This document provides guidance on starting and maintaining an effective Twitter account for a rare disease. It recommends choosing a memorable username and hashtag, filling out your profile, following related accounts and hashtags, engaging in conversations rather than just sharing links, and using tools like HootSuite to schedule posts and monitor discussions. The key is to start listening, learn from others in your rare disease community, and sustain activity over time through strategic planning and involvement of a team.
Norwegian Romanian (No Ro) Parternership For Progress InMihaiela Fazacas
The document summarizes a project between Norwegian and Romanian organizations to improve quality of life for those with rare diseases in Romania. The project aims to establish a Rare Disease Task Force to evaluate cases and propose actions. It also aims to create new services like a training network for rare disease specialists and accredited online courses. A pilot reference center is planned to provide personalized care for rare disease patients. The overall goal is to improve access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for rare diseases in Romania.
XII Regional EACD Lisbon Debate over the topic "Public Affairs: enhancing the engagement with EU
Institutions", 24th october 2013, presentation by Rosemary Martin de Sousa, EMCDDA
Dorica Norwegian Romanian (No Ro) Parternership For Progress InMihaiela Fazacas
The document describes a partnership between Norwegian and Romanian organizations to improve quality of life for those with rare diseases in Romania. Key points:
- The partnership will establish a Rare Disease Task Force to evaluate cases and propose medical, educational and social actions.
- New services will be created like a training network for specialists, accredited online courses, and a Pilot Reference Center providing personalized intervention.
- The center will have a day unit, training programs, and work with a rehabilitation hospital. It aims to develop patient, family and specialist skills for managing rare diseases.
- Overall the partnership seeks to improve access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for rare diseases in Romania through creating a network of support.
The views expressed in the presentations are that of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Canada. Presentations are shared in the original format received from the presenter.
Presentations given at the Conference to Develop a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease are the property of the author, unless otherwise cited. If you reference the author's work, you must give the author credit by naming the author and their work as well as the place and date it was presented.
For more information, contact the Lyme Disease Conference Secretariat at maladie_lyme_disease@phac-aspc.gc.ca
CORD Rare Drug Conference: June 8-9, 2022
Global, International, and National Rare Disease Networks
WHO-RDI Global Rare Disease Network - Matt Bolz-Johnson, EURORDIS
UCD Rare Disease Module 2017 - Dr Derick Mitchell - March 28th 2017ipposi
Medical students taking the elective course in rare diseases are provided a number of patient perspectives throughout the module. This is what IPPOSI presented in 2017.
This document provides guidance on starting and maintaining an effective Twitter account for a rare disease. It recommends choosing a memorable username and hashtag, filling out your profile, following related accounts and hashtags, engaging in conversations rather than just sharing links, and using tools like HootSuite to schedule posts and monitor discussions. The key is to start listening, learn from others in your rare disease community, and sustain activity over time through strategic planning and involvement of a team.
Norwegian Romanian (No Ro) Parternership For Progress InMihaiela Fazacas
The document summarizes a project between Norwegian and Romanian organizations to improve quality of life for those with rare diseases in Romania. The project aims to establish a Rare Disease Task Force to evaluate cases and propose actions. It also aims to create new services like a training network for rare disease specialists and accredited online courses. A pilot reference center is planned to provide personalized care for rare disease patients. The overall goal is to improve access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for rare diseases in Romania.
XII Regional EACD Lisbon Debate over the topic "Public Affairs: enhancing the engagement with EU
Institutions", 24th october 2013, presentation by Rosemary Martin de Sousa, EMCDDA
Dorica Norwegian Romanian (No Ro) Parternership For Progress InMihaiela Fazacas
The document describes a partnership between Norwegian and Romanian organizations to improve quality of life for those with rare diseases in Romania. Key points:
- The partnership will establish a Rare Disease Task Force to evaluate cases and propose medical, educational and social actions.
- New services will be created like a training network for specialists, accredited online courses, and a Pilot Reference Center providing personalized intervention.
- The center will have a day unit, training programs, and work with a rehabilitation hospital. It aims to develop patient, family and specialist skills for managing rare diseases.
- Overall the partnership seeks to improve access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for rare diseases in Romania through creating a network of support.
