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Structure and organization chart<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Belgium National Centre is composed by members of the COME Collaboration Foundation that reside in the Belgian territory.<\/p>\n

The main elements of the NACE Belgium Structure are: the Board of Directors and the Scientific Committee<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"President of the Board of Directors: Patrick van Dun.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patrick has a private practice as an osteopath in Mechelen (Belgium) and Habichtswald (Germany). He is a Board of Trustees member of the Centre for Osteopathic MEdicine Collaboration (COME), Pescara (Italy), a non-profit research institute and the chair and co-founder of the Commission for Osteopathic Research, Practice and Promotion vzw (CORPP), a non-profit organization that promotes osteopathic scientific research in Belgium.<\/p>\n

He received his M.Sc. degree in Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy at the Catholic University Leuven in 1989 and completed his osteopathy studies at COC, Brussels, in 1993.<\/p>\n

He has a broad interest in osteopathic research but in recent years he has been focussing on osteopathic professional identity, the practice characteristics of European osteopaths (Osteopathic Practitioners, Estimates and Rates, OPERA-project) and the Health Economic Value of Osteopathy (HEVO-project).\u00a0Patrick loves the challenge of translating research into clinical practice and he is fortunate to be able to guide this process through his activities in several osteopathic non-profit organizations.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Director: Jo-Annie Landry<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jo-Annie is Canadian. She graduated in occupational therapy from Laval University (Quebec) in 2005 and worked with polytrauma clients during 6 years. During that time, she gave birth to her 3 children and started her osteopathic training at \u00ab\u00a0Coll\u00e8ge d\u2019\u00c9tudes Ost\u00e9opathiques\u00a0\u00bb where she graduated.<\/p>\n

She has been practicing osteopathy since 2013 in Quebec (Canada). Jo-Annie works with all types of clients but has a special interest in treating newborns and children.<\/p>\n

In recent years, she worked with a research team to promote and implement osteopathy projects in neonatology centres in Quebec.<\/p>\n

In 2021, she moved with her family to Belgium to gain a new experience. She wishes to continue her professional development in osteopathy for newborns and children and engage in research to contribute to the advancement and recognition of the profession. <\/p>\n

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\"\"Director: Gert Roncada<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gert has a private practice as an osteopath in Alken (Belgium). He is treasurer of the Commission for Osteopathic Research, Practice and Promotion vzw (CORPP) since 2008, a non-profit organization that promotes osteopathic scientific research in Belgium and director of the Belgium National Centre of COME Collaboration since 2021.<\/p>\n

He obtained his Diploma in Osteopathy at College Sutherland Belgium in 2004. In 2012 he obtained his M.Sc. degree in Osteopathy at the Dresden International University.<\/p>\n

From 2004 till 2016, Gert was affiliated with the Heart Centre Hasselt where he performed several studies on heart-mobility and the effects of osteopathic treatment in patients after cardiac surgery. He also had the privilege to be a speaker at several international congresses. He was a lecturer at College Sutherland N\u00fcrnberg from 2016 till 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>