20 YEARS AGO ……

Cécile was diagnosed in 1992.

8 years later, she appeared for the first time on TV screens.

On 11th November 2001 we set up Cutis Laxa Internationale. But there was no research programm. We knew of 9 patients.

One month later,  we appealled on TV screens during the Telethon (Fudraising event). We needed a 10th patient for a research programm to be launched.

Annie Moissin, who was responsible for relationship with patients for orphan disorders at that time, heard our call. She tells here (in French) what happened next.

Thanks to you Annie,

Thanks to Solhand of which you are now the Chair.,

One can do nothing alone, Together we are stronger, we go further.

Marie-Claude Boiteux

Chair of Cutis Laxa Internationale,  Cécile’s mother

Living with …. Cutis Laxa

The French monthly magazine “La Revue du Praticien” (The Medical Practitioner’s Journal) published an article on Cutis Laxa in its November issue.

 

Read the article here (in French)

Patients Representatives’ (EPAGs) work in 2019-2020 in the European Reference Network-Skin (ERN-Skin)

During the 5th annual meeting of the French Health Network FIMARAD (Network for Rare Cutaneous Disorders), Marie-Claude Boiteux presented the ePAGs’ work for Patients in ERN-Skin (in French at 9:57)

Here is how you can get subtittles in your own language :

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)

Paris Dermatologic Days (JDP)

We were able to attend the JDP online, so as to be visible  despite everything.

We had a space in the virtual “Associations’ Village” and our Poster was accessible online by any and all visitors

 

Nevertheless we sorely missed the opportunity for face to face meetings with representatives of laboratories to talk about our activities.

Annual Meeting and 2nd Conference of the French Federation for Skin

On 1st December 2020 we attended online the Annual Meeting and 2nd Conference of the French Federation for Skin (FFP).

Following the 2020 annual report and the projects for 2021,

the FFP conference opened the floor to experts on the impact of Covid-19 for skin disorders,

paediatric dermatology, users’ participation on the evaluation of health products

and dermatology research.

Needless to say that it was an intense and riveting morning.

Annual Day of the French Network for Rare Skin Disorders

27th November 2020 :  The Annual FIMARAD meeting (French Health Network for Rare Skin Disorders).

 

Core discussions of the day were : Taking stock of the work done in 2020;

 

Issues of the MDPH files (Local House for Disabled People); How to involve Patient representatives;

 

organising the workgroups for 2021;

and ePAGs’ work

See the presentations here

CUTIS LAXA PATIENT JOURNEYS

We have developped 2 patient journeys based on testimonies from our members on what it is like to live with a Cutis Laxa.

Those documents aim to be a tool for health care professionals and patients during a consultation to help them agree on the best possible care on a long term basis.

They will be updated as often as needed to fit with the patients’ daily life and the most recent findings and treatments.

CUTIS LAXA WITH ARTERIES AND LUNGS SYMPTOMS

CUTIS LAXA WITH NEURO AND SKELETON SYMPTOMS

 

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

 

Watch Cecile’s interview