{"id":86,"date":"2022-01-26T12:30:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T11:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:58:08","slug":"our-patient-associations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/it\/about-us\/our-patient-associations\/","title":{"rendered":"Le nostre associazioni di pazienti"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-an-epag-advocate\">Che cos\u2019\u00e8 un sostenitore del modello ePAG?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ePAGs sta per <em>Associazioni europee di tutela dei pazienti<\/em>. Si tratta di organizzazioni senza scopo di lucro che rappresentano i pazienti affetti da una determinata malattia rara a livello dell\u2019Unione europea. Sono state istituite da EURORDIS proprio per integrare le ERN. Pertanto, nel 2016, Eurordis e la comunit\u00e0 europea delle malattie rare hanno istituito le prime 24 ePAG, in linea con l\u2019ambito clinico di ciascuna ERN. Oggi, la comunit\u00e0 delle ERN conta oltre 300 ePAG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il ruolo di un ePAG \u00e8 <strong>per rappresentare la voce e gli interessi della propria comunit\u00e0 di pazienti<\/strong> all\u2019interno di una rete europea di riferimento (ERN), ovvero fungere da ponte tra la propria comunit\u00e0 e il team direttivo dell\u2019ERN, nonch\u00e9 la rete di medici e ricercatori. Sono quindi membri di tutti gli organi di governance della propria ERN: Consiglio di amministrazione, Comitato esecutivo e ciascuno dei gruppi di lavoro. Le ERN, essendo fondamentalmente <em>paziente<\/em>\u2013<em>centrato<\/em> rete, i ePAG sono fondamentali per la nostra rete. Il loro ruolo \u00e8 quello di garantire che la voce e i punti di vista dei pazienti vengano presi in considerazione nella progettazione e nella realizzazione di nuovi progetti relativi alle malattie rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per saperne di pi\u00f9 su ePAGs e sulle loro attivit\u00e0, puoi consultare questo <a href=\"http:\/\/European Patient Advocacy Groups&nbsp;(ePAGs) - EURORDIS\">Pagina web EURORDIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1172\" src=\"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mission-and-role-2048x1263-1-1900x1172.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6228\" style=\"width:564px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mission-and-role-2048x1263-1-1900x1172.png 1900w, https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mission-and-role-2048x1263-1-600x370.png 600w, https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mission-and-role-2048x1263-1-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mission-and-role-2048x1263-1-1536x947.png 1536w, https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mission-and-role-2048x1263-1-1320x814.png 1320w, https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mission-and-role-2048x1263-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Le funzioni di ePAGs in un ERN \u2013 Infografica EURORDIS<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Informazioni sull'assistenza sanitaria transfrontaliera. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tutti i cittadini dell'Unione europea hanno il diritto di <strong>assistenza sanitaria transfrontaliera<\/strong>. In altre parole, puoi scegliere di ricevere assistenza sanitaria in un paese europeo diverso da quello in cui vivi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considerata la frammentazione delle conoscenze e delle risorse nel campo della cura delle malattie rare, \u00e8 fondamentale che i pazienti conoscano i propri diritti a livello dell\u2019Unione europea. \u00c8 possibile consultare il documento riportato di seguito per informarsi sui propri diritti e sulle risorse transnazionali a disposizione dei pazienti europei:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-ernithaca-documents\" href=\"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/erns_patients-families_2025_factsheet2025_en.pdf\"><div class=\"documents-body\">Scheda informativa \u2013 L\u2019UE si impegna a favore dei pazienti affetti da malattie rare e delle loro famiglie<\/div><div class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"icon-ernithaca-document\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-ernithaca-documents\" href=\"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Factsheet-How-the-European-Commission-works-on-Rare-Diseases-and-the-European-Reference-Networks-ERNs-European-Commission.pdf\"><div class=\"documents-body\">Scheda informativa - Come opera la Commissione europea in materia di malattie rare e reti europee di riferimento (ERN)<\/div><div class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"icon-ernithaca-document\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-ernithaca-documents\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?qid=1431961837669&amp;uri=CELEX:32011L0024\"><div class=\"documents-body\">Direttiva dell\u2019UE sull\u2019applicazione dei diritti dei pazienti nell\u2019assistenza sanitaria transfrontaliera<\/div><div class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"icon-ernithaca-document\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-ernithaca-documents\" href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/youreurope\/citizens\/health\/planned-healthcare\/get-more-info\/index_en.htm\"><div class=\"documents-body\">Punti informativi per l'assistenza sanitaria transfrontaliera<\/div><div class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"icon-ernithaca-document\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-become-an-epag-advocate\">Come e perch\u00e9 diventare un sostenitore di ePAG?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La partecipazione al programma ePAG \u00e8 aperta a<strong> tutte le associazioni di pazienti affetti da malattie rare <\/strong>(sia che si tratti di membri di EURORDIS o di non membri residenti nell'Unione europea). