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We are delighted to invite all members to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Network Meeting 18-19 May in Málaga (Spain) hosted by our member FENAER. In this edition, EFA Members will have the opportunity to present their work and learn from others activities through an EFA Members Exhibition. We will also launch new working groups to share our European experiences on specific topics affecting asthma, allergy and COPD patients. To see the draft programmes of both events and register, please visit the registration page. |
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In February the European Patients’ Forum (EPF) issued a position on patients’ discrimination across Europe and launched a consultation on cross-border health care that we will be addressing. In addition, the Norwegian Government expressed its willingness to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products. Read More... |
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EFA’s role in EU funded research projects is to provide the patients perspective to the research process and to ensure that patients are updated on the latest project news and developments. In February, we have contributed to different stages of the research and dissemination activities of MyAirCoach, U-BIOPRED, MeDALL and EARIP. Read More... |
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February has been an enriching month in the fight against the burden and prevalence of chronic diseases in Europe. Two main events have been organised in The Hague and Brussels with the support of the European Commission and a book on “Assessing chronic disease management in European health systems” was published by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. Read More...
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Air quality is an increasingly worrying topic both at EU and global level. The World Health Organisation prepares a resolution that takes stock of air pollution’s harm to our health and the European Union presents the guidelines to improve Indoor Air Quality in schools (result of the SINPHONIE project). Read More... |
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February was full of inspiring events, like a field visit to Finland to see how e-health supporting care is implemented (like the GPS in the photo) and the courageous patients that took part at the rare diseases event in Brussels. We participated in the first meeting of the eTricks Ethics Board and in the discussions to form an EU Disease Prevention coalition. Read More... |
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Patient-led initiatives not only bring meaningful results for patients, but also broader support. In February, EFA Dutch Member Longfonds was awarded with a significant donation to fund their e-nose project; Italian Federasma e Allergie developed an app for asthma patients; Swedish EFA Member Astma och Allergi Förbundet created a travel card for food allergy patients; Spanish FENAER hold a presentation; Allergy UK prepares for its annual conference and EFA was delighted to visit the British Lung Foundation. Read More... |
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