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Young European Academy of Paediatrics

Officials & Members 

Core Group

Nora Karara

Germany

Chair of Young EAP | Young EAP Representative for Infection Control/Vaccination &  Young EAP Delegate, EAPRASnet Steering Committee

Nora Karara is a paediatric resident and global public health enthusiast, currently working in primary paediatric care in Berlin..

She is an active founding member of the Young German Society of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and proud to be a be a part of the European Academy of Paediatrics. She currently also holds the position of Representative for Infection control and Prevention, is a member of the EAPRASnet committee and enjoys partaking in various Strategic Advisory Groups.

Nora is excited to be the new chair of YEAP and sees this as a great opportunity to improve paneuropean physicians’ training, promote child health and – together with her colleagues- bridge the gaps between our countries for a brighter European future in Paediatrics.

Siân Copley

United Kingdom

Vice Chair of Young EAP & Young EAP Representative for Advocacy

Siân is a 7th year paediatric resident currently based in the North West of the U.K. between the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital and Alder Hey Childrens hospital. She is subspecialising in Paediatric
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. She has an interest in medical education, holding a masters degree in this field, and is keen to work on improving the quality of paediatric training and experience of paediatric trainees. As well as being secretary of Young EAP, Siân represents Young EAP within the EAP Advocacy working group and is passionate about improving health outcomes for children and advocating for them to be central to policy decisions.

Julia Erdi

Hungary

Secretary of Young EAP

Dr Julia Erdi is a paediatrician from Hungary and currently serves as Secretary of Young EAP. She completed her medical training at [insert university / medical school] and is pursuing her specialisation in paediatrics at [insert hospital / institution]. Her clinical and research interests include [insert key interests, e.g. general paediatrics, neonatology, adolescent medicine, or a specific subspecialty].

In her role as Young EAP Secretary, she supports the coordination of activities across Europe, fosters engagement with early-career paediatricians, and contributes to initiatives that strengthen collaboration, education, and advocacy for child health.

REPRESENTATIVES FOR EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY

Debora Calderoni

Young EAP Representative for EBP

Debora is the Young European Academy of Paediatrics (yEAP) representative for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). She earned her medical degree in Italy before relocating to the United Kingdom to pursue her paediatric training. Debora achieved her Membership to RCPCH in 2023 and is an active member of the UK National Paediatric Trainee Committee. With a profound interest in Paediatric Oncology, she has participated in various national and international projects within this specialty. Passionate about education and the enhancement of paediatric training, Debora serves as the EBP representative for yEAP. In this role, she has contributed to the development and selection of cases for the EAP Learning App and helped organising the Core Knowledge in Paediatrics Course. Debora is a firm advocate for the collaborative efforts of paediatricians across Europe and beyond, believing that such cooperation is essential for a brighter future for children.

Francesca Seregni

EAP Fellow

Francesca graduated in Medicine from the University of Milan, Italy, and she has been training in Paediatrics since 2015 in East of England, UK. She completed her Membership exams of the Royal College of Paediatrics in 2017 and she started her sub-specialty training in Paediatric Neurodisability in Cambridge in 2021. Having first-hand experience as an international medical graduate, she appreciates the importance of harmonising training and creating common standards for Paediatricians in Europe. She has a long-standing interest in representing trainees and during her role as young EAP representative within the European Board of Paediatrics (EBP), she helped the set-up of the European Paediatric Exam and the new EAP educational resources, including the EAP Learning App and the Core Knowledge in Paediatrics course. She hopes that those and future initiatives will facilitate the cross recognition of training, and movement of trainees across Europe and beyond.

Alia Amira Ghazzawi

yEAP Exchange Program Coordinator

Alia is a fourth year Paediatric resident in Klagenfurt, Austria. With the history of being actively involved in exchange programs within IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students' Association) and participating herself in several exchanges when she was a medical student, her intercultural interest did not end after graduation. Instead she implemented the first exchange program for European Paediatric residents within yEAP, which had its pilot exchange in December 2024. The project is close to her heart, as it offers the participants to broaden their horizon and improve their education, get health care professionals to learn from each other and bring cultures together. Participating residents as well as hosting institutions benefit from this experience on academic and personal level. Besides her interest for exchanges, Alia aims a subspecialization in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and is currently doing a diploma in psychotherapeutic medicine. She cannot wait to do an exchange herself and recommends everyone try it out as well.

