The ESCP SIG Council is composed of all SIGs leaders. It’s objective is to coordinate activities among differents SIGs. The chair of the SIG council closely collaborates with the chairs of the communication, education and research committees and the General Committee.
Members serve in the SIG Council for the duration of their chairmanship.
The SIG Council currently has the following members:
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Dr. Yunus Bektay
SIG Council Leader, Asso. Prof. Dr. at Clinical Pharmacy Department,, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey,
The SIG Council has a taskforce operational that is recalibrating the activities of the SIGs.
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Dr. Imran Iqbal
SIG Cardiology Chair, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Dr. Joanne Brown
SIG AMS Chair, Senior research and innovation programme manager, Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre, Northern Ireland
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Dr. Ivana Tašková
SIG Mental Health Chair, Head of Clinical Pharmacy Department at Psychiatric Hospital Bohnice
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Marcel Rainer
YESCP, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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Dr. Daniela Fiálová
SIG Deprescribing Chair, Ass.Prof. at Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
The Committees are bound to act within the frameworks of the mission, vision and the (multiyear) strategy (see above), the year plan, the budget structure, the assigned budgets and decisions of the General Committee.
In general the committees are responsible (The General Committee has the final responsibility) for the preparation, implementation and evaluation of the communication, education and research policy of the ESCP.
In order for an adequate communication between the GC and the committees, the SIG Council will:
- Create a year plan, which will be presented during the General Assembly;
- Report the proceedings with respect to the year plan at least twice a year (April and October)
Chairs of the SIGs are always present at the General Assembly.

