Structure

The Council

Last updated : 01/10/2024 - 35 views

The Council members are :

  • The members of the Executive Committee
  • The National Representatives of the members of the European countries
  • The Representatives of the members of countries outside Europe (called “international members”)
  • The Chairpersons of each Scientific Section of the Society
  • The Chairpersons of each Education Sub-Committee

The terms for each Council position are two years, non-renewable. The election criteria and process of the Council members are defined in the Standard Operational Procedures.

The duties of a Council member are:

  • To represent the members of a country or a region
  • To be responsible for mutual contact between the Society and the country members, the local intensive care society and the health authorities
  • To promote the Society in the country and to recruit members
  • To attend the Council meetings twice a year. One is held in March in Brussels, and one in the Autumn, during the Annual Congress of the Society
  • To vote on resolutions from the Executive Committee
  • To present proposals to the Executive Committee
  • To actively participate in the ESICM’s various activities and committees
  • To help in the organisation of EDIC
  • To ratify the Executive Committee changes in the SOPs

National Representatives (Oct 2023-Oct 2024)

AustriaPeter Schellongowski, Vienna
BelgiumHarlinde Peperstraete, Ghent
Bosnia and HerzegovinaPedja Kovacevic, Banja Luka
CroatiaZeljka Gavranovic, Zagreb
Czech RepublicJan Maca, Ostrava
DenmarkLene Russell, Copenhagen
EstoniaHans-Erik Ehrlich, Tallinn
FinlandJohanna Hästbacka, Helsinki
FranceOlfa Hamzaoui, Reims
GermanyAhmed Tawfik, Wiesbaden
GreeceIoannis Vasileiadis, Athens
HungaryAndrás Kállai, Budapest
IndiaPradip Kumar Bhattacharya, Ranchi
IrelandBairbre McNicholas, Galway
IsraelYael Haviv Yadid, Ramat-Gan
ItalyDenise Battaglini, Genova
LithuaniaTomas Jovaisa, Vilnius
The NetherlandsNiels Gritters van den Oever, Hoogeveen
NorwayTheresa Olasveengen, Oslo
PolandWojciech Szczeklik, Krakow
PortugalMiguel Tavares, Porto
RomaniaRaluca Ungureanu, Bucharest
Russia FederationArtem Kuzovlev, Saint-Petersburg
SloveniaAndreja Moller Petrun, Maribor
SpainPaula Ramirez Galleymore, Valencia
SwedenMiklos Lipcsey, Uppsala
SwitzerlandMario Keller, Zurich
TurkeyPinar Zeyneloglu, Ankara
United KingdomLara Prisco, Oxford
Representative of the Countries counting <25 ordinary members:Gentian Hutil, Albania

International Members Representatives (Oct 2023-Oct 2024)

Africa RepresentativeKhalid Abidi, Morocco
Asia-Pacific RepresentativeKent Doi, Japan
Central & South American RepresentativeLudhmila Hajjar, Brazil
Middle East RepresentativeAli Ait Hssain, Qatar
North American RepresentativePhilippe Bauer, USA