The EPC Committees were set up in early 2024 to support the EPC leadership, drive key projects forward, and give EPC members an opportunity to get directly involved in the work of the society.
There are currently four committees: Education, Research, Guidelines/Quality of Care, and Public Affairs.
At least one Council representative sits on each committee and is responsible for overseeing committee activities and reporting back to the EPC Executive Committee and Council.
Terms run for two years and can be renewed once. All committee members must be active members of the society.
Education
The Education Committee handles all educational initiatives run by the EPC. These currently include managing the EPC educational website (Pancreas Academy), evaluating requests for the endorsement of educational meetings and events, developing and running webinars, coordinating educational activities with other societies, and liaising with sponsors interested in education, among other tasks.
The scope of the Education Committee is broad, and you can expect to see new topics on the agenda in 2025.
Current Members
| Pilar Acedo Nunez |
Egle Dieninyte |
| Djuna Cahen |
Lucia Guilabert-Sanz |
| Federico Canzian |
Iris Levink |
| Fabio Casciani |
Anna Caterina Milanetto |
| Daniel de la Iglesia Garcia |
Dana Sochorova |
Research
The Research Committee looks after EPC-initiated studies, handles requests for the endorsement of clinical trials, liaises with sponsors interested in supporting/initiating clinical trials, and manages surveys, among several other responsibilities. This committee is also responsible for proposing studies that can be initiated by the EPC.
The scope of the Research Committee encompasses both clinical and basic science.
Current Members
| Georg Beyer |
Claudio Luchini |
| Anna Burelli |
Emilija Nikolovaska |
| Matteo De Pastena |
Kasper Overbeek |
| Asbjörn Drewes |
Giampaolo Perri |
| Arantza Farina |
Ivonne Regel |
| Eszter Hegyi |
Jayanta Samanta |
Quality of Care / Guidelines
This committee identifies areas/topics for which documents such as guidelines or position statements are needed. This includes updates to previous documents released by the EPC or new initiatives.
Accordingly, the committee proposes a possible timeline with the aim of delivering one document per year to be published in Pancreatology, UEG Journal, or other journals.
Currently, the Quality of Care / Guidelines committee is leading a position paper project on fatty pancreas. Other position paper projects are being planned.
Current Members
| Christoph Ammer-Herrmenau |
Das Kshaunish |
| Alberto Balduzzi |
Sara Nikolic |
| Laszlo Czako |
Sanjay Pandanaboyana |
| Ekin Demir |
Stuart Robinson |
| Ana Dugic |
Roberto Valente |
| Peter Hegyi |
Miroslav Vujasinovic |
Public Affairs
The Public Affairs Committee is responsible for partnerships, colloborations, and alliance management, e.g. with Pancreatic Cancer Europe (PCE), patient associations, and other key EPC stakeholders.
Recent projects include a physician and patient survey on PERT availability and drafting a position paper on the same topic. More exciting projects are planned for 2025.
Current Members
| Luis Arnes Perez |
Patrick Michl |
| Stefano Crippa |
Salvatore Paiella |
| Ibrahim Halil Gürcinar |
Afrodita-Oana Panaitescu |
| Marcus Hollenbach |
Viorelia Stoica |
| Derk Klatte |
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