Patrick van Dun has a private practice as an osteopath in Mechelen (Belgium) and Habichtswald (Germany).
He is a Board of Trustees member of the Centre for Osteopathic MEdicine Collaboration (COME), Pescara (Italy), an interdisciplinary foundation for osteopathy excellence and a member of the Research Committee in Osteopathy Europe.
He got his M.Sc. degree in Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy at the Catholic University Leuven in 1989 and completed his osteopathy studies at COC, organised at the Free University of Brussels, in 1993.
He has a broad interest in osteopathic research but in recent years he has been focussing on osteopathic professional identity, the practice characteristics of osteopathic practitioners (Osteopathic Practitioners, Estimates and Rates, OPERA-project) and the Health Economic Value of Osteopathy (HEVO-project).
Patrick loves the challenge of translating research into clinical practice and he is fortunate to be able to guide this process through his activities in several osteopathic non-profit organizations.