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Event
Bruxelles, Belgium
The Vitiligo International Patient Organizations Committee (VIPOC) cordially invites european vitiligo patient leaders to attend the World Vitiligo Day conference from June 23-26, 2023. This pivotal event aims to enhance participants' awareness, understanding of medical processes, and knowledge about new patient support projects across European Union countries and beyond (UK, Switzerland, Norway, Croatia, Bosnia, etc.).
The vitiligo community is tackling new challenges:
- Transitioning from patient support to educating patients and their families on medical and scientific matters, clinical trials, and more.
- Advocating for vitiligo with health agencies and payers, providing accurate data, files, and testimonials to expedite drug deliveries and reimbursements.
- Preparing data for health authorities on a global scale, transcending national boundaries.
The provisional program for the World Vitiligo Day 2023 European meeting is as follows:
Friday, June 23rd
- Morning: Arrivals and registrations
- Lunch with available participants
- Glass breaking session: Getting to know each other quickly
- Patient engagement through education in Europe
- EUPATI's (European Patients' Academy on Therapeutic Innovation) mission and role for vitiligo patient leaders
- Patient Engagement Trainings
- National training capacities
- Action plan design and coordination among patient leaders
- Dinner and networking: Strengthening cross-understanding and exploring potential future collaborations in the EU and on a country level
Saturday, June 24th
- Morning: Scientific presentations on the latest updates in medicine processes and clinical trials
- Lunch with scientists
- Afternoon: Vitiligo burden, Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROM), and impact studies. A showcase of patient reports and advocacy files
Sunday, June 25th
- Vitiligo patient representatives meeting (workshops, advocacy, implementation of joint projects, training, etc.)
Monday, June 26th
- Advocacy meeting with EU representatives.
To register, please contact Nicolle Maquignon, VIPOC Vice Secretary, at nicolle.maquignon@vipoc.org
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