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Dear EPIET and EUPHEM TSF Members,

To: TSF Members / OCPs for Public Health Training in Field Epidemiology (EPIET) and Public Health Training in Public Health Microbiology (EUPHEM)

Cc: Other TSF Members (Non-OCP Representatives)

Cc: NFPTs (Members and Alternates)

Cc: National Coordinators

Cc: Vicky Lefevre, Head of Unit Public Health Functions, ECDC

Cc: Country Cooperation

Cc: EPIET Office, ECDC Courses

As you know, all the current Committee of Four members have decided to end their tenure a bit earlier. During the last TSF meeting, we asked for nominees to take on these important roles for the ECDC Fellowship.

As a result, we received several nominations, and the following Training Site Representatives have accepted to take on these roles:

EPIET Path Nominees:

• Nataša Antoljak

• Moa Rehn

• Annette Jurke

EUPHEM Path Nominees:

• Rita de Sousa

• Loredana Ingrosso

• Anne Carroll

We have also received a request to open this “Call for nominations” to the Training Site Representatives who were not present at the hybrid meeting. Therefore, before moving forward with this process, you are invited to submit a nomination to be part of the next Committee of Four.

The new Committee of Four, which will have a mandate of 3 years, will be composed of:

• One Chair and one Co-chair of the Training Site Forum for EPIET 

• One Chair and one Co-chair of the Training Site Forum for EUPHEM

For your information, The Committee of Four will work closely with ECDC and form part of the current Public Health Training (PHT) Coordination Committee.

If you would like to present yourself or nominate someone else, please click on this link to submit your nomination by 17:00 CET on February 10, 2025.

• Nominees must be TSF Members of the EPIET or EUPHEM Path, (also called Operational Contact Points (OCPs) for Public Health Training in Field Epidemiology EPIET or OCPs for Public Health Training in Public Health Microbiology EUPHEM)

• You can nominate yourself and/or a colleague

• Former Committee of Four members can be nominated

• Ideally, the Committee of Four should have a composition with balanced functional expertise, gender, and geography.

• Once appointed the Members of the Committee of Four will decide among themselves who should act as Chair and Co-chair for each Path

What happens after nominations are received?

ECDC will contact the candidates that are not self-nominated to confirm their acceptance to candidate. The next step in the election process will then depend on the number of nominations received.

• Candidates proposed for appointment will be asked to complete a declaration of interest (DOI)

• ECDC will announce the results of the election via email

• After the election, two of the members of the Committee of Four will become members of the PHT Coordination Committee.

• The Co-chairs of EPIET and EUPHEM in the Committee of Four will be invited to attend the PHT Coordination Committee meetings when the respective Chair is not available. They will be informed and updated as the Chairs for a smooth function in their role.

We would like to reassure you that the organisation of the Committee is subject to flexibility also in terms of possible shifts for the Chair and Co-Chair roles, throughout their mandate.

Should you have any further questions regarding the Committee of Four election please do not hesitate to contact us.

If you would like to read more about the role of the Committee of Four, please refer to the ECDC CCB Implementation Document (Annex 6).

We hope this finds you well and look forward to hearing from you!

Best Regards,

Adam Roth

Head of Section Public Health Training & Head of Fellowship Programme