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EHDS, GDPR and Open Data law: training by Dr. Vlieger, former university lecturer. Tailored to your team.
Most professionals working with health data know they need to comply with the GDPR. But what does that actually mean in practice? And how does the GDPR interact with the EHDS — the European Health Data Space — or with Open Data legislation? EHDS GDPR health data training by Dr. Antoinette Vlieger is not a generic compliance course. It gives your team the legal grounding they need to make well-founded decisions independently.
Dr. Vlieger has lectured at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), the Vrije Universiteit (VU), Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and the Clingendael Institute. She holds the Dutch University Teaching Qualification (BKO — Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs) and is registered with CRKBO, which means her training services are VAT-exempt in the Netherlands. She teaches only people and organisations that genuinely want to understand the subject — not certificate collectors.
Why EHDS GDPR health data training is urgent now
The GDPR has been in force since 2018, yet most organisations working with health data still misread it in one of two directions: either they refuse to share data out of unfounded fear, or they share it too freely under the assumption that a data processing agreement covers everything. Both mistakes carry real risk.
The EHDS — European Health Data Space — is being phased in from 2025 onward. Organisations that do not understand how the EHDS interacts with the GDPR, the Dutch Body Material Sovereignty Act (WZL) and Open Data regulation will be caught off guard when the new framework becomes operational. The opportunities are substantial: simpler cross-border access to health data, new research agendas, new collaborative structures — but only for those who understand the legal framework rather than work around it.
Topics covered in EHDS GDPR health data training
Dr. Vlieger designs each course entirely from scratch, based on your objectives, your audience and your organisational context. She has lectured across a wide range of legal subjects at university level. Topics commonly addressed for organisations working in health and research:
- GDPR fundamentals revisited: the relative concept of personal data, and where pseudonymised data fits in
- Legal grounds for processing: when may you use health data, and for what purpose?
- The EHDS: structure, timeline, obligations for data holders, and rights for researchers
- Open Data versus publicly available data: a critical distinction most organisations get wrong
- Trusted holders and data intermediation: how the new authorised access model works
- Data processing agreements and joint controllers: who is what, and what needs to be documented?
- The EHDS and scientific research: the legal basis problem, opt-in vs. opt-out differences across EU member states, and the free movement of personal data
- Subsidy law and data rights: what may you do with data generated through publicly funded research?
- Contracting in healthcare: public-private partnerships, ERIC/EDIC structures, subsidy agreements
Other topics are possible. Contact Dr. Vlieger and describe your question.
Who is this training designed for?
Dr. Vlieger teaches people and organisations that want to understand the legal reality, not just tick a compliance box. Her participants typically include:
- Legal and compliance teams at academic hospitals, university medical centres and biobanks
- Researchers working with patient data, genomics or other health datasets
- Policy officers at government bodies such as ministries of health, national statistics institutes and research funders
- ICT and medtech companies building products for the European healthcare market
- Board members and supervisory board members of healthcare organisations seeking governance-level oversight of data strategy
- Staff at research funders evaluating grant applications with a data component
The level can range from an introductory session to an in-depth legal analysis. Dr. Vlieger adapts to your team.
Why Dr. Antoinette Vlieger?
Dr. Vlieger combines academic depth with hands-on legal experience as a lawyer and corporate counsel. She holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam (2012) and has continued as an active university lecturer throughout her career — not as a side activity, but as a serious part of her professional practice. Her BKO qualification demonstrates formal training in adult education methodology.
What sets her courses apart is that she does not read legislation aloud. She explains why the law was written the way it was, what the legislator intended, and — crucially — how to use the space that is available. Her starting point is never “what is not allowed” but “what do you want to achieve, and how do we structure this so it is both legal and effective?”
- PhD in legal sociology — University of Amsterdam (2012)
- Master’s degrees in Dutch Law and International Law — UvA
- Postgraduate specialisations at Grotius Academy: Privacy Law, Health Law, Administrative Law (cum laude), Corporate Liability
- CIPP/E — Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe
- BKO — Dutch University Teaching Qualification (UvA)
- CRKBO-registered (training services VAT-exempt in the Netherlands)
University lecturer at UvA, VU, TU/e and Clingendael.
How it works
Send an email with a short description of your objectives, your audience and their working context. Dr. Vlieger responds promptly with a proposal covering structure, duration and format — from a half-day session to a multi-day programme.
Her training is suitable as an in-company course, as part of an onboarding programme, as a deepening session for a team with existing experience, or as a one-off masterclass for a board or supervisory body.
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