This publication from our EuRREB colleagues, Developing a Standardised Dataset for Natural History Studies in Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome (FD/MAS), is a key milestone in improving clinical research and care for people living with FD/MAS. By establishing a harmonised dataset, we aim to support international collaboartion, enable meaningful data comparisions, and drive forward patient-centered research.
Endo-ERN co-coordinators Alberto Pereira and Olaf Hiort welcomed 143 representatives from 93 reference centres, as well as 13 ePAGs in Copenhagen for the Endo-ERN General Assembly (GA). Taking place Friday, 9 May and Saturday, 10 May just before the start of the Joint Congress of ESPE and ESE. This is a short summary of the work package presentations and if you click on the presentation title you can download the full presentation. The MTG slides are available as well – click on the session title. If you have any questions please contact the Endo-ERN Project Office.
Now open! A facilitation window for the MOOC Diagnosing Rare Diseases: from the Clinic to Research and back is open from Monday, May 12, until Friday, July 4.
You can access the course here.
During this period, experts and mentors will be available online to answer participants’ questions and stimulate insightful discussions throughout the course.
This free online course, developed within the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD), was co-created by ERN ITHACA, ERN GENTURIS, EURORDIS, and the Fondation Maladies Rares.
The MOOC explores key topics in the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases, including:
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The FIRENDO (Filiere Maladies Rares Endocriniennes) network will award a grant for the period 2025-2027 to fund a collaborative research project between a FIRENDO member organization and an HCP (Health Care Provider, a healthcare institution) that is a member of the Endo-ERN (European Reference Network on Rare Endocrine Conditions) outside France.
The grant aims to stimulate international collaborative clinical, translational, or fundamental research projects between:
A FIRENDO organization (clinical or research laboratory, clinical department, patient association) – see the directory here, and an Endo-ERN member outside France – see the directory here. The project must focus [...]
Endo-ERN will have participate in several aspects of the at the Joint Congress of European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) thanks to our partnership with these organisations.
Endo-ERN will host a booth 44&45 with Endo-ERN ePAGs and our colleagues from EuRREB – stop by and find out more about Endo-ERN’s activities. Our colleagues also prepared posters that are worth a view: Creating Patient Journeys within Endo-ERN European patient advocacy group (Endo-ERN) The European Registries for Rare Endocrine and Bone Conditions (EuRREB): Collecting Core Data Elements and Clinician and Patient-Reported Outcomes The European Registries [...]
Our colleagues in EuRREB have recently published their Core Registry and e-REC Annual Reports which showcase significant growth in partipation and data collection. Over the past years, the introduction of condition-specific modules has been a key driver of engagement and improving insights into rare conditions.
Core Registry highlights:
Growing participation 51 active centres are now contributing data to the Core Registry 35 centres within ERNs & 16 centers outside ERNs 3980 cases entered since October 2018 by 87 users Advancing Research and Patient Care 11 Condition-specific modules developed across 6 MTGs increasing reporting [...]
The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) has launced a new educational programme aimed to address the unmet needs of the calcium, phosphate and bone community – ESE Rare Calcium Phosphate and Bone disorders (ESE Rare – CaPaB). Details about the ESE Rare-CapaB programme can be found on the ESE website.
The first stage of this Educational Programme is an online survey, which has been created by an expert panel and includes five questions (one per condition) with a proposed set of clinical, diagnostic and therapeutical unmet needs.
The aim of this survey is to [...]
The key findings from the latest EURORDIS Rare Barometer survey revealing widespread barriers faced by the 30 million people living with rare diseases in Europe in their daily lives.
There were several key insights related to rare endocrine conditions:
8/10 people with rare endocrine diseases live with disabilities 62% had difficulties with at least 2 activities – seeing, hearing, walking/climbing stairs, remember/concentrating, selfcare, communication 36% found it difficult or very difficult to obtain publicly funded support 48% experienced discrimination related to the rare disease or disability 23% of people with rare endocrine diseases are unemployedDownload key findings of [...]
Endo-ERN would like to welcome our newest ePAG Marta Baranska.
Marta is the founder and representative of the non-profit organization The Pituitary Gland Association Poland (Szczecin, Poland), which supports patients with pituitary gland disorders and their families.
Marta is living with Cushing’s Disease but balances taking care of her health with a busy and diverse career. Marta shares more, “I have built a strong career as a lecturer at the Maritime University, a sailing ship captain, and an expert at the International Maritime Organization in London. Additionally, I am a certified Cognitive Soul, Life & Business Coach.
Beyond [...]
A public consultation is now open seeking information from a range of #rare disease stakeholders. This information will be utilized by the Committee on Public Health (SANT) to bring a better understanding and detailed knowledge of the challenges of persons affected by rare disease and views of persons working with or involved in rare diseases.
Check out the full announcement here and complete the survey by the end of March.
