European Expert Panel
A steering panel of healthcare experts has rigorously guided the building of the Indices to make the final tool as neutral, relevant and wide-reaching as possible, and to drive a future-focused conversation.
European Expert Panel
Ava Battles
Ava Battles
Chief Executive, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland
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Beata Jagielska
Beata Jagielska
Head of Oncological Diagnostics, National Institute of Oncology Maria Skłodowska-Curie, PL
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Birgit Bauer
Birgit Bauer
Journalist, Social Media Expert and Multiple Sclerosis Patient Blogger
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Birgit Beger
Birgit Beger
CEO of the European Heart Network
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Bogi Eliasen
Bogi Eliasen
Director of Health, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
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Denis Horgan
Denis Horgan
Executive Director, European Alliance for Personalised Medicine
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Dominika Czarnota-Szałkowska
Dominika Czarnota-Szałkowska
Member, European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP) Executive Committee
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Donal Buggy
Donal Buggy
Head of Services and Advocacy, Irish Cancer Society
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Dr. Miriam O’Connor
Dr. Miriam O’Connor
Consultant Medical Oncologist, University Hospital Waterford, IE
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Dr. Nina Byrnes
Dr. Nina Byrnes
Co-Founder and CEO, Store My Script
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Dr. Panos Kanavos
Dr. Panos Kanavos
Deputy Director of LSE Health, London School of Economics, UK
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Dr. Rebecca Maguire
Dr. Rebecca Maguire
Lecturer in Psychology, Maynooth University, IE
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Dr. Stephen Finn
Dr. Stephen Finn
Consultant Pathologist, St. James’s Hospital, IE
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Eduard Vrdoljak
Eduard Vrdoljak
Head of the Center for Oncology and Professor, University of Split, HR
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Elisabeth Kasilingam
Elisabeth Kasilingam
CEO, European Multiple Sclerosis Platform
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Fred Horne
Fred Horne
Health Policy Consultant and Former Minister of Health, Alberta, Canada
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Joanne M. Hackett, PhD
Joanne M. Hackett, PhD
General Partner Healthcare, IZY Capital
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Liam Doran
Liam Doran
Former General Secretary, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO)
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Lydia Makaroff
Lydia Makaroff
CEO, Fight Bladder Cancer
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Mary Harney
Mary Harney
Former Tánaiste and Former Minister for Health, Ireland
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Mary Maguire
Mary Maguire
Minna Hendolin, PhD
Minna Hendolin, PhD
PhD, Leading Specialist, HealthData, Sitra
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Pierre–Alain Delley
Pierre–Alain Delley
General Manager, Roche Ireland
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Professor Bryan Hennessy
Professor Bryan Hennessy
Consultant Medical Oncologist, Beaumont Hospital & Former Clinical Lead of Cancer Trials Ireland
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Professor Jérôme de Sèze
Professor Jérôme de Sèze
Head of the Neuroimmunological Department, University of Strasbourg, FR
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Professor Martine Piccart
Professor Martine Piccart
Professor of Oncology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Scientific Director, Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels
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Professor Sven Meuth
Professor Sven Meuth
Vice Dean for Research and Deputy Dean of Faculty of Medicine, University of Münster, DE
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Professor Thomas Berger
Professor Thomas Berger
Chair of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, AT
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Stanimir Hasardzhiev
Stanimir Hasardzhiev
Chairperson, National Patients’ Organization Bulgaria
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Tõnu Esko, PhD
Tõnu Esko, PhD
Professor of Human Genomics, University of Tartu, EE, and Chief Business Development Officer, Estonian Biobank Innovation Center
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Tony O’Brien
Tony O’Brien
Usman Khan, PhD
Usman Khan, PhD
Former Executive Director, European Patients' Forum
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Vincent Barton
Vincent Barton
Director, Prospectus, and Former Principal, Department of Health and Children, Ireland
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Expert Panel Articles
The Expert Panel and contributing experts are regularly publishing their own perspectives and insights about what works and what’s next in European healthcare systems based on the Index findings. Explore their expert commentary below