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ERN-LUNG Academy

The ERN-LUNG Academy is a curriculum for medical staff at any stage of their career, who wishes to get a proof of knowledge on rare respiratory diseases. It consists of Webinars and eCases, but also includes on-site training in ERN-LUNG Centers. We call for applications from participants of EU-member States from September to November each year. Classes start in January. If you wish to apply for next year’s class, please send a letter of motivation to info@ern-lung.eu

ERN-LUNG Online advance system

The EXpert Advisory BOard (EXABO) is a pan-European internet platform, which has been developed in the context of ERN-LUNG in liaison with the Medical Informatics Group of University Hospital Frankfurt, to answer questions on all aspects of rare respiratory diseases. The platform is primarily aimed at patients and care team members but is openly accessible by anyone who wants to ask a related question.

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ERICA & EJP RD Joint Conference

A combined conference on rare diseases was organized by ERICA and EJP on November 21, 2023, with the aim of showcasing their work packages and discussing how they could contribute to the future progress of ERNs. Ideas for their budget for various task packages were addressed, along with further details on ERDERA and JARDIN activities. ERNs were given an opportunity to hear about the goals of collaboration from representatives of the RDCRC in the USA, the Maternal Infant Child & Youth research (RareKids CAN Network Structure) network in Canada, and MICYRN: Canadian National Mirror Group.