Top Social and Healthcare Influencers of the Week: Chermaine Kwant, If Sostaric, Jojanneke Bastiaansen, Giselle Panneflek, Daisy Veenstra, Ann-Mei The

Each week we highlight a new group of influential LinkedIn professionals within the social and healthcare sector. This multidisciplinary group of experts highlights a variety of topics, from youth care to nutrition, trauma to prevention, sports to spirituality and more. Their insights and valuable insights are essential on LinkedIn if you work in the industry. Together we continue to raise the voices that contribute to good health!

This week on the list of social and health care influencers

• Chermaine Kwant
• If Sostaric
• Jojanneke Bastiaansen
• Giselle Panneflek
• Daisy Veenstra
• Ann-Mei The

Read more about these healthcare heroes below and what they talk about on their website 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 UMC Amsterdam, she is an expert in the field of nutrition for complex diseases such as pulmonary arterial hypertension. Her inspirational story of survival, recovery and perseverance inspires others to be the best they can be. Chermaine is enthusiastic, creative, critical and rebellious – qualities that characterize her approach and which she likes to share through HealthCher. Her inspiring story as a survivor of a life-threatening illness inspires others to embrace their rebellious side.

LinkedIn: Chermaine Kwant talks about entrepreneurship, stories of experience, illness, life lessons, change, transition, heart disease, health and more.

If Sostaric

Josko Sostaric, health care reformer and architect of the human side, started his career after studying theology (cum laude) as a co-founder of LEF! Friesland, a Dutch healthcare organization based on integrated health. His contributions to LinkedIn represent his personal views 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 issues in his own savage way as the offspring of a simple sheep herder.

LinkedIn: If Sostaric talking about mental health care, social care, care, youth care, health, lifestyle, stories of experience, help and more.

Jojanneke Bastiaansen

Jojanneke Bastiaansen, knowledge editor and science journalist, is a passionate scientist, writer and speaker. After studying psychology, she obtained a PhD in neuroscience and worked for several 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’. She is most recently known for her book ‘Babybullshit and what it really is’, in which she explores myths and facts about pregnancy, childbirth and childhood. Jojanneke is committed to making scientific insights accessible to both professionals and the general public.

LinkedIn: Jojanneke Bastiaansen talks about pregnancy, childbirth, childhood, mental health, science, research, baby bullshit, mental health and more.

Giselle Panneflek

Ghiselle Panneflek, experienced GP and specialist in diversity and lifestyle medicine, helps people make healthy lifestyle choices to lose weight and feel better. With over 15 years experience as a GP 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: Giselle Panneflek talks about racism, health, diversity, GPs, inclusion, care, surveillance, nutrition, lifestyle and more.

Daisy Veenstra

Daisy Veenstra, owner of Happydaizz and senior communications trainer at UMCG, traded her career in psychology for an unexpected turn in the world of music and video. Her first rap on TikTok went viral and led to the founding of Happydaizz, a company that aims to discuss important topics among young people through music, text and images. Daisy’s work involves 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 works as a senior communication trainer at the UMCG, where she supervises foreign language doctors in on-the-job training and coaches and trains new communications trainers.

LinkedIn: Daisy Veenstra talks about music, illness, mental health, self-love, stories of knowledge, youth, care, health, society and more.

Ann-Mei The

Anne-Mei The, founder and owner of Tao of Care, is a senior professor of Long-Term Care and a Social Approach to Dementia at the Vrije University in Amsterdam. As a cultural anthropologist, she focuses on poignant topics such as euthanasia, palliative care and depression, which are often considered the revolutions 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 knowledge, gained through years of research and discussions with stakeholders, has led to practical innovations that are now widely used in dementia care, including as part of the ‘ National Dementia Strategy 2021-2030’.

LinkedIn: Ann-Mei The talks about dementia, euthanasia, palliative care, people first, Alzheimer’s, social work, caring, stigma, connection and more.

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