Public Affairs Committee

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.

Committee Leadership and Members

Chair Afrodiat Panaitescu (Bucharest, Romania)
Vice Chair N.N.
   
Council Representative Ivonne Regel (Halle, Germany)
   
Members Ana Dugic (Heidelberg, Germany)
  Elisabetta Goni (Basel, Switzerland)
  Ibrahim Gürcinar (Munich, Germany)
  Marcus Hollenbach (Marburg, Germany)
  Gabriella Lionetto (Verona, Italy)
  Patrick Michl (Heidelberg, Germany)
  Salvatore Paiella (Verona, Italy)
  Letitzia Procaccio (Padua, Italy)
  Viorelia Stoica (Münster, Germany)
  Peter Szatmary (Liverpool, UK)

 

Contents

  1. Responsibilities
  2. Projects

Responsibilities

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.

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Projects

2024-2025

1. Publications

  • ​Survey among health care professionals and patients on PERT shortages. Authors: 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.

2. Public Affairs Press Conference 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 speakers being interviewed

3. ​Collaboration and joint events with Pancreatic Cancer Europe

4. World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2024 Campaign

5. World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2025 Campaign

2026

  1. Collaboration and joint events with Pancreatic Cancer Europe
  2. EPC Podcast
  3. Survey highlighting the needs of pancreatic cancer patients
  4. World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2026 Campaign

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