dr. Charlotte Bekker

About Charlotte Bekker

Dr. Charlotte Bekker is a biomedical scientist and assistant professor. Her research focuses on making medication use more sustainable by improving patient outcomes while reducing waste, environmental impact, and unnecessary healthcare costs. Currently, she leads projects aimed at preventing medication waste, enabling the safe redispensing of unused medicines, supporting medication adherence, and exploring patient-guided dose reduction through shared decision making. Charlotte chairs the Dutch Green Deal Sustainable Healthcare Goals for medications in the Netherlands. She works across diverse patient populations, including oncology, hematology, and rheumatology, and collaborates with all stakeholder of the pharmaceutical supply chain. Her interdisciplinary approach combines quantitative and qualitative research methods, implementation science, and eHealth technologies to effectively translate evidence into real-world impact.