The views expressed in the presentations are that of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Canada. Presentations are shared in the original format received from the presenter.
Presentations given at the Conference to Develop a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease are the property of the author, unless otherwise cited. If you reference the author's work, you must give the author credit by naming the author and their work as well as the place and date it was presented.
For more information, contact the Lyme Disease Conference Secretariat at maladie_lyme_disease@phac-aspc.gc.ca
CORD Rare Drug Conference: June 8-9, 2022
Global, International, and National Rare Disease Networks
WHO-RDI Global Rare Disease Network - Matt Bolz-Johnson, EURORDIS
UCD Rare Disease Module 2017 - Dr Derick Mitchell - March 28th 2017ipposi
Medical students taking the elective course in rare diseases are provided a number of patient perspectives throughout the module. This is what IPPOSI presented in 2017.
Webinar: EUPATI Update to participants of the EUPATI Focus Groups - 4 Nov 2013EUPATI
Webinar of the European Patients' Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI) held on 4 Nov 2013 to update participants of its focus groups about project progress, results of the qualitative research, and how the recommendations translate into content production and dissemination activities of the project.
The document summarizes the key outcomes of 15 national conferences on developing national plans for rare diseases held in European countries. The conferences discussed recommendations for defining strategic plans, indicators for monitoring plans, and delivering suggestions. Key messages focused on the need for socioeconomic research, empowering patient associations in research, developing quality registries, strengthening centers of expertise, training healthcare professionals, and empowering patients in decision-making.
Organize a Local Addiction Prevention Activity_Presentation.pdfRILearn
The document discusses addiction prevention projects and initiatives. It begins with an introduction to the Rotary Action Group for Addiction Prevention (RAG-AP) and its toolkit for measuring the social impact of prevention projects. Several ongoing RAG-AP projects are then described, including the Shacklefree project in India and Project SMART in North America. The document emphasizes that addiction prevention is most effective when it involves the whole community and encourages Rotary clubs to initiate local prevention actions. It concludes by promoting the RAG-AP Impact Toolkit to help clubs develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based prevention projects.
The document summarizes a workshop hosted by Health Research and Social Development Forum (HERD) in Nepal to strengthen media reporting on urban health issues. HERD analyzed 450 media articles and found coverage often came from foreign sources and focused on policy proposals, with limited regional reporting. The workshop trained 52 journalists on urban health topics, provided media monitoring and writing tools. Initial impacts included improved coverage and a media award for an article supported by HERD. Future plans include expanding sensitization efforts and developing coordination between media and the health sector.
This document summarizes a research report on a consultation with diverse communities in the Langworthy area of Salford, England. The report was commissioned by the Langworthy Cornerstone Association to inform its 2016-2019 business strategy. The research had two aims: to inform amendments to current service provision and to inform the development of new provision considering local requirements. It employed a participatory research design using 10 community researchers from diverse backgrounds. The researchers conducted focus groups in multiple languages to understand how the association could better engage local communities and their needs. The findings will be used to improve and expand the association's services to reflect the area's increasingly diverse population.
The document provides recommendations for developing national plans to address rare diseases in European countries. It discusses key priorities that should be covered in national plans, including research, centers of expertise, information and patient services, gathering expert opinions, and empowering patient organizations. It also outlines elements of methodology for developing, managing, and evaluating national plans, such as governance structures, plan content, indicators, and funding. The overall goal is to build an integrated and comprehensive strategy across Europe to address the needs of rare disease patients.
UNIAMO FIMR is an Italian association committed to improving the quality of life of people with rare diseases. It represents over 95 member organizations and 600 rare diseases. The "Knowing to Assist" project provided training on rare diseases to Italian doctors to improve diagnosis and care coordination for patients. A pilot course trained 45 general practitioners and pediatricians who then trained other doctors in their regions.
This document outlines the dissemination plan for a project called SAVE AGE. It identifies several target groups for dissemination including residential care homes for the elderly, associations of residential buildings, the general public and industry. The objectives of dissemination are to spread knowledge of SAVE AGE as widely as possible and to communicate directly with key stakeholders. Planned activities include developing a website and newsletters, attending events, and issuing press releases to raise awareness of the project and its results. A timeline is provided laying out dissemination activities from website launch through planned press conferences and newsletter distributions.
