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Lode Dewulf has always wanted people to feel better. A trained physician, he increasingly realized that outcomes for patients will only improve if medicine is done WITH people. Today he strongly advocates that integrating the patient perspective is a key requirement for bettering care. Eager to challenge the status quo, Lode is on the front-line of work that looks to harness the changing ecosystems and cultures within healthcare. He seeds new solutions and spearheads co-creation initiatives that address issues such as pregnancy and medicine and patient engagement - and is determined to help reignite that elusive sense of purpose in the pharma industry. He joined the pharmaceutical industry in 1989, working to improve knowledge around treatment options for a number of high-profile diseases. In 1999, he co-founded PlanetMedica, the first European healthcare internet portal for the general public. He now works as Chief Patient Affairs Officer at UCB in Belgium.

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