwerp and Head of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Antwerp University Hospital (UZA). 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