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ACNAP Board

Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP)

The ACNAP Board for the term 2024-2026

"My vision for the ACNAP mandate 2024-2026 is to be the leading voice for cardiovascular nurses and allied professionals, advancing patient care through excellence in leadership, research, education, and person-centred practices. Our journey ahead is guided by these main objectives : (1) strengthen person-centred care through patient involvement; (2) enhance leadership in cardiovascular nursing and allied professions; (3) advance professional development and education; (4) foster innovation and research in cardiovascular care; and (5) strengthen organisational sustainability and financial growth.”

Doctor Leonie Klompstra, ACNAP President 2024-2026

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Doctor Leonie Klompstra

ACNAP President 2024-2026

Voting members

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Executive officer

Professor Izabella Uchmanowicz

Immediate Past-President

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Other Board member

Mrs Maggie Simpson

Liaison officer

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Executive officer

Professor Julie Sanders

President-Elect

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Other Board member

Doctor Stefan Tino Kulnik

Ordinary Board member

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Executive officer

Doctor Leonie Klompstra

President

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Other Board member

Mrs Ana Filipa Gomes

Environmental officer

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Executive officer

Doctor Michela Barisone

Secretary-Treasurer

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Other Board member

Professor Maria Back

Ordinary Board member

Non-Voting Members

In addition to voting members, the president nominates up to 12 ‘non-voting’ members who are then approved by the voting members.

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Professor Piotr Szymanski

Regulatory Affairs Committee Chair

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Professor Lis Neubeck

Patient Forum Chair

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Professor Ulf Landmesser

Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee Chair

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Professor Hugo Katus

Think Tank on Innovation Chair

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Professor Tomasz Guzik

Congress Programme Committee Chair

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Doctor Christian John Fielder Camm

Young CV Professionals Committee Chair

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Doctor Margarita Brida

Scientific Documents Committee Chair

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Professor Folkert Asselbergs

Digital Cardiology and Artifical Intelligence Committee Chair

Ex-Officio members

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Professor Catherine Ross

Chairperson of the ESC Task Force on Allied Professions

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Professor Philip Moons

EJCN Editor-in-Chief

Other Board Members

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Mrs Francoise Steinbach

Representative of the ESC Patient Forum