“Imagine if thousands of individuals working in health care made a personal commitment to listen to patients, to co-create healthcare solutions and strategies with patient organizations, and to communicate with patients and their experienced advocates in a transparent, timely, and respectful way.”

Roslyn Schneider,
Global Patient Affairs Lead, Pfizer Medical

“I took the Pledge to Patients because it’s a personal promise to make the small changes that add up to a real cultural shift, an evolution of the entire medicines development environment. It’s real people, making a difference and moving the needle when it comes to patient engagement. It’s believing that a promise shared is a promise kept - that’s what the Pledge to Patients means to me.”

Nicholas Brooke,
The Synergist

“A marathon is made of many single steps of many runners. Organisations do not engage with patients; people within organisations do. And that means that I, you, all of us, need to move on an individual level. I cannot sit back and wait for my organisation (or my boss) to engage, and neither can you. Because WE ultimately ARE the organisation.”

Jan Geissler,
Managing Director, Patvocates

“Anyone at any level in any organisation can make a difference in their everyday role. Anyone? Yes, anyone! In the same way that a NASA janitor famously said his role was to “help get a man on the moon,” each one of us has a role to play, a contribution to make. If you can’t answer any of these three questions, why are you drawing your salary?”

Lode Dewulf,
Consultant, former Chief Medical Affairs Officer and Chief Patient Affairs Officer

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The pledge to patients =
your commitment for change

The individual Pledge to Patients unites the whole patient engagement community under a common objective - a personal commitment to work with patients for patients. No strings attached.

Taking the Pledge to Patients means committing to simple, measurable and sustainable patient-centred principles, that will lead to better and more meaningful patient and healthcare outcomes. Making a Pledge to Patients will connect you with a global network of like minded individuals.

Making a Pledge to Patients means committing to 3 guiding principles: listening to patients, co-creating strategies and solutions with patients, and communicating openly and clearly with patients. Are you ready to commit?

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Global Patient Partnership Leader, IEEPO programme and Affiliates Network Engagement

This year, in the IEEPO 2024 Programme, we're coming together again to change and transform healthcare for the better - Humanising Healthcare and Accelerating Action. It’s our 15th year, and we're here to give the global patient community a place to work together, make things better, and have a strong say in the future of healthcare.

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Lode Dewulf

Through feedback I will make sure that any explanations given to or therapy agreed with people who consult me is in fact understood by them. In the same way I will make sure that they understand the reason behind any suggestions that I make. When writing or presenting I will use understandable language by ensuring patient and layperson input and feedback. Last but not least, I will continue to be a vocal and passionate advocate for patient engagement and for patient focused medicines development on issues that matter to people facing or living with a health challenge.

Work in progress

Lode Dewulf

I will co-decide on the therapeutic approach with the people who consult me as physician, taking into account their perspectives and needs beyond the purely physical or medical. I will also work with people facing or living with a health challenge when selecting, developing and delivering my contributions as consultant and advisor or employee.

Work in progress

Lode Dewulf

I will listen to people facing or living with a health challenge to understand their needs and perspectives. I will continue to spend time with them to learn from them. When consulted as physician, I will spend more time listening than talking. Also in my other roles I will seek their perspective and input before selecting, developing and delivering. When listening, I will seek to listen actively beyond the purely physical or medical dimension.

Work in progress

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The pledge to patients = your commitment for change

The pledge to patients =
your commitment for change