The scientific board advises the general board of the Tick-borne diseases Foundation Netherlands about scientific topics related to the general goals of the TBD Foundation. Advice is given independently or on request from the general board and includes relevant perspectives on a topic. Members are from diverse professional backgrounds and have affinity or experience with tick borne diseases and their impact. The scientific board develops, for example, the research strategy, research calls and guides patient representatives in several research projects.
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Charles Guest (MBBS) is a public health physician from Australia, now living in The Hague. His research includes a wide range of epidemiological and policy studies. He was Director of Public Health in the state of Victoria and remains an Honorary Professor at the University of Melbourne. He is learning Dutch, far too slowly.
Joop Klein Haneveld (MD) – General Practitioner with a passion to improve the range of treatments available for chronic Lyme patients. He has more than 20 years of experience as general practitioner trainer at the general practice program at the University of Utrecht. Participates as a patient representative in several prospect studies related to the long-term consequences of Lyme Disease.
Dominic D. Smith, Dipl. Hort. is a horticulturist, landscape designer, and entrepreneur with expertise in ecology, One Health, public health, and patient advocacy. He is actively involved with national and international patient organisations, institutional networks, and healthcare initiatives focused on infectious diseases, tick-borne diseases, Post-Acute Infection Syndromes (PAIS) and One Health. He contributing to research, policy development, patient representation, and healthcare improvement.
He aims to contribute to better recognition, research, treatment guidelines, policy, and care for individuals with chronic Lyme disease, other tick-borne diseases, and PAIS. Furthermore, he sees great value in bridging patient perspectives, science, and practical application to collectively achieve sustainable improvements in healthcare.
Diana E. Uitdenbogerd Drenth (PhD) has a background in Household and Consumer studies and translating perspectives of households & patients to research proposals and policy strategies. Participates in TBD research as a researcher. Also guides patient representatives. She is compassioned about improving the situation for Lyme disease and other TBD patients through evidence and research.
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