Reflecting back! My year of patient, health, research and pharma advocacy 2019 | Carole Scrafton

In all honesty I am amazed that I have done all this especially considering my health was quite bad last year. I do tend to distract myself as much as possible, but crikey, I got around quite a bit didn’t I. – closing thoughts… Read More Reflecting back! My year of patient, health, research and pharma advocacy 2019 | Carole Scrafton

Fibromyalgia? What’s that?Pronounced:- Fi – bro – my – al – jia – UPDATED POST

Read this post to find resources for fibromyalgia and to learn the different definitions from around the medical websites and dictionaries.… Read More Fibromyalgia? What’s that?Pronounced:- Fi – bro – my – al – jia – UPDATED POST

#RAREsummit19 | 23 September in Cambridge | I’m going, will you join us?!

Will you be joining us in supporting #RAREsummit19 on 23 September in Cambridge.  A highlight on the rare disease calendar. Being an official media partner for this event is a great honour in the name of rare disease advocacy and I cannot wait to attend the event and be a part of the day’s activities.… Read More #RAREsummit19 | 23 September in Cambridge | I’m going, will you join us?!

Patients & Caregivers | American College of Rheumatology | Find information you need about rheumatic diseases & conditions.

Working in tandem with the Health Care Professionals is not easy for many patients, so it is important for the person that you care for to make their healthcare team aware that ‘you’ are their personal care-provider and support system.… Read More Patients & Caregivers | American College of Rheumatology | Find information you need about rheumatic diseases & conditions.

How Clinical Trials Are Evolving | CheckRare.com

In this video Dr. Weinreb discusses the fact that as we learn more about diseases and illnesses, and their subtypes, that it is “becoming common for clinical trials to be more focused on small subsets of a disease to better target the therapy.”… Read More How Clinical Trials Are Evolving | CheckRare.com

I’m speaking at the @eyeforpharma PATIENT SUMMIT EUROPE | Pharma’s home for patient-centricity in Europe

“For 2019, we have a practical focus on transforming the whole pipeline – R&D, clinical trials and commercial – demonstrating how patient-led design can reduce cost whilst driving effectiveness and value.”… Read More I’m speaking at the @eyeforpharma PATIENT SUMMIT EUROPE | Pharma’s home for patient-centricity in Europe

Fibroflutters #SocialMedia #healthadvocacy and #allstakeholder approach to #healthcare, across the globe – Peeking at the statistics!

The burning question now 14 months on from that is how are FibroFlutters representing and engaging with ‘all-stakeholders’ themselves. After all it really would be rude of us to demand the industry to respect such a notion and for us not to return the favour and do it ourselves. … Read More Fibroflutters #SocialMedia #healthadvocacy and #allstakeholder approach to #healthcare, across the globe – Peeking at the statistics!

What’s coming up? #pharma #patients @eyeforpharma? Take a look & see! (sponsored)

Hello and welcome to this eyeforpharma event special where I share with you the upcoming conferences in Philadelphia – North America and in London – Europe, during October 2019 Many people possibly will wish to know why I champion eyeforpharma, and indeed pharma in general so I’ll go into it, ‘briefly’, here before introducing the… Read More What’s coming up? #pharma #patients @eyeforpharma? Take a look & see! (sponsored)

NOT LONG NOW! RCGP’s 7th Health and Justice Summit: Journeys Through Justice – Leadership and Transformation (sponsored)(updated)

The main title will be ‘Journeys Through Justice – Leadership and Transformation’ – focusing on a range of themes including Women in prison, Transgender pathways, Children’s services, Learning disability and difficulty and Trauma-informed care… Read More NOT LONG NOW! RCGP’s 7th Health and Justice Summit: Journeys Through Justice – Leadership and Transformation (sponsored)(updated)

Make It Public | Source: Health Research Authority Newsletter 18 July 2019

This survey gives you an opportunity to influence the Health Research Authority’s future strategy to improve public access to information about health and social research in the UK. … Read More Make It Public | Source: Health Research Authority Newsletter 18 July 2019