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27th World and European Congress of the International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections
14-17 October 2026 | Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic
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Rules and Regulations
of the European Branch of the "International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections" (IUSTI Europe)
IUSTI Europe Structure
Regional Director:
Dr. Claudia Heller-Vitouch (Austria)
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Office Bearers
Chair
Prof. George-Sorin Tiplica (NR of Romania)
General Secretary
Ass.Prof. Eija Hiltunen-Back (NR of Finland)
Treasurer
Ass.Prof. Arne Wikström (NR of Sweden)
Immediate Past Regional Director
Dr. Airi Põder (NR of Estonia)
Chairs for Scientific support
Prof. Henry De Vries (NR of Netherlands)
Chair for Congress management
Dr. Derek Freedman (NR of Ireland)
Editor in Chief European STI Guidelines
Dr. Jackie Sherrard (UK)
Chair for Communication
Dr. Andy Winter (UK)
Chairs for Education
Prof. Angelika Stary (Austria)
Dr. Marco Cusini (NR of Italy)
Chairs for History of IUSTI-EU
Prof. Mihael Skerlev (NR of Croatia)
Prof. Michael Waugh (UK)
Task force for honours and awards
Dr. Raj Patel (UK)
Dr. Airi Pöder (Estonia)
Task force for National Associations
Dr. Claire Dewsnap (NR of UK)
Prof. Mikhail Gomberg (NR of Russia)
Task force for sustainability and green solutions
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National Representatives (NR)
- Prof. Arjan Harxhi (Albania)
- Dr. Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
- Ass.Prof. Georg Stary (Austria)
- Dr. Vugar Eyvazov (Azerbaydjan)
- Prof. Chris Kenyon (Belgium)
- Dr. Oleg Pankratov (Belarus)
- Dr. Elena Petrova (Bulgaria)
- Prof. Jana Tresnak Hercogova (Czech Republic)
- Prof. Mihael Skerlev (Croatia)
- Prof. Jorgen Skov Jensen (Denmark)
- Dr. Airi Poder (Estonia)
- Ass.Prof. Eija Hiltunen-Back (Finland)
- Dr. Sebastien Fouere (France)
- Dr. Josephe Kobakhidze (Georgia)
- Dr. Anja Potthoff (Germany)
- Dr. Electra Nikolaidou (Greece)
- Dr. Béla Tóth (Hungary)
- Dr. Derek Freedman (Ireland)
- Dr. Israel Tsyrulnikov (Israel)
- Dr. Marco Cusini (Italy)
- Ass.Prof. Silvestrs Rubins (Latvia)
- Prof. Vesta Kučinskienė (Lithuania)
- Dr. Natasa Teovska (North Macedonia)
- Dr. Valeska Padovese (Malta)
- Ass.Prof. Mircea Betiu (Moldova)
- Prof. Henry de Vries (Netherlands)
- Dr. Usha Hartgill (Norway)
- Ass. Prof. Agnieszka B. Serwin (Poland)
- Prof. Carmen Lisboa (Portugal)
- Prof. George-Sorin Tiplica (Romania)
- Prof. Mikhail Gomberg (Russia)
- Prof. Marko Potocnik (Slovenia)
- Dr. Gemma Martin Ezquerra (Spain)
- Ass.Prof. Arne Wikström (Sweden)
- Dr. Stefan Lautenschlager (Switzerland)
- Dr. Deniz Gokengin (Türkiye)
- Dr. Gleb Bondarenko (Ukraine)
- Dr. Claire Dewsnap (United Kingdom)
Senior Counsellor
- Dr. David Barlow
- Prof. Michel Janier
- Prof. Angelika Stary
- Dr. Marti Vall Mayans
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Guidelines & Resources
IUSTI guidelines are intended for use by specialists in the field of sexually transmitted infections. Nothing in these guidelines is intended to supersede or substitute for the normal doctor – patient relationship. The guidelines are produced on behalf of the following organizations: IUSTI Europe; the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV); the European Dermatology Forum (EDF); the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID); International Society for Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISIDOG). The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Office of the World Health Organization (WHO-Europe) also contributed to their development.
Current guidelines have been through a substantial editorial and peer review process.
The 2020 agreed protocol for the production of European guidelines is available here.
The current editorial board is listed here.
The guidelines are available on the IUSTI Treatments Guidelines page here
Fact Sheets for Cliniciants and Patients
Patient information leaflets are produced by expert clinicians and have been through a peer review process available here.
IUSTI-Europe Statement on HIV Pre-exposure Provision – Key Steps for Clinicians
Europe and near Asia are facing different problems with controlling the HIV epidemic. In making this statement IUSTI- Europe wishes to identify the important steps governments, agencies, healthcare providers and individuals can take to promote the availability, accessibility and take up of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV. Although these have been clearly articulated in the WHO PrEP Guidance and the review of PrEP provision that the ECDC has recently issued we consider it important that clinicians recognise the urgency with which this needs to be undertaken.
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Board Position Statements
IUSTI-Europe Guidelines Board Position Statement on Doxy PEP
IUSTI-Europe Council agreed the attached position statement on use of Doxy PEP for bacterial STI at its meeting on 25 June 2024.
IUSTI-Europe Statement on HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Provision – Key Steps for Clinicians
Europe and near Asia are facing different problems with controlling the HIV epidemic. In making this statement IUSTI- Europe wishes to identify the important steps governments, agencies, healthcare providers and individuals can take to promote the availability, accessibility and take up of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV. Although these have been clearly articulated in the WHO PrEP Guidance and the review of PrEP provision that the ECDC has recently issued we consider it important that clinicians recognise the urgency with which this needs to be undertaken.
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