In Memoriam of Lisa Kotschi
It is with great sadness that we share that our friend, colleague and Board member Lisa Kotschi passed away in the night of the 21st November 2019.
It is with great sadness that we share that our friend, colleague and Board member Lisa Kotschi passed away in the night of the 21st November 2019.
With the aim of addressing common educational needs of the cancer advocacy community, the Workgroup of European Cancer Patient Advocacy Networks (WECAN) held the first WECAN Academy from 6-9 July 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany.
The first WECAN Academy organised by the Workgroup of European Cancer Patient Advocacy Networks (WECAN) will take place 6-9 July 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany. This training programme is aimed at growing the knowledge and skills of more than 100 European leading patient advocates, and those who joined the community more recently, in the areas…
The HARMONY Alliance is a public-private partnership of more than 80 organizations (53 Partners and 35 Associated Members) funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative for a period of 5 years (2017-2021). Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) is part of the HARMONY Patient Cluster which is a unique group of 7 European Patient Umbrella Organizations working…
In addition to providing education, information and support to its 46 member-groups across 30 European countries, Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) advocates for the best possible research and equal access to the most innovative treatment and care. With this aim, MPE has developed a series of Community Advisory Boards (CABs) focused on myeloma.
It is with great sadness that we share that our friend and colleague, Peter Lens, has passed away. Peter was a myeloma patient and member of the first Board of Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE). He was always very passionate and supportive of MPE, its Board and staff.
Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) has launched a Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Workgroup on Access during our recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Munich, Germany. The Workgroup is chaired by MPE board members, Kristina Modic, also CEO of our Slovenian member Slovensko Združenje Bolnikov Z Limfomom In Levkemijo L&L, and Biba Dodeva, President of our…
As bortezomib, an anti-myeloma medicine, is licensed as both an intravenous (IV – through the vein via a drip) and subcutaneous medicine (through the skin, via an injection), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recently conducted a survey to understand which method was most commonly used across Europe. They also asked about the location of administration…