in 1994 she became a fellow of the royal college of physicians (frcp) in the united kingdom and in 1995 a fellow (by distinction) of the faculty of pharmaceutical medicine (royal colleges of physicians). in 2001 she became a member of the belgian college of pharmaceutical medicine (bcpm) and in 2003 graduated as "specialist in health database management" (belgian health ministry). as of 2006, she is a member of the "académie royale de médecine de belgique".