Calls for expression of interest
The European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) aims to ensure that essential quality care is provided across Europe and is equally accessible regardless of where a person lives or is treated, or their financial resources.
To achieve this goal, the initiative supports Member States in the implementation and monitoring of high-quality cancer services within the context of organised, population-based screening programmes by integrated development of:
- evidence-based guidelines for (primary prevention), screening and diagnosis of cancer,
- quality assurance schemes for cancer services covering the entire care pathway comprising screening and diagnosis, as well as treatment, follow-up and supportive care.
The ECIBC relies on a working group supported by topic-specific groups. These groups are composed of healthcare professionals, scientists, and, importantly, also patients/caregivers that join the initiative on a voluntary basis and act in their personal capacity.
The working group, the decision-making body, reviews and votes on proposals for recommendations and/or requirements presented by the topic-specific groups, which have a limited duration of operation and are dissolved when their objectives have been achieved.
The expert pool includes clinical, scientific and technical experts as well as patients and/or caregivers. Members may participate in topic-specific groups, be appointed to replace a working group member if/when needed, and work temporarily as external experts.
Note:
All those interested in the activities of the ECIBC will be invited to provide feedback on the individual aspects and/or products throughout the initiative’s duration. Feedback may be provided either via the public consultations portal of the JRC web hub and/or by reaching out through the ‘Contact us’ form found in the footer of this page.
ECIBC Expert Pool
Call status: open
The candidates selected for the expert pool meet eligibility and suitability requirements that make them appropriate for consideration to participate in the working group and/or topic-specific groups.
The ECIBC expert pool members serve as:
- members of topic-specific groups as needed and with their consent,
- candidates to supplement or replace working group members if/when needed,
- invited external experts on specific topics with a limited duration.
The ECIBC expert pool call will remain open for the entire duration of the initiative.
All clinical, scientific and technical experts in areas related to the initiative (see the expertise required), as well as patients and/or caregivers, are invited to apply to the ECIBC expert pool using the online application form.
Please read the call document for expression of interest in the expert pool carefully before applying.
Frequently asked questions
Expert professionals and patients/caregivers act in their personal capacity, independently and in the public interest. They do not represent any private, commercial or national interests. To ensure this, in addition to their official declarations of confidentiality and commitment, all experts must submit the ECIBC Annual Declaration of Interests form via a transparent process.
If you do not meet the requirements to become a member of the expert pool (and subsequently the working group and topic-specific groups), you may be involved during consultations with partners and/or collaborators. These comprise relevant international organisations active in the development of guidelines, patient organisations and representatives of (inter)national quality assurance schemes. The goal is to exchange information, identify synergies that may be mutually beneficial, and, most importantly, to avoid the duplication of efforts.
The workload as a working group member or topic-specific group expert is estimated to be 1.5 to 2 days per month. Working group members serve for the duration of the initiative, whereas topic-specific groups are of limited duration, formed to address specific topics and ending when their mandate has been fulfilled.
No, the ECIBC working group members will evaluate the summary of evidence provided by independent external reviews in the various fields. Therefore, members must have the relevant knowledge to judge study protocols and results related to their area of expertise.