Members
To ensure the highest integrity and public confidence in its activities, the members disclose any circumstances, such as financial or professional interests or activities, that could give rise to a conflict of interest relevant to the project, on an annual basis.
The groups supporting the EC Initiative on Cervical Cancer are:
- An expert working group, which acts as the decision-making body to finalise the recommendation and requirement proposals from the topic-specific groups.
- Topic-specific groups, which work predominantly on specific healthcare questions and requirements with the support of independent experts. These topic-specific groups have a limited duration and provide systematic reviews to develop proposals for review by the working group.
Expert working group
Topic-specific groups
| Duration | Members |
|---|---|
| March 2024 - Present | Andrzej Nowakowski (Co-lead) Luciana Neamtiu (Co-lead) Marc Arbyn Johannes Berkhof Mark Brincat Joakim Dillner Miriam Elfstrom Urska Ivanus Eliane Kellen Paolo Giorgi Rossi Noirin Russel Eva-Maria Strömsholm |
| Duration | Members |
|---|---|
| September 2024 - Present | Anne Hammer (Co-lead) Karin Sundstrom (Co-lead) Viktor Cassar Julia Gallwas Kristina Hellman Karlou Chrysoula Katrine Fuglsang Rosario Granados Roberta Guiliani Lobna Ouldamer Paula Cristina S.D. Sanches Pinto Alves Eva-Maria Strömsholm |
| Duration | Members |
|---|---|
| May 2025 - Nov 2025 | Nathalie Broutet (Co-lead) Joakim Dillner (Co-lead) Paolo Giorgi Rossi (Co-lead) Marc Arbyn Arantzazu Arrospide Johannes Berkhof |
| Duration | Members |
|---|---|
| January 2024 - August 2024 | Luciana Neamtiu (Co-lead) Andrzej Nowakowski (Co-lead) Marc Arbyn Joakim Dillner Miriam Elfstrom Urska Ivanus Paolo Giorgi Rossi Noirin Russel Eva-Maria Strömsholm |
| Duration | Members |
|---|---|
| July 2025 - Present | Peter Hillemanns (Co-lead) Noirin Russel (Co-lead) Paola Armaroli Xavier Carcopino-Tusoli Urska Ivanus Andrzej Nowakowski Paolo Giorgi Rossi Piret Veerus Nicolas Wentzensen |
| Duration | Members |
|---|---|
| November 2025 - Present | Pierfrancesco Franco (Co-lead) Laszlo Csaba Degi (Co-lead) Mirjana Babamova Margarida Brito Goncalves Kimon Chatzistamatiou Amanda Drury Marcos Gomez Ruiz Heill Grainne Pierre Martin Hirsch Helen Kelly Allesandro Laviano Hugo Ribeiro Eva-Maria Stromsholm Andrea Stupalova Piret Veerus |
| Duration | Members |
|---|---|
| December 2025 - Present | Margaret Cruickshank (Lead) Mirjana Babamova Anne Hammer Fatjona Kamberi Deirdre Lyons Irmina Michalek Andrzej Nowakowski Jesper Hansen Bonde Eva-Maria Strömsholm |
| Duration | Members |
|---|---|
| August 2024 - February 2025 | Marc Arbyn Paola Armaroli Margaret Cruickshank Miriam Elfstrom Urska Ivanus Noirin Russel Anneli Uusküla |
| Duration | Members |
|---|---|
| December 2025 - Present | Amir Qaseem (Co-lead) Paolo Giorgi Rossi (Co-lead) Mirjana Babamova Livia Giordano Heather Rogers Zuleika Saz Parkinson Alan Smith |
| Duration | Members |
|---|---|
| January 2025 - Present | Miriam Elfstrom (Co-lead) Sara Arroyo Muhr Kate Cuschieri (Co-lead) Peter Hillemanns David Nuttall Paolo Giorgi Rossi Noirin Russel Nicolas Wentzensen |
Meetings
- February 2026Expert Working Group
Issue five recommendations on triage of HPV-positive women.
- November 2025Expert Working Group
Issue four recommendations on age to start screening and screening intervals for HPV-vaccinated birth cohorts.
Issue two recommendations on screening intervals for the general population. - May 2025Expert Working Group
Review and agree on general requirements for the Quality Assurance scheme.
Preparatory work on screening indicators. - February 2025Expert Working Group
Issue recommendations on age to start and stop cervical screening for general population.
Define decision thresholds for the magnitude of effects and management of positive cases. - November 2024Expert Working Group
Issue recommendations on age to start and stop cervical screening for general population.
- August 2024Expert Working Group
Issue recommendations on cervical screening tests for the general population aged 50-69.
- February 2024Expert Working Group
Reporting of results of the generation and prioritisation of healthcare questions and outcomes of interest.
Definition of the essential care pathway. - December 2023Expert Working Group
Kick-off meeting