GAAPP board elected at Istanbul meeting
On June 11 the first AGM and third meeting of the Global Allergy and Asthma Patient Platform (GAAPP), an initiative from EFA took place during the EAACI...
Update on EFA Allergy Awareness project (June 2011)
The EFA Respiratory Allergy Awareness project is currently underway and responses to our questionnaire for patient groups have so far been received from...
EFA President Breda Flood speaks at IMI open info day
The newly elected President of EFA, Breda Flood, was invited by IMI (the Innovative Medicines Initiative) in June to speak at an ‘open information day’...
MEP Catherine Stihler hosts EU Parliament reception on COPD
On the 15th of June, MEP Catherine Stihler hosted a dinner reception in the European Parliament in Brussels to present and discuss the need for a comprehensive...
Introducing new EFA board
EFA has elected a new board and President at theits 20 year anniversarycelebration AGM in Paris on the 6th of May this year! Breda Flood of the Asthma...
EFA attends DIA EuroMeeting in Geneva
EFA board member Lina Buzermaniene has been granted patient fellowship of the Drug Information Association (DIA), and attended the DIA EuroMeeting in Geneva...
EPF AGM and Capacity Building Seminar
On April 12th and 13th, Susanna Palkonen and Breda Flood attendedthe European Patients' Forum's Annual General Meeting and Capacity BuildingSeminar in...
National campaign on patient education in asthma
The French Association Asthme & Allergies will celebrate World Asthma Day by promoting “asthma schools” in France
Patient education has...
Press Release: Virtual lung models set to personalise asthma and COPD treatment
Virtual lung models set to personalise asthma and COPD treatment
World Asthma Day 2011 (3 May) - A team of international experts are set to develop a...
Art contest to show what life is like with asthma
On World Asthma Day 2011 (3 May), people with asthma and severe asthma in Europe are being encouraged to get creative for a unique art contest which will...
EFA AGM and Network Meeting in Paris on May 6th & 7th
Telehealth Campaign launched
The Telehealth Campaign, an initiative of several patient, hospital and health industry stakeholders (including the European Patients' Forum, of which...
EU Commission launches consultation on future of EU funding
In early February the European Commission published a Green Paper proposing major changes to EU research and innovation funding, in an effort to make it...
EFA in 2nd ICC World Conference of COPD patient organisation
Preparations are underway for the 2nd World Conference of COPD Patient Organisations. This year it will take place on November 6th and 7th in Shanghai,...
EMA stakeholders' forum onmedicine safetylegislation
The first stakeholder meeting on implementing the new EU medicine safety legislation (pharmacovigilance legislation) was held at the headquartersof theEuropean...
U-BIOPRED Asthma Art Contest for people with asthma in EU
The U-BIOPRED project to improve understanding of severe asthma, in which EFA participates as a partner, launched an art contest to bridge the gap between...
EFA is looking for EU policy and project intern
The EU policy and project intern at EFA supports our EU advocacy and project work through researching and analyzing EU policy, drafting policy and campaign...
Poorly educated not given enough support from quitlines
In force since 2005, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is a treaty that reaffirms people's right to live in a healthy and tobacco...
New EU video on cross-border healthcare
A new video on cross-border healthcare - EU patients receiving treatment in member statesother than their own - has been produced. The video can be found,...
ENSP's guide to European trends in smoke free provisions
ENSP, the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, has compiled a document summarising the state of play in different European countries regarding...