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This White Book on IBD Research funded or promoted by IBD patient associations was presented at the World Symposium – 18 October 2012, Brussels . The White Book aims to become a handbook and reference that IBD patient associations can use for getting new ideas in developing research-support strategies. Date of issue: 2012-10-18  

This month on 19 May World IBD Day is marked in many countries worldwide.   Please check out the World IBD Day website to learn more about and support some of the activities that EFCCA and other other sister organisations from around the globe are organising to raise awareness and to highlight what it means to live with IBD.   World IBD Day website at www.worldibdday.org...

IBD11 - unleash your knowledge EFCCA has been invited to speak at the IBD 11 meeting that took place in Prague (14-16 November). The meeting was organised by the pharmaceutical company Ferring and was attended by over 850 physicians from over 50 countries. Marco Greco, EFCCA chairman, presented during the opening session the work of EFCCA and the patient perspective. He put forward strong...

Adoption of the Code of Conduct removes the last barrier to the formal conclusion of the UNCRPD The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), which entered into force on 3 May 2008, is the first human rights Convention signed by the EU. All EU Member States have signed the UNCRPD and a majority has signed its Optional Protocol too. The next step,...