ABOUT EONS
Our story
Former EONS Presidents
EONS was founded in 1984 as “the Fellowship of European Oncology Nursing Societies”. The founding chairperson was Rosette Poletti.EONS originally had its headquarters at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, UK. The EONS Secretariat was relocated to Brussels in 1997.
Rosette Poletti
President from 1984-1985
Robert Tiffany
President from 1985-1987
Elisabeth Holter
President from 1988-1990
Hansruedi Stoll
President from 1991-1993
Kathy Redmond
President from 1994-1997
Nora Kearney
President from 1997-1999
Agnes Glaus
President from 1999-2001
Giel Vaessen
President from 2001-2003
Jan Foubert
President from 2003-2005
Yvonne Wengström
President from 2005-2007
Sara Faithfull
President from 2007-2009
Sultan Kav
President from 2007-2009
Birgitte Grube
President from 2011-2013
Erik van Muilekom
President from 2013-2015
Daniel Kelly
President from 2015-2017
Lena Sharp
President from 2017-2019
Andreas Charalambous
President from 2019-2020
Johan De Munter
President from 2020-2023
Get involved with EONS !
EONS has created a range of Working Groups and Task Groups to organise its activities. The groups welcome your input and ideas on how EONS can further support cancer nursing in Europe.
Become a member of EONS
EONS invites individual nurses and societies across Europe to join it in supporting and developing the cancer nursing profession.