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le selezioni dei membri del ePAGS vengono organizzate due volte all\u2019anno (a febbraio-marzo e a luglio-settembre), per garantire che i pazienti siano pienamente rappresentati nei diversi progetti e negli organi direttivi della rete. Finora sono stati approvati 47 membri del ePAGS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diventare un ERN ePAG significa far parte di un <strong>la pi\u00f9 ampia comunit\u00e0 delle associazioni di pazienti <\/strong>che condividono i tuoi dubbi e le tue difficolt\u00e0, e grazie ai quali potrai diventare pi\u00f9 forte. Entrerai inoltre a far parte di una vasta <strong>rete di ricercatori e medici specializzati<\/strong> nel campo delle malattie rare malformative o dello sviluppo neurologico, con cui potrai scambiare idee e punti di vista per elaborare nuovi progetti e lanciare nuove iniziative volte a migliorare la vita delle persone affette da una malattia rara. Per capire cosa significa entrare a far parte della nostra comunit\u00e0 ITHACA, puoi dare un\u2019occhiata al nostro speciale <a href=\"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ERN-ITHACA-Flyer-Patients-2024.pdf\">opuscolo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puoi anche consultare EURORDIS\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/Here is a special EURORDIS guide that explain what patients-partnership in RD research can are.\">guida alla collaborazione con i pazienti nella ricerca sulle malattie rare<\/a> oppure il loro volantino pi\u00f9 generico su <a href=\"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-involvment-of-patient-organisation.pdf\">Il coinvolgimento di ePAG nell\u2019ERN<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ascoltate anche il parere del nostro copresidente del Comitato dei pazienti <strong>Dorica Dan<\/strong> sul motivo per cui \u00e8 diventata una ePAG e si \u00e8 unita alla rete ITHACA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dorica Dan racconta la sua esperienza come sostenitrice dell\u2019iniziativa ePAG\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JF7nSh1Ppkk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Se siete un\u2019associazione di pazienti operante nel campo del ITHACA e siete interessati ad aderire alla rete<\/strong>, potete contattare Anne Hugon all'indirizzo anne.hugon@aphp.fr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-ern-ithaca-council-advisory-board\">Il Comitato consultivo dei pazienti e il Comitato direttivo di ERN-ITHACA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Il paziente ERN-ITHACA <\/strong>\"Advisory Board\" \u00e8 il nome ufficiale della nostra comunit\u00e0 ePAGs. Ad oggi, \u00e8 composta da 47 associazioni di pazienti, ciascuna delle quali rappresenta una specifica malattia rara:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1084\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/epag-network.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/epag-network.png 1084w, https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/epag-network-600x341.png 600w, https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/epag-network-768x436.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1084px) 100vw, 1084px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-ernithaca-documents\" href=\"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ePAGS_CAROUSEL-maj-July-2025v1.pdf\"><div class=\"documents-body\">Presentazione dei membri del nostro PAB<\/div><div class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"icon-ernithaca-document\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"patient-board-in-an-elected-body-consisting-of-5-epags-it-is-part-and-parcel-of-ern-ithaca-s-governance-and-thus-participates-in-each-workgroup-or-transversal-activities-and-is-represented-in-both-the-executive-committee-2-representatives-chair-and-co-chair-and-the-board-5-representatives-through-this-organisation-ithaca-aims-to-maintain-a-high-degree-of-cooperation-between-epags-and-other-national-or-european-lay-public-or-patients-organizations-at-all-levels-of-decision-making-and-to-ensure-that-all-the-ern-activities-include-patients-and-their-families\"><strong>Il Comitato direttivo (SC) di ERN-ITHACA<\/strong> \u00c8 l\u2019organo direttivo eletto dal Comitato consultivo dei pazienti. \u00c8 composto da un presidente, un copresidente e altri tre membri. \u00c8 parte integrante della governance di ERN-ITHACA e, in quanto tale, partecipa a ciascun gruppo di lavoro o alle attivit\u00e0 trasversali ed \u00e8 rappresentato sia nel Comitato esecutivo che nel Consiglio di amministrazione. Attraverso questa organizzazione, ITHACA mira a mantenere un elevato livello di cooperazione tra le ePAG e le altre parti interessate della rete ERN a tutti i livelli del processo decisionale e a garantire che tutte le attivit\u00e0 della rete ERN coinvolgano i pazienti e le loro famiglie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per capire pi\u00f9 nel dettaglio come funzionano il PAB e lo SC, potete leggere i loro<strong> Termini di riferimento <a href=\"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ilovepdf_merged-7.pdf\">QUI<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I nostri membri possono dare un'occhiata al EURORDIS <strong>Guida per i difensori dei pazienti dell\u2019ERN <a href=\"http:\/\/download2.eurordis.org.s3.amazonaws.com\/ern\/ERN%20guide_final.pdf\">QUI<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I nostri soci<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"patient-board-members\">Comitato direttivo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presidente: Dorica Dan, Romania<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apwromania.ro\">Associazione rumena per la sindrome di Prader-Willi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Copresidente: Tanja Zdol\u0161ek Draksler, Slovenia<br><a href=\"https:\/\/idefine-europe.org\/kleefstra-syndrome\">IDefine Europe (Sindrome di Kleefstra)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rui Barbosa Guedes, Portogallo<br><strong>APMP Associa\u00e7\u00e3o\u200b<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sue Routledge, Regno Unito<br><a href=\"http:\/\/pitthopkins.org.uk\">Sindrome di Pitt-Hopkins<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Daniele Palumbo, Italia<br><strong>Fondazione CHAMP1, UE<\/strong>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Zhana Chokheli, Georgia<br><strong>Alleanza RDD<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sergios Dmitriev, Grecia<br><strong>Sindrome di Angelman, sindrome di Rett<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comitato consultivo dei pazienti<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-ernithaca-documents\" href=\"https:\/\/ern-ithaca.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/List-PAB-ITHACA_june-2025-1.pdf\"><div class=\"documents-body\">Elenco di tutti i membri del Comitato consultivo dei pazienti ERN-ITHACA<\/div><div class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"icon-ernithaca-document\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is an ePAG advocate? ePAGs stands for European Patient Advocacy Groups. 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