OIFE’s 26th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in Riga, Latvia from June 15th – 16th following the topical meeting See, Hear, Smile! If you plan to take part in both the topical meeting and the OIFE AGM, you need to register for BOTH events separately. Time OIFE AGM: June 15th 14.30 – June…
The OIFE Youth event will take place between 23rd to 27th, October 2019 in Bilbao, Spain. The goals of the OIFE Youth Event are: – sharing experience & ideas across borders – networking and getting to know young people with OI in other countries – social activities and fun – to create awareness about OIFE…
By Lars Nesset Romundstad, Translation: Ingunn Westerheim From October 25th to 28th 2018 Kristian and I traveled from Norway to Århus in Denmark to attend the annual OIFE Youth event. The traditional youth event took place in the Pindstrup Centre and was organized by the Danish girls Malene, Ninna, Matilde and Marie, who’s one of…
The European Patient Forum is happy to share with you an exciting opportunity for the 3rd edition of the Summer Training for Young Patients Advocates. The theme of 2019 is ‘Shaping the Future of Patient Advocacy’. Over the course of four days, young people will be expanding their skills and maximize their leadership potential. The…
Make sure you mark the date November 22nd – 25th 2019, when the international conference QualityofLife4OI will take place in Amsterdam. The conference is an initative from Care4Brittle Bones and is hosted by a coalition of OI-organizations (Care4BB, OIFE and OIF), Medical professionals (ERN – BOND) and the Industry. It is coordinated by Foundation Care4BrittleBones.…
The 2018 OIF National Conference, themed EXPLORE, gathered over 650 attendees and 50 speakers for a busy and memorable weekend in Baltimore, Maryland! The attendees of this summer’s conference represented seven countries and nearly forty US states. And on behalf of the OIFE I thank the OIF for the kind invitation to take part in…
At the Annual Meeting of OIFE in August 2018, we got a pleasant surprise – a membership application from the Nigerian OI-organization. The Board voted and we were happy to welcome OIF Nigeria as our new associate member, the second one from the African continent. The OI Foundation Nigeria, founded by Tarela Aghanti in March…
“An Anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday and the hopes of tomorrow.” I would say this is pretty much what has happened in Dundee, Scotland from August 16th – 20th 2018 and not only for OIFE. Actually the whole weekend was a celebration of happiness and of…
The OIFE Youth event will take place between the 24.-28. October 2018 in Aarhus, Denmark. Registration for the 2018 event closed on June 15th. We have participants from 11 different countries who have registered. The goals of the OIFE Youth Event sharing experience & ideas across borders networking and getting to know young people with…
