EFA European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations Is looking for EU Policy and Programme Intern (m/f) to start 2013   EFA is the network of European patient organisations that represents people with allergy, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at European level. EFA is dedicated in making Europe a place where people with these diseases have the right to best quality of care and safe environment,

Helsinki, 8-9 November 2012 - Representatives from the Finnish Allergy Programme (FAP) joined participants from three EFA member delegations visiting Helsinki from Bulgaria, Italy and Norway to educate them on the FAP's origins and successful implementation. The two day  meeting introduced the FAP in a clear and understandable format, while allowing for an opportunity for the delegations to collaborate and brainstorm comparable national programmes

Hello and welcome to this month’s round-up of EFA activities, updates and news!  This month EFA has been busy writing a position paper on pollen forecasting, submitting a paper to EMA on the involvement of young people in reviewing medicines as well as an open letter to Commission President Barroso calling for the release of the new tobacco products legislation, we report on EFA member activities for World COPD Day, EFA reports from the Finnish

EFA is pleased to announce it has written a position paper on pollen forecasting in Europe. The paper draws attention to the fact that the current economic crisis is threatening the future of European pollen forecasting services, and calls on the EU to take action to prevent this.  EFA position paper calls for legislation to ensure pollen forecasting in Europe EFA has written a position paper on the need to legislate for pollen forecasting in Europe,

In treatment news this November EMA reports on new COPD medicines and a UK body plans do discourage the use of a previously approved asthma drug.    EMA report on newly approved COPD medicines published The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has released European public assessment reports (EPAR) on three COPD medicines for relief of symptoms in adult COPD patients. The medicines, for which approval was issued in September, are Enurev Breezhaler, Tovanor

In member news this month, EFA members have told us about their activities to mark World COPD Day 2012, our Finnish members join the bid to make Finland smoke-free by 2040, FFAAIR holds a COPD session and a new asthma iPhone app is launched in Ireland.  World COPD day! EFA members from Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Spain and Sweden all marked World COPD Day in their home countries through a large number of activities. In France FFAAIR reported

In policy news this month, EFA is pleased to announce we have submitted a paper to EMA calling for increased involvement of children and young people in reviewing medicines that are targeted to them, we have collaborated in sending a letter to President Barroso calling for the speedy release of the new tobacco products legislation, a new EU health Commissioner has been appointed, Cyprus has organised a debate on respiratory diseases and healthy aging

This month EFA reports from the education meeting it co-hosted in Helsinki  on the Finnish Allergy Programme, from a lunchtime debate in the European Parliament on Healthy Ageing with Respiratory Disease, from a conference on telemedicines in Germany and more.    EFA and the Finnish Allergy and Asthma Federation co-host first Finnish Allergy Programme Educational Meeting in Helsinki On the 8th and 9th of November, representatives of the Finnish

In media news this month, EFA has collaborated in writing a paper on research needs in allergy and is pleased to announce its data is mentioned in a new WHO-WMO ‘Atlas of Health and Climate’   EFA collaborates in new paper on research needs in allergy EFA and the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) have collaborated to publish a new research paper on research needs in allergy. At a time when allergy has evolved into

Hello and welcome to this month’s round-up of EFA activities, updates and news!  The new EFA website is now fully up and running and we would like to remind members to sign up to the EFA member area, an interactive forum and ‘Dropbox’ where files can be uploaded and downloaded. A members’ calendar will soon be added where it will be possible to add details of individual member events. Please click here to register. EFA is busy preparing

EFA is pleased to announce it will host a meeting to introduce the Finnish Allergy Programme this November, a ten-year government plan to reduce Finland’s allergy burden.  On the 8th and 9th of November EFA will host a meeting inHelsinki on the subject of the Finnish Allergy Programme. The Programme began in 2008 with the overall aim of reducing the national Finnish allergy burden over the course of 10 years. Its objective is to see prevention

EFA member Allergy UK has published a new magazine for healthcare professionals and EFA meets soon-to-be member RESPIRA in Portugal. Allergy UK launches new HCP magazine Allergy Today Allergy UK has just published Allergy Today, a new magazine for healthcare professionals. The comprehensive publication contains informative articles about allergy and intolerance designed to increase knowledge of allergy at primary and secondary care level. Targeting