With a broad background as cancer rehabilitation specialist through exercise referral, Natacha is an EUPATI fellow with significant experience in patient advocacy and patient education in the field of cancer. Before joining Lymphoma Coalition in 2017, she had successfully held Patient and Public affairs roles in cancer charities in Spain since 2011. Natacha was appointed Board Member of ECPC from 2016 to 2017 and is currently Chair of EBMT Patient Advocacy Committee, and member of EHA´s European Affairs Committee, ESMO Patient Advocacy Working Group, GoCART Coalition and contributes to other projects at European level, as Harmony Alliance, T2EVOLVE, and RESILIENCE. Natacha is a true believer in the power of cooperation. She has worked at a national and European level with multi-stakeholders’ partnerships, educational groups, and she is deeply interested remove barriers to access to care for patients with lymphoma and to improving the quality of life for patients. Natacha has contributed to Health Technology Appraisal processes and is frequently invited to provide the patient perspective in different scenarios. In addition to the role at EU level, she is currently member of the Institutional Working Group on the Plan to Access Advanced Therapies in the National Health System in Spain.
