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🔍 Meet the Partners | PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts 🇧🇪Based in Hasselt, Belgium, PXL University of Applied...
04/12/2025

🔍 Meet the Partners | PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts 🇧🇪

Based in Hasselt, Belgium, PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts is a forward-thinking institution that merges innovative education with strong industry and community engagement.

Through its PXL-Healthcare and PXL-MAD (Media, Arts & Design) departments, PXL promotes interprofessional collaboration, creative learning, and a patient-centered approach to health education.

As a committed PULPIT partner, PXL is helping us rethink how healthcare professionals are trained, bringing the voice of patients into the classroom and supporting a culture of co-creation. 🙌

🎤 In 2025, PXL proudly hosted the 9th EIPEN Conference, uniting international stakeholders to advance interprofessional learning across borders.

🤝We're excited to have PXL driving both creativity and care within the PULPIT consortium.

🔍 Meet the Partners | University of Minho 🇵🇹Founded in 1973, the University of Minho (UMinho) is one of Portugal’s most ...
02/12/2025

🔍 Meet the Partners | University of Minho 🇵🇹

Founded in 1973, the University of Minho (UMinho) is one of Portugal’s most prestigious public universities, with campuses in Braga and Guimarães, both cities rich in history, innovation, and academic tradition. 🏛️📚

UMinho is internationally recognized for its commitment to research excellence, educational reform, and regional development. It fosters strong connections between academia, society, and industry, making it a driver of innovation at both national and European levels. 🚀🔬

In the PULPIT Project, UMinho contributes through its School of Medicine, bringing academic and research expertise in healthcare education, as well as its ongoing commitment to high-quality, human-centered medical training. 🩺🎓

UMinho’s participation reflects a shared belief: to transform healthcare, we must transform how we teach it, by listening to those who live it.

👉 Follow us to meet the rest of the PULPIT consortium and discover how we’re building a more inclusive, collaborative, and patient-centered future in healthcare education.

🎉 Exciting news from the PULPIT project! We’re delighted to share that Darren Lauscher and Dr. Angela Towle, a leading f...
28/11/2025

🎉 Exciting news from the PULPIT project!

We’re delighted to share that Darren Lauscher and Dr. Angela Towle, a leading figure in Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) in health education, presented the PULPIT project poster at the 15th annual CHES Celebration of Scholarship 📚✨, hosted by the Centre for Health Education Scholarship (CHES) on October 22, 2025, at The University of British Columbia 🎓.

Dr. Angela has been a pivotal mentor for countless PPI initiatives over the years 👏💙, and having her present our work as she approaches retirement makes this moment especially meaningful for our team.

Our sincere thanks 🙏 to both Darren and Dr. Angela for representing PULPIT and helping to strengthen the visibility and impact of this collaborative effort 🤝🌟.

🔍 Meet the Partners | EUPATI Belgium 🇧🇪Eupati Belgium is the national platform of the European Patients’ Academy on Ther...
26/11/2025

🔍 Meet the Partners | EUPATI Belgium 🇧🇪

Eupati Belgium is the national platform of the European Patients’ Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI), committed to transforming how patients are involved in medicines research and development (R&D).

💡 Within the PULPIT Project, EUPATI Belgium plays a key role in localizing a shared European mission: empowering patients not only as recipients of care, but as active educators in healthcare professional training.

🤝 By connecting patient organizations, academic institutions, regulators, and industry, EUPATI Belgium strengthens national efforts in advocacy, education, and co-creation.

🧰 They also adapt and promote tools like the EUPATI Toolbox, training modules, and engagement frameworks to support meaningful patient participation across Belgium.

From fostering national partnerships to advancing the voice of lived experience in classrooms and clinics, EUPATI Belgium is helping build a future where patient voices guide innovation, education, and care.

We’re proud to have them as part of the PULPIT consortium!
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🎧 New episode out now! PULPIT & Partnerships: The Secret Sauce of Global Healthcare EducationIn this episode of PULPIT, ...
13/11/2025

🎧 New episode out now!
PULPIT & Partnerships: The Secret Sauce of Global Healthcare Education

In this episode of PULPIT, the podcast, we sit down with Mateja Lorber (University of Maribor, Slovenia) to explore what makes international collaboration meaningful — and why patient involvement in health education matters more than ever.

