- PRESS RELEASE: Respiratory patients launch European prize to recognise achievements in digital health for asthma and COPD
- Brussels, 1/02/2023 - The European Federation of Allergies and Airways Diseases (EFA) has launched a Prize to welcome applications from innovators whose digital products improve the lives and health o ...
- WHO publishes first guidelines on digital health interventions
- Over the last years, digital tools and solutions have increased their presence within the health sector. Their added value is to be found in numerous aspects, including access to information, diagnosi ...
- Join EFA webinar on patients’ data and research
- The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation in 2018 has risen concerns on the ownership and use of personal data. The use of personal data is necessary in medical research to enable new ...
- The involvement of patients in HTA becomes secondary for the European Parliament
- On October 3, the European Parliament plenary adopted in the first reading the file on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on health technology assessment (HTA) ...
- Personalised Medicine alliance discusses HTA at Parliament
- On September 26, the European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM) organised a Roundtable in the European Parliament to discuss how to coordinate Health Technology Assessment between Member ...
- First studies from the CURE project presented in Georgia
- Many asthma patients have access to a better life thanks to a series of treatments that allow them to keep their disease under control, but their dream to get rid of asthma is not yet there. Despite t ...
- HTA proposal approved by the European Parliament health committee leaves out some patients expectations
- The proposal for a regulation on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) has been high on the agenda of the European Parliament during the last months. The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and F ...
- We are members of the Digital Health group at EPF
- The European Patients Forum (EPF) has recently launched a working group to guide and support its strategy on digital health with the aim of positioning the patient community as a driver of innovation ...
- We want a future cooperation on HTA with patients at the center
- On the 5thof June, we attended “What future for EU cooperation on HTA?” organised by the European Parliament Interest Group on Access to HealthCare, in cooperation with the Patient Access Partnership ...
- Myaircoach in MedTech week
- For the 4th time, national associations and companies active on medical devices organised from 4-8 June activities across Europe to promote the value of life-changing technologies. This year MedTech ...
- IMI and its 10 years of medical innovation, the example of U-BIOPRED
- On June 27th we were 400 participants to celebrate an outstanding achievement on medical research. In the last ten years, the Innovative Medicine Initiative has done more than 100 European projects an ...
- EU Health Commissioner invited us to present our views on HTA
- On May 15th we were amongst the 8 patient, consumer and public health associations invited by the EU Commissioner on Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis to present our views on the proposed ...
- Medical Technology and Health Workshop EPF-MedTech on HTA
- *EPF Credits* On Thursday 24th May we participated in a workshop on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Medical Technologies organized by MedTech and the European Patients Forum (EPF). HTA i ...
- Do you know how community care can improve patients' access to care?
- This 25th May, we took part in a workshop organized by MedTech and the European Patients Forum (EPF) to explore how community care can ensure equal and broad access to medical technologies for patient ...
- MyAirCoach presented at HIMSS Europe and Health 2.0 conference
- Technology nowadays allows patients to be surrounded with actionable data and knowledge. Sensors and trackers represent the core of the latest innovations to bring a support to us for living a heal ...
- EFA leaders meeting on personalised medicine, data protection and sharing, real world evidence
- The next morning day, Tuesday 17th, we welcomed six guest speakers who are the top experts on their specialty in a session that explored the future of personalised medicine and clinical data sharing. ...
- Europe aims to have a 1 million genomics database by 2022
- Health sometimes is not only linked to health ministries but to trade. Last 10th April, the European Commission Single Market directorate, celebrated the European Digital Day adopting several initiati ...
- EU Summit on airways diseases, air pollution and mobile health
- Digital tools are already part of our daily life, whether they are mobile applications or connected machines. In health, digital tools can play a key role in allowing guided self-management, leading t ...
- MyAirCoach will be presented at the most influential 2018 digital health conference
- MyAirCoach is almost a reality! The consortium will participate at HIMSS & HEALTH 2.0 conference in Spain next May 27-29, the most influencial eHealth at EU level that will help expose this soluti ...
- Asthma patients are testing myAirCoach
- In the last three years EFA has worked on the development of myAirCoach, a mHealth system for asthma patients. Now it’s time to test the system in real life and assess its effectiveness and whether it ...