"The patient experience in the development and implementation of National Plans for Rare Diseases in France"
Christel Nourissier
EURORDIS General Secretary
& Member of the EU Comittee of Experts on Rare Diseases
EUROPLAN advisor
Rare Disease Patient Registries:
Key to Drug Development and Access
Tuesday, May 3 @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT
Slides:
USA National Institutes of Health RaDaR
NORD IAMRARE (Pam Gavin, VP)
Canada INFORM RARE (Beth Potter, CHEO; Pranesh Chakraborty, CHEO; Kim Angel, Can MPS Society; John Adams, CanPKU)
NAP, civil society organisations, the UNAIDS secretariat and the UN Joint Team on HIV/AIDS enthusiastically endeavour to mainstream gender issues into the national HIV response; to achieve zero HIV transmission, zero HIV related-deaths and zero stigma and discrimination by 2015. The conducting of a gender assessment (which NAP, UNAIDS and UN WOMEN has planned for 2014) will provide an essential backbone to enable all stakeholders to understand the status quo of gender issues and HIV in Egypt.
Previous studies have identified that women have a greater vulnerability to HIV, however we have not yet developed a comprehensive understanding of the issues; their complexity and their connections.
A robust national strategic plan requires concrete recommendations with detailed actions to address gender specific issues. The gender assessment will characterize the current situation and the outcome will numerate gaps and propose informed approaches for addressing the issues associated with the national HIV response.
Informed by the assessment, national stakeholders can convene to develop a strategy for tackling gender inequality issues specifically related to HIV in Egypt.
Communication Workshop: Developing a strategyNicola Hodge
A communication strategy is a cohesive plan to deliver specific information to a specific audience for a specific reason within a limited timeframe and with finite resources. It involves understanding the target audiences, their information needs, and selecting appropriate communication channels, messages, timing and resources to influence them. Developing an effective strategy requires reviewing objectives, audiences, messages, products, channels, resources, timing, branding and feedback.
Centers of expertise for rare diseases are important for improving patient access to diagnosis and care. They provide specialized multidisciplinary care and allow healthcare resources to be optimized. Evaluation of centers is important for quality. Centers of expertise are key to rare disease research and clinical trials by concentrating expertise. European reference networks of centers of expertise across countries provide added value and quality care for rare disease patients.
Early TB detection and treatment efficiency among MARP'sZahed Islam
This document summarizes a project in Ukraine that worked to enhance early tuberculosis (TB) detection and treatment efficiency among at-risk populations. Non-governmental organizations screened over 10,000 people and detected 659 TB cases total, including 542 newly diagnosed or relapse cases. The project helped improve access to TB care for vulnerable groups and expanding these detection efforts through NGOs can further reduce TB spread and mortality among high-risk populations in Ukraine.
Patient View - The need for user-defined guidelines for health appsIn The Pocket
Dee O' Sullivan is an advocate for user-defined guidelines for health apps. In this presentation, she tells us why these guidelines are an absolute need in the healthcare industry.
The document discusses current initiatives in rare diseases by Denis Costello from EURORDIS. It outlines the vision and mission of Rare Diseases International (RDI) which aims to create a global network of rare disease patients and families. The objectives of RDI include promoting rare diseases as an international public health priority, representing members at international institutions, enhancing member capacities through information sharing and networking, and being the international voice of rare disease patients. Planned advocacy actions include developing a joint declaration on rare diseases as a public health challenge and introducing RDI to various international organizations. An example of a successful initiative is Rare Disease Day which has grown from 18 countries in 2008 to events on all continents in 2015.
Treatment Compliance, Therapeutic Education And Phosphorus MissionFrederique Quinio
Phosphorus Mission Educational Tool - Partnership between EDTNA/ERCA and Sanofi
Phosphorus Mission Educational Tool is a software package developed by Sanofi for use by dialysis nurses to educate their patients on how to maintain healthy phosphorus levels.
The patients themselves will also have the option of downloading Phosphorus Mission Educational Tool onto their computers or their mobile telephones outside of a clinic setting.
