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.
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Objectives and Scope
We guide EPC’s advocacy by connecting members, organisational partners and patient groups to raise awareness of our work, advance pancreatic research, and improve patient outcomes.
Our goal is to show the value, expertise, and impact of EPC to individuals and organisations across Europe and globally. We act as a liaison among the EPC committees, members, patient groups, partner societies and stakeholders. We work to raise EPC’s profile with health facilities, scientific organisations, and the public through advocacy, partnerships, and effective communication.
Leadership and Members
| Leadership | |
| Afrodita Panaitescu-Damian (Chair) | Bucharest Emergency Clinical Hospital |
| (Vice Chair) | N. N. |
| EPC Council Representative | |
| Ivonne Regel | UK Halle |
| Members | |
| Ana Dugic | Heidelberg University Hospital |
| Ibrahim Halil Gürcinar | TUM-Klinikum rechts der Isar |
| Marcus Hollenbach | Marburg University |
| Gabriella Lionetto | University of Verona Hospital |
| Salvatore Paiella | University of Verona Hospital |
| Letizia Procaccio | Veneto Institute of Oncology |
| Viorelia Stoica | University Hospital Muenster |
| Peter Szatmary | Liverpool University Hospitals |
| Elisabetta Goni | Universitätsspital Basel |
Current and Future Projects
2024 - 2025:
- Publications
- Survey among health care professionals and patients on PERT shortages:Afrodita Panaitescu-Damian, Ibrahim Gürcinar, Viorelia Stoica, Salvatore Paiella, Marcus Hollenbach, Ivonne Regel, Dawn Swibold, Gabriele Capurso, Alfredo Carrato, Patrick Michl, Luis Arnes. 2025. "Addressing Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency and the Impact of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy Shortages in Europe."United European Gastroenterology Journal (United European Gastroenterology Journal) 13 (10): 2090–2092.
- Survey among health care professionals and patients on PERT shortages:Afrodita Panaitescu-Damian, Ibrahim Gürcinar, Viorelia Stoica, Salvatore Paiella, Marcus Hollenbach, Ivonne Regel, Dawn Swibold, Gabriele Capurso, Alfredo Carrato, Patrick Michl, Luis Arnes. 2025. "Addressing Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency and the Impact of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy Shortages in Europe."United European Gastroenterology Journal (United European Gastroenterology Journal) 13 (10): 2090–2092.
- The Public Affairs event during the 57th EPC Meeting - “Pancreatic Cancer: Call to Prevention and Screening – Can We Do More?”
- Press release and social media coverage
- Short videos of the speakers being interviewed
- Collaboration and joint events with Pancreatic Cancer Europe
- World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2024 Campaign
- World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2025 Campaign
Future projects:
- Collaboration and joint events with Pancreatic Cancer Europe
- EPC Podcast
- Survey highlighting the needs of pancreatic cancer patients
- World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2026 Campaign