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2009/06/16News from patients associations
IFPA represented in workshop in the EADV Spring Symposium
Annika Rastas, Director of the IFPA Secretariat, was also invited by Chairman Professor Julien Lambert to participate as speaker in the workshop “Skin disease from the perspective of patients’ organisation fora". Annika talked from a patient’s (...)
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2009/06/16News from the web office
Participate in Transparency Policy Consultation by European Medecines Agency
Message from EMEA - European Medicines Agency
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has published a draft proposal on the EMEA Transparency Policy (EMEA/232037/2009) for consultation, following the endorsement by the EMEA Management Board.
The (...)
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2009/05/22News from patients associations
Psoriasis brought to discussion in the Portuguese Parliament
PSOPortugal held a Round Table on the Portuguese Parliament on the topic:
«Psoriasis: Patients’ quality of life vs. sustainability of the National Health System»
Psoriasis affects 250 thousand Portuguese poeple and though it is a chronic disease, (...)
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2009/05/07News from patients associations
Polish Psoriasis Association’s Activities
Currently, we focus on initiatives that help people with severe psoriasis, our goal is to start discussion about the disease and, what is even more important, about tolerance. That is why last year we started to cooperate with Kunst Promotion, (...)
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2009/05/05Events
3rd Symposium of the French Psoriasis Group
The 3rd Symposium of the French Psoriasis Group will take place on October 16 at Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris. The process for CME accreditation is undergoing.
Symposium Programme:
9h00 – 9h10 : Opening - Louis Dubertret (Paris)
9h10 – 9h30 : (...)
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2009/04/27News from patients associations
Conference Debate "Pathogenic and Therapeutic Novelties"
On demand of the town of Silly "Présence et Action Culturelle" (Presence and Cultural Action), the Belgian patient association GIPSO asbl organised a conference-debate on the "Pathogenic and Therapeutic Novelties in Psoriasis", on the development (...)
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2009/04/24Events
XIII Jornadas Psoriasis 2009 - Spain
Accion Psoriasis, the Spanish Patient Association, presents the 2009 edition of Jornadas Psoriasis (Psoriasis Days). This year 9 Psoriasis Day will take place in different cities of Spain, in collaboration with the Official Colleges of (...)
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2009/04/15Events
First Latin American Meeting of Psoriasis
1st. LATIN AMERICAN MEETING OF PSORIASIS REUNION Advances in Psoriasis April 24, 2009 Alvear Palace Hotel – Av. Alvear 1891, Buenos Aires 8:00 – Registration 8:30 – Opening session. Edgardo Chouela (Argentina) 8:40 – Physio-pathogenesis: (...)
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2009/03/27News from medical groups
Algeria creates Psoriasis Group and joins Psoriasis International
Recently created, the Algerian Psoriasis Group (Groupe Algérien du Psoriasis) counts already with some 10 members and is still under formation.
The Algerian Group has joined the Psoriasis International Network, where its website is being (...)
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2009/03/27News from patients associations
Acción Psoriasis submits a wide awareness project on psoriasis
Acción Psoriasis has presented the project « Acércate. Hablemos de Psoriasis » (Come closer. Let’s talk about psoriasis.) to the campaign « Tú eliges. Tú decides » (You choose. You decide) of the Foundation Caja Navarra. Acción Psoriasis’ project aims at (...)
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2009/03/24News from patients associations
A strong support to European Dermatology Forum - Press Information by EUROPSO
The Executive Committee of EUROPSO has decided to announce its strong support to the European Dermatology Forum, EDF.
The Forum has published a White Book with an action plan in November 2000.
The action plan proposes:
A task force should be (...)
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2009/03/16News from medical groups
Indonesian Psoriasis Study Group joins the Psoriasis International Network
The Indonesian Psoriasis Study Group was created in 2000, it counts some 50 members and is patronized by the Indonesian Dermatologist Association. Its members are dermatologists from all major universities which have a dermato-venerology (...)
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2009/03/06News from the web office
Development of Psoriasis International Homepage
In February, the homepage of Psoriasis-international.org has been developed to include a direct link highlighting the three boards of the network, which are currently under formation.
A Scientific Board, an Advisory Board and a Pharmaceutical (...)
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2009/03/05News from medical groups
Suspension of Market Authorisation of Raptiva
Following the decision of EMEA and FDA, Raptiva will be withdrawn in the next weeks due to the risk of LEMP.
We are now discussing, within the French Psoriasis Group, on the best strategy to shift to another treatment.
It would be quite (...)
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2009/03/05News from medical groups
French Psoriasis Group renews its Scientific Board
The French Psoriasis Group has just proceeded to the partial renewal of its Scientific Board. In accordance with its statutes, the renewal was made by the anonymous vote of the Group’s members.
The new Scientific Board, elected for 2 years, is (...)
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2009/02/27News from patients associations
EUROPSO’s 2008 activities
EUROPSO’s 2008 activities
The executive board of Europso had meetings in 2008 Frankfurt and Paris.
We made a new website: http://www.europso.eu/
EADV congress
The Europso board was present in Paris at the EADV congress!!!! 17th EADV (...)
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2009/02/16Events
2nd World Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Conference
Fast facts
2nd World Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Conference
Theme: Skin and beyond
Dates: June 24 – June 28, 2009
Venue: Stockholm City Centre, Sweden
Target group: Dermatologists, Rheumatologists and Allied Health Professionals (...)
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2009/01/30News from patients associations
GIPSO at Namur Meeting of Patient Associations
GROUPE D’AIDE A LA RECHERCHE ET A L’INFORMATION SUR LE PSORIASIS (Belgique) NAMUR, EXHIBITION HALL MEETING PATIENT ASSOCIATIONS ON DECEMBER 4th & 5th.
At the initiative of the League of Health Care Users (LUSS) and proposed among others by (...)
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2009/01/30News from patients associations
Congress for the 20 years of ASNPV onlus
On the occasion of its first 20 years of activity, ASNPV onlus, member of FEDIPSO onlus, has decided to promote a “Congress” to which some special contents have been given.
On one side, a set of interesting scientific presentations to see the (...)
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2009/01/27News from patients associations
GIPSO at 1st Salon of Voluntary Work
At the initiative of the Department of Social Affairs of the Province of Liège, the first salon of voluntary work was held in the former Saint-André church in the centre of Liège on January 17 and 18, 2009.
60 associations working in six fields (...)
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