EDTNA/ERCA validated and accredited this educational tool.
During the EURORDIS Membership meeting 2016 in Edinburgh, Scotland the RareConnect team presented progress on the platform along with highlighting how rare disease patient groups can take part in the project.
RareConnect has been collecting the dates of different global and national awareness days for different rare diseases in this blog post: http://blog.rareconnect.org/tip-of-the-week/rare-disease-awareness-days/
Many patient groups ask us how to start an awareness day for their individual disease. This presentations discusses best practices in starting an awareness day for your community. Highlights of what works to bring together your community for a disease awareness day.
Watch the entire webinar that this presentation was part of here: http://blog.rareconnect.org/best-practices/rareconnect-webinar-how-to-start-an-awareness-day-for-your-rare-disease/
Webinar: EUPATI Update to participants of the EUPATI Focus Groups - 4 Nov 2013EUPATI
Webinar of the European Patients' Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI) held on 4 Nov 2013 to update participants of its focus groups about project progress, results of the qualitative research, and how the recommendations translate into content production and dissemination activities of the project.
The document summarizes the key outcomes of 15 national conferences on developing national plans for rare diseases held in European countries. The conferences discussed recommendations for defining strategic plans, indicators for monitoring plans, and delivering suggestions. Key messages focused on the need for socioeconomic research, empowering patient associations in research, developing quality registries, strengthening centers of expertise, training healthcare professionals, and empowering patients in decision-making.
Organize a Local Addiction Prevention Activity_Presentation.pdfRILearn
The document discusses addiction prevention projects and initiatives. It begins with an introduction to the Rotary Action Group for Addiction Prevention (RAG-AP) and its toolkit for measuring the social impact of prevention projects. Several ongoing RAG-AP projects are then described, including the Shacklefree project in India and Project SMART in North America. The document emphasizes that addiction prevention is most effective when it involves the whole community and encourages Rotary clubs to initiate local prevention actions. It concludes by promoting the RAG-AP Impact Toolkit to help clubs develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based prevention projects.
The document summarizes a workshop hosted by Health Research and Social Development Forum (HERD) in Nepal to strengthen media reporting on urban health issues. HERD analyzed 450 media articles and found coverage often came from foreign sources and focused on policy proposals, with limited regional reporting. The workshop trained 52 journalists on urban health topics, provided media monitoring and writing tools. Initial impacts included improved coverage and a media award for an article supported by HERD. Future plans include expanding sensitization efforts and developing coordination between media and the health sector.
This document summarizes a research report on a consultation with diverse communities in the Langworthy area of Salford, England. The report was commissioned by the Langworthy Cornerstone Association to inform its 2016-2019 business strategy. The research had two aims: to inform amendments to current service provision and to inform the development of new provision considering local requirements. It employed a participatory research design using 10 community researchers from diverse backgrounds. The researchers conducted focus groups in multiple languages to understand how the association could better engage local communities and their needs. The findings will be used to improve and expand the association's services to reflect the area's increasingly diverse population.
The document provides recommendations for developing national plans to address rare diseases in European countries. It discusses key priorities that should be covered in national plans, including research, centers of expertise, information and patient services, gathering expert opinions, and empowering patient organizations. It also outlines elements of methodology for developing, managing, and evaluating national plans, such as governance structures, plan content, indicators, and funding. The overall goal is to build an integrated and comprehensive strategy across Europe to address the needs of rare disease patients.
UNIAMO FIMR is an Italian association committed to improving the quality of life of people with rare diseases. It represents over 95 member organizations and 600 rare diseases. The "Knowing to Assist" project provided training on rare diseases to Italian doctors to improve diagnosis and care coordination for patients. A pilot course trained 45 general practitioners and pediatricians who then trained other doctors in their regions.
This document outlines the dissemination plan for a project called SAVE AGE. It identifies several target groups for dissemination including residential care homes for the elderly, associations of residential buildings, the general public and industry. The objectives of dissemination are to spread knowledge of SAVE AGE as widely as possible and to communicate directly with key stakeholders. Planned activities include developing a website and newsletters, attending events, and issuing press releases to raise awareness of the project and its results. A timeline is provided laying out dissemination activities from website launch through planned press conferences and newsletter distributions.
