Every week we highlight a new group of influential LinkedIn professionals within the social and healthcare sector. This versatile group of experts highlights various themes, from youth care to nutrition, trauma to prevention, sports to spirituality and more. Their valuable insights and perspectives are a must-follow on LinkedIn if you work in the industry. Together we continue to amplify the voices that contribute to positive health!
This week in the social and healthcare sector influencer list
- Chermaine Kwant
- Josko Sostaric
- Jojanneke Bastiaansen
- Ghiselle Panneflek
- Daisy Veenstra
- Anne-Mei The
Read more about these healthcare heroes below and what they talk about on their LinkedIn page.
Chermaine Kwant
Chermaine Kwant combines her passion for nutrition and health in a unique way. With a background in Nutrition and Dietetics and almost completed PhD research at the Amsterdam UMC, she is the expert in the field of nutrition for complex diseases such as pulmonary arterial hypertension. Her inspiring story of survival, recovery and perseverance motivates others to be the best they can be. Chermaine is enthusiastic, creative, critical and rebellious – qualities that characterize her approach and that she likes to share through HealthCher. Her inspiring story as a survivor of a life-threatening illness motivates others to embrace their own rebellious side.
LinkedIn: Chermaine Kwant talks about entrepreneurship, experience stories, illness, life lessons, change, transition, heart disease, health and more.
Josko Sostaric
Josko Sostaric, healthcare reformer and architect of the human dimension, started his career after studying theology (cum laude) as co-founder of LEF! Friesland, a Dutch healthcare organization based on integrative health. His contributions on LinkedIn represent his personal opinions only. In his private life, Josko writes poems and makes wooden sculptures. He avoids personal questions and does not give advice, but reflects on general matters in his own stubborn way as a descendant of a simple sheepherder.
LinkedIn: Josko Sostaric talks about mental health care, social domain, care, youth care, health, lifestyle, experience stories, assistance and more.
Jojanneke Bastiaansen
Jojanneke Bastiaansen, knowledge editor and science journalist, is a passionate scientist, writer and speaker. After studying psychology, she obtained her PhD in neuroscience and worked for many years as a researcher at the University Medical Center Groningen. Her interest in mental health and her critical view of scientific research come together in her work as a ‘cheerleader of science’. Recently known for her book ‘Babybullshit and what it really is’, in which she investigates fables and facts about pregnancy, childbirth and infancy. Jojanneke is committed to making scientific insights accessible to both professionals and the general public.
LinkedIn: Jojanneke Bastiaansen talks about pregnancy, childbirth, babyhood, mental health care, science, research, baby bullshit, mental health and more.
Ghiselle Panneflek
Ghiselle Panneflek, an experienced general practitioner and expert in diversity and lifestyle medicine, helps people make healthy lifestyle choices to lose weight and feel better. With more than 15 years of experience as a general practitioner and a passion for coaching in the areas of vitality, stress, exercise and healthy nutrition, she guides individuals to optimal physical and mental health. Ghiselle is known for her pragmatic and decisive approach, combined with a warm personality and professional approach.
LinkedIn: Ghiselle Panneflek talks about racism, health, diversity, general practitioners, inclusion, care, bystandership, nutrition, lifestyle and more.
Daisy Veenstra
Daisy Veenstra, owner of Happydaisz and senior communications trainer at UMCG, exchanged her career in psychology for an unexpected turn in the music and video world. Her first rap on TikTok went viral and led to the founding of Happydaisz, a company that focuses on discussing important themes among young people through music, text and images. Daisy’s work includes reaching thousands of young people with positive messages and offering a listening ear to those struggling with mental health issues. Her most important message remains: love yourself, because that is the basis of everything. In addition to her own company, Daisy is active as a senior communication trainer at the UMCG, where she supervises foreign-speaking doctors in training in the workplace and coaches and trains new communication trainers.
LinkedIn: Daisy Veenstra talks about music, illness, mental health, self-love, experience stories, young people, care, health, society and more.
Anne-Mei The
Anne-Mei The, initiator and owner of Tao of Care, is a leading professor of Long-term Care and Social Approach to Dementia at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam. As a cultural anthropologist, she focuses on poignant topics such as euthanasia, palliative care and dementia, which is often considered the epidemic of the 21st century. With her company Tao of Care, Anne-Mei has developed a new method, called the Social Approach to Dementia, which puts people with dementia back at the center and promotes human dignity. Her expertise, gained through years of research and conversations with stakeholders, has led to practical innovations that are now widely applied in dementia care, including as part of the ‘National Dementia Strategy 2021-2030’.
LinkedIn: Anne-Mei The talks about dementia, euthanasia, palliative care, people first, Alzheimer’s, social approach, care, stigma, connection and more.
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LinkedIn Healthcare influencers
Every week we compile a list of new LinkedIn influencers who are active in the social and healthcare sector. This list is shared on the LinkedIn pages of Gezondheid.nl, and from there we collect suggestions for the next list of LinkedIn influencers in healthcare. We also regularly add people who write for Gezondheid.nl to the LinkedIn influencer list.
