The Education Committee formulates and promotes education and training opportunities in rheumatology by developing tailored materials and courses, by deploying innovative learning approaches, by facilitating broad access to these educational offers, and by fostering and contributing to the harmonization of educational standards in rheumatology across Europe.The committee coordinates the work of the Sub-Committees (eLearning courses, onsite courses, training/CME).

​Education Committee By-Laws  ​

​Onsite Courses Sub-Committee Regulations ​

​eLearning Courses Sub-Committee  Regulations ​

​Training CME Sub-Committee Regulations ​ 

Chair:  Dr. Francisca Sivera, Spain
Past-Chair: Prof. Simona Rednic,  Romania 

Sub-committee Chairs:  
Prof. Frank Buttgereit, Germany – eLearning Courses & other digital offers
Dr. Aurelie Najm, United Kingdom – Onsite Courses & meetings
Prof. Simona Rednic, Romania – Training & CME

Advisors:  Prof. Annamaria Iagnocco, Prof. Xenofon Baraliakos
Consultants:  Dr. Catherine Haines, Prof. Eric Hachulla

Committee Members

Martin Aringer, Germany

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-29

Emre Bilgi, Turkey

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-29

Ertugrul Cagri Bolek, Turkey

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-29

Frank Buttgereit, Germany

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-27

Kaushik Chaudhuri, United Kingdom

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-29

Christina Duftner, Austria

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-29

Christopher Edwards, United Kingdom

Mandate duration: Jun-24 – Jun-26

David Kane, Ireland

Mandate duration: Jun-23 – Jun-27

Maria Jelusic, Croatia

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-29

Francisca Sivera, Spain

Mandate duration: Jun-24 – Jun-28

Maria Maslinska, Poland

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-29

Laura Muntean, Romania

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-29

Aurelie Najm, United Kingdom

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-27

Ivan Padjen, Croatia

Mandate duration: Jun-23 – Jun-27

Luis Fernando Perez, Netherlands

Mandate duration: Jun-23 – Jun-27

Katja Perdan Pirkmajer, Slovenia

Mandate duration: Jun-23 – Jun-27

Alexander Pfeil, Germany

Mandate duration: Jun-23 – Jun-27

Silvia Piantoni, Italy

Mandate duration: Jun-23 – Jun-27

Simona Rednic, Romania

Mandate duration: Jun-22 – Jun-26

Valentin Ritschl, Austria

Mandate duration: Jun-23 – Jun-27

Victoria Romero, Spain

Mandate duration: Jun-22 – Jun-26

Nikolay Stoilov, Bulgaria

Mandate duration: Jun-23 – Jun-27

Vanessa Smith, Belgium

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-29

Thijs Swinnen, Belgium

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-29

Dimitrios Vassilopoulos, Greece

Mandate duration: Jun-23 – Jun-27

Jens Vikse, Norway

Mandate duration: Jun-24 – Jun-28

Maarten de Wit, Netherlands

Mandate duration: Jun-25 – Jun-29

Education Sub-Committee Onsite Courses 

Sub-committee chair:  Aurelie Najm, United Kingdom, 
Mandate duration: Jun-25 - Jun-27

Alessia Alunno, Italy
Andrew Filer, United Kingdom
Annamaria Iagnocco, Italy
Aurelie Najm, United Kingdom
Christopher Martey, United Kingdom
Elena Nikiphorou, United Kingdom
Felice Rivellese, Italy
Francisca Sivera, Spain
Hans Ulrich-Scherer, Netherlands
Ingrid Möller, Spain
Joao Madruga Dias, Portugal
Katerina Chatzidionysiou, Sweden
Laure Gossec, France
Marie-Elise Truchetet, France
Maurizio Cutolo, Italy
Nina Brodin, Sweden
Pedro Machado, United Kingdom
Peter Mandl, Austria
Ricardo Ferreira, Portugal
Richard Wakefield, United Kingdom
Simona Rednic, Romania
Sofia Ramiro, Netherlands
Tadej Avcin, Slovenia
Vanessa Smith, Belgium
Xenofon Baraliakos, Germany

Education Sub-Committee eLearning Courses

Sub-committee chair(s):  Frank Buttgereit, Germany,
Mandate duration: Jun-25 - Jun-27
Consultant(s): Catherine Haines, Eric Hachulla

Andrea Marques, Portugal

Angelo Ravelli, Italy

Annamaria Iagnocco, Italy

Carina Mihai, Switzerland

Christian Dejaco, Austria

Cosimo Bruni, Italy

Diederick De Cock, Belgium

Emre Bilgin, Turkey

Garifallia Sakellariou, Italy

Ivan Padjen, Croatia

James Gavin, United Kingdom

Khadija El Aoufy, Italy

Line Raunsbaek-Knudsen, Denmark

Maarten de Wit, Netherlands

Marco Cimmino, Italy

Marie-Elise Truchetet, France

Maurizio Cutolo, Italy

Meryem Farhat, France

Paul Studenic, Austria

Philipp Sewerin, Germany

Ricard Cervera, Spain

Terry O’Neill, United Kingdom

Vanessa Smith, Belgium

Education Sub-Committee Training-CME

Sub-committee chair(s): Simona Rednic,  Romania 
Mandate duration: Jun-26 - Jun-28

Alessia Alunno, Italy
Carlo Perricone, Italy
Dimitrios Vassilopoulos, Greece
Eric Hachulla, France
Francisca Sivera, Spain
Gyorgy Nagy, Hungary
Jacob M van Laar, Netherlands
Joao Madruga Dias, Portugal
Jose Antonio Pereira da Silva, Portugal
Marloes van Onna, Netherlands
Martin Aringer, Germany
Martin Krusche, Germany
Mette Holland-Fischer, Denmark
Philipp Sewerin, Germany
Richard Conway, United Kingdom
Roberto Felice Caporali, Italy
Sebastien Sanges, France
Sofia Ramiro, Netherlands
Tadej Avcin, Slovenia
Thao Pham, France
Xenofon Baraliakos, Germany