Belgische Patiëntenvereniging voor Pulmonale Hypertensie vzw (P.H. België vzw) Adress: Kruisbeeldstraat 28, 9220 Hamme Phone Number: +32 (0) 472 794 994 Association President: Wendy Vansteenkiste Association Email: info@ph-vzw.be https://www.ph-vzw.be/
Belgische Patiëntenvereniging voor Pulmonale Hypertensie vzw (P.H. België vzw) Read Post »
Htap Belgique asbl Rixensart, Belgium Adress: Beau Site-1ère Avenue 83, 1330 Rixensart, Belgien Phone Number: +32 2 654 13 60 Association President: Luc Matthysen Association Email: htapbelgique@hotmail.com https://www.facebook.com/htapbelgique
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PHA Europe European pulmonary hypertension umbrella organisation 33 member associations Address: Wilhelmstraße 21. A-1120 Vienna, Austria Phone Number: (+43) 1 402 3725 Association President: Eva Otter Association Email: info@phaeurope.org https://www.phaeurope.org/
PHAA Australia Association President: Joan Godber Association Email: admin@phaaustralia.com.au https://www.phaaustralia.com/
The 2nd edition of Nefes contains Interviews with health care professionals, an article about the PAHSSc President Kamil Hamidullah and a number of patient stories. Download the newsletter at this link: ac24e500cf111ce1a4741e3e0f69954a
2nd edition of “Nefes”, the Turkish PH patient association PAHSSc’s monthly newsletter Read Post »
PH Human, part of the JanssenWithMe digital platform, was created in partnership with the pulmonary hypertension patient community and is dedicated to supporting people with the condition. It has a particular focus on pulmonary arterial hypertension (Group 1 WHO classification of pulmonary hypertension). It helps share real-life experiences from people living with pulmonary arterial hypertension
The European Union (EU) pharmaceutical legislation known as the Clinical Trials Regulation comes into force today, the 31st of January 2022. It aims to ensure the EU offers an attractive and favourable environment for carrying out clinical research on a large scale, with high standards of public transparency and safety for clinical trial participants. Prior to
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Rosie Matthysen was a pulmonary hypertension patient and a patient advocate. She was the founder of HTAP Belgique, the Belgian francophone pulmonary hypertension association, one of the founding members of PHA Europe. In this touching video poste on the PHA EUROPE YouTube channel Rosie tells her story and tells us about her life with pulmonary
Rosie’s “Breathtaking Story”, submitted by the Belgian French association HTAP Belgique Read Post »
On January 2022 a new initiative launched by the European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) aims to transform how clinical trials are initiated, designed, and run. This initiative, called “Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU for better clinical trials that address patients’ needs“, aims to further develop
Pulmonary arterial hypertension explained in simple words, with excellent visuals, in a French educational video posted on the HTAPFrance YouTube channel.
Could you kindly tell us something about yourself? I have been president of the German PHeV since 2012. My input and the one of all others is voluntary! I am not a patient and I contribute to our organization in a “strategical” way. We have regional groups in nearly every region of Germany. Our group
On December 16, 2021 the UN General Assembly formally adopted Resolution A/RES/76/132 recognising the over 300 million Persons Living with a Rare Disease (PLWRD) worldwide and their families. The Resolution focuses on the importance of non-discrimination and advances key pillars of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including access to education and decent work, reducing
Congratulations to Prof. Marc Humbert for his election as President of the European Respiratory Society (ERS). Prof. Humbert has published more than 700 peer-reviewed articles, mostly in the field of pulmonary hypertension, and is widely considered one of the world TLs in pulmonary hypertension. In his inaugural speech Prof. Humbert said he would continue to
Patient Focused Medicines Development (PFMD) is a not-for-profit collaborative initiative benefiting patients and health stakeholders by designing a patient-centred healthcare system with patients and all stakeholders. The importance of patient engagement (PE) across the medicines development continuum is widely acknowledged across diverse health stakeholder groups, including health authorities; however, the practical applications of how to
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many health care systems suspended their non-urgent activities. Pulmonary Hypertension patients were subjected to the same rules as other patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, with no prioritised care despite their rare and severe condition. A consortium composed of pulmonary hypertension patient associations and scientific societies was created to launch the PH-CARE-COVID survey,
The European Society for Organ Transplant (ESOT) is delighted to launch the first edition of the ESOT Hackathon to identify and develop tools to serve the transplant patient community. Whether it is an idea, a scenario, a prototype, an app, an interface, a proof of concept or a turnkey solution, ESOT is looking for innovative
On June 15, 2022 the European Society for Organ Transplant (ESOT), issued a joint statement together with the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), European Cancer Patients Coalition (ECPC) and Union Therapeutics calling on the European Commission, Parliament, and the Council to fully integrate the systematic protection of immunocompromised patients in their response and preparedness efforts
In case you missed the European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS)’s live event on equity in access to COVID-19 vaccines you can listen to the presentations by top vaccine expert Francois Houÿez and EURORDIS CEO Yann Le Cam on the EURORDIS YouTube channel at this link
The European Patients’ Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI) is a multi-stakeholder public-private partnership established as an independent non-profit Foundation in the Netherlands. The EUPATI Toolbox contains resources to assist patient engagement on diffferent : Basics of Medicine R&D, Clinical Development/Trials, Drug Discovery, Personalised Medicine, Regulatory Affairs, Benefit and Risk Assessment, HTA, Pharmaceutical Development,
A patient and carer survey was conducted in the USA with the aim of determining if participation in a pulmonary hypertension support group has a significant effect on quality of life (QOL) in a population of patients with pulmonary hypertension and their caregivers using the emPHasis-10 questionnaire. 165 subjects were enrolled in the study; 122
