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Welcome to the ECFS Board Elections 2022

The following information is to guide you through the election process.

Open positions for election:
2 Board Members

Dear Colleagues,
 
The European Cystic Fibrosis Society Board has two vacancies this year.  Prof. Isabelle Sermet and Dr. Trudy Havermans finish their terms and I wish to express my deepest thanks to both for their contribution to the Board over the past 3 years.  As you all know, the last couple of years were very special and we were lucky for their continued commitment to the Society.
  
We have received nominations for four senior figures of the CF community. 
Please read their short summaries carefully, consider their potential contributions and vote accordingly.  

The Board should represent the ECFS membership in all aspects of our activities and should be drawn from a number of different European countries and reflect important areas of our activity. 
The Society needs you to vote in large numbers so that your support for those elected and appointed to lead the Society is clearly expressed. 

Many thanks.
Yours sincerely,

Isabelle Fajac
ECFS President

ECFS Board Members

Members of the ECFS Board serve an important role within the organisation. The current responsibilities and future development of the Society are ensured through the active participation of its Board. There are significant expectations of involvement, participation, support and commitment to the Society’s mission.

Election period:

20 May 17:00 CEST – polls open
03 June 18:00 CEST – polls close

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Please choose two candidates.

Eligible voters:

Active ECFS Members as of 19 May 2022 can vote in the elections once.
Article 3 of the ECFS Constitution on Membership

Board Members - Candidates

 

Ian Balfour-Lynn

Dr. Ian Balfour-Lynn is a consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, since 1997. He has been Director of  the Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Unit for over a decade.  Ian has been involved in many ECFS activities and is co-lead of a mentor site in the ECFS Standards of Care twinning cooperation programme.

Nominations
Application
CV

 

Carlos M Farinha

Prof. Carlos Farinha is a biochemist by training, his research focussing on the molecular mechanisms responsible for the retention and/or misfunction of CFTR protein. He is held in very high regard in this field, both within Portugal and globally.
Carlos has been an active member of several ECFS committees and was chairperson of the ECFS Basic Science conference 2022. His contribution to the ECFS to date demonstrates great commitment to the Society and his passion for CF. 

Nominations
Application

CV

 

Eddie Landau

Dr. Eddie Landau is a Consultant Clinical and Medical Psychologist working at the Graub CF Center, Institute of Pulmonology at the Schneider Children's Medical Center, Israel.  She has a 14-year history of working with children and adults with cystic fibrosis and also works with those being assessed and waiting for lung transplantation. Dr Landau is an active researcher and also mentors colleagues.

Eddie has been co-chairing the ECFS Mental Health Working group and is a regular contributor to the annual ECFS conference

Nominations
Application
CV

 

Silke van Koningsbruggen-Rietschel

Dr. Silke van Koningsbruggen-Rietschel is a Pediatric Pulmonologist at the CF Center in Cologne, Germany and has been involved in CF Care and CF related research from her start as a resident at the University of Cologne.
She has been a long standing ECFS member involved in many projects and activities. She was a founding member of the ECFS Clinical Trials Network (ECFS CTN) in 2009 and was the ECFS CTN director from 2018 to 2020. 

Nominations
Application
CV

 

Board Composition 2021-2022

Isabelle Fajac, FR
Jane Davies, UK 
Pavel Drevinek, CZ
Trudy Havermans, BE – ending first mandate
Barry Plant, IE
Dorota Sands, PL
Carsten Schwarz, DE
Isabelle Sermet, FR– ending second mandate