"The patient experience in the development and implementation of National Plans for Rare Diseases in France"
Christel Nourissier
EURORDIS General Secretary
& Member of the EU Comittee of Experts on Rare Diseases
EUROPLAN advisor
Rare Disease Patient Registries:
Key to Drug Development and Access
Tuesday, May 3 @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT
Slides:
USA National Institutes of Health RaDaR
NORD IAMRARE (Pam Gavin, VP)
Canada INFORM RARE (Beth Potter, CHEO; Pranesh Chakraborty, CHEO; Kim Angel, Can MPS Society; John Adams, CanPKU)
NAP, civil society organisations, the UNAIDS secretariat and the UN Joint Team on HIV/AIDS enthusiastically endeavour to mainstream gender issues into the national HIV response; to achieve zero HIV transmission, zero HIV related-deaths and zero stigma and discrimination by 2015. The conducting of a gender assessment (which NAP, UNAIDS and UN WOMEN has planned for 2014) will provide an essential backbone to enable all stakeholders to understand the status quo of gender issues and HIV in Egypt.
Previous studies have identified that women have a greater vulnerability to HIV, however we have not yet developed a comprehensive understanding of the issues; their complexity and their connections.
A robust national strategic plan requires concrete recommendations with detailed actions to address gender specific issues. The gender assessment will characterize the current situation and the outcome will numerate gaps and propose informed approaches for addressing the issues associated with the national HIV response.
Informed by the assessment, national stakeholders can convene to develop a strategy for tackling gender inequality issues specifically related to HIV in Egypt.
Communication Workshop: Developing a strategyNicola Hodge
A communication strategy is a cohesive plan to deliver specific information to a specific audience for a specific reason within a limited timeframe and with finite resources. It involves understanding the target audiences, their information needs, and selecting appropriate communication channels, messages, timing and resources to influence them. Developing an effective strategy requires reviewing objectives, audiences, messages, products, channels, resources, timing, branding and feedback.
Centers of expertise for rare diseases are important for improving patient access to diagnosis and care. They provide specialized multidisciplinary care and allow healthcare resources to be optimized. Evaluation of centers is important for quality. Centers of expertise are key to rare disease research and clinical trials by concentrating expertise. European reference networks of centers of expertise across countries provide added value and quality care for rare disease patients.
Early TB detection and treatment efficiency among MARP'sZahed Islam
This document summarizes a project in Ukraine that worked to enhance early tuberculosis (TB) detection and treatment efficiency among at-risk populations. Non-governmental organizations screened over 10,000 people and detected 659 TB cases total, including 542 newly diagnosed or relapse cases. The project helped improve access to TB care for vulnerable groups and expanding these detection efforts through NGOs can further reduce TB spread and mortality among high-risk populations in Ukraine.
Patient View - The need for user-defined guidelines for health appsIn The Pocket
Dee O' Sullivan is an advocate for user-defined guidelines for health apps. In this presentation, she tells us why these guidelines are an absolute need in the healthcare industry.
The document discusses current initiatives in rare diseases by Denis Costello from EURORDIS. It outlines the vision and mission of Rare Diseases International (RDI) which aims to create a global network of rare disease patients and families. The objectives of RDI include promoting rare diseases as an international public health priority, representing members at international institutions, enhancing member capacities through information sharing and networking, and being the international voice of rare disease patients. Planned advocacy actions include developing a joint declaration on rare diseases as a public health challenge and introducing RDI to various international organizations. An example of a successful initiative is Rare Disease Day which has grown from 18 countries in 2008 to events on all continents in 2015.
Treatment Compliance, Therapeutic Education And Phosphorus MissionFrederique Quinio
Phosphorus Mission Educational Tool - Partnership between EDTNA/ERCA and Sanofi
Phosphorus Mission Educational Tool is a software package developed by Sanofi for use by dialysis nurses to educate their patients on how to maintain healthy phosphorus levels.
The patients themselves will also have the option of downloading Phosphorus Mission Educational Tool onto their computers or their mobile telephones outside of a clinic setting.
EDTNA/ERCA validated and accredited this educational tool.