From coordinating flexible study programs to advocating for patient inclusion, Mateja shares valuable insights into:

✅ The power of partnerships in international projects
✅ Challenges of integrating patients into curricula
✅ Best practices for multi-country academic collaborations
✅ Why face-to-face meetings still matter in the digital age

Whether you're working on a European project or rethinking how we train healthcare professionals, this conversation is for you.

🔗 Listen now on Spotify – link here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5HGvgoTxlp97U8jlDXhE1O?si=264ffc1159b54bc0

🔍 Meet the Partners | University of Maribor (UM)  🇸🇮Founded in 1975, the University of Maribor (UM) is Slovenia’s second...
11/11/2025

🔍 Meet the Partners | University of Maribor (UM) 🇸🇮

Founded in 1975, the University of Maribor (UM) is Slovenia’s second-largest public university, home to 17 faculties and a vibrant community of around 14,000 students. 🎓📚

UM is committed to interdisciplinary education, research excellence, and social responsibility. Its strategy emphasizes innovation, knowledge transfer, and stronger ties to the regional economy and society.

🤝Through Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), UM contributes to the PULPIT project, through its academic and research infrastructure, helping to integrate patient voices into health professional education and bridging theory, practice, and lived experience across borders.

We are proud to count UM FHS among our consortium partners as we reimagine healthcare training worldwide. 🌍

Mateja Lorber
Barbara Kegl
Lucija Gosak
Adrijana Svensek

🔍 Meet the Partners | Patient as a Person FoundationPatient As a Person Foundation (Dutch: Mens Achter de Patiënt (MAP)_...
06/11/2025

🔍 Meet the Partners | Patient as a Person Foundation

Patient As a Person Foundation (Dutch: Mens Achter de Patiënt (MAP)_) is a Dutch organization dedicated to fostering person‑centred healthcare through education. They believe real change begins in how we teach.

MAP runs person-centred learning modules where students and real patients meet across three sessions to share stories, reflect together, and challenge assumptions. These sessions are offered both in Dutch and English, ensuring that international medical and public health students benefit too. 🧠📚

Founded in 2017 by two visionary university students, MAP has since grown into a respected example of how patients can be educators, not just recipients of care.

📈 Feedback from students? Extremely positive, with reported gains in empathy, communication skills, and human connection.

🤝Within PULPIT, MAP contributes tested practices and a clear commitment to co-creating education with patients, helping shape a more compassionate, inclusive future for healthcare training. We’re proud to have them on board!

Dante Mulder

🎧 New Episode Out Now!Darren Lauscher – Expert by Experience in Healthcare EducationIn this powerful and deeply personal...
04/11/2025

🎧 New Episode Out Now!
Darren Lauscher – Expert by Experience in Healthcare Education

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of PULPIT, the podcast, we hear from Darren Lauscher, a long-time advocate, mentor, and pioneer of patient-led healthcare education.

Living with HIV since 1985, Darren brings a lifetime of insight, courage, and compassion to the conversation — sharing how lived experience can shape not only care, but how we teach care.

✨ Highlights from the episode:
✅ What it truly means to be an "expert by experience"
✅ Darren’s path from patient to educator
✅ The power of collaboration across institutional silos
✅ Why patient voices must shape the next generation of healthcare professionals

Darren’s story is both inspiring and urgent — a reminder that care becomes stronger when it includes the people it’s meant to serve.

🌱 “We’re planting seeds for a forest we may never see – but the next generation will walk through it.” – Darren Lauscher

🔗 Listen now on Spotify – link here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rHckHDaVAkPUOUU7cpeiU?si=c82e0ccc2dd64cd6

🔍 Meet the Partners | University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨🇦Based in Vancouver, Canada, UBC is consistently ranked amon...
30/10/2025

🔍 Meet the Partners | University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨🇦

Based in Vancouver, Canada, UBC is consistently ranked among the world’s top 40 universities. It’s also BC’s largest educator of health professionals, with 4,500+ trainees and 12,000 faculty involved in training at any given time. 🧠🏆

Through the Patient & Community Partnership for Education (PCPE), UBC has been redefining health professional education for over two decades.

