European Affairs Committee
Committee members
- Elizabeth Macintyre, France (Chair)
- Antonio Almeida, Portugal
- Natacha Bolaños, Spain (Patient advocate)
- Lorenzo Brunetti, Italy
- Raffaella Colombatti, Italy
- Julio Delgado, Spain
- Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, France (Advisory member)
- Tarec El-Galaly, Denmark
- Martin Kaiser, Germany
- Frank Leebeek, The Netherlands (Advisory member)
- Kate Morgan, United Kingdom (Patient advocate)
- Marek Mraz, Czech Republic
- Kostas Stamatopoulos, Greece
Aim
The European Affairs Committee represents and promotes the interests of hematology and hematologists by engaging with EU institutions and other relevant stakeholders. The European Affairs Committee serves as an advisory body to the EHA Board and works closely with the EHA Office and other EHA Committees.
Tasks and responsibilities
- Raise awareness of hematology as a distinct medical discipline with specific needs.
- Increase the visibility of EHA as the representative of all hematologists in Europe.
- Advocate key EHA positions vis-à-vis policymakers, politicians and interest groups.
- Contribute to policy debates to influence future legislation/regulation.
- Build relationships and alliances to support and strengthen EHA’s advocacy work.
- Represent EHA in its advocacy activities and projects.
Rotation
- 3 years, reappointment once for max 3 years.
Meetings
- 1-2 physical meeting per year
- Regular conference calls
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