IFCPC Assembly Meeting

Candidates for President Elect

shown alphabetically by last/surname

Jacob Bornstein, MD, MPA, Professor

Academic Leadership

• Full Professor, Basic Academic Track, Bar-Ilan University
• Former Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Galilee Medical Center
• Former Vice Dean, Faculty of Medicine
• Head, Gynecological Research Laboratory
• Member, National Academy of Science in Medicine
• Former Chair, Institutional Review Board (IRB - Helsinki Committee), Galilee Medical Center

Training and Fellowships

• MD, Hadassah and Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem
• Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Two-year post doctoral fellowship in colposcopy, cytopathology, and HPV molecular virology, in Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
  
• Further training:
• HPV latency and biomarkers, in the Virology Department, Cambridge, UK
• Management of cervical and vulvar cancer in the Royal Women Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Colposcopy, Cancer Prevention, and Scientific Contribution

• Chair, 4th and 5th IFCPC Colposcopy Nomenclature Committees
• Member, IFCPC Executive Board, two terms
• Leader of internationally adopted terminologies for the cervix, vagina, vulva, VIN, vulvar pain, cervical excision and specimen classification
• Founder and long-standing director of the Israeli Colposcopy Course
• Director, EUROGIN Colposcopy Course
• Leader of the national Cervical Cancer Elimination Project
• Principal investigator in HPV vaccine studies
• Contributor to school-based and catch-up HPV vaccination programs
• Former President, ISSVD
• Former Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease
• Author of about 300 peer-reviewed scientific publications and books, including "Vulvar Disease - Breaking the Myths"
• Recipient of major international distinctions, including the ASCCP Distinguished Scientific Award, ISSVD President's Award of Merit and principal investigator on multiple competitive national and international research grants

Strategic planning proposal

• Strategic Framework
• • This proposal outlines initial strategic directions for the 2029 - 2032 term and will be refined over the coming three years
• Vision Review and Refinement
• • Revisit and refine the IFCPC vision in light of contemporary developments
• Priority Objectives 
• • Contribute actively to the global effort to eliminate cervical cancer through high-quality colposcopy, better training, and evidence-based guidance
  • Strengthen IFCPC as the leading platform for global consensus in colposcopy, terminology, and lower genital tract disease
  • Expand educational impact through webinars, digital learning, international courses, and support for early-career colleagues
  • Deepen collaboration with national societies and related international organizations
  • Enhance IFCPC’s relevance in a rapidly evolving landscape shaped by HPV vaccination, HPV-based screening, and artificial intelligence
• Lines of Action
• • Establish focused international working groups to address important clinical controversies and produce practical consensus documents
  • Promote harmonized standards in terminology, colposcopy training, and management
  • Develop joint educational and scientific initiatives with member societies
  • Support research, publications, and multidisciplinary dialogue
  • Build a sustainable federation that provides clear value in both high resource and resource-limited settings

Professor Xavier Carcopino, MD, PhD, is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and Head of the Department of Gynecological Surgery at Hôpital Nord, AP-HM, Marseille. He leads the teaching of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the AMU School of Medicine and serves as national coordinator of the French university diploma in colposcopy. His clinical expertise includes gynecologic oncology surgery, colposcopy, and the diagnosis and management of cervical, vaginal, and vulvar disease, with a particular focus on cervical cancer prevention. His academic and research work is centered on HPV-related disease, cervical cancer screening and prevention, and gynecologic oncology. He has developed strong expertise and leadership in national and international scientific societies. He is the current President of the French Society of Colposcopy and Cervico-Vaginal Pathology (SFCPCV), after serving for nine years as its secretary, and has been involved in organizing its annual national congress for the past eleven years. He is also President-Elect of the European Federation for Colposcopy (EFC), a member of the IFCPC Executive Board, Scientific Chair of the IFCPC, and contributes to the European Commission Initiative on Cervical Cancer and to major international consensus statements in the field.

Strategic planning proposal

My vision is for the IFCPC to strengthen its position as the leading global reference organization in colposcopy and cervical cancer prevention. At a time when colposcopy courses are increasingly being developed by multiple scientific societies, the IFCPC must more clearly affirm its leadership in educational standards, international coordination, and professional visibility.

My priority would be to make training in cervical cancer prevention techniques adapted to local conditions and available resources a core activity of the IFCPC. The objective is not only to teach colposcopy, but also to promote realistic, high-quality prevention strategies that can be implemented across very different healthcare settings. This includes recognizing, maintaining, and further developing the existing IFCPC distance learning course, while linking it more closely to webinars, congress activities, practical courses, and hands-on training. Particular emphasis should be placed on case-based teaching, with discussion of practical clinical cases illustrated by high-quality colposcopic images, both during congress sessions and in regular webinars.

My second priority would be to better structure collaboration between the IFCPC and regional organizations. Strengthening links with the European Federation for Colposcopy and the Latin-American Federation of Lower Genital Tract Pathology and Colposcopy, while supporting the creation of an Asian federation bringing together colleagues from China, Japan, and India, would help build a coordinated international calendar of educational events. This would reduce conflicts between meetings and courses, optimize their distribution over time, and support the regular delivery of training, webinars, and scientific exchange under the umbrella of the IFCPC.

Candidates for Director/Member at Large (4 vacancies)

• Mohammed Elazab, Egypt
• Aruna Nigam, India
• Yoshimi Tanaka, Japan
• Deirdre Lyons, United Kingdom
• Omar Gassama, Senegal

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