OIFE is lucky to have two patient representatives (ePags) in ERN BOND – European Reference Network on Rare Bone Diseases. This week they have had an important meeting in Norway, to talk about how to improve care and services for people with rare bone conditions in Europe. Not sure what ERN is and does? We…
Interview with Rebecca Tvedt Skarberg, member of European Patient Advocacy Group (ePAG) The European Reference Networks (ERNs) are 24 virtual networks involving healthcare providers across Europe. They aim to facilitate discussion on rare diseases that require highly specialised treatment. One of these networks is the European Reference Network for Rare Bone Diseases (ERN-BOND). ERN-BOND has…
Ingunn Westerheim and Rebecca Tvedt Skarberg from Norway are the recipients of this year’s Black Pearl Volunteer Awards, an international award that recognizes their volunteer efforts for people with the rare condition osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). How it all started We do the interview on Zoom, since both ladies are at risk for Covid19. But what…
On May 14th and 15th OIFE was well represented at the online European Conference on Rare Diseases (ECRD) with 5 representatives, including OIFE president and OIFE Youth Coordinator. In addition 3 people from the OIFE-community attended the event on behalf of other stakeholders. The ERCD conference was originally planned to take place in Stockholm. 1,500…
