Committees & Task Forces of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professionals (ACNAP)

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ACNAP Committees

Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions

Advocacy Committee

Members of the Advocacy Committee (2024-2026)

Position	Chair
Name	Faye Forsyth
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Irene Gibson, FESC
Country	Ireland

Position	Member
Name	Juan Carlos Quijano-Campos
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Hywel Wynne Jones
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Mary Harrison
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Panoraia Rammou, FESC
Country	Greece

Position	Member
Name	Sara Tavares
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Shirley Ingram
Country	Ireland

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	Chair
Name	Mariela Acuna Mora
Country	Sweden

Position	Member
Name	Joana Angela Casais Braga
Country	Portugal

Position	Member
Name	Maria Kalabaliki
Country	Greece

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	Chair
Name	Eleni Kletsiou
Country	Greece

Position	Member
Name	Alice Pearsons
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Charlotte Helmark
Country	Denmark

Position	Member
Name	Fiona Ecarnot
Country	France

Position	Member
Name	Florentios Pavlou
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Lis Neubeck, FESC
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Lizelle Bernhardt
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Lynne Hinterbuchner, FESC
Country	Austria

Position	Member
Name	Maria Salome Jesus Coelho
Country	Portugal

Position	Member
Name	Nuria Santaularia
Country	Spain

Position	Member
Name	Pierre Sabouret
Country	France

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

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Education Committee

Members of the Education Committee (2024-2026)

Position	Chair
Name	Valentino Oriolo, FESC
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Asriel Juvenal Chamos
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Dassy Levy
Country	Israel

Position	Member
Name	Francesco Germinal
Country	Italy

Position	Member
Name	Maria Hayes, FESC
Country	Ireland

Position	Member
Name	Melissa Hammond
Country	Ireland

Position	Member
Name	Suzanne Fredericks, FESC
Country	Canada

Position	Member
Name	Teofila Bueser
Country	United Kingdom

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	Chair
Name	Norma Caples
Country	Ireland

Position	Member
Name	Angela Durante
Country	Italy

Position	Member
Name	Francesco Cruciani
Country	Italy

Position	Member
Name	Gabriel Balint
Country	Slovakia

Position	Member
Name	Kristen Kopp
Country	Austria

Position	Member
Name	Maria Kalabaliki
Country	Greece

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	Chair
Name	Bruno Miguel Delgado
Country	Portugal

Position	Chair
Name	Catherine Ross, FESC
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Corina Thomet
Country	Switzerland

Position	Member
Name	Dassy Levy
Country	Israel

Position	Member
Name	Karin Hinterbuchner
Country	Austria

Position	Member
Name	Michal Czapla
Country	Poland

Position	Member
Name	Naoko Kato
Country	Japan

Position	Member
Name	Rafaela Batista Dos Santos Pedrosa
Country	Brazil

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

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Science Committee

Members of the Science Committee (2024-2026)

Position	Chair
Name	Jeroen Hendriks, FESC
Country	Netherlands (The)

Position	Member
Name	Angela Massouh, FESC
Country	Lebanon

Position	Member
Name	Benoit Mores
Country	Belgium

Position	Member
Name	Dion Candelaria
Country	Australia

Position	Member
Name	Jose Miguel Rivera-Caravaca
Country	Spain

Position	Member
Name	Irene Lie, FESC
Country	Norway

Position	Member
Name	Lien Desteghe
Country	Belgium

Position	Member
Name	Loreena Hill, FESC
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Quin Denfeld
Country	United States of America

Position	Member
Name	Sandra Lauck, FESC
Country	Canada

Position	Member
Name	Susan Dawkes
Country	United Kingdom

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	Chair
Name	Martha Kyriakou
Country	Cyprus

Position	Member
Name	Anika Schoenmaekers
Country	Netherlands (The)

Position	Member
Name	Jenjiratchaya Thanapholsart
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Maria Natsiou
Country	Greece

Position	Member
Name	Marianna Antoniadou
Country	Sweden

Position	Member
Name	Micheal Lynch
Country	United Kingdom

Position	Member
Name	Monica Frasson
Country	Italy

Position	Member
Name	Tania Jesus
Country	Portugal

Position	Member
Name	Yael Vanharen
Country	Belgium

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

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