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National Representatives Committee
The National Representatives (NR) Committee is composed of both national and regional representatives.
As the Society's spokespersons in their respective countries, National and Regional Representatives act as ambassadors of ESMO's mission, sharing the same values and pursuing the same objectives, in the joint effort to benefit the specialty of medical oncology on a national as well as international level.
Activities and responsibilities
- Being the liaison between ESMO and the country/region they represent, when addressing politicians, health authorities, media, patient advocacy groups
- Providing national contact information useful for ESMO activities
- Lobbying for the recognition of medical oncology as a specialty, both in their country and at a European level
- Promoting ESMO membership within their national oncology societies
- Supporting and encouraging participation in ESMO events and activities
- Facilitating the dissemination of ESMO knowledge
- Providing an annual report on the status of oncology in their country
- Proposing the adoption of ESMO Clinical Recommendations where national guidelines do not exist
Chair
Dr. Razvan Popescu
Structure
- One member for each European country, currently 46, and
- One member for each major geographical region, currently 12
- Only ESMO Full members can serve
- Members elected by ESMO Full and Junior members in the country or region
- Members elected for a maximum of two 3-year terms
- Represented on the Board of Directors by a Steering Committee composed of three NR serving for a maximum of two 3-year terms
- Working Groups and Task Forces on specific topics:
Major achievements
| 2008 | MOSES III Survey |
| 2007 | Lobby for the recognition of medical oncology as a separate specialty on a European level |
| 2006 | MOSES II Survey |
| 2004 | Dissemination and translation of the ESMO-ASCO Recommendations for a Global Core Curriculum in Medical Oncology |
| 2004 | First membership campaign |
| 2003 | Intensified lobbying for recognition of medical oncology |
| 2002 | Translation and dissemination of the ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations, especially in Central and Eastern Europe |
| 2001 | MOSES I Survey |
| 1999 | NR Committee established |
Committee Members
| NAME | COUNTRY | FUNCTION |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Charles Soria | France | Chair |
| Gerasimos Aravantinos | Greece | Committee Member |
| Ahmad Awada | Belgium | Committee Member |
| Semir Beslija | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Committee Member |
| Sigurdur Björnsson | Iceland | Committee Member |
| Oscar S. Breathnach | Ireland | Committee Member |
| Roy Bremnes | Norway | Committee Member |
| Alvydas Cesas | Lithuania | Committee Member |
| Giannicola D'Addario | Switzerland | Committee Member |
| Ricardo da Luz | Portugal | Committee Member |
| Gedske Daugaard | Denmark | Committee Member |
| Johann S. de Bono | United Kingdom | Committee Member |
| Mircea Dediu | Romania | Committee Member |
| Vigjilenca Demiraj | Albania | Committee Member |
| Alexander Dudnitchenko | Ukraine | Committee Member |
| Rabab M. Gaafar | Egypt | Committee Member |
| Richard Greil | Austria | Committee Member |
| Gabriel N. Hortobagyi | United States | Committee Member |
| Ulrich Keilholz | Germany | Committee Member |
| Tarja Korhonen | Finland | Committee Member |
| Maciej J. Krzakowski | Poland | Committee Member |
| Istvan Lang | Hungary | Committee Member |
| George Marcoullis | Cyprus | Committee Member |
| Jozef Mardiak | Slovakia | Committee Member |
| Erika Matos | Slovenia | Committee Member |
| Zrinka Mrsic-Krmpotic | Croatia | Committee Member |
| Ignacio M. Muse | Uruguay | Committee Member |
| Vasile Musteata | Moldova | Committee Member |
| Bo Nordenskjoeld | Sweden | Committee Member |
| Dmitri Nosov | Russia | Committee Member |
| Peeter Padrik | Estonia | Committee Member |
| Svetlana Petrovich | Belarus | Committee Member |
| Lubos Petruzelka | Czech Republic | Committee Member |
| Stefan A. Rauh | Luxembourg | Committee Member |
| Giovanni Rosti | Italy | Committee Member |
| Nino Sharikadze | Georgia | Committee Member |
| Petar Stefanovski | Macedonia | Committee Member |
| Aaron Sulkes | Israel | Committee Member |
| Konstanta Timcheva | Bulgaria | Committee Member |
| Vladimir Todorovic | Montenegro | Committee Member |
| Zorica Tomasevic | Serbia | Committee Member |
| Jose M. Trigo Perez | Spain | Committee Member |
| Jacobus J.M. van der Hoeven | Netherlands | Committee Member |
| Suayib Yalcin | Turkey | Committee Member |
| Zanete Zvirbule | Latvia | Committee Member |
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