Shalala Polukhova

yEAP Exchange Program Coordinator

Shalala Polukhova was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. She graduated with honors from Azerbaijan Medical University in 2018 and began her residency in general pediatrics. Shalala has participated in numerous national and international congresses, presenting on various pediatric topics. She is actively involved in the European Academy of Pediatrics (EAP) Pediatric Exchange Program and serves as the Head of the Young Doctors Group of the Azerbaijan Pediatric Society. Currently in the final month of her residency, Shalala is dedicated to fostering international collaboration and supporting the professional growth of young doctors.

Austėja Stankutė-Kolosova

yEAP Representative for Rare Diseases, Public Affairs Task Force

Austėja Stankutė-Kolosova is a paediatrician from Vilnius, Lithuania. She finished her general paediatrics training at Vilnius University in 2022. Ever since she has been combining work in paediatric emergency departments and primary care clinics. She has been a member of Young EAP team since May 2022. Rare diseases, social paediatrics and workplace management are the main areas of interest at this moment.

Farhan Saleem Ud Din

yEAP Representative for Choosing Wisely, Public Affairs Task Force

Fifth-year pediatric resident in Norway, currently working at Oslo University Hospital, with a focus on emergency medicine and paediatric oncology. Farhan serves as the Head of International Affairs and Relations for the Norwegian Pediatric Association (NBF) and he is an active member of the Young Pediatric Association in Norway (FUBU). Passionate about advancing paediatric training, he advocates for high-quality programs, including simulation-based learning and hands-on procedural practice, to prepare future paediatricians for excellence. As the Young EAP Representative for Choosing Wisely Europe, he also work to reduce overdiagnosis and overtreatment in children.

Nomination form – Young EAP member

MEMBERS

Young EAP members are attending YEAP monthly meetings and are actively involved in achieving YEAP objectives. Members that are officially nominated the by their corresponding national society are full members of Young EAP and are able to vote on behalf of their country.

AUSTRIA

Anna Wollschläger

Alia Ghazzawi

BELGIUM

Amber Van Baelen
Antwerp University Hospital

ESTONIA

Anastasija Pinnonen

Tallinn Children’s Hospital

GREECE

Gregory Papantoniou

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh)

MALTA

Jamie Grech

Mater Dei Hospital

Alexandra Tortell

Mater Dei Hospital

NORWAY

Ida Marie Heggem

Haukeland University Hospital

 

SLOVENIA

Tadej Pungertnik

SWEDEN

Elin Doyle

Vrinnevisjukhuset, Norrköping

THE NETHERLANDS

Paula Roosendahl

University Medical Center Groningen

Eke Schins

UMCG University Medical Centre Groningen

AZERBAIJAN

Shalala Polukhova

Baku Medical Plaza

Czech Republic

Sabina Dzurická
General University Hospital in Prague

Veronika Pokorna
University Hospital Hradec Králové

FRANCE

Madalina Girba

Lea Linglart
Necker Hospital, Paris

HUNGARY

Iringó Elekes
Semmelweis University Pediatric Centre

Julia Erdi
Semmelweis University, Budapest

SWITZERLAND

Cristina Luna De Haro

CHUV

Dominique Kyriaki Karafyllidou

SERBIA

Milica Plazačić
Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina

UKRAINE

Anna Zelinska

Dobrobut Medical Network

Nataliia Ipatii

BELARUS

Anna Lastovka

CROATIA

Ana Coric Ljoka

Pediatric resident at University Hospital Centre Zagreb

Neno Poljak

University Hospital of Split

GERMANY

Nora Karara

Julian Hantke

ITALY

Lorenza Onorati

POLAND

Katarzyna Parcińska
Children’s Clinical Hospital of the University Clinical Centre, Medical University of Warsaw

PORTUGAL

David Gomes
Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora

Türkiye

Berrak Öztosun

Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty

Övgü Büke

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty

UNITED KINGDOM

Debora Calderoni

AUSTRIA

Anna Wollschläger

Salzburger Landesklinikum

 

Alia Ghazzawi

AZERBAIJAN

Shalala Polukhova

Baku Medical Plaza

BELARUS

Anna Lastovka

BELGIUM

Amber Van Baelen
Antwerp University Hospital

CROATIA

Ana Coric Ljoka

Pediatric resident at University Hospital Centre Zagreb

Neno Poljak

University Hospital of Split

Czech Republic

Sabina Dzurická
General University Hospital in Prague

Veronika Pokorna
University Hospital Hradec Králové

ESTONIA

Anastasija Pinnonen

Tallinn Children’s Hospital

FRANCE

Madalina Girba

Lea Linglart
Necker Hospital, Paris

GERMANY

Nora Karara

Julian Hantke

GREECE

Gregory Papantoniou

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh)

