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FRANCESCA ROGERS
DIRECTOR
Western Australia
Francesca is a Urology Nurse Practitioner (NP) practising in Western Australia. Francesca has extensive nursing experience in Urology, Gynaecology, General Surgery and Colorectal and has been a Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) affiliated Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse for several years. Francesca has post graduate qualifications in prostate care nursing, sexual health, is a Clinical Continence Advisor and completed a Urology and Men’s Health Fellowship at the Australian Prostate Centre in Melbourne.
Francesca completed her Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) and currently cares for general urology patients with a focus in men’s health. She facilitates the long term follow up of patients with urological cancers, provides management of erectile dysfunction, sexual health issues, continence issues and bladder dysfunction. She is passionate about education and empowering patients.
Francesca is a subcommittee member for the Asia-Pacific Prostate Cancer Conference. Francesca is also a past President and long-term committee member for the Society of Urological Nurses in WA (SUNWA) and state representative for the Australian and New Zealand Urological Nursing Society (ANZUNS). Francesca is a current member of ACNP, SAS, SUNWA, ANZUNS and EAU.
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EVIe MERTENs
VICTORIA
Evie Mertens is a Urology Nurse Practitioner (NP) practising in Victoria. Evie has specialised in Urology since 2012 at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, where she was employed as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. Evie has continued to pursue further education throughout her career, she completed post graduate study including a prostate cancer course and Intimacy and Couples with Prostate Cancer course through Dalhousie University, Canada. Evie holds a diploma in Urology and Continence through Latrobe University, and Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) through Flinders University.
Evie facilitates group education on radical prostatectomy surgery at The Australian Prostate Centre, she assesses and manages men with sexual dysfunction both at APC and in private practice. Evie has recently commenced a role at a large regional hospital in Victoria, where she will further expand her scope of practice in Urology.
Evie is passionate about contributing to nursing education; she is a committee member of the Victorian Urology Nursing Society (VUNS), and a co-convener of the Asia Pacific Prostate Cancer Conference providing education to clinicians globally. Working in both public and private practice, Evie is passionate about supporting men and their partner/families with prostate cancer and works closely with Urologists, Psychologists, Exercise Physiologists and Physiotherapists with the goal of optimising patient outcomes