Meet the Team
Prof Jenny Edge is the founder and director of the Breast Course for Nurses. She has extensive experience, knowledge and skills within the breast and endocrine field and has a passion for teaching others.
Currently, Prof Edge heads up the breast and endocrine unit at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and is part of WITS University.
Prof Jenny Edge
Founder and Director
Dr Paul Whitehead is the treasurer and a director of the Breast Course for Nurses.
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Dr Whitehead is a semi-retired anaesthesiologist who worked with Prof Edge for many years. He currently does mainly obstetric anaesthesia and when not in the operating room, loves to travels the world!​
Dr Paul Whitehead
Director and Treasurer
Sr Lieske Wegelin is a registered nurse with a special interest in breast conditions.
Sr Wegelin runs the administration of the Breast Course for Nurses NPO and is involved with running courses and the various projects that the Breast Course for Nurses is involved in.
Outside of the Breast Course for Nurses, you will find Sr Lieske running around after her 2 young children!
Sr Lieske Wegelin
Administration
Prof David Woods is a retired neonatologist who worked at Groote Schuur Hospital/University of Cape Town for 35 years. He had a particular interest in fetal growth and the smooth transition from fetal to newborn wellbeing. However, his main passion was teaching, especially midwives and neonatal nurses.
After starting the Perinatal Education Programme, he has now developed Bettercare, a free online training platform which enables healthcare workers worldwide to form study clubs and manage their own continuing education using mobile phones rather than tutors.
Prof David Woods
Director
Although the core members of the Breast Course for Nurses are listed above, we are made up of a far greater team of professionals that assist us in keeping the Breast Course for Nurses moving forward.
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For each course, or any project that we work on, we utilise local professionals within their field to assist with planning, input and lecturing. This allows our courses to remain updated and relevant to those attending.
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We provide educational courses and information to a range of healthcare workers, from care workers to registered nurses to doctors and often times, other allied healthcare providers. It is thus important to ensure that we work with local experts about the topics that are covered.
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