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Members and Alternates

According to Article 18 of the Founding Regulation, the Advisory Forum shall be composed of members from technically competent bodies in the Member States which undertake tasks similar to those of the Centre, on the basis of one representative designated by each Member State recognised for his/her scientific competence, as well as three members without the right to vote nominated by the Commission and representing interested parties at European level, such as non-governmental organisations representing patients, professional bodies or academia. Representatives may be replaced by alternates, appointed at the same time.​​​

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Member Confirmation Pending

Bulgaria
member
No Declaration of Interest received
No Declaration of Commitment received

Croatia

Barbara Bekavac

Croatia
alternate | Specialist in epidemiology | Division for Environmental Health, Department for General Environmental Health | Croatian Institute of Public Health
Declaration of interest - EN - [PDF-56.21 KB]
Declaration of commitment - EN - [PDF-53.08 KB]

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Olga Sadikova

Estonia
alternate | Chief Specialist | Influenza Centre, Communicable Diseases Epidemiology Department | Health Board of Estonia
Declaration of interest - EN - [PDF-55.73 KB]
No Declaration of Commitment received

Finland

France

Harold Noel

France
alternate | Deputy Director | Infectious Diseases | Santé Publique France
Declaration of interest - EN - [PDF-58.69 KB]
No Declaration of Commitment received
Biography / CV - EN - [PDF-171.11 KB]

Germany

Ute Rexroth

Germany
member | Deputy Head of Department for Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Head of unit for crisis management, outbreak investigations and training programmes | Robert Koch Institute
Declaration of interest - EN - [PDF-60.39 KB]
Declaration of commitment - EN - [PDF-53.19 KB]

Viviane Bremer

Germany
alternate | Head of Divison for HIV/AIDS, STI and Blood-borne Infections | Robert Koch Institute
Declaration of interest - EN - [PDF-60.43 KB]
No Declaration of Commitment received
Biography / CV - EN - [PDF-119.12 KB]

Greece

Sotirios Tsiodras

Greece
member | Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases | Athens University Medical School- Advisor to the Government - Member of the national COVID-19 committee
Declaration of interest - EN - [PDF-58.2 KB]
Declaration of commitment - EN - [PDF-53.03 KB]
Biography / CV - EN - [PDF-60.15 KB]

Hungary

Ireland

Lois O’Connor

Ireland
member | Consultant in Public Health Medicine Health Protection | Health Protection Surveillance Centre
Declaration of interest - EN - [PDF-57.94 KB]
No Declaration of Commitment received

Italy

Member confirmation pending

Italy
member
No Declaration of Interest received
No Declaration of Commitment received

Alternate confirmation pending

Italy
alternate
No Declaration of Interest received
No Declaration of Commitment received

Latvia

Alternate Confirmation Pending

Latvia
alternate
No Declaration of Interest received
No Declaration of Commitment received

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Member confirmation pending

Poland
member
No Declaration of Interest received
No Declaration of Commitment received

Alternate confirmation pending

Poland
alternate
No Declaration of Interest received
No Declaration of Commitment received

Portugal

Ana Paula Rodrigues

Portugal
member | Public Health Doctor, Head of the Surveillance and Health Observation Unit | Epidemiology Department | National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge
Declaration of interest - EN - [PDF-58.59 KB]
No Declaration of Commitment received

Pedro Miguel Silva Azevedo Ferreira

Portugal
alternate | Public Health Physician | Deputy Health Delegate of the Alentejo region
No Declaration of Interest received
No Declaration of Commitment received

Romania

Adriana Pistol

Romania
member | Secretary of State | Ministry of Health
Declaration of interest - EN - [PDF-57.85 KB]
No Declaration of Commitment received
Biography / CV - EN - [PDF-180.95 KB]

Slovakia

Jana Kerlik

Slovakia
alternate | Regional Public Health Authority
Declaration of interest - EN - [PDF-56.27 KB]
No Declaration of Commitment received

Slovenia

Spain

Alternate confirmation pending

Spain
alternate | `
No Declaration of Interest received
No Declaration of Commitment received

Sweden

Page last updated 14 Jun 2017