Since 1980, Fellow member of the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine.
Since 1983, Founding Member and Fellow of the Italian Society of Sports Cardiology.
Since 1986, Member and, since 1994, Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.
1999-2000 Member of the working group of the World Heart Federation, the International Federation of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association Committee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention for evaluation of the preparticipation cardiovascular screening in master athletes.
2006-2008. Chairman of the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology.
2012. President–elect of the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology.
2012. Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology
2013. Deputy-President of the Italian Society of Sport Cardiology.
2014- 2016. President, European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology.
2015 -2017 President of the Italian Society of Sport Cardiology.
2016 -18 Member of the CPC and Nominating Committee of the European Society of Cardiology
2017-20 Member of the SACC Committee of the European Society of Cardiology
2020 to present Member of the Audit Committee of the European Society of Cardiology