When?
The EAPC Career Café is taking place at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025 in Milan:
- Thursday, 3 April during the morning break (10:30–11:15)
- Friday, 4 April during the afternoon break (15:00-16:00)
Thursday, 3 April from 10:30–11:15 CEST
Mentors: Elena Cavarretta, Sabiha Gati, Maryam Kavousi, Maria Marketou, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Michael Papadakis, Eva Prescott, Jean-Paul Schmid, Monica Tiberi, Matthias Wilhelm
Friday, 4 April from 15:00-16:00 CEST
Mentors: Ana Abreu, Silvia Castelletti, Costas Davos, Martin Halle, Trine Moholdt, Michael Papadakis, Antonio Pelliccia, Eva Prescott, Jean-Paul Schmid, Matthias Wilhelm
Who can apply?
Applicants must be:
- Under 40 years old or in training
- Registered for ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025
- An EAPC Silver Member or Associate. Not a member yet? Join EAPC now!
How can I apply?
Applicants will be selected based on their motivation letter and CV. Each applicant will be assigned two interviews of 15-20 minutes each, according to their profile and the mentor's availability.
Please note that application is now closed.
Mentors
Ana Abreu
Areas of expertise
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Place of work
University Hospital S. Maria, Lisbon, Portugal
Silvia Castelletti
Area of expertise
Sports Cardiology
Place of work
Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan
St. George's University, London
Elena Cavarretta
Area of expertise
sports cardiology, paediatric cardiomyopathies, non invasive cardiovascular imaging
methodology in research, academic career
Place of work
Associate professor at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Scientific Consultant Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Scientific Consultant Sport Science University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy
Costas Davos
Area of expertise
Clinical research experience in chronic heart failure, cardiovascular prevention and cardiac rehabilitation
Translational research experience: Cardiovascular physiology studies on myocardial hypertrophy, cardiomyopathies and ischaemia in animal models
Place of work
Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Greece
Sabiha Gati
Area of expertise
ICC, sports cardiology, cardiac MRI
Place of work
Royal Brompton Hospital London
Diederick E. Grobbee
Areas of expertise
Clinical epidemiology, hypertension, preventive cardiology
Places of work
University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Martin Halle
Areas of expertise
Science: Performing randomized controlled exercise intervention trials
Clinic: Prevention clinic, Sports Cardiology
Place of work
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Department of Preventative Sports Medicine and Sports Cardiology
Maryam Kavousi
Areas of expertise
Cardiometabolic epidemiology, primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, emphasizing sex- and gender-related aspects.
Place of work
Cardiometabolic Epidemiology at the Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Maria Marketou
Area of expertise
Management and treatment of hypertension, heart failure, and cardiovascular imaging.
Use of advanced cardiovascular imaging techniques, including echocardiography, to assess and manage these conditions.
Place of work
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University General Hospital
University of Crete, School of Medicine
Pedro Marques-Vidal
Areas of expertise
Cardiovascular epidemiology. This includes prevalence, awareness, treatment and control rates of cardiovascular risk factors, association between diet and physical activity with cardiovascular disease.
Place of work
Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. Work in the CoLaus|PsyCoLaus data
Trine Moholdt
Area of expertise
Exercise interventions in people with increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases, high-intensity interval training, randomised trials, dietary interventions (time-restricted eating), females in reproductive age
Place of work
Exercise, Cardiometabolic Health and Reproduction Research Group,
Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Michael Papadakis
Areas of expertise
Prevention, sports cardiology, inherited heart conditions, imaging.
Place of work
St George's, University of London, St George's Hospital, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Antonio Pelliccia
Areas of expertise
Sports cardiology
Place of work
Rome Institute of Sport Medicine and Science, Italy
Eva Prescott
Areas of expertise
Preventive cardiology, secondary prevention, epidemiology, registry studies. Clinical practice, socioeconomic factors. Stable CAD. ESC
Place of work
Dept Cardiology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen + clinical and epidemiological research centre
Jean-Paul Schmid
Areas of expertise
Cardiac rehabilitation, exercise testing, spiroergometry, risk factor management.
Place of work
Stationary cardiac rehabilitation clinic, Switzerland
Monica Tiberi
Areas of expertise
Physical activity and public health, lifestyle modification, and sports cardiology, Childhood Cardiovascular Health; Clinical activity mainly focused on athletes for cardiovascular evaluation and sports eligibility. Functional assessment of individuals with cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders, cancer, kidney transplant, and multiple sclerosis.
Place of work
Sport Medicine, Department of Health Pesaro, Italy
Matthias Wilhelm
Areas of expertise
Cardiac Rehabilitation, Digital Health Technologies in Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Place of work
Centre for Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland. Tertiary hospital with cardiovascular, pulmonal and cardio-oncology rehabilitation programmes