Awareness Raising

Living with IBD video animation series

EFCCA has developed a series of animation videos that aim to equip people with practical advice and relevant information in order to bring about positive changes to the way they cope with their disease. The content of the videos reflect the views and perspectives of real people with IBD in real life scenarios. We are now working on the creation of two more animations, one that would look at IBD and maternity and the second animation about IBD and fatigue.
 
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World IBD Day 2018

World IBD Day takes place on 19 May each year and unites people in their fight against Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).

EFCCA is coordinating this year´s campaign which will see famous landmarks around the globe lit in purple in order to raise awareness about the approximately 10 million people that are living with IBD.

Alongside illuminated landmarks many patient associations and activists will organise local supporting events aimed at lobbying and/providing information about IBD.

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World IBD Day 2016

Over 120 landmarks worldwide joined our global World IBD Day on 19 May to raise awareness about Crohn´s disease and Ulcerative Colitis, collectively known as IBD.

Famous landmarks from 28 countries on 5 continents were lit in purple that evening to show their support for the over 5 million people who live with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

The campaign was led by EFCCA together with its national IBD patient associations and many other IBD sister organisations and IBD activistis from around the world.

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Join the fight against IBD press conference

The European Federation of Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA) and the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) have initiated the public awareness campaign “Join the fight against IBD”. Its aim is to enhance the general understanding of the physical and socio-economic burdens of the disease and to accelerate the dissemination of new standards of care of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) among health institutions, healthcare providers. 

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Results of survey ¨Patients’ perceptions of surgery in IBD¨

The results of the survey " Patients’ perceptions of surgery for inflammatory bowel disease" have been published this month (16 July) in the Colorectal Disease Journal.

EFCCA has collaborated in this study which was led by Professor Antonino Spinelli (Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Milan, Italy) and which investigated patients’ perceptions of surgery and the impact on reported outcomes.

Go to abstract: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/codi.15813

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