ERN-LUNG was awarded the second call for Innovation and Networks Executive Agency / Connecting Europe Facility (INEA/CEF) grant for a total of 210.000 euros, for the proposed action of ERN-LUNG e-Support. CEF is a funding programme of the Europe 2020 Strategy in the sectors of transport, energy and telecommunications. ERN-LUNG had won a first grant within the telecom call to fund the IT-Helpdesk to ensure adequate and efficient use of the ERN Core Services such as Clinical Patient Management System (CPMS) and ERN Collaborative Platform (ECP). This second grant will continue the aforementioned support and in addition, will help ERN-LUNG in establishing and integrating e-Learning and e-Teaching tools, for patients and healthcare professionals, into the eServices provided by the European Commission.
The project partners of this application, submitted together with the European Respiratory Society (ERS), include University Hospital Frankfurt, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Hannover Medical School, SantโOrsola-Malpighi Polyclinic-University of Bologna.
