Bekker, Charlotte

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Affiliation: 

Radboudumc hospital, Department of Pharmacy

Country: 

The Netherlands

1. Current Status, Position

Dr. Charlotte Bekker is currently working as an assistant professor at Radboudumc, Department of Pharmacy. 

2. Education

She studied biomedical sciences at Radboud University, Nijmegen. In 2018, she obtained her PhD at Utrecht University entitled "Sustainable use of medication - Medication waste and feasibility of redispensing".

3. Research Area

She is passionate to combat societal challenges and her research interest revolves around establishing sustainable medication use. For example, she investigates to redistribute anticancer drugs remaining unused by patients, to personalize drug dosages through shared decision making, and to implement medication adherence interventions. Throughout these projects she uses both effectiveness and implementation science outcomes to speed up the translation process to standard care. In her work, Charlotte collaborates with many different stakeholders, and partners with patients to ensure patient needs are met. 

4. Conflict of interest

None