EAPC Committees

The Board Committees lead EAPC flagship projects in collaboration with section representatives.

The composition of the 2026-2028 Committees will be available in September 2026.

Accreditation and Certification Committee Chair

Defines the committee strategic plan in line with EAPC and ESC’s strategic plan and guides the sub-committee co-chairpersons in their work, defines objectives, delegates tasks and motivates collaborative efforts.

Doctor Sabiha Gati

Chair

Accreditation Sub-Committee

The Accreditation Sub-Committee oversees the EAPC Centre Accreditation Programme.

Associate Professor Elena Cavarretta

Sub-Committee Chair

Professor Martin Halle

Senior Advisor

Associate Professor Roberto Franco Enrico Pedretti

Senior Advisor

Professor Maria Back

Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Doctor Ilonca Vaartjes

Primary care and risk factor management

Doctor Eduard Shantsila

Deputy Primary care and risk factor management

Doctor Ioana Cristina Daha

Population science and public health

Professor Gary Tse

Deputy Population science and public health

Assistant Professor Guido Claessen

Sports cardiology and exercise

Doctor Harald Thune Jorstad

Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise

Certification Sub-Committee

The Certification Sub-Committee builds on the EAPC Curriculum for Preventive Cardiology and is in charge of the EAPC Preventive Cardiology Certification Programme for individuals.

Doctor Sabiha Gati

Sub-Committee Chair

Professor Vassilios Vassiliou

Sub-Committee Co-Chair

Associate Professor Matthias Wilhelm

Advisor

Professor Maria Back

Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Associate Professor Roberto Franco Enrico Pedretti

Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Doctor Eduard Shantsila

Primary care and risk factor management

Associate Professor Maria Marketou

Deputy Primary care and risk factor management

Doctor Mayank Dalakoti

Population science and public health

Professor Gary Tse

Deputy Population science and public health

Associate Professor Thijs Eijsvogels

Sports cardiology and exercise

Doctor Vincent Aengevaeren

Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise

Doctor Svetlana Liliana Mosteoru

EAPC Young Community

Communication Committee

The Communication Committee deals with internal and external communications. It provides professional and scientific information to its members and external partners in close collaboration with the sections and Board Committees.

Associate Professor Flavio D'Ascenzi

Chair

Assistant Professor Andreas Bernard Gevaert

Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Doctor Francesco Perone

Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Professor Stefano Palermi

Primary care and risk factor management

Doctor Trine Moholdt

Deputy Primary care and risk factor management

Doctor Esmee Bakker

Population science and public health

Doctor Monica Tiberi

Deputy Population science and public health

Doctor Mark Abela

Sports cardiology and exercise

Professor Aneil Malhotra

Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise

Doctor Andreea-Elena Lacraru

EAPC Young Community

Doctor Gal Tsaban

Deputy EAPC Young Community

Congress Programme Committee

The Congress Programme Committee (CPC) drives the scientific and business policies of ESC Preventive Cardiology, the EAPC annual congress.

CPC ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025 & 2026

Doctor Nicolle Kraenkel

Chair

Professor Maryam Kavousi

Deputy Chair

Doctor Annett Salzwedel

Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Associate Professor Daniel Neunhaeuserer

Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Professor Donata Kurpas

Primary care and risk factor management

Professor Alessandro Biffi

Deputy Primary care and risk factor management

Doctor Monica Tiberi

Deputy Population science and public health

Doctor Silvia Castelletti

Sports cardiology and exercise

Associate Professor Flavio D'Ascenzi

Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise

Doctor Svetlana Liliana Mosteoru

EAPC Young Community

Doctor Gal Tsaban

Deputy EAPC Young Community

Professor Victor Aboyans

Advisor

Professor Zlatko Fras

Local host 2026

Education Committee

The Education Committee oversees the development of the EAPC educational offer (online and live events), in collaboration with EAPC Sections, oversees the implementation of the EAPC Preventive Cardiology Curriculum and contributes to the ESC eLearning offer.

Event endorsement

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Find out more about the ESC Endorsement Policy for live events

Doctor Konstantinos Koskinas

Chair

Associate Professor Daniel Neunhaeuserer

Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Associate Professor Stefan Sebastian Busnatu

Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Professor Oleksii Korzh

Primary care and risk factor management

Professor Alessandro Biffi

Deputy Primary care and risk factor management

Assistant Professor Christina Chrysohoou

Population science and public health

Associate Professor Gherardo Finocchiaro

Sports cardiology and exercise

Doctor Dimitra Antonakaki

Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise

Doctor Gal Tsaban

Deputy EAPC Young Community

Membership Committee

The mission of the Membership Committee is to oversee the development and promotion of the EAPC membership offer for the preventive cardiology community.

Doctor Henner Hanssen

Chair

Professor Elena Osto

Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Associate Professor Stefan Sebastian Busnatu

Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Associate Professor Marco Vecchiato

Primary care and risk factor management

Doctor Elio Venturini

Deputy Primary care and risk factor management

Doctor Mayank Dalakoti

Population science and public health

Doctor Ioana Cristina Daha

Deputy Population science and public health

Doctor David Niederseer

Sports cardiology and exercise

Doctor Sabiha Gati

Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise

Doctor Buket Akinci

EAPC Young Community

Doctor Maarten Falter

Deputy EAPC Young Community

Nominating Committee 2026 Elections

The EAPC Nominating Committee is responsible for nominating to the general assembly, for its vote, candidates for the position of:

Elected voting members of the next EAPC Board
Members of the succeeding EAPC Nominating Committee
Sections nuclei members

Pre-selection of Sections nuclei members is delegated to the Section Chair, Chair-Elect and Secretary.

Professor Martin Halle

Co-Chair

Professor Michail Papadakis

Co-Chair

Doctor David Niederseer

Voting member

Professor Antonio Pelliccia

Voting member

Ms Hanne Kruuse Rasmusen

Voting member

Doctor Erik Ekker Solberg

Voting member

Prevention Implementation Committee

This committee contributes to the implementation of the ESC European Guidelines on CVD Prevention, in collaboration with the Task Force Chairpersons and oversees the network of National CVD Prevention Coordinators.

Professor Maryam Kavousi

Chair

Doctor Elena Tessitore

Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Doctor Anne Grete Semb

Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation

Doctor Panteleimon Papakonstantinou

Primary care and risk factor management

Professor Zaneta Petrulioniene

Deputy Primary care and risk factor management

Associate Professor Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai

Population science and public health

Doctor Louisa G Friedrichs

Deputy Population science and public health

Associate Professor Viviana Maestrini

Sports cardiology and exercise

Doctor David Niederseer

Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise

Professor Rita Pinto

EAPC Young Community

Associate Professor Stefan Sebastian Busnatu

Deputy EAPC Young Community

Doctor Iulia Daniela Kulcsar

National CVD Prevention Coordinator

Professor Piotr Jankowski

National CVD Prevention Coordinator

Mrs Birgit Beger

Liaison Officer EHN

Research Committee

The Research Committee reviews proposals / statements written on behalf of the Association, in accordance with the EAPC workflow and ESC policy for scientific documents, in liaison with the ESC Scientific Documents Committee (SDoC); coordinates the EAPC Viviane Conraads Outstanding Achievement Award and facilitates research collaboration through exchange of information on research projects and on fundraising opportunities to the EAPC Community.