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We are pleased to share the lasted issue of our EFCCA Magazine. You will find information about EFCCA´s  latest activities, members news and other exciting stories from patient organisations, NGOs, scientists and other people working to improve the life of patients. Enjoy the read!

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

We are excited to share our findings of the survey “The impact of perianal fistula in Crohn’s disease on quality of life” which is being presented virtually at the 16^th ECCO Congress (2nd – 3rd and 8th – 10th July, 2021.)  Check out the e-poster with the full results! #ECCOcongress #ECCO2021 #perianalfistula #Crohn #survey

Go to poster presentation

New publication!
 

COVID-19 Vaccine IBD - Perceptions and Safety of COVID-19 Vaccine in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Nordic food branch Coop removes additives of concern from all new, own brand products
After call from the The Norwegian association for people with digestive diseases

Author: Marte Gylland Hegstad – web editor, Landsforeningen mot fordøyelsessykdommer (LMF)

On the occasion of World IBD Day EFCCA is pleased to publish a leaflet on IBD and intimacy in order to break the silence around this taboo subject.

It forms part of our World IBD Day 2021 #breakthesilence campaign to raise awareness around the impact the disease has on the general well-being of IBD patients.

Read more: https://www.efcca.org/en/break-silence-world-ibd-day-2021

IBD in the workplace

In line with EFCCA´s priority theme for 2020 on Work and IBD  this video animation in the series of "My IBD journey" looks at the issue of IBD in the workplace. It provides support and advice about looking for a new job, how best to talk about your condition with your colleagues, and practical advice about managing IBD at work.

ImmUniverse in a nutshell - watch and share our brand-new animated clip! Together, we @ImmUniverse_EU will improve diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients living with #ulcerativecolitis and #atopicdermatitis. See more on www.immuniverse.eu