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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

01/10/24 EVENTS PATIENT EMPOWERMENT PATIENT INVOLVEMENT

EPF Advocacy Toolkit on the Revision of the EU Pharmaceutical Legislation

The European Patients’ Forum (EPF) is pleased to announce the issue of its Advocacy Toolkit, developed to support efforts surrounding the revision of the EU pharmaceutical legislation. This toolkit collects essential resources for organisations

27/09/24 EVENTS PATIENT EMPOWERMENT PATIENT INVOLVEMENT

Call for greater involvement of patient organisations to address AMR

Reaction to the Political Declaration of the UN General Assembly High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance | 26 September 2024

25/09/24 EVENTS PATIENT EMPOWERMENT PATIENT INVOLVEMENT

EU4Health Civil Society Alliance concerned about the role of health in the next commission mandate

On 25th September 2024, the EU4Health Civil Society Alliance, of which EPF is part of, sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for a meeting to discuss health in the next Commission mandate.

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