Vivienne van de Walle studied medicine at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands and did part of her medical training at the University of Oxford in the UK. During her medical training she enjoyed the combination of patient care and clinical research. She received an additional medical science degree for her research when she graduated. In 2004 she successfully defended her thesis for her PhD. In 2011, she passed the CPI exam. She has always combined clinical research with patient care and has been a full time investigator since 1999 at independent clinical research sites. She is a registered physician in both The Netherlands and Belgium and is an active member of various professional associations in which she acts in various boards. She is active in social media both privately and professionally and has a special interest in implementing etools in the medical field

She co-founded and owns the independent research site PT&R (www.ptr.nu) since 2006. Her entrepreneurship is reflected by her skills in consulting, education, management, leadership and executive functions. She keeps developing procedures in various directions by means of streamlining workprocesses, integrated care, improving quality systems, translating and implementing protocols to the workplace in the medical field in general and clinical research specifically.

Vivienne has been asked to consult at large multinational CROs regarding feasibilities, internal and external capabilities, landscape assessments and access to patients. And she has been involved in (co)writing protocols, review of protocols, translating and developing patient material for clinical trials.

Furthermore she has been invited to teach at CROs, Pharma companies and at Universities on numerous topics within clinical research like feasibilities, project management, budgeting communication, SOPs / quality and medical knowledge in general.

As a result, Vivienne has a unique perspective of the various sides of the table in clinical research and is eager to share her many years of experience with the various players in the medical field.