This page contains the information on the pre-conference workshops: Orphanet, Thalassemia International Federation, Help lines…
1. Workshop on Help Lines for Rare Diseases
The workshop will allow those who would like to create or develop a help line at their respective associations, the opportunity to receive first hand advice on how to go about it.
The speakers, all networks participants of Rapsody, aim to present to the audience the broad range of services on offer and highlight some of the common challenges that can be addressed at European level.
The workshop will begin at 13:30 and finish at 17:30.
Places will be offered on a first come, first served basis. The workshop is limited to 40 participants, so please react promptly!
It will take place at the:
Room
Marriott Lisbon**** Hotel
45 ave dos Combatentes
Phone: 351 21 7235400
Fax: 351 21 7264281
Programme:
13:30 - 14:00 Pamela Davies(
Word of Introduction: Help lines for rare diseases
14:00 - 15:15 Marie Claude Bergman (Maladies Rare Info Services,
Typology of calls (reasons for calling, responses given: different approaches, different aims)
Debate/questions
15:15 - 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 - 15:45 Shane Lynam (Eurordis)
Service for Isolated patients
15:45 - 16:00 Pamela Davies
Training of Help line respondents
16:00 - 16:15 Tuy Nga Brignol (
Awareness/ partnership with health care professionals
16:15 - 16:30 Inge Kristensen (CSH,
Recommendations to the European Commission
17:00 - 17:30 All helpline representatives
Meet the network participants
Please contact kasia peala if you would like to participate in this event.
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