Steering Committee

The ESCMID-appointed Steering Committee consists of the Chairman, the Scientific Secretary, the Clinical Data Co-ordinator, a representative from each of the European national breakpoint committees and two representatives from the EUCAST general committee. Proposals, draft documents and tentative decisions are submitted for consultation to the General Committee, external expert groups and an email distribution list of pharmaceutical and susceptibility testing device manufacturing industries.

Chairman (2008-2011):
Gunnar Kahlmeter

Scientific Secretary (2008-2011):
Derek Brown

Clinical Data Coordinator (2008-2011):
Rafael Canton

BSAC (The United Kingdom, 2008-2011):
Alasdair MacGowan

CRG (The Netherlands, 2008-2011):
Johan W. Mouton

SRGA (Sweden, 2008-2011):
Christian Giske

DIN (Germany, 2008-2011):
Arne Rodloff

CA-SFM (France, 2008-2011):
Claude-James Soussy

NWGA (Norway, 2008-2011):
Arnfinn Sundsfjord

EUCAST Representative 1 (Austria, 2010 - 2012):
Petra Apfalter

EUCAST Representative 2 (Estonia, 2010 -2012):
Marina Ivanova

Helmut Mittermeier, our good friend and Austrian Steering Committee representative, died suddenly on the 6th of July on his way home from a EUCAST Steering Committee meeting in Stockholm. Many of us worked together with Helmut in European projects such as EARSS (now EARS-NET), ESAC and EUCAST and we all appreciated his quiet, friendly humour and his friendship. He will be sorely missed. /Gunnar Kahlmeter, EUCAST and ESCMID