Tobacco Products Directive
Last word of the European Parliament on the tobacco products directive
On February, 26 the plenary of the European Parliament (EP) voted on the text of...
EFA Manifesto for EP Elections
The European Parliament elections are fastly approaching and through this information channel, we call on all the readers of our Newsletter to take a piece...
EFA Training on EMA
EFA training for patient experts on allergy, asthma and COPD on getting involved with the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
As we informed you in the last...
EFA Baltic Alignment Meeting
On the 15th of February EFA organised an alignment meeting with patient associations representing people with asthma, allergy and COPD in Latvia and Lithuania....
EFA in Meetings - February 2014
EFA Board and Officers Annual Meeting with Sustainable Funding Partners
On 19th February, the EFA Board and EFA Secretariat met with the sustainable funding...
Last word of the European Parliament on the tobacco products directive
Today, the plenary of the European Parliament has voted on the text of the revised directive on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related...
EFA training on involvement with the EMA
Rationale: 12 patient experts from EFA member associations will have the opportunity to discover what the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is and especially...
Noninvasive Ventilation: Basic Concepts
This course is part of the ERS School Course Series 2014
Location: Hannover (Germany)
Organiser: N. Hart, R. Scala, B. Schonhofer
Aims: This...
The Value of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) for Professionals
Online Course
This course is part of the ERS School Course Series 2014
Organisers: A. Fletcher; N. Smyth
Aims: This ERS online school course...
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
This course is part of the ERS School Course Series 2014
Location: Horn (Switzerland)
Aims: This course will provide a comprehensive overview of...
Online Course Respiratory Epidemiology
This course is part of the ERS School Course Series 2014
Course organiser: G. Sotgiu.
Aims: This course will provide participants with an overview...
Hermes Summer School of Adult Respiratory Medicine
This Summer School is part of the ERS School Course Series 2014
Location: Barcelona (Spain)
Course description:
This ERS Summer School will...
Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Vascular Disease
This event is part of the ERS School Course Series 2014
Locaiton - Lausanne (Switzerland)
Organisers: S. Gaine; R. Naeije; A. Peacock
Aims: Physicians...
European Spirometry Train - The Trainer Course
This event is part of the ERS School Course Series 2014
Location: Barcelona (Spain)
Organisers: B. Cooper; I. Steenbruggen
Aims: The European...
Press Release: EFA's position on Alpro precautionary warnings
Leading brand soya products no longer guaranteed safe for people with nut allergies
EFA, the umbrella organisation representing people with food allergy...
EU Policy update (January 2014)
Greek Health Minister visited the ENVI committee
On January, 22nd the Greek Minister for Health Adonis Georgiades presented the priorities of the...
EFA in Meetings - January 2014
EFA advising on how to tackle socio-economic inequalities in smoking
On January 17th, the Advisory Board of the SILNE project met for the second time...
EFA Events
Baltic Alignment Meeting in Vilnius
On 15 February, the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius will be hosting EFA’s meeting with patient associations of Baltic...
EU Project Update
EARIP Consortium Meets and defines steps towards European Asthma Research and Innovation Partnership
On January 21st, EFA Executive Officer Susanna...
EFA in 2014
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Supporters of EFA,
I am happy to inform that this year EFA is receiving an operational grant from the European Commission...