barbara breebaart

Dr. Margaretha Breebaart is an anesthesiologist at the University Hospital Antwerp, specialized in regional anesthesia. At the University of Antwerp, she teaches medical students how to communicate — with a focus on positive and non-verbal communication during invasive procedures, where a calm word or gesture can make all the difference. She has delivered presentations and workshops at national and international congresses, and she runs medical communication workshops for healthcare professionals in Belgium and abroad.
She is a board member of EDRA and currently studies Lifespan Psychology. Her passion is exploring how patients perceive their doctors, and how non-technical skills can turn a good regionalist into a great one. In her workshops she uses improvisational theatre techniques to train communication — proving that while anesthesiologists may be known for putting people to sleep, they can also keep a room very much awake.
In her free time, she performs with several improvisational theatre groups, which keeps her outlook on life playful, flexible, and full of “yes-and.”