EAPC Committees

Accreditation and Certification Committee

Chair: Sabiha Gati

Accreditation Sub-Committee

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

Sub-Committee Chair: Elena Cavarretta
Senior Advisor: Martin Halle
Senior Advisor: Roberto Pedretti

Members

Representatives of:

• Secondary prevention and rehabilitation: Roberto Pedretti and Maria Back (deputy)
• Primary care and risk factor management: Ilonca Vaartjes and Eduard Shantsila (deputy)
• Population science and public health: Ioana Cristina Daha and Gary Tse (deputy)
• Sports cardiology and exercise: Guido Claessen and Harald Thune Jorstad (deputy)

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.

Sub-Committee Chair: Sabiha Gati
Sub-Committee Co-Chair: Vass Vassiliou

Advisor: Matthias Wilhelm

Members

Representatives of:

• Secondary prevention and rehabilitation: Maria Back and Roberto Pedretti (deputy)
• Primary care and risk factor management: Eduard Shantsila and Maria Marketou (deputy)
• Population science and public health: Mayank Dalakoti and Gary Tse (deputy)
• Sports cardiology and exercise: Thijs Eijsvogels and Vincent Aengevaeren (deputy)
• EAPC Young Community: Svetlana Liliana Mosteoru

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.

Chair: Flavio D'Ascenzi

Members

Representatives of:

• Secondary prevention and rehabilitation: Andreas Gevaert and Francesco Perone (deputy)
• Primary care and risk factor management: Stefano Palermi and Trine Moholdt (deputy)
• Population science and public health: Esmée Bakker and Monica Tiberi (deputy)
• Sports cardiology and exercise: Mark Abela and Aneil Malhotra (deputy)
• EJPC Social Media Editor: Francesco Perone
• EAPC Young Community: Andreea Lacraru and Gal Tsaban (deputy)

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

• Chair: Nicolle Kraenkel
• Deputy Chair: Emeline Van Craenenbroeck

Members 

Representatives of:

• Secondary prevention and rehabilitation: Annett Salzwedel (deputy: Daniel Neunhaeuserer)
• Primary care and risk factor management: Donata Kurpas (deputy: Alessandro Biffi)
• Population science and public health: Maryam Kavousi (deputy: Monica Tiberi)
• Sports cardiology and exercise: Silvia Castelletti (deputy: Flavio D'Ascenzi)
• EAPC Young Community: Svetlana Liliana Mosteoru (deputy: Gal Tsaban)
• Local hosts 2025: Silvia Castelletti and Roberto Pedretti

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.

Chair: Konstantinos Koskinas

Members

Representatives of:

• Secondary prevention and rehabilitation: Daniel Neunhaeuserer and Stefan Busnatu (deputy)
• Primary care and risk factor management: Oleksii Korzh and Alessandro Biffi (deputy)
• Population science and public health: Christina Chrysohoou and Vasiliki Tsampasian (deputy)
• Sports cardiology and exercise: Gherardo Finocchiaro and Dimitra Antonakaki (deputy)
• EAPC Young Community: Stefan Busnatu and Gal Tsaban (deputy)

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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.

Chair: Henner Hanssen

Members 

Representatives of:

• Secondary prevention and rehabilitation: Elena Osto and Stefan Busnatu (deputy)
• Primary care and risk factor management: Marco Vecchiato and Elio Venturini (deputy)
• Population science and public health: Mayank Dalakoti and Ioana Cristina Daha (deputy)
• Sports cardiology and exercise: David Niederseer and Sabiha Gati (deputy)
• EAPC Young Community: Buket Akinci and Maarten Falter (deputy)

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.

Co-chairs: Martin Halle and Michael Papadakis

Voting members:

• David Niederseer
• Antonio Pelliccia
• Hanne Kruuse Rasmusen
• Erik Ekker Solberg

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.

Chair: Maryam Kavousi

Members 

Representatives of:

• Secondary prevention and rehabilitation: Elena Tessitore and Anne Grete Semb (deputy)
• Primary care and risk factor management: Panteleimon Papakonstantinou and Zaneta Petrulioniene (deputy)
• Population science and public health: Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai and Louisa Gnatiuc Friedrichs (deputy)
• Sports cardiology and exercise: Viviana Maestrini and David Niederseer (deputy)
• EAPC Young Community: Rita Pinto and Stefan Busnatu (deputy)
• National CVD Prevention Coordinators: Iulia Kulcsar and Piotr Jankowski

Liaison Officer: 

• EHN: Birgit Beger

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.

Chair: Massimo Piepoli

Members 

Representatives of:

• Secondary prevention and rehabilitation: Martijn Scherrenberg and Elena Marques-Sule (deputy)
• Primary care and risk factor management: Trine Moholdt and Donata Kurpas (deputy)
• Population science and public health: Martin Bahls and Maryam Kavousi (deputy)
• Sports cardiology and exercise: Alessandro Zorzi and Vincent Aengevaeren (deputy)
• EAPC Young Community: Edoardo Conte and Sara Monosilio (deputy)
• Liaison officer: ESC Scientific Documents Committee: Massimo Piepoli
• EJPC Editor in Chief: Victor Aboyans

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