25 Sep2023

CONFERENCE ON PERSONALISED MEDICINE: “The evolution of healthcare to improve people’s lives”, Valencia, 4-5 October 2023

Written by Mª Cristina Nieto. Posted in News

The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union organise a European high-level conference to reflect the influence of Personalised Medicine in the evolution of healthcare to improve people’s lives, which will take place on October 4-5, in Valencia.

The Conference will bring together a large number of high-level experts and stakeholders with different background and expertise, from different types of organisations and countries, including from outside Europe, to discuss challenges and opportunities in the field of genomic-based personalised medicine, as well as aspects not covered in research and funding.

The Conference will be structures into three main axes:

  • Axis 1 – Personalised approaches to prevention, diagnosis and treatment
  • Axis 2 – Infrastructures and data platforms for Personalised Medicine
  • Axis 3 – Cooperation for Personalised Medicine

See full agenda

For further information

 

25 Sep2023

EU-Africa PerMed 2nd Summer School, in Nairobi, May 2024

Written by Mª Cristina Nieto. Posted in News

The EU-Africa PerMed Second Summer School, scheduled for May 21-23, 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya will focus on implementing PM in various fields, aiming to equip participants with skills to support PM implementation and research network creation. The Summer School (hybrid format) is open to around 35 junior researchers, policymakers, and healthcare workers from EU and African countries who will be evaluated and admitted on a competitive basis (distributed online and face to face). Participation in this training event is free of cost. At least 6 participants will be selected to receive a travel and accommodation grant.

To apply for this training event, please:

  1. Read the “Applicant instructions and criteria” document below
  2. Fill out the following application form here
  3. Upload your CV (max 2 pages + relevant publications) in PDF format
  4. Recommendation letter from your institution (mandatory only if you are applying for the grant)

Application process is extended until 19 October.

Link to registration: https://forms.gle/WpqS9gvyTsDZgovG8

Call Document: https://www.euafrica-permed.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EU-Africa-PerMed-2nd-Summer-School-Call-VF.pdf

Draft Agenda: https://www.euafrica-permed.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EU-Africa-PerMed-2nd-Summer-School-Draft-Agenda-18092023.pdf

Application Process and Evaluation Criteria: https://www.euafrica-permed.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EU-Africa-PerMed-2nd-Summer-School-Application-Details-and-Selection-Criteria.pdf

The organization is led by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and and the Italian Ministry of Health (IT-MoH), with the collaboration of the European Clinical Research Infrastructure (ECRIN), the Institute for Health Research Epidemiological Surveillance and Training of Senegal (IRESSEF) and Innovatec.For more information please contact:

Dr Maria Jose Ruiz Alvarez: mj.ruizalvarez-esterno@sanita.it

Dr. Marta Vicente- Crespo: mvicente-crespo@aphrc.org

Rita Karoki: rkaroki@aphrc.org

27 Jul2023

Third ICPerMed Training Event on September 22nd

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ICPerMed will organise the 3rd “ICPerMed Training – Research Infrastructures in Personalised Medicine: use, advantages and challenges” which will take place on September 22nd, from 09:00 to 17:30, virtually.

Applications will be accepted till September, 18th 12:00 o’clock CEST.

The aim of this training is the promotion of the use of European Research Infrastructures in the biomedical field to better inform researchers on the potential use of Biological and Medical Research Infrastructures and the benefits arising from their use, to accelerate excellence, innovation and translation, but also make them aware of the barriers to be overcome.

Indeed, an increasingly complex and changing reality needs global interconnections between knowledge through a network of data and people dedicated to research, innovation and creativity and tools for the creation of such knowledge, as well as the transfer of results from research to the community.

It is therefore important to know how an infrastructure works and what obstacles need to be considered and avoided in order to use it.

When? September 22nd, 09:00 – 17:30 CEST
Where? online
Who can apply? Health professionals and researchers worldwide, with a reliable interest in personalised medicine (PM) and Research Infrastructures.
Deadline for application: September 18th h12:00 CEST
Language: English
Download: Flyer including programme
Registration: Please register here.

This online training is one of several activities of ICPerMed in order to support research and implementation of PM in Europe and beyond.

Participation is free of charge. A registration is required.

If you have any questions, please contact Chiara Ciccarelli c.ciccarelli@sanita.it and Simona Bifolchi s.bifolchi@sanita.it

28 Mar2023

EATRIS Patient Engagement Resource Centre

Written by Mª Cristina Nieto. Posted in News

The Patient Engagement Resource Centre (PERC) is a joint initiative from the European Research Infrastructure for Translational Medicine (EATRIS), the European Patients’ Forum (EPF) and the European Aids Treatment Group (EATG), funded by the Horizon 2020 funded project, EATRIS-Plus. 

The PERC is an easy to navigate platform that offers publicly available guidance, training and practical tools to help researchers get started with patient engagement. It is also a practical tool for patients to access and promote to the researchers they collaborate with.

The Centre features selected relevant public resources to help researchers understand the basics of patient engagement, and guide them through the different phases of patient engagement (from planning to conducting and evaluating), with the ultimate aim to foster meaningful patient engagement practices in research.

Further information available here: https://patient-engagement.eu/

28 Mar2023

ICPerMed Best Practice Recognition 2023

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ICPerMed sixth Best Practice Recognition is now open! The 2023 Recognition aims to honour, encourage, promote and disseminate the examples of implementation through research in Personalised Medicine. First authors (applicants from any countries) of candidate proposals published and/or developed between January 1st, 2021 and December 31st, 2022 are eligible to apply.

The deadline for proposal submission will be April 30th, 2023. 

The selected authors will be invited to the next ICPerMed Workshop taking place in November 2023 and will be given the opportunity to present their results during a plenary session to stakeholders interested in the area of PM. 

Further details on the ICPerMed “Best Practice in Personalised Medicine” Recognition 2023 and on the application process are available here:

Call for Applications
Application Form

For further questions please contact:

healthresearch@sanita.it
c.ciccarelli@sanita.it
s.bifolchi@sanita.it
Phone: +39 0659946514