Johan De Munter

Johan De Munter is currently working as a nurse manager at the University Hospital Ghent Cancer Centre. He has been a registered nurse in oncology-haematology for 25 years, was a member and board member of the Flemish society of cancer nurses, and the Belgian Haematology Society nurses group and an individual member of EONS since entering the profession. During his early years as an oncology nurse, he specialised and obtained a postgraduate degree in pain management and continued his studies with a postgraduate degree in oncology. In 2010, he transferred to University Hospital Ghent to continue in a nurse consultant role for the haematology/stem cell transplant unit and has since expanded his expertise in healthcare provision and patient education, supportive care needs, adolescents and young adults with cancer, transition, and survivorship care with a focus on evidence-based cancer nursing. In 2016, he continued to specialise and completed a postgraduate certificate in Teenage/Young Adult Cancer Care at Coventry University in the UK and finished a postgraduate degree in leadership. Johan is currently a board member in the Majinhuis, a community support home for people affected by cancer. He is also a frequent guest teacher in various postgraduate courses for nurses and allied healthcare professionals. He is a member of the SIOP Europe AYA Committee. After several roles in the European Oncology Nursing Society, he became President of the organisation from 2020 to 2023. Currently, he is committed to enhancing the field of nursing by building and advocating for innovative care, education and research for the benefit of all cancer nurses and improving the overall quality of life for people with cancer.