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of Patients' Organizations (IAPO).
IAPO is a unique global alliance representing patients of all
nationalities across all disease areas and promoting patient-centred
healthcare around the world.
Our members are patients' organizations working at the international,
regional, national and local levels to represent and support patients,
their families and carers. A patient is a person with any chronic
disease, illness, syndrome, impairment or disability.
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IAPO
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12:48PM Monday 23 January 2012
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Press Release
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Geneva, Switzerland, 23 January 2012 - The International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) recently highlighted the threat that substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products pose to patients worldwide and urged members of the WHO Executive Board and Member States to take action to protect patients.
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5:12PM Thursday 19 January 2012
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Press Release
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London, UK, 19 January 2012 - The International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO) today urged members of the WHO Executive Board and member states to involve patients at all levels in the prevention and control of Non-Communicable Dieases (NCDs).
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4:10PM Wednesday 18 January 2012
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IAPO has contributed to a new publication aimed at equipping people with the tools to implement strategies and activities to counteract the risks posed by counterfeit medical products.
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4:09PM Wednesday 18 January 2012
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This month we are delighted to share details of members who joined IAPO in 2011, a year in which we launched our Membership Guide and revised our membership fee structure to make it easier for members to pay their fees.
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4:09PM Wednesday 18 January 2012
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Healthcare in Africa will bring together influential healthcare stakeholders from government, providers, suppliers and patient groups to confront and explore key issues around healthcare systems in Africa. Attendees will be able to participate in interactive brainstorming sessions, hear cutting-edge case studies and hear from a range of inspiring speakers. IAPO is a supporting organization of this event.
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4:08PM Wednesday 18 January 2012
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IAPO Member the European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS) will be co-organising the European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD 2012) in May this year. The Conference is a unique platform across all rare diseases, all European countries, bringing together patients’ representatives, academics, industry, investors, policy makers and healthcare managers, providing the state-of-the-art of the rare disease environment and the most innovative initiatives. The forum is a mix of policy updates, debates to shape future policies, discussions on actions and good practices.
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4:07PM Wednesday 18 January 2012
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On 10 November 2011, IAPO Member and English charity coalition, National Voices, called for more, inspiring examples of joined-up care, like that of their member Torbay Care Trust. National Voices members, health and social care charities with a focus on England, were at their annual conference where they were joined by Minister Paul Burstow; King’s Fund Chief Executive, Chris Ham; Lord Warner of Brockley and Norman Lamb MP.
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4:06PM Wednesday 18 January 2012
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IAPO Members in the Czech Republic were invited to attend the World Health Professionals Alliance (WHPA) Regional Workshop on Falsified Medical Products. Co-hosted with WHPA and the Czech Pharmacy Chamber the workshop brought together more than 40 participants including representatives from 10 national health professional associations from Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovenia. The workshop also saw the participation of pharmacy, medical, dentistry, and nursing student representatives and patient groups from the region.
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4:05PM Wednesday 18 January 2012
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Representatives from across the UK National Health Service (NHS), patient support groups and industry came together recently for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Primary and Care and Public Health's (APPG) Annual reception. The theme of this year's event was "Reforms - will success lie in systems change or behavioural change?" and was attended by IAPO Governing Board Member Robert Johnstone.
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4:04PM Wednesday 18 January 2012
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On 7 December 2011, IAPO’s Research Officer, Rachel Seal-Jones, attended an advocacy and engagement workshop in Brussels, Belgium. This workshop brought together patient groups from across Europe and was funded by Janssen. The workshop explored the potential of social media to forward the vision and mission of patient groups.
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