Similar to Updates to RareConnect.org in 2014 (20)
During the EURORDIS Membership meeting 2016 in Edinburgh, Scotland the RareConnect team presented progress on the platform along with highlighting how rare disease patient groups can take part in the project.
RareConnect has been collecting the dates of different global and national awareness days for different rare diseases in this blog post: http://blog.rareconnect.org/tip-of-the-week/rare-disease-awareness-days/
Many patient groups ask us how to start an awareness day for their individual disease. This presentations discusses best practices in starting an awareness day for your community. Highlights of what works to bring together your community for a disease awareness day.
Watch the entire webinar that this presentation was part of here: http://blog.rareconnect.org/best-practices/rareconnect-webinar-how-to-start-an-awareness-day-for-your-rare-disease/
The document summarizes the results of a 30 question poll of 66 people about their experiences living with TRAPS syndrome. TRAPS, or TNF Receptor-Associated Periodic Syndrome, is a rare autoinflammatory disease caused by a mutation in the TNFRSF1A gene. The poll asked about demographics, symptoms, treatments, impact on work/school, and other health conditions. Key findings included that the majority of respondents were female, from the US or Europe, and were diagnosed after visiting multiple doctors. Common symptoms included fever, rashes and joint/muscle pain. TRAPS episodes typically lasted 1-3 weeks and greatly impacted respondents' ability to work or attend school.
This presentation was given on July 28th during the Pitt Hopkins UK support group meeting in Manchester, UK.
Join the Pitt Hopkins syndrome community here:
https://www.rareconnect.org/en/community/pitt-hopkins-syndrome/understand
This document discusses how patients, especially those with rare diseases, are using the internet to become more informed and empowered in their healthcare. It finds that 70% of patients with disabilities use the internet, and families of patients with rare diseases most commonly search online for information about disease characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment options. Participating in online support communities and finding medical information online can help patients better understand their disease and discuss treatment options with their doctor. The document advocates for increasing online resources and social networks to better connect patients.
After being launched for 1 year, the RareConnect team updates the EuMGa, the European Myasthenia Gravis Federation on progress made in the MG community.
This document discusses using surveys and polls to gather quantitative data from patients with rare diseases. It describes how online communities can be used for research by enabling patients to share their experiences. It then provides examples of polls conducted with patient groups for Behcet's disease and atypical HUS to understand patients' experiences and how to better serve their needs. Key lessons from conducting these polls are outlined.
RareConnect is a patient-led social network for rare disease patients that connects over 60,000 monthly visitors from 170 countries across 53 disease-specific online communities in 5 languages. It provides support for rare disease patients and caregivers through moderated online communities where patients can share their experiences and find information. RareConnect works with over 400 patient organizations from 40 countries to build these communities and break down barriers between rare disease patients.
Highlights from Rare Disease Day 2011 which took place on Feb 28. An international awareness day coordinated at the international level by EURORDIS (Rare Diseases Europe)
The document summarizes the results of a 2010 survey on patient organizations and their role in and priorities for research. The survey found that:
1) Patient organizations play an important role in research through both financial and non-financial support, though their budgets and abilities vary significantly.
2) While financial support for research comes from 37% of organizations, most provide non-financial assistance like helping connect researchers and patients.
3) Organizations see more advances in basic research and diagnosis but less in areas like human/social sciences and assistive technologies.
4) When prioritizing public research funds, organizations want emphasis on therapeutics, diagnosis and epidemiology/natural history of diseases.
The document summarizes the results of a survey conducted with 309 patient organizations from 29 European countries about their role in research and priorities for the future. It finds that while only 37% of organizations fund research directly, most support research in other ways such as linking patients and researchers, providing trial information, and helping design studies. Organizations see their biggest contributions as creating collaborations between stakeholders and highlighting patient needs. However, they also identified obstacles like limited budgets and a need for more major advances in basic, diagnostic and other research areas.
The document summarizes the results of a survey conducted with 309 patient organizations from 29 European countries about their role in research and priorities for the future. It finds that while 37% of organizations fund research, most provide non-financial support through activities like facilitating collaboration between researchers, patients, and clinicians. The organizations support a wide range of research areas and have played a role in building research communities, though their budgets are limited. Understanding patient organizations' expertise and how they contribute knowledge to health policymaking was a goal of the survey.
