The French Federation for Skin published its plea

The French Federation for skin is publishing its plea aiming to :

  • Improve skin patients’ quality of life on a long term basis ;
  • Fight against social and local inequalities ;
  • Ease health journeys and carers’ work ;
  • Offer a global care respecting patients’ needs
  • Get patients’ expertise and role in the healthcare system recognised

read the plea here ( in French)

Living with a Rare Disorder in France

Orphanet has just edited its new study about rare disorders in France.

You can read here the whole study (in French)

RARE 2030

On 23rd February 2021, celebrating 2021 Rare Disease Day, Eurordis held the “Rare 2030 Final Policy Conference”.

Over 1100 participants representing all stakeholders groups of the rare disease community took part in this event, learning, exchanging and celebrating together.

Find here the Rare 2030 Recommandations

Have a look at Rare 2030 website

e-Book edited by the French Federation for Skin (FFP)

FFP has just issues its first e-book on :

“Cutaneous disorders and psychology”

The French Federation for Skin helps you and shares a few pages on patients’ psychological situation as well as advice and analysis from our psychologists. It aims to give some points to help live a better daily life with the disorder.

Read (pdf in French)

6th CUTIS LAXA DAYS

SAVE THE DATES

The 6th Cutis Laxa  Days will be held at the University Hospital of Ghent( Belgium)

on 14th, 15th and 16th September 2022

 

WHAT IS AN ERN (European Reference Network) ? (Videos)

Set up 3 years ago by the European Commission, they aim to help patients with rare disorders receive a right diagnosis and follow-up, gather together all European experts and Patients Organisations to allow patients to get the best care.

The European Commission, Patients and ERN Coordinators give their point of view

European Commission (in almost all European Languages)

https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-193046

Patients (in English and/or with English subtitles)

https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-191813

ERN Coordinators (in English and/or with English subtitles)

https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-191812

Helplines for Rare Disorders worldwide

Helplines for rare disorders worldwide
Country Organisation      Helpline & other modes of contact
Canada Rare Disease Information and Resource Centre +385 12441393  –  info@rqmo.org
www.rqmo.org/rare-disease-information-and-resource-centre/
Croatia   * Croatian Help Line for Rare Diseases +385 12441393  –  rijetke.bolesti@gmail.com
www.rijetke-bolesti.hr/rare-diseases-croatia
Facebook group
Denmark * Rare Diseases Denmark +45 33140010  –  helpline@sjaeldnediagnoser.dk
sjaeldnediagnoser.dk/helpline/
France * Maladies Rares Info Services (MRIS) + 33 156538136  –  info-services@maladiesrares.org
www.maladiesraresinfo.org
Germany ACHSE Betroffenen- und Angehörigenberatung +49 3033007080  –  www.achse-online.de
Hungary * Lifebelt +36 617904533  –  mentoov@rirosz.hu  –  mentoov.rirosz.hu/
Ireland * National Rare Diseases Office (NRDO) +353 1800 24 03 65 or + 353 18545065
rare.diseases@mater.ie  –  www.hse.ie/eng/services
Italy * Università di Padova, Coordinating Centre for Rare Diseases, Veneto Region + 39 049 82 15 700  –  malattierare@pediatria.unipd.it
Italy * Telefono Verde Malattie Rare +39 800896949  – https://www.iss.it/?p=171
Italy * Centro di ascolto malattie rare +39 800 880101  –  http://www.regione.toscana.it/-/centro-di-ascolto-per-le-malattie-rare
Italy * Centro di ascolto per le malattie rare del Piemonte e della Valle d’Aosta +39346.1059486  +39339.5203554 –  segreteria@a-rare.it
Mexico AcceSalud accesalud@femexer.org
Norway Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Rare Disorders Oslo University Hospital +47 23 02 69 75  –  liegen@ous-hf.no
Helsenorge.no/Sjeldnediagnoser
Portugal * Linha Rara +351 300505700  –  info@rarissimas.pt
Romania * Romanian National Alliance for Rare Disease (NoRo Help Line) +40 260611214  –  office@apwromania.ro
Romania * Romanian Myasthenia Gravis Info Centre +40 744704399  –  asociatia.miastenia@gmail.com
Serbia * NORBS +381 800333103  –  office@norbs.rs  – www.norbs.rs/
Spain * SIO Feder +34 918221725  –  sio@enfermedades-raras.org
Switzerland * Infos Maladies Rares +41 848314372  –  contact@infomaladiesrares.ch
www.info-maladies-rares.ch/
Switzerland * Seltene Krankheiten +41 442663535  –  selten@kispi.uzh.ch  –  www.kispi.uzh.ch
USA GARD Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center +1 8882052311
Wolrdwide ThinkGenetic https://www.thinkgenetic.com/

medical advice from Genetic counselors :  https://www.thinkgenetic.com/contact-counselor