From day one as a lawyer, Jellina Buelens has focused on the broad field of medical and healthcare law. Over her long years of experience, she has developed an extensive practical knowledge of medical malpractice law, hospital legislation, patient rights, the ethics of care providers, partnerships involving care providers or institutions, as well as data protection in the health sector, and much besides. 

Jellina provides assistance to healthcare providers, healthcare institutions, patients and other players in the healthcare sector, her role varying from advisory, through mediation, to acting in court cases and the audit of contracts. She possesses detailed knowledge of the field of medicines regulation, food supplements and health products such as medical devices. 

She is a certified data protection officer (DPO) and assists healthcare providers, healthcare institutions and pharma companies in implementing and applying their data protection rules (such as the General Data Protection Regulation), as well as taking procedures in hand before the relevant officials.

Jellina is also the President of the Dutch-language Board of Appeal under the Commission of Psychologists.