This document summarizes the objectives, methodology, key facts, results, and messages of the EUROPLAN WP8 project, which involved organizing 15 national conferences on rare diseases across Europe. The conferences aimed to promote national plans for rare diseases based on EU guidelines. Over 2,200 stakeholders participated, including patients, healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers. The conferences helped raise awareness of rare diseases and validated the EU recommendations at the national level. Discussion focused on improving care, research, coding, and patient empowerment based on each country's system. The project was seen as highly effective in advancing rare disease policy across Europe.
The document discusses European Union actions related to newborn screening for rare diseases. It provides background on EU health policy and legislation regarding rare diseases. It then summarizes an evaluation launched in 2009 on newborn screening practices for rare diseases across EU member states. The evaluation includes reports on current practices, an expert opinion on developing EU policies, and establishing an expert network on newborn screening.
Workshop 7 - Brainstorming & Policy Development session: Prevention
"EUROCAT Study on Prevention of Congenital Anomalies"
Dr. Domenica Taruscio, ISS Italy
Workshop 3 - Registries
"Outcome of the RD Task Force and EPPOSI Workshop"
on registries, Tsveta Schyns, ENRAH
Eurordis Membership Meeting 2011 Amsterdam
13 – 14 May 2011
Tsveta Schyns
This document discusses a membership meeting of EURORDIS about patient experiences in developing and implementing national plans. It summarizes the mission and objectives of Raríssimas, an organization founded in 2002 to help those affected by rare diseases. Key goals included creating a help line, multidisciplinary treatment centers, and Casa dos Marcos, a respite center. It describes Raríssimas' role in advocating for and helping develop Portugal's National Plan for Rare Diseases to take an integrated approach and build partnerships to address rare diseases.
The EPIRARE project aims to build consensus around registering rare disease patients in Europe. Over 30 months, it will explore establishing a common minimum dataset for rare diseases and develop policy scenarios for an EU-wide rare disease registry. The project involves 10 partners and is coordinated by the Italian Ministry of Health's National Institute of Health. It will examine the legal basis, data quality standards, and sustainability of a future EU rare disease registry platform.
Discover the benefits of homeopathic medicine for irregular periods with our guide on 5 common remedies. Learn how these natural treatments can help regulate menstrual cycles and improve overall menstrual health.
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PGx Analysis in VarSeq: A User’s PerspectiveGolden Helix
Since our release of the PGx capabilities in VarSeq, we’ve had a few months to gather some insights from various use cases. Some users approach PGx workflows by means of array genotyping or what seems to be a growing trend of adding the star allele calling to the existing NGS pipeline for whole genome data. Luckily, both approaches are supported with the VarSeq software platform. The genotyping method being used will also dictate what the scope of the tertiary analysis will be. For example, are your PGx reports a standalone pipeline or would your lab’s goal be to handle a dual-purpose workflow and report on PGx + Diagnostic findings.
The purpose of this webcast is to:
Discuss and demonstrate the approaches with array and NGS genotyping methods for star allele calling to prep for downstream analysis.
Following genotyping, explore alternative tertiary workflow concepts in VarSeq to handle PGx reporting.
Moreover, we will include insights users will need to consider when validating their PGx workflow for all possible star alleles and options you have for automating your PGx analysis for large number of samples. Please join us for a session dedicated to the application of star allele genotyping and subsequent PGx workflows in our VarSeq software.
- Video recording of this lecture in English language: https://youtu.be/Pt1nA32sdHQ
- Video recording of this lecture in Arabic language: https://youtu.be/uFdc9F0rlP0
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Computer in pharmaceutical research and development-Mpharm(Pharmaceutics)MuskanShingari
Statistics- Statistics is the science of collecting, organizing, presenting, analyzing and interpreting numerical data to assist in making more effective decisions.
A statistics is a measure which is used to estimate the population parameter
Parameters-It is used to describe the properties of an entire population.