🎓 At this institution, experts by experience don’t just guest-lecture: they co-design curricula, share lived experience, and shape how future professionals learn to care. PCPE’s Interprofessional Health Mentors Program now runs in 5 countries, with 2,250+ graduates since 2011.

UBC’s commitment to patient-centered, interprofessional education makes it a key voice in the PULPIT consortium and a powerful example of putting people at the heart of learning. 💬🤝

We’re proud to partner with UBC as we co-create a more inclusive, human, and collaborative future for healthcare education in Europe and beyond. 🌍

Cathy Kline

@🎙️ New Episode Alert! Building Patient-Centered Education with Matthijs Bosveld & Cathy KlineIn this insightful episode...
28/10/2025

@🎙️ New Episode Alert!
Building Patient-Centered Education
with Matthijs Bosveld & Cathy Kline

In this insightful episode of PULPIT, the podcast, we hear from two pioneers in patient-inclusive education:

🧠 Matthijs Bosveld – PhD candidate at Maastricht University & co-founder of the Patient as a Person Foundation
🌍 Cathy Kline – Assistant Director at UBC's Patient and Community Partnership for Education

Together, they discuss:
✨ Why real patients — not actors — bring unmatched authenticity to the classroom
👥 How involving patients transforms both students and the patients themselves
🏛️ The challenges of shifting institutional culture to embrace shared teaching
🌍 Their story of transatlantic collaboration between Europe and Canada
💬 “Patients aren’t learning tools — they’re part of the teaching staff.”

Whether you’re an educator, student, or patient advocate, this conversation is filled with practical insights on how to create more human, collaborative, and authentic healthcare education.

🎧 Available now on Spotify — link here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/59pI1TkN16yidbcuoGKB0J?si=4e712a0154c74d80

🔍 Meet the Partners | Maastricht University 🇳🇱Located in the heart of Europe, Maastricht University (UM) is recognized f...
23/10/2025

🔍 Meet the Partners | Maastricht University 🇳🇱

Located in the heart of Europe, Maastricht University (UM) is recognized for its innovative teaching models, interdisciplinary approach, and strong emphasis on student-centered learning. 🎓✨

Through its Department of Family Medicine, UM contributes to the PULPIT project by bringing expertise in interprofessional education, community-based learning, and the integration of patients as educators. By embedding patient voices into learning, UM helps shape more compassionate, collaborative, and context-aware healthcare professionals.

🧠Known for pioneering Problem-Based Learning, Maastricht University fosters environments where students actively engage with real-life healthcare challenges, making it an ideal partner for our mission.

We are proud to count Maastricht University among our consortium partners. Together, we’re reimagining health education to be more human, more collaborative, and more responsive. 🌍

Matthijs Bosveld

🎧 New Podcast Episode!Revolutionizing Healthcare Education Through Patient VoicesIn this episode of PULPIT, the podcast,...
21/10/2025

🎧 New Podcast Episode!
Revolutionizing Healthcare Education Through Patient Voices

In this episode of PULPIT, the podcast, we introduce the PULPIT Project — an EU-funded initiative led by Ricardo Ferreira that aims to transform healthcare education by placing patients at the heart of learning.

💬 What if future healthcare professionals learned not only from textbooks and lectures, but directly from people living with chronic illness?

That’s exactly what the PULPIT Project is doing:
👥 Bringing patients into the classroom to share lived experiences
🧑‍⚕️ Encouraging interprofessional learning across disciplines
🎓 Developing innovative educational tools like patient stories and videos
🌍 Learning from global models — including Canada’s 20+ years of patient-led education

Ricardo also shares the challenges of curriculum integration and institutional change — and why now is the time to make patient and public involvement a core part of healthcare education.

💡 Real care begins with real understanding.
🔗 Tune in now on Spotify – link here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Jex2LJAHjGX0MDwpbnoq4?si=2c38d839873b4a7b

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