To date, several reports have underlined low rates of antibody response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. According to the authors of an article titled “Evaluation of the Kinetics of Antibody Response to COVID-19 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: The Prospective Multicenter ORCHESTRA Cohort” (1) previous studies assessing the antibody […]
I’m B J-N , 42 years old living with my significant other. We don’t have any children. In my childhood and youth I was always very sporty and active. I’m into athletics, children’s gymnastics and finally even competitive gymnastics. I started horseback riding when I was 13. But even then I was always more susceptible
My life with pulmonary arterial hypertension and rheumatism, a patient story Read Post »
The PAH Initiative was established by United Therapeutics with the aim of providing knowledge and inspiration based on science and research in pulmonary arterial hypertension today. Here you can find interesting information on pulmonary arterial hypertension, treatments and life style advice as well as patient testimonials. The “Learning Library” section of the PAH initiative contains useful
This live online discussion organised by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) was held on March 23, 2022, and focused on the experiences and learnings of specialists and patients in the fields of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis ,since the emergence of COVID-19. ERS President Elect Professor Marc Humbert and European Respiratory
ABSTRACT The European Medicines Agency provides Scientific Advice to medicines developers and patient input has been an integral part of this process for many years. As end users of medicines, patients bring their perspectives to many different processes along EMA’s regulatory pathway, complementing the scientific expertise. While the value of including patients has been
Pulmonary Hypertension Association USA (PHA) Address: 1121 14th St NW, Suite 150, Washington D.C., 20005 Phone Number: +1 301-565-3004 President and CEO: Matt Granato Email: PHA@PHAssociation.org https://phassociation.org/
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A todo pulmón Guayana HP Venezuela Phone Number: +58 424-9198559 Association Email: grupodeapoyoatodopulmon@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/AtodopulmonG
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Asociación Civil de Hipertensión Pulmonar Uruguay Phone Number: +598 (0)96252721 Association: Claudia Sessa Association Email: contacto@adhipu.org.uy http://adhipu.org.uy/
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Sociedad Latina de Hipertensión Pulmonar Association Email: info@sociedadlatinahp.org https://www.facebook.com/LatinosConHP
Sociedad Latina de Hipertensión Pulmonar Read Post »
Beacon is a UK-based non-profit organisation that is building a united rare disease community with patient groups at its heart. Their patient group trainings aim to help these often small and voluntary organisations to form, grow, and professionalise. Their events and trainings also give patient groups the opportunity to connect and collaborate with others across
Patient group trainings at Beacon, a UK-based non-profit organisation for rare diseases Read Post »
The Pulmonary Hypertension association (PHA) has a page devoted to “Living with PH” which addresses pulmonary hypertension issues in teenagers.
Pulmonary hypertension and teenagers Read Post »
The phaware global association was founded by a group of pulmonary hypertension awareness activists and is comprised of patients, caregivers, and medical professionals. It creates PH awareness and global engagement on behalf of families, caregivers and medical professionals and supports innovative PH research efforts to find a cure for this deadly disease. phaware.global is both
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The Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK (PHA UK) provides very useful suggestions on how to best prepare for a remote medical appointment. You can find the resource on the PHA UK website at this link
“Realistic medicine” puts the person receiving health and social care at the centre of decisions made about their care. The term Realistic Medicine was first introduced by Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, Catherine Calderwood, in her annual report from 2016 and is being embedded across Scotland, championed by local and national clinical leaders. The Realistic Medicine
Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK (PHA UK) Adress: Unit 1, Newton Business Centre, Newton Chambers Road, Thorncliffe Park, Chapeltown, Sheffield,S35 2PH Phone Number: +44 (0)1709 761450 Director of Membership Support: Shaun Clayton Association Email: office@phauk.org https://www.phauk.org/
“Breaking down the language barriers – communicating with patients”, an interesting online LinkedIn event organised by Origins-Insights which took place on February 22, 2022. An exploration of literacy and lexicon and how it can help in communication with patients. Link to webinar recording
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The European Patients’ Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI) is a patient-led partnership working across stakeholders to enhance patient engagement, registered as an independent non-profit Foundation in the Netherlands. It announced today an important milestone for their “Toolbox”: 5 million unique users since its launch in 2016. Explore the EUPATI Toolbox to learn more about medicine
Three patient representatives (Ralf Schmiedel, Pisana Ferrari, Hans-Dieter Kulla) contributed to the study and article. The first two are patients having undergone lung transplant, Mr Kulla is the President of ph e.v., German PH association. The other authors are Karen M. Olsson, Tanja Meltendorf, Manuel J Richter, Jan Fuge, Jan Christopher Kamp, Da-Hee Park, Henning
Fundación Amigos HAP Mexico Association Email: contacto@amigoshap.mx https://www.facebook.com/amigoshap/
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The Council of Europe and its Committee on Organ Transplantation support and recommend physical activity as a major way to improve the health status of transplant patients. Regular light-to-moderate exercise plays a crucial role in restoring both the physical and mental health of transplant recipients. The authors advise organ recipients ask their transplant doctors to
