The current EAUN Board
The first board of the EAUN was instigated in 2001 in Brussels. The board currently consists of 8 nurses. A board member can stay in the board for a maximum of 10 years in total, in various roles. Each board member has some specific tasks, which are currently being updated and will be added asap.
The full terms of the Board are described in the Aims & Objectives
Photos: Edwin van Wijk
Mrs. Susanne Vahr Lauridsen, RN, MEd, PhD
Copenhagen, Denmark
Role: EAUN Chair
Term ends March 2021
Job title: Post doc, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Professional experience
- Clinical nurse specialist
- Focus on developing nursing care for urological patients
- Researching the effect of tobacco and alcohol intake on postoperative outcomes in cystectomised patients
Member of the Educational Council of Nurses
Contact
Email: s.vahr@eaun.org
Twitter: @VahrSV
Mrs. Paula Allchorne, RN, Executive MBA – Health Service Management
London, United Kingdom
Current role: Chair Elect
Term ends: March 2021
Job title: Lead Urology Nurse and Project Manager
Professional experience:
- Prostate Cancer Nurse Specialist
- Bladder Cancer Nurse Specialist
- Andrology Nurse & training psychosexual therapist
- Project Manager – prostate cancer survivorship programme
I am the urology lead nurse for the largest hospital in the UK. I specialise in prostate and bladder cancer performing advanced clinical practice. I have a special interest in andrology and I am currently training as a psychosexual therapist.
I am an authority on service redesign and have a specific interest in ‘Survivorship’. I am passionate about improving outcomes for our patients.
Contact
Email: p.allchorne@eaun.org
Twitter: @AllchornePaula
Mrs. Corinne Tillier, PhD student, RN, MANP
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Current role: Board Member
Term ends: March 2021
Job title: Nurse practitioner Uro-oncology
Professional experience
- Research on individual prediction of urinary incontinence and development of individualised algorithm to predict incontinence and severity of incontinence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
- Prostate cancer, Renal cell carcinoma
- Erectile dysfunction after prostatectomy
- Urinary incontinence after prostatectomy
Contact
Email: c.tillier@eaun.org
Twitter: @CorinneTillier
Mrs. Giulia Villa, RN, MScN, PhD
Milan, Italy
Current role: Board Member
Term ends: March 2021
Job title: Nurse coordinator Urology Unit
Professional experience
Lecturer and Nurse Manager at the Urology Department and outpatient clinic. Focus on nursing care for the urological patient, in particular:
- Bladder cancer
- Self-care in ostomy patients and their caregivers
- Urinary tract infection
- Nutrition
Contact
Email: g. villa@eaun.org
Mrs. Jeannette Verkerk, PhD student, MSc, Nurse practitioner
Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
Current role: Board Member
Term ends: March 2022
Job title: Clinical Nurse Specialist Urology
Professional experience
- Andrology, including Peyronie’s disease, erectile dysfunction, testosterone deficiency and treatment, subfertility, orgasmic disorders, pelvic floor disorder
- LUTS
- Recurrent UTI
I am the Chair of the Dutch society of urological nurses (V&VN Urologie) and organise EAUN courses in the Netherlands. I work in the outpatient clinic of the top clinic St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein where I assist in andrological surgeries, amongst others.
I have a special interest in Peyronie’s disease and the treatment options, including injection therapy and counselling of patients. I also counsel patients interested in or having a penile prosthesis.
Contact
Email: j.verkerk@eaun.org
Twitter: @verkerk_j
Dr. Jason Alcorn, FHEA, D. Nurse
Brierly, Barnsley, United Kingdom
Current role: Board Member
Term ends: March 2021
Job title: Lead Nurse for Uro-oncology & Andrology
Professional experience
- Prostate cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Andrology including Peyronie’s disease and erectile dysfunction
- Development of risk-stratified care pathways between primary and secondary care
I currently work in a specialist urology cancer centre. My specialist areas are active surveillance and follow up for prostate cancer, renal cancer and bladder cancer. This is split with an interest in andrology and treatments for erectile dysfunction.
My nursing doctorate studied BCG treatment and bladder cancer.
I am a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Contact
Email: j.alcorn@eaun.org
Twitter: @JasonJalcorn
Mr. Jerome Marley, RN, MSc
Newtownabbey, Ireland
Current role: Temporary Board Member
Term ends: March 2021
Job title: Lecturer in Nursing
Professional experience
- Pathway leader for Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes in Urology, Continence and Stoma Care
- Faculty Partnership Manager, Life and Health Sciences
- Associate Editor of International Journal of Urology Nursing [IJUN]
- Past President of BAUN and past Co-Chair of EAUN
I am a lecturer in Nursing at Ulster University, Northern Ireland and have practised in urological care for over 25 years. I have a very special interest in the role and structure of post-registration nurse education in urology. In my university role I also assist educational institutions to design, run and quality assure programmes in various subject areas.
Contact
Email: j.marley@eaun.org
Mr. Tiago Santos, MSc
Lisbon, Portugal
Current role: Board Member
Term ends: March 2022
Job title: Urology Nurse
Professional experience:
- Prostate cancer
- Rehabilitation of urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy
- Stoma care
- Bladder cancer
Contact
Email: t.santos@eaun.org
Twitter: @TiagoAs9663842
Ms. Franziska Geese, MScN
Berne, Switzerland
Current role: Board Member Elect
Term ends: March 2021
Job title: Research Associate
Professional experience
- Research on the evaluation of Advanced Nursing Practice roles and their interventions, interprofessional collaboration, interface management and integrated care models
- Psycho-oncological counselling for patients with prostate cancer and their partner
- Patient empowerment & education
- Development of evidence-based patient information
- Nursing Practice development & quality / process management
Special interests
Prostate cancer and psycho-oncological care and the empowerment of patients and their families through education and EbN information
Co-Chair of the ICN NP/APN Network, Subgroup Research
Contact
Email: f.geese@eaun.org
Twitter: @FranziskaGeese
Mrs. Ingrid Klinge Iversen, Urotherapist
Kristiansund, Norway
Current role: Board Member Elect
Term ends: March 2023
Job title: Urotherapist and Special Nurse in Rehabilitation, Outpatient Clinic
Professional experience
- Focus on developing nursing care for urological patients, children and adults.
- Prostate cancer
- Rehabilitation of urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy. Responsibility for patient empowerment & education through courses for our patients.
- Bladder cancer. BCG treatment and rehabilitation after operation and treatment.
- Recurrent UTI, bladder pain and continence care for children and adults.
- Close collaboration with urologists, nephrologists and paediatricians in our hospital.
- Member of the National Competence Group in Urology.
Contact
Email: icki@online.no