The Network’s governance structures are outlined in its Terms of Reference. Full editorial control over outputs lies with the HFPN secretariat on behalf of the Steering Committee. HFPN outputs are educational and non-promotional, and not subject to legal or scientific review by any sponsor. Sponsors have no right of veto. The HFPN secretariat operates independently in the public domain to deliver the core HFPN mission statement.
Each project is guided by an independent Project Advisory Group (PAG), which reads and comments in depth on drafts and project outputs to ensure all work and activities reflect a broad, multidisciplinary and evidence-based consensus. All members provide their time for free.
Steering Committee and affiliations
- Professor Giuseppe Rosano, Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, UK
- Ms Aistė Štaraitė, Global Heart Hub Heart Failure Patient Council, Lithuania
- Ms Carys Barton, British Society for Heart failure, UK
- Professor José Ramón González Juanatey, Santiago de Compostela University Hospital, Spain
- Ms Penilla Gunther, FOKUS Patient, Sweden
- Mr Steven Macari, Association Vie et Coeur (AVEC), France
- Professor Izabella Uchmanowicz, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
