- Capacity Building in 2015
- The 2015 Capacity Building project ended with a return to Italy, in Genoa. On 5th December EFA again met the representatives of FederASMA e ALLERGIE Onlus for a follow up session of the meeting held i ...
- Bulgarian Advocacy Campaign to mark World COPD Day
- COPD is among the most common chronic diseases in people over 45 years and one of the leading causes of death. However, the disease is commonly goes unrecognized. To mark World COPD Day on 18th Novemb ...
- Exciting Developments in Pollen Forecasting in the UK
- Around 5% of the adult UK population has reported suffering hay fever and around 10% suffer asthma, which can be aggravated by pollen. With approximately 150 different species of grass in the UK ident ...
- FENAER’s New Board Elected and Updates on campaign activity
- FENAER elected a new Board at their Extraordinary General Assembly held in November 2015 in Malaga. The new Board of Directors includes the newly elected President, Raquel Nieto from PULMÓNMADRID an ...
- Asthma Society of Ireland Launches Membership for Healthcare Professionals
- The Asthma Society of Ireland launched a special membership for Healthcare Professionals at the end of 2015. ASI works very closely with Healthcare Professionals in Ireland and the goal of the initiat ...
- COPD Patient Advocate elected to BREATH Research Steering Committee
- BREATH is one of five chapters of the DZL (German Centre for Lung Research) and means "Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Diseases Hannover". The faculty has some 50 pneumologists, c ...
- Capacity Building in Spain
- The EFA team visited FENAER in Malaga (Spain) on the 4th of November for the second meeting of EFA Capacity Building project. The meeting was attended by 16 representatives of 9 FENAER member organiza ...
- A first step in providing a harmonised approach to COPD Care in Europe
- Levels of COPD care can vary from country to country in Europe. Early detection and correct diagnosis is fundamental to guarantee timely diagnosis and effective treatment plans that can help patients ...
- Old mistakes must not be repeated with the new guidelines
- In November, the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), a Swedish government agency under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, released new national guidelines for asthma and CO ...
- Asthma Society calls on Ireland to adopt World Health Organisation’s Air Quality Standards
- The Asthma Society of Ireland highlighted the significant failings in the monitoring of air quality in Ireland at the launch of their 2015 Clean Air Campaign on 23rd November in the College of Medicin ...
- Save your breath with COPD Support Ireland
- To coincide with World COPD Day on Wednesday November 18, COPD Support Ireland launched their “Save Your Breath” awareness campaign. COPD Support Ireland set out 5 key pledges it is urging political ...
- Patient Education Materials from EFA Members
- As part of the activity of the EFA Patient Education Working Group, we have collected samples of best practice patient education materials developed by EFA Members. The patient education materials c ...
- This World COPD Day remember it’s not too late to travel the globe!
- At the present time 10% of the adults in Europe are diagnosed with COPD. 3.5 million people need supplemental oxygen, and the numbers keep growing. Many patients are advised by their physician to trav ...
- Update on Capacity Building in 2015
- This month EFA launched its 2015 Capacity Building project. Capacity Building Ireland The first meeting took place in Dublin on the 16th of October, where EFA’s representatives A ...
- Has your organisation developed patient education materials? Please share them with us!
- By the end of 2015 EFA aims to collect samples of best practice patient education materials, developed by EFA Members, in the areas of asthma, allergy and COPD. These materials will be published on a ...
- EFA “Meet and Greet EU Institutions” Training 2015
- On the 12th and 13th of October 2015, EFA organised its 6th annual Meet and Greet training session for members. This session focuses on the functioning of the European Union and policies related ...
- Presentation to the Italian Association of Allergologists
- On the 22nd of October, EFA EU Senior Advisor, Roberta Savli, was invited to talk about the management of allergy and anaphylaxis in public spaces at the annual congress of the Italian Association of ...
- Study into effects of asthma on the health and wellbeing of Irish patient’s
- The Asthma Society of Ireland with support from Novartis launched the results of a significant investigation into the wellbeing and mental health of Irish adults with Asthma. The study revea ...
- Finnish Campaign, The Talking Ashtray wants you to quit smoking!
- The Organisation for Respiratory Health in Finland have produced an advertisement highlighting the dangers of smoking, in a fun and engaging way. The advert was shown before movies in the cinema ...
- Environmental Determinants Working Group October Update
- On the 7th of October, EFA Environmental Determinants Working Group held a teleconference to discuss the unmet needs of people with allergy, asthma and COPD. Members identified actions needed and w ...