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Amplifying Patient Advocacy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and its impact on patients. The AMR Info Point is dedicated to providing extensive resources on AMR. Our goal is to improve awareness and understanding of AMR among patient communities.

HTA Info Point

Patient Involvement in Health Technology Assessment (HTA)

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a systematic evaluation process used to assess the properties, effects, and impacts of health technology. This includes not just medical devices and equipment, but also drugs, medical procedures, and broader healthcare policies and systems.

Knowledge Hub on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

The AI Knowledge Hub is dedicated to help patient organisations and other interested stakeholders to better engage in debates, projects and initiatives on AI in healthcare, both at national and European levels.

WHAT WE DO

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Policy and advocacy

EPF is active in a number of policy areas to ensure that patients' views are incorporated into the EU policy agenda. We develop campaign and advocacy strategies

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Projects

EPF has been active in various health-related EU projects over the past few years both as a leader or associate partner to gather patient-related evidence based information

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Capacity building

The Capacity Building Programme was designed in 2012 to respond to needs and concerns which have been identified by our membership during previous activities of EPF.

NEWS AND UPDATES

19/11/24 EVENTS PATIENT EMPOWERMENT PATIENT INVOLVEMENT

Ensuring Consistent and Coherent Application of EU Rules on Medicines’ Advertising

The European Patients' Forum (EPF) raises its concern about the fragmented interpretation of the current rules on the advertising of medicines. Reports from multiple EPF member organisations point to this inconsistency leading to unequal access

18/11/24 EVENTS PATIENT EMPOWERMENT PATIENT INVOLVEMENT

EPF launches toolkit to help patient organisations raise awareness on Antimicrobial Resistance

Today is European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD), an initiative coordinated by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) to promote the safe use of antimicrobials. To mark this initiative and the start of WHO’s World AMR

29/10/24 EVENTS PATIENT EMPOWERMENT PATIENT INVOLVEMENT

EPF’s reaction to the draft Implementing Act on Joint Scientific Consultations on Medicines

The European Patients' Forum (EPF) welcomes the publication of the draft Implementing Act on Joint Scientific Consultations (JSCs) on medicines as a critical step towards securing mandatory, meaningful patient participation in EU health technology

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