Renate obtained her Master’s degree in Pharmacy at Utrecht University. She started her training as a hospital pharmacist at the Spaarne Gasthuis. Part of her training was completed at the Academic Medical Center (AMC) in Amsterdam. During her specialization, she developed a strong interest in antithrombotic therapy.  She saw in this field a valuable opportunity for hospital pharmacists to demonstrate their clinical relevance.

Her registration research focused on the frequency of unintentional guideline deviations in hospitalized patients who used combined antithrombotic therapy and whether pharmacist-led interventions were beneficial in reducing this frequency. This research laid the groundwork for her PhD project, which she began upon completing her hospital pharmacy training in 2019.

Since 2022, she has combined clinical work and research: she works parttime as a researcher and parttime as a hospital pharmacist. Her responsibilities include oncology, nuclear medicine and antithrombotic therapy. She is also a member of the antithrombotic Committee at the Spaarne Gasthuis and the Specialized Interest Group for Hematology of the Dutch Association of Hospital Pharmacists (NVZA).