Waldemar Szpak
Oncologist |
Born in Warszawa (Warsaw – Poland) 1957,
Graduated at Warsaw Medical Academy.
Specialized in internal medicine – Warsaw Medical Academy
Oncology and Radiotherapy – Natal Medical School
Fellow of College of Medicine SA – FC Rad.(ONC) SA
Clinical Oncologist (UK)
I like – hiking, traveling, jazz and blues.
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Linda Greeff
Social Worker |
HR manager and Head of oncology social worker GVI oncology in Cape Town
Linda is also Founder member of the new formed NGO: People Living With Cancer based in Cape Town with branches in PE and in Nelspruit ; www.plwc.org.za a cancer survivor orginisation providing cancer Buddy services to newly diagnosed cancer patients .
Linda is a Ovarian Cancer survivor for the last 23 years and has a passion for the development of supportive psychosocial services for cancer survivors and their families .
Linda Greeff has attended and presented various papers as national and international conferences in this field and has been instrumental in the establishing of the annual national cancer survivors days on the health calendar of South Africa.
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Petra Fordelmann
Oncology Nurse |
Nursing Service manager at Faure Hospital, iThemba LABS since 1992.
Oncology Nursing trained and lecturer of the B Tech Oncology Nursing course at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Board representative of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (Representing Africa)
Executive council member of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (Nurse representative)
President: National Oncology Nursing Society of South Africa
My passion is education and promotion of cancer awareness, cancer management and palliative care.
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Elsabe Klinck
Lawyer |
Elsabe Klinck has the degrees B.Juris, LLB, an Honours Degree in German and a degree in Applied Psychology. She has worked in the fields of human rights and constitutional law since 1994, and on its particular manifestation in the healthcare sector, since working for the SA Medical Association. She currently owns a healthcare consulting business, specialising in health law, healthcare funding and health policy.
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Jean Mossman
International Advocacy Expert |
Committee membership
British Medical Journal Patient Advisory Group
NCCHTA Public Involvement Steering Group
Health Technology Assessment Interest Group on Patient/Citizen Involvement in HTA
Association memberships
British Association of Cancer Research
Institute of Directors
Previous activities
Chairman, UK Caring About Women and Cancer Working Group
Editorial Board, Cancer Services Insight
Editor of i-can
Council Member, British Oncological Association
Member of Breast Cancer Care Research Committee
Member of Consumers Advisory Group for Clinical Trials
Member of UKCCCR (now NCRI) Breast Subcommittee
Member of NHS Cancer Care Working Party
Member of NHS Cancer Information Strategy Steering Group
Member of Steering Group to develop NHS user surveys in cancer
Member of NHS Direct Online Advisory Groups
Member of International Union Against Cancer COPES Programme Steering Committee
Member Supportive Care Strategy Development Group
Representative for Long Term Medical Conditions Alliance on NHS Direct Working Group
Reviewer for British Journal of Cancer, European Journal of Cancer & European Journal of Cancer Care
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Dr Tienie Stander
Healthcare Economist
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Tienie graduated from the University of Stellenbosch and obtained an M.B., Ch.B. in 1981. He practiced as a GP until 1997 after which he joined JCI Ltd for three years as hospital manager and later also as medical schemes manager of the group.
In 2000 he obtained an MBA at the University of Potchefstroom (North West University).
In 2001 he formed a healthcare risk management company, Tri-Health. The latter company subsequently merged with two companies to form The Health Monitor Company. He started Health Econometrix (Pty) Ltd in 2006 and was appointed as the first CEO of the company. In 2007 he successfully transformed the company to a black empowered company (Health Econometrix & Outcomes Research (Pty) Ltd (heXor)) through the sale of 40% of shares to Holisizwe Medical (Pty) Ltd.
Tienie is an honorary professor at North West University, school of pharmacy and an external moderator of the School of Pharmacy of North West University. In this role he is lecturing, assisting and advising in research projects related to pharmacoeconomics to PhD and Masters students. He is currently chairman of the steering committee for ISPOR South Africa and is a member of ISPOR
Tienie has consulted to many blue chip listed companies in South Africa on healthcare strategy and economics as well as many multinational pharmaceutical companies. He also has extensive experience in international consulting, amongst others the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the insurance and healthcare industry in Mauritius.
He has published and presented several scientific papers oh health economic topics with specific focus on the South African environment.
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