By Ute Wallentin, OIFE Social Network and Board member of the German OI-Association (DOIG) When OI-children or adults or members in general from our association die, how do we want to deal with the news of their death? And if they die (much too) young, what offers can we make to the surviving relatives? Ute…
The hybrid workshop “Patient priorities in ERN BOND beyond Quality of Life” is organised by ERN BOND – European Reference Network on Rare Bone Diseases and their patient representatives (ePAGs). It will take place on Saturday 6th of May from 9 – 4PM CET. This workshop aims to explore four priorities identified for patients with…
In March 2023 OIFE started the work of creating a toolbox on pain and osteogenesis imperfecta. The aim of the toolbox is to enable people with OI to learn more about pain management. It will also include information and tips which you can discuss with your care provider when communicating around pain. What would YOU…
Have you seen that applications for the 2022 EURORDIS Summer School are open? OIFE have at least five people who attended Summer School before and who graduated as patient experts. Take your patient advocacy to the next level, and learn with EURORDIS – European Rare Diseases Organisation about an exciting range of topics – including…
On September 30th representatives from the OIFE attended a very informative webinar, which explored how the importance of Quality of Life measures is expanding, and the ways patient groups can contribute to the development of disease specific measures. The webinar was organized by the foundation Findacure and the company HealX and explored the ways to…
Animation video explaining OI! Some of you might have seen the animation video that the Swiss OI-organization made to explain OI? From November 12th an edited version with English language and an international twist became available. This in addition to the previous versions in German and French. A big thank you to the Schweizerische Vereinigung…
The Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation in the US recently announced the educational program OI TeleECHO Clinic Series. The goal is to build capacity to safely and effectively diagnose and treat osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). The program is a partnership with Project ECHO™ (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes). This series uses Zoom videoconferencing, and will take place on…
Today OIFE’s Communication Manager Anna Rossi attended EURORDIS Digital School, which takes place online this year. She has signed up for the entire Digital School 2020, which consists of webinars and eLearning and aims to empower rare disease patient advocates to use digital communication tools to improve the strategic outreach and community-building capacities of their…
Check out the TeleECHO series on rare bone diseases, which is a mix of lectures and case discussions. Previous sessions can be watched online, including: – Genetic Testing in the Diagnosis of Rare Bone Disease – OI Dominant vs Recessive: Impact on Treatment – Non-Accidental Trauma Link to the TeleECHO page of the OI Foundation…
