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4th International ECD Patient & Family Gathering

Name: 4th International ECD Patient & Family Gathering
Start: 2016-03-16T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2016-03-16T23:59:59-04:00

March 16, 2016

Location: Paris, France

A total of 63 patients and family members, and numerous physicians, from 17 different countries attended the 2016 Patient & Family Gathering. Attendees learned about current ECD studies and trials, how ECD can affect various organs of the body, pain management, scans, and care management. Please see the event materials below for more on this successful event.

2016 Event Materials

Presentations

The following presentations were included in the 2016 Patient & Family Gathering agenda in Paris, France. Visit the ECD Global Alliance YouTube channel for all published ECD related videos.

Presenter	Presentation Slides	Presentation Video
Stéphane Barete, MD	ECD Skin Issues	ECD Skin Issues
Giulio Cavalli, MD	ECD Lung & Heart Issues	ECD Lung & Heart Issues
Carine Courtillot, MD	Endocrinological Consequences of ECD	Endocrinological Consequences of ECD
Eli Diamond, MD (Presented by Juvianee Estrada-Veras, MD)	ECD Neurological Issues	ECD Neurological Issues
Benjamin Durham, MD	ECD Studies at MSKCC	See ECD Studies & Trials Panel
Philippe A. Grenier, MD	CT of Thoracoabdominal Involvement in Erdheim-Chester Disease	See ECD Scan and Radiology Panel.
Filip Janku, MD, PhD	Importance of Clinical Trials	See ECD Studies & Trials Panel
Kenneth L. McClain, MD, PhD	ECD Studies & Trials – Texas Children’s Cancer Center	See ECD Studies & Trials Panel
Augusto Vaglio, MD, PhD	Renal & Ureteral Involvement in ECD	Renal & Ureteral Involvement in ECD
Panel participants:Achille Aouba, MD, PhD, Lorenzo Dagna, MD, Juvianee Estrada-Veras, MD, Julien Haroche, MD, PhD, Filip Janku, MD, PhD, Kenneth McClain, MD PhD, Augusto Vaglio, MD, PhD	ECD Studies & Trials Panel	ECD Studies & Trials Panel
Panel participants:Marcus Chen, MD, Phillippe Cluzel, MD PhD, Phillippe Grenier, MD, Phillippe Maksund, MD	ECD Scan and Radiology Panel	ECD Scan and Radiology Panel
Physician panelists answer patient questions regarding Erdheim-Chester Disease.	Doctor Question & Answer Panel	Doctor Question & Answer Panel

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2015 Event Materials

Presentations

Please see the following presentations from the 2015 Patient Gathering in Houston, TX.

Presenter	Presentation(s)	Videos
Timothy Craig Allen, MD, JD	Social Media in the Rare Disease World	Not available.
Naifa Lamki Busaidy, MD	ECD & Hormones	Not available.
Jean Campbell	Power of Patient Groups	The Power of Patient Groups
Susan Y. Chon, MD	Not available.	ECD and Skin
Maxine Grace de la Cruz, MD	ECD & Pain Management	ECD and Pain Management
Eli L. Diamond, MD	Braf Negative; ECD & Brain	Not available.
Nancy K. Feeley, RN, MS, CRNP	ECD & Exercise	ECD and Exercise
Horiana Grosu, MD	ECD & Lungs	ECD and the Lungs
Saamir Hassan, MD	ECD & Heart	ECD and the Heart
Filip Janku, MD, PhD	Importance of Clinical Trials	The Importance of Clinical Trials
Cynthia Kizer, RN, BSN	Insurance Appeals	ECD and Insurance Approval Issues
Chaplain Richard T. Maddox, BCC	Facing Key Spiritual Care Issues	Facing Key Spiritual Issues
Kenneth L. McClain, MD, PhD	ECD101	ECD 101
Omar Ozgur, MD	ECD & Eyes	ECD and Eyes
Susan Robertson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA	Financial Stability & SSI	ECD and Social Security Applications
Robert Zieve, MD	Integrative Medicine	Not available.