The objectives
- To create an integrated community of young cardiologists and allied health care professionals in heart failure in their respective countries.
- To expand the community of young Heart Failure Specialists by recruiting HFA Members in their country.
- To promote the activities of the HFA (scientific activities, webinars, research activities, grants, etc.).
- To give feedback about the specific needs and interests of young heart failure specialists in their country.
Role description
HFA Young Ambassadors are expected to:
- Act as a primary contact with the HFA Young Committee and the young community in their country.
- Establish, in their country, a national network of young healthcare professionals who are interested in heart failure at different stages of their careers.
- Promote an international network of young scientists interested in heart failure, and to promote membership in their countries.
- Represent the needs and interests of their national colleagues within the HFA Young community in liaison with the HFA Young Committee.
- Participate in the activities of the HFA and promote the activities of the HFA Young Community.
- Actively interact on HFA social network platforms.
- Provide a report bi-annually on their activities as ambassadors.
- Enhance their professional network, become a member of an international network, and gain visibility.
- Attend and actively participate in regular conference calls
HFA Young Ambassadors (2023-2024)
| ESC NCS | Armenia |
| First Name | Sergey Pepoyan |
| ESC NCS | Austria |
| First Name | Nicolas Verheye ; Henrike Arfsten |
| ESC NCS | Azerbaijan |
| First Name | Isgandar Mehriban |
| ESC NCS | Belgium |
| First Name | Sander Trenson; Petra Nijst |
| ESC NCS | Bosnia and herzegovina |
| First Name | Milan Gluhovic |
| ESC NCS | Bulgaria |
| First Name | Dolina Gencheva |
| ESC NCS | Croatia |
| First Name | Josip Andjelo Borovac |
| ESC NCS | Czech Republic |
| First Name | Anna Chaloupka |
| ESC NCS | Egypt |
| First Name | Mariam Khaled; Yasmin Elsobky |
| ESC NCS | Estonia |
| First Name | Teele Kasepalu |
| ESC NCS | Finland |
| First Name | Harri Silvola |
| ESC NCS | France |
| First Name | Charles Fauvel; Clément Delmas; Guillaume Baudry |
| ESC NCS | Germany |
| First Name | Djawid Hashemi; Ahmed Elsanhoury |
| ESC NCS | Greece |
| First Name | Sotiria Liori; Eleni Sertedaki; Emmanouil Kampanieris; Chris Kapelios |
| ESC NCS | Iceland |
| First Name | Thorsteinn Gudmundsson |
| ESC NCS | Ireland |
| First Name | Vivienne Sullivan |
| ESC NCS | Israel |
| First Name | Amitai Segev |
| ESC NCS | Italy |
| First Name | Piero Gentile; Francesca Musella; Daniela Tomasoni |
| ESC NCS | Kazahkstan |
| First Name | Svetlana Novikova |
| ESC NCS | Kyrgyzstan |
| First Name | Babasheva Albina |
| ESC NCS | Latvia |
| First Name | Irina Rudaka |
| ESC NCS | Lebanon |
| First Name | Patrick Sarkis |
| ESC NCS | Lithuania |
| First Name | Ieva Jonauskiene; Paulius Orda |
| ESC NCS | Malta |
| First Name | Jeremy Fleri-Soler |
| ESC NCS | Moldavia |
| First Name | Janna Cazacu |
| ESC NCS | Netherlands |
| First Name | Thomas Gorter; Jozine Ter Maaten |
| ESC NCS | Norway |
| First Name | Peder Myhre |
| ESC NCS | Poland |
| First Name | Michal Bohdan; Krzysztof Ozierański; Mateusz Sokolski |
| ESC NCS | Portugal |
| First Name | Paulo Maia Araujo; Ana Neto |
| ESC NCS | Romania |
| First Name | Laura Antohi; Cornelia Margineanu |
| ESC NCS | Slovakia |
| First Name | Martin Chudy |
| ESC NCS | Slovenia |
| First Name | Mark Zavrtanik |
| ESC NCS | Spain |
| First Name | Ainhona Robles Mezcua; Alberto Esteban Fernandez |
| ESC NCS | Sweden |
| First Name | Sandeep Juha; Emanuele Bobbio |
| ESC NCS | Switzerland |
| First Name | Valentina Rossi |
| ESC NCS | Syria |
| First Name | Mhd Nawar Alachkar |
| ESC NCS | Türkiye |
| First Name | Anil Sahin; Inci Tugce Colluoglu; Selda Murat |
| ESC NCS | United Kingdom |
| First Name | Kieran Docherty; Shirley Sze |
| ESC NCS | Ukraine |
| First Name | Olena Torbas |
| ESC NCS | Uzbekistan |
| First Name | Khumoyun Gulomov |
| ESC ACS | Brazil |
| First Name | Daniella Motta; Tereza Lira |
| ESC ACS | Malaysia |
| First Name | Diana Foo; Raja Ezman Faridz Bin Raja Shariff |
| ESC ACS | Mexico |
| First Name | Antonio Jordan-Rios |
| ESC ACS | Saudi Arabia |
| First Name | Ahmed Elgohari |
| ESC ACS | First Name |
|---|---|
| Brazil |
Daniella Motta; Tereza Lira |
| Malaysia | Diana Foo; Raja Ezman Faridz Bin Raja Shariff |
| Mexico | Antonio Jordan-Rios |
| Saudi Arabia | Ahmed Elgohari |
Requirements and application
HFA Young Ambassadors are appointed for a two-year mandate, renewable once, by the HFA Young Committee after consultation with National Heart Failure Societies/Groups and are the link between the HFA Young and national networks.
At the beginning of each mandate, the HFA will liaise with national heart failure societies to appoint ambassadors. Further applications must be submitted by email to the committee. The HFA Young Committee will review all applications, and final selections will be made by HFA Board and HFA President.
Applicants must be under 40 years of age and be HFA Silver Members, HFA Gold Members, or Fellows of the HFA.
Applicants must provide :
- Curriculum vitae with detailed personal information
- Short motivation letter, highlighting career stage and future career outline. The motivation letter should include the applicant's contributions to the activities of the HFA, as well as expectations and goals to be achieved during the two-year mandate
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Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.