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    The Share4Rare platform is growing in strength, with over 900 users validated since April 2019. This growing community of rare disease patients and families is providing a secure environment for
  • Report - 3rd day of the International Congress on the Effects of COVID-19 in People with Rare Diseases

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  • Report - 2nd day of the International Congress on the Effects of COVID-19 in People with Rare Diseases

    Emotional support to the affected people: the role of patient organizations and virtual communities Roberta Anido de Pena (president of FADEPOF) opened the session with a panel that discussed the role
  • Report - 1st day of the International Congress on the Effects of COVID-19 in People with Rare Diseases

    The opening of the congress was led by Patricia García, medical director of the Garrahan Hospital, a reference centre for rare diseases in Argentina. García explained the challenge that COVID-19
  • The international patient registry for COVID-19 and rare diseases is now available for clinicians

    People with a rare disease are vulnerable, but this vulnerability is currently being exacerbated by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital, together with the Sant
  • Meeting the partners — Òmada Interactiva

    The approach of Òmada was classic, yet revolutionary. After conducting a preliminary analysis and benchmarking, the initial graphic, functional and technological design of the open layer of the
  • Dr. Marcelo Andrade: "Our intention is to include patients, families and health professionals from around the world in the registry of COVID-19 and rare diseases"

    Through collaboration between Sant Joan de Déu and Garrahan Hospital, an ambitious project that connects COVID-19 and rare diseases has been developed. The initiative has supported the creation of a
  • International Congress on the Effects of COVID-19 on People with Rare Diseases

    The International Congress on the Effects of COVID-19 on People with Rare Diseases will be held on November 9-11 th 2020 and it is organized by the Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children's Hospital
  • Lessons learned: Share4Rare’s new Digital Informed Consent

    All around the globe, 2020 has brought with it a lot of downs. However, it has also brought some very valuable ups, mainly in the form of lessons learnt and powerful insights into what we are capable
  • The case of undiagnosed profiles in Share4Rare

    Share4Rare has very nice support for patient profiles with a diagnosis. These users will find that Share4Rare is a system in which they can interact, communicate, and share knowledge with other users
  • Data for a difference — The Share4Rare research feature for patient organisations

    Violeta Astratinei is a Ph.D. biologist with a background in environmental research. After she lost her sister to melanoma in 2014, she became a core member of Melanoma Patient Network Europe, MPNE
  • Gemma Marfany: "Researchers, patients and families must come together to fight rare diseases"

    Gemma Marfany is a professor in the Department of Genetics at the University of Barcelona (UB) and head of Unit U718 at CIBERER, the Spanish biomedical research centre for rare diseases. She is also a