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
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Photos: Edwin van Wijk & Jan Willem de Venster
Mrs. Paula Allchorne, RN, Executive MBA – Health Service Management
London, United Kingdom
Current role: Chair
Term ends: March 2024
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: Chair Elect
Term ends: March 2024
Job title: Nurse practitioner Uro-oncology
Professional experience
- Research on individual prediction of urinary incontinence and development of an 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
Mr. Marcin Popinski
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Current role: Board Member
Term ends: March 2026
Job title: Nurse Specialist
Professional experience
- Prostate cancer
- Urine incontinence
- Kidney cancer
Contact
Email: m.popinski@eaun.org
Twitter: @MarcinPopinski
Dr. Jason Alcorn, FHEA, D. Nurse
Brierly, Barnsley, United Kingdom
Current role: Board Member
Term ends: March 2024
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. Tiago Santos, MSc
Lisbon, Portugal
Current role: Board Member
Term ends: March 2025
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
Term ends: March 2024
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
Mr. Mattia Boarin, RN, MScN
Milan, Italy
Current role: Board Member
Term ends: March 2025
Job title: Head Nurse, Dept. of Urology
Professional experience
- Prostate cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Fast-track pathways for urologic surgical procedures
Contact
Email: m.boarin@eaun.org
Twitter: @MattiaBoarin
Mr. Robert McConkey, MSc, ANP
Galway, Ireland
Current role: Board Member
Term ends: March 2025
Job title: Advanced Nurse Practitioner Urology
Professional experience
- Bladder cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Kidney Cancer
Special interests
I currently work in a dedicated urology day services unit. My specialist areas include surveillance and treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer in nurse led cystoscopy and intravesical clinics. I am also interested in nurse-led research and education.
Contact
Email: r.mcconkey@eaun.org
Twitter: @Robmcgalway
Mr. Marcin Popinski
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Current role: Board Member
Term ends: March 2026
Job title: Nurse Specialist
Professional experience
- Prostate cancer
- Urine incontinence
- Kidney cancer
Contact
Email: m.popinski@eaun.org
Twitter: @MarcinPopinski