Examples-Measures of central tendency Dispersion, Variance, Standard Deviation (SD), Absolute Error, Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Eigen Value
Congestive Heart failure is caused by low cardiac output and high sympathetic discharge. Diuretics reduce preload, ACE inhibitors lower afterload, beta blockers reduce sympathetic activity, and digitalis has inotropic effects. Newer medications target vasodilation and myosin activation to improve heart efficiency while lowering energy requirements. Combination therapy, following an assessment of cardiac function and volume status, is the most effective strategy to heart failure care.
Dr. Tan's Balance Method.pdf (From Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin)GeorgeKieling1
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About AOMA: The Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin offers a masters-level graduate program in acupuncture and Oriental medicine, preparing its students for careers as skilled, professional practitioners. AOMA is known for its internationally recognized faculty, award-winning student clinical internship program, and herbal medicine program. Since its founding in 1993, AOMA has grown rapidly in size and reputation, drawing students from around the nation and faculty from around the world. AOMA also conducts more than 20,000 patient visits annually in its student and professional clinics. AOMA collaborates with Western healthcare institutions including the Seton Family of Hospitals, and gives back to the community through partnerships with nonprofit organizations and by providing free and reduced price treatments to people who cannot afford them. The Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin is located at 2700 West Anderson Lane. AOMA also serves patients and retail customers at its south Austin location, 4701 West Gate Blvd. For more information see www.aoma.edu or call 512-492-303434.
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis - Pathogenesis , Clinical Features & Manage...Jim Jacob Roy
In this presentation , SBP ( spontaneous bacterial peritonitis ) , which is a common complication in patients with cirrhosis and ascites is described in detail.
The reference for this presentation is Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Textbook ( 11th edition ).
“Psychiatry and the Humanities”: An Innovative Course at the University of Mo...Université de Montréal
“Psychiatry and the Humanities”: An Innovative Course at the University of Montreal Expanding the medical model to embrace the humanities. Link: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/-psychiatry-and-the-humanities-an-innovative-course-at-the-university-of-montreal
This presentation gives information on the pharmacology of Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes and Leukotrienes i.e. Eicosanoids. Eicosanoids are signaling molecules derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids like arachidonic acid. They are involved in complex control over inflammation, immunity, and the central nervous system. Eicosanoids are synthesized through the enzymatic oxidation of fatty acids by cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase enzymes. They have short half-lives and act locally through autocrine and paracrine signaling.
Nutritional deficiency Disorder are problems in india.
It is very important to learn about Indian child's nutritional parameters as well the Disease related to alteration in their Nutrition.
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Updates to RareConnect.org in 2014
1. Updates to RareConnect during
2014
EURORDIS Membership Meeting, Berlin May 2014
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2. Overview of updates during
2014
1. Topic Groups
2. Open communities for ALL rare diseases but
without human translation features
3. Mobile Application
4. Implementation of advanced 3rd party
Pharmacovigilance analysis software
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3. Topic Groups
• Discussions based on specific themes
• Expert moderators from EURORDIS Staff,
Volunteers and external areas of professional
competence
• Available in September 2014
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4. Topic Groups - Initial
discussions
1. Specialised social services
2. Cross-Border Healthcare
3. Pregnancy and rare diseases
4. Role of patients in Clinical Trials
5. Role of patients in RD research
6. Diagnosis
7. Rare Cancers
8. Pharmacovigilance
9. Industry’s role in RD research and drug development
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5. Communities for ALL diseases
• Up until now communities created “by hand”
bringing together recognised patient groups
• Very often no patient groups for very rare diseases
• This new feature will allow isolated individuals to
start a conversation, ask a question, tell their story
• Hopefully it will help start new relationships, and
eventually new patient groups
• Available in September 2014
6. RareConnect - Mobile App
• Almost 40% of visits to RareConnect come from
smartphones/tablets
• A mobile app will facilitate more regular
participation in RareConnect and help growth
• To be available at least on iPhone and Android
devices
• Available towards end of 2014
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7. Involvement in IMI project:
WebAE
A project whose aim is to develop a proof of concept around using technology
to data mine the internet for drug adverse events
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9. WebAE involvement
1. Panel of patients drawn from
RareConnect moderators to give
input
2. Implementation of AE data mining
algorithms within RareConnect
3. Communication re adoption of
Mobile Application
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