HUNGARY

Iringó Elekes
Semmelweis University Pediatric Centre

Julia Erdi
Semmelweis University, Budapest

ITALY

Lorenza Onorati

MALTA

Jamie Grech

Mater Dei Hospital

 

Alexandra Tortell

Mater Dei Hospital

NETHERLANDS

Paula Roosendahl

University Medical Center Groningen

Eke Schins

UMCG University Medical Center Groningen

NORWAY

Ida Marie Heggem

Haukeland University Hospital

POLAND

Katarzyna Parcińska
Children’s Clinical Hospital of the University Clinical Centre, Medical University of Warsaw

PORTUGAL

David Gomes
Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora

SERBIA

Milica Plazačić

Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina

SLOVENIA

Tadej Pungertnik

SWEDEN

Elin Doyle

Vrinnevisjukhuset, Norrköping

SWITZERLAND

Cristina Luna De Haro

CHUV

 

Dominique Kyriaki Karafyllidou

Türkiye

Berrak Nevin Öztosun

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty

Ovgü Büke

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty

UKRAINE

Anna Zelinska

Dobrobut Medical Network

Nataliia Ipatii

UNITED KINGDOM

Debora Calderoni

 

AUSTRIA

Anna Wollschläger

Salzburger Landesklinikum

 

Alia Ghazzawi

CROATIA

Ana Coric Ljoka

Pediatric resident at University Hospital Centre Zagreb

 

Neno Poljak

University Hospital of Split

GERMANY

Nora Karara
Julian Hantke

MALTA

Jamie Grech

Mater Dei Hospital

 

Alexandra Tortell

Mater Dei Hospital

PORTUGAL

David Gomes

Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora

UKRAINE

Anna Zelinska

Dobrobut Medical Network

Nataliia Ipatii

AZERBAIJAN

Shalala Polukhova

Baku Medical Plaza

Czech Republic

Sabina Dzurická

General University Hospital in Prague

 

Veronika Pokorna

University Hospital Hradec Kralove

Greece

Gregory Papantoniou

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh)

Netherlands

Paula Roosendahl

University Medical Center Groningen

Eke Schins

UMCG University Medical Center Groningen

SERBIA

Milica Plazačić

Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina

UNITED KINGDOM

Debora Calderoni

BELARUS

Anna Lastovka

 

ESTONIA

Anastasija Pinnonen

 

Tallinn Children’s Hospital

HUNGARY

Iringó Elekes

Semmelweis University Pediatric Centre

 

Julia Erdi

Semmelweis University

Norway

Ida Marie Heggem

Haukeland University Hospital

SLOVENIA

Tadej Pungertnik

SWITZERLAND

Cristina Luna De Haro

CHUV

Dominique Kyriaki Karafyllidou

BELGIUM

Amber Van Baelen

University Hospital of Antwerp

FRANCE

Lea Linglart

Necker Hospital, Paris, France

 

Madalina Girba

ITALY

Lorenza Onorati

 

Poland

Katarzyna Parcinska

Children’s Clinical Hospital of the University Clinical Centre, Medical University of Warsaw

SWEDEN

Elin Doyle

Vrinnevisjukhuset, Norrköping

 

Türkiye

Berrak Nevin Öztosun

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty

Ovgü Büke

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty

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Core-MD Project

Coordinating Research and Evidence for Medical Devices (CORE-MD)

New ways to test high-risk medical devices.

 

Manufacturers of medical devices need to test their products before being allowed to market them. Specifically, they require clinical data showing their medical device is safe and efficient. In this context, the EU-funded CORE-MD project will translate expert scientific and clinical evidence on study designs for evaluating high-risk medical devices into advice for EU regulators. The project will propose how new trial designs can contribute and suggest ways to aggregate real-world data from medical device registries.


It will also conduct multidisciplinary workshops to propose a hierarchy of levels of evidence from clinical investigations, as well as educational and training objectives for all stakeholders, to build expertise in regulatory science in Europe. CORE–MD will translate expert scientific and clinical evidence on study designs for evaluating high-risk medical devices into advice for EU regulators, to achieve an appropriate balance between innovation, safety, and effectiveness. A unique collaboration between medical associations, regulatory agencies, notified bodies, academic institutions, patients’ groups, and health technology assessment agencies, will systematically review methodologies for the clinical investigation of high-risk medical devices, recommend how new trial designs can contribute, and advise on methods for aggregating real-world data from medical device registries with experience from clinical practice The consortium is led by the European Society of Cardiology and the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, and involves all 33 specialist medical associations that are members of the Biomedical Alliance in Europe.

EAP Representative:

  • BERTHOLD KOLETZKO
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