REGISTRATION IS OPEN – EARLY BIRD DEADLINE JANUARY 31 Lack of understanding and poor management of pain severely impacts the quality of life of children and adults with OI. Under the title “Balancing life with OI” we are organising a topical meeting on the neglected subject of the causes, assessment and management of pain in…
On Saturday June 4th we were ca 35 people representing 18 member organizations, who came together for OIFE’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022 on Zoom. The agenda included: Internal news & updates Approval of OIFE’s Annual Report 2021 Approval of financial report 2021 Dissolution of OIFE 1 in the Netherlands because OIFE 2 has been…
The title and graphic identity of the Latvia meeting Jean Moitry and I attended in Riga is a reference to the Chinese tale of the three monkeys. One of them doesn’t see, the second doesn’t hear and the third hides his mouth. This is an optimistic message because the meaning of the parable is that…
Dear friends & contacts of OIFE. It’s Christmas Eve in Switzerland and I’m taking a moment before family dinner to look back on the year that has passed. To be honest it has been 12 months of ups and downs in the OIFE. To start with the saddest part, it has been a challenging and…
A great topical meeting has come to an end. More than 82 people from 22 countries met in Riga, Latvia from June 14th – 15th to discuss and learn about eyes, ears and teeth of people with OI. The event had a lot of positive feedback already, and we feel we succeeded in creating an…
2 Weeks left until Early Bird Deadline! Are you a professional who’s interested in eyes, ears and teeth of people with OI? Or basilar invagination (BI)? Do you yourself have issues related to this? Then we invite you to take part in our seminar See, Hear, Smile! from June 14th – 15th in Riga, Latvia.…
