We are very excited to finally share our brand new 5-minute video with you entitled How can VASCERN help you? Link to the video here This video presents VASCERN, its members and the work that our network does to improve the lives of patients with rare vascular diseases. It is…
The full conference report of the 4th conference on European Reference Networks (that took place November 21-22nd, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium) has been released by the European Commission. This comprehensive report outlines the main topics discussed during the 5 round table and 8 parallel sessions that took place during the two day…
The VASCERN Coordination team would like to wish you all a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2019! We look forward to the year ahead and achieving many more of our goals, which will improve the lives of patients with rare vascular diseases.
The first European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD) transnational call is officially launched! You can find information about this call on the new website of the EJP RD here, including the call text and the guidelines for applicants. The topic of this first transnational call is Research projects to accelerate…
VASCERN Spotlights: Dr. Robert Damstra What is great about the ERNs is that they have given increased recognition to the field of rare diseases. For a very long time it was mainly secondary lymphedema (that is not a rare disease) that had all of the attention and now, thanks to…
We would like to congratulate Professor Miikka Vikkula, our Vascular Anomalies Working Group (VASCA-WG) Chair, for being awarded the first Generet Award, with a prize of €500,000 for research into rare diseases! The Generet Fund, managed by the King Baudouin Foundation, aims to support rare disease research by awarding an annual…
A new chapter has just been added to VASCERN Do’s and Don’ts Factsheets for Rare Vascular Disease Patients Facing Frequent Situations: the Pediatric and Primary Lymphedema Working Group (PPL-WG) have now completed Do’s and Don’ts factsheets for PPL! Read the Do’s and Don’ts factsheets for PPL here Diagnosing Primary Lymphedema Inter/(Multi)-disciplinary treatment…
The European Commission’s EU Protects campaign (#EUProtects) aims to raise awareness of the various ways in which the EU combats global challenges to protect its citizens and their latest video features the European Reference Networks (ERNs)! Link to the video here The video features the story of Onni, a Finnish…
The European Commission has just released a new flyer and video about the European Reference Networks aimed at informing patients and healthcare professionals about how the ERNs work. It introduces how the 24 ERNs convene virtual panels of experts in rare diseases in order to discuss complex clinical cases. This…
