Acknowledgements

This portal could not have been developed without the support of several people. We would like to acknowledge the following people for their contributions.

EUFOREA Core team

  • Dr Sophie Scheire (project lead, coordinator, content development)
  • Tania Lopes (audiovisual content and portal development)
  • Stéphanie Gailly (audiovisual content and portal development)
  • Remie Bruggeman (audiovisual content)
  • Dr Xander Bertels (proof-reading)
  • Vanessa Stockton (proof-reading)
  • Katie Tassell (proof-reading)
  • Prof Dr Peter Hellings (project supervisor)

Additionally, a special thanks to following experts for their role in the development of the Expert videos for current and upcoming modules.

  • Prof Dr Alvar Agusti (University of Barcelona, Spain)
    Assisted by Mrs Gemma Roque Guerin (RN) and Mr Eloy Martinez De Las Heras
  • Prof Dr Wim Janssens (University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium)
  • Prof Dr Stephanie Everaerts (University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium)
  • Mrs Iris Coosemans (University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium)
  • Prof Dr Frederik Trinkmann (Thoraxklinik Heidelberg, Deutschland)
  • Dr Manon Blauwblomme (Ghent University Hospital, Belgium)
  • Mrs. Isabelle Heyens (Ghent University Hospital, Belgium)
    Assisted by Mrs Ellen Van der Steen (Ghent University Hospital, Belgium)

We would like to extend a special thanks to following experts for the review of the content:

  • Prof. Dr. Thérèse Lapperre (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
  • Dr Sebastian Riemann (Ghent University Hospital, Belgium)
  • Prof Dr Glenis Scadding (Royal National ENT Hospital, United Kingdom)
  • Prof Dr Frederik Trinkmann (Thoraxklinik Heidelberg, Deutschland)

Lastly, we sincerely thank all COPD patients who shared their feedback and helped refine the content of this patient portal.

Funding

The EUFOREA Patient Portal is supported by an unrestricted grant by Sanofi-Regeneron. EUFOREA has and maintains full editorial control over the content and publication decisions.

Sanofi Regeneron

References

A complete list of the scientific publications used to develop the content of this patient portal is available upon request.

Logbook

November 19, 2025: Launch of the COPD module on the Patient Portal

 

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