ERS Advocacy Council

Advocacy is a core pillar of ERS. The Society’s involvement in advocacy is co-ordinated via the ERS Advocacy Council.

About

Article I of the ERS Constitution outlines a key objective of ERS: to promote respiratory health in order to alleviate suffering from respiratory disease. The Advocacy Council plays an important role in this objective. The Council is constituted via the by-laws of ERS and is comprised of key leaders within the Society.

Objectives
  • Increase resources to manage patient and respiratory health problems; to research respiratory-related disorders; and to promote education for healthcare professionals in respiratory health.
  • Coordinate all matters pertaining to advocacy of the Tobacco Control Committee and the Environment and Health Committee.
  • Link with other organisations to promote awareness for respiratory disorders at national, EU and global level.

Council members

Arzu Yorgancioğlu - profile image
Arzu Yorgancioğlu
Advocacy Council Chair

Declaration of Interests

Annual Declaration of Interest 2022-2023

1 - Personal interests

Regular Paid Consultancy Work
CompanyAreaProductAmount of funds received*
Astra Zeneca Advisory Board/Invited speaker presentationA
GSKAdvisory Board/Invited SpeakerpresentationA
NovartisInvited speakerpresentationA
Abdi İbrahim Advisory Board/Invited speaker presentationA
DEVAAdvisory Board/Invited speaker presentationA
BİLİMAdvisory Board/Invited speaker presentationA
CHIESIAdvisory Board/Invited speaker presentationA
Personal Benefits

None

Personal Travel Grants or expenses for conferences etc.
CompanyPurpose and Nature of BenefitAmount of funds received*
ERS Support to travel to meetings A
GINASupport to travel to meetings A
Shares in any Relevant Companies (excluding mutual funds)

None

2 - Non-Personal interests

None

3 - Other Interests that may be seen as potential conflicts

None

4 - Tobacco-Industry related Conflicts of Interests

No. I declare that I have not been full or part time employee of, paid consultant or advisor to /received a grant from the tobacco industry at any time after 1.1.2000, for any project or programme.


*Funds Code Legend
ABCD
less than € 1'000€ 1001 - € 5'000€ 5'001 - € 20'000more than € 20'000
Barbara Hoffman - profile image
Barbara Hoffman
Advocacy Council Chair Elect

Carlos Robalo Cordeiro - profile image
Carlos Robalo Cordeiro
President

Declaration of Interests

1 - Personal interests

Regular Paid Consultancy Work

None

Personal Benefits

None

Personal Travel Grants or expenses for conferences etc.

None

Shares in any Relevant Companies (excluding mutual funds)

None

2 - Non-Personal interests

None

3 - Other Interests that may be seen as potential conflicts

None

4 - Tobacco-Industry related Conflicts of Interests

No. I declare that I have not been full or part time employee of, paid consultant or advisor to /received a grant from the tobacco industry at any time after 1.1.2000, for any project or programme.


*Funds Code Legend
ABCD
less than € 1'000€ 1001 - € 5'000€ 5'001 - € 20'000more than € 20'000
Monika Gappa - profile image
Monika Gappa
President Elect

Kjeld Hansen - profile image
Kjeld Hansen
Chair of the European Lung Foundation

Kjeld Hansen is the Chair of the European Lung Foundation (ELF) and has been associated with ELF since 2012. In his professional capacity, Kjeld is working with digitalisation and is employed by the academic institution Kristiania in Oslo, Norway.

In his patient advocacy work, Kjeld is inspired by digitalisation as an enabler for new approaches and organisational forms that put people with respiratory conditions at the centre of the initiative.


Declaration of Interests

Annual Declaration of Interest 2022-2023

1 - Personal interests

Regular Paid Consultancy Work

None

Personal Benefits
CompanyPurpose of PaymentAmount of funds received*
Art Tempi CommunicationsCompensation of time for contributions to "Patients Today"A
Personal Travel Grants or expenses for conferences etc.

None

Shares in any Relevant Companies (excluding mutual funds)

None

2 - Non-Personal interests

None

3 - Other Interests that may be seen as potential conflicts

None

4 - Tobacco-Industry related Conflicts of Interests

No. I declare that I have not been full or part time employee of, paid consultant or advisor to /received a grant from the tobacco industry at any time after 1.1.2000, for any project or programme.


*Funds Code Legend
ABCD
less than € 1'000€ 1001 - € 5'000€ 5'001 - € 20'000more than € 20'000
Jonathan Grigg - profile image
Jonathan Grigg
Chair of the ERS Tobacco Control Committee

Zorana Andersen - profile image
Zorana Andersen
Chair of the ERS Environment and Health Committee

Craig Wheelock - profile image
Craig Wheelock
Director of Scientific Relations with the EU

Tobias Welte - profile image
Tobias Welte
Representative of the Biomed Alliance

Declaration of Interests

Annual Declaration of Interest 2022-2023

1 - Personal interests

Regular Paid Consultancy Work

None

Personal Benefits
CompanyPurpose of PaymentAmount of funds received*
AstraZenecaCOVID19, Asthma, BronchiectasisC
Berlin-ChemieCOPDB
Boehringer IngelheimCOPD, BronchiectasisC
GSKCOVID, Asthma, COPDC
InsmedNTMB
NovartisCOVID, Asthma, COPDC
PfizerCOVID, VaccinationB
Sanofi AventisAsthma, VaccinationC
GileadCOVIDB
MSDCOVID, AntibioticsC
ShionogiAntibioticsB
Personal Travel Grants or expenses for conferences etc.

None

Shares in any Relevant Companies (excluding mutual funds)

None

2 - Non-Personal interests

None

3 - Other Interests that may be seen as potential conflicts

None

4 - Tobacco-Industry related Conflicts of Interests

No. I declare that I have not been full or part time employee of, paid consultant or advisor to /received a grant from the tobacco industry at any time after 1.1.2000, for any project or programme.


*Funds Code Legend
ABCD
less than € 1'000€ 1001 - € 5'000€ 5'001 - € 20'000more than € 20'000
Judith Garcia Aymerich - profile image
Judith Garcia Aymerich
Secretary General

Karen Moor - profile image
Karen Moor
ERS Early Career Members representative

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