Regina (Rianne) L.M. van Boekel PhD, RN is a trained nurse, teacher, epidemiologist and researcher. She is currently assistant professor at the Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Medicine of the Radboud university medical center in the Netherlands. Her research focuses on postoperative pain management. Rianne coordinates the two-year post-graduate program for pain nurse consultant at the HAN University of Applied Sciences and is the president of the Dutch Association of Pain nurses. She also served as a board member of the Dutch Pain Society and Pain Alliance in the Netherlands (P.A.I.N.).