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Ulrike Beilenhoff, RN, is an Endoscopy Nurse with an specialist qualification,tutor and external assessor at endoscopy specialist education courses in Heidelberg, Munich and Berlin, and qualified as a Registered Nurse specialist in Endoscopy Nursing. She is chief editor of the German Journal of Endoscopy Nurses (ENDO-PRAXIS) and president of the German Society of Endoscopy nurses (DEGEA). Ulrike was ESGENA president and its founding member and remains Board member. Currently she holds the position of ESGENA Scientific Secretary responsible for organizing the European conference and ESGENA educational activities. Ulrike is author of several national and European guidelines and position statements, mainly focused on hygiene and sedation.
Irene Dunkley, MSc; BSc, RGN, is a Nurse Consultant in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. She has over 25 years of experience as a Nurse Endoscopist andcaring for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Irene is Secretary of the European Society of Gastroenterology Nurse Association (ESGENA) and also represents the British Society of Gastroenterology on the education-working group of ESGENA. She works at national level within the United Kingdom as a former chair of the BSGNA and the RCN Gastrointestinal forum, representing those organisations on the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy steering committee. Recently Irene has contributed to the pilot programme for fast track training of clinical Endoscopists with Health Education England.As lead author on the recently published UK consensus on Endoscopy workforce, Irene continues to contribute in raising standard of patient care through improving standards of education and competences of the nursing workforce. Marjon de Pater, RN, over 25 years of experience in Nurse Endoscopy. She is currently head nurse in AmsterdamUMC location AMC Gastro-enterology department. She is involved in several projects in the Netherlands for hygiene and disinfection. Marjon is the president of ESGENA and represents the Dutch society V&VN MDL on the education-working group of ESGENA.
Christiane Neumann, RN, Endoscopy Specialist Nurse is a Specialist Lecturer at Medical Faculty, at the University of Birmingham, UK. She is a former Specialist Lecturer at Health Science Faculty, City University, Birmingham and "DECIDE" Partner at the European Cancer Research Network.She also holds Masters in Medical Science by Research (MPhil) and 4 University Postgraduate Diplomas in Medical Ethics and law, Research Methodology & Statistics, Nursing Science, and Adult Education. She has a strong special interest in GI including research.She has been appointed ESGENA Honorary Members in 2008.
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