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ACNAP Committees

Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions



Advocacy Committee 

Members of the Advocacy Committee (2024-2026)

Position Name Country
Chair Faye Forsyth United Kingdom
Member Irene Gibson, FESC Ireland
Member Juan Carlos Quijano-Campos United Kingdom
Member Hywel Wynne Jones United Kingdom
Member Mary Harrison United Kingdom
Member Panoraia Rammou, FESC Greece
Member Sara Tavares United Kingdom
Member Shirley Ingram Ireland
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Communication Committee

Members of the Communication Committee (2024-2026)

Position Name Country
Chair Mariela Acuna Mora Sweden
Member Joana Angela Casais Braga Portugal
Member Maria Kalabaliki Greece
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Congress Programme Committee

Members of the Congress Programme Committee (2024-2026)

Position Name Country
Chair Eleni Kletsiou Greece
Member Alice Pearsons United Kingdom
Member Charlotte Helmark Denmark
Member Fiona Ecarnot France
Member Florentios Pavlou United Kingdom
Member Lis Neubeck, FESC United Kingdom
Member Lizelle Bernhardt United Kingdom
Member Lynne Hinterbuchner, FESC Austria
Member Maria Salome Jesus Coelho Portugal
Member Nuria Santaularia Spain
Member Pierre Sabouret France
Find out more about the ACNAP Congress

Education Committee

Members of the Education Committee (2024-2026)

Position Name Country
Chair Valentino Oriolo, FESC United Kingdom
Member Asriel Juvenal Chamos United Kingdom
Member Dassy Levy Israel
Member Francesco Germinal Italy
Member Maria Hayes, FESC Ireland
Member Melissa Hammond Ireland
Member Suzanne Fredericks, FESC Canada
Member Teofila Bueser United Kingdom
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Membership & Communities Committee

Members of the Membership & Communities Committee (2024-2026)

Position Name Country
Chair Norma Caples Ireland
Member Angela Durante Italy
Member Francesco Cruciani Italy
Member Gabriel Balint Slovakia
Member Kristen Kopp Austria
Member Maria Kalabaliki Greece
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National Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions Societies Committee

Members of the National Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions Societies Committee (2024-2026)

Position Name Country
Chair Bruno Miguel Delgado Portugal
Chair Catherine Ross, FESC United Kingdom
Member Corina Thomet Switzerland
Member Dassy Levy Israel
Member Karin Hinterbuchner Austria
Member Michal Czapla Poland
Member Naoko Kato Japan
Member Rafaela Batista Dos Santos Pedrosa Brazil
Find out more about the National Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions Societies Committee

Science Committee

Members of the Science Committee (2024-2026)

Position Name Country
Chair Jeroen Hendriks, FESC Netherlands (The)
Member Angela Massouh, FESC Lebanon
Member Benoit Mores Belgium
Member Dion Candelaria Australia
Member Jose Miguel Rivera-Caravaca Spain
Member Irene Lie, FESC Norway
Member Lien Desteghe Belgium
Member Loreena Hill, FESC United Kingdom
Member Quin Denfeld United States of America
Member Sandra Lauck, FESC Canada
Member Susan Dawkes United Kingdom
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Young Community (YoCo) Committee

Members of the Young Community (YoCo) Committee (2024-2026)

Position Name Country
Chair Martha Kyriakou Cyprus
Member Anika Schoenmaekers Netherlands (The)
Member Jenjiratchaya Thanapholsart United Kingdom
Member Maria Natsiou Greece
Member Marianna Antoniadou Sweden
Member Micheal Lynch United Kingdom
Member Monica Frasson Italy
Member Tania Jesus Portugal
Member Yael Vanharen Belgium
Find out more about the YoCo Committee