ESGENA Education Working Group (EEWG)

The ESGENA Education Working Group (EEWG) consists of representatives from every European country with ESGENA Group Membership who meet together in order to work on education issues relevant to Endoscopy nurses. The group meets twice a year:

During the ESGE Days
During the ESGENA annual conference

Aims of the EEWG:

to provide a channel for communication and interchange of information and knowledge focused on education of endoscopy / gastroenterology nurses
to stimulate and support the education of endoscopy / gastroenterology nurses in the ESGENA membership countries
to promote a recognised qualification in gastroenterology and endoscopy nursing in the ESGENA membership countries
to advance the professional status of gastroenterology and endoscopy nurses and endoscopy associates on a European level

Results of the group to date

Collection of data on the education of endoscopy nurses in Europe
Development of
- a European Job Profile for Endoscopy Nurses
- a European Core Curriculum for Endoscopy Nurses
- structures for continuing education and short-term training in endoscopy nursing
- various statements and curricula (see publications)

The national representatives are:

COUNTRY	National Key Person
Austria	Denise Schäfer
Belgium	Hilde Willkens
Bosnia Herzegovina	Dalborka Jelisavac
Croatia	Jadranka Brljak
Denmark	Camilla Leidcker
Estonia	Siiri Maasen
Finland	Päivi Muranen
France	Fanny Durand
Germany	Ulrike Beilenhoff
Great Britain	Laura Dwyer
Hungary	Krisztina Tari
Iceland	Margret Marin Arnardottir
Ireland	Devika Ghosh
Israel	Yuri Guriel
Italy	Patricia Burga
Jordan	Lilishor Hijaz
Montenegro	Tania Sosic
Norway	Anita Jorgensen
Portugal	Rafael Luis dos Santos Oliveira
Russia	Evgeniia Korovina
Romania	Daniela Burtea
Slovenia	Tatjana Gjergek
Serbia	Gordana Negić
Spain	Enriqueta Hernandez Soto
Sweden	Ingrid Karström
Switzerland	Michael Ortmann
The Netherlands	Marjon de Pater
Educational Expert	Christiane Neumann