When assessing the efficacy of a treatment in any Clinical Trial, it is recommended by the International Council for Harmonisation to select a single meaningful endpoint. However, a single endpoint is often not sufficient to reflect the full clinical benefit of a treatment in multifaceted diseases, which is often the case in rare diseases. Therefore, the use of a combination of several clinical meaningful endpoints is preferred. Combining endpoints on a test statistics level or on the level of p-values, in general, ignores the correlation between the endpoints, while combining information on the subject level in composite endpoints does [...]
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This workshop is the third of the ERN data strategy workshop series. It is dedicated to the various stakeholders expected to interact with the EJP RD Virtual Platform.
In this workshop, the feedback received from the ERN registries on the level of discovery that should be authorised for either anonymous or authenticated users of the Virtual Platform will be discussed first. The practical use of the VP will be presented in a Demo session. Subsequently, a hands-on session will allow participants to test the Virtual Platform and provide their feedback. Researchers as well as stakeholders from industry, the member states [...]
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We are glad to start the new ‘ERICA year’ with the Kick-off meeting of WP3 Patient Centred Expert Working Group (PCEWG) that will be held in two consecutive sessions on Tuesday 8th and Thursday 10th March 2022 from 2 to 5 pm (CET).
Session I will be dedicated to present the work done so far for the identification and codification of instruments for the assessment of Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) in rare diseases (RD). Session I will give the frame for an open discussion in Session II to better understand and define the RDs community needs in terms of building [...]
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This workshop will be the first of the ERN data strategy workshop series. During this first workshop, we will discuss the techniques and algorithms to anonymise and pseudonymise healthcare data from patients with rare diseases. A special focus will be given to the challenges associated with preserving the privacy of patients with rare diseases. The advantages and drawbacks of pseudonymised and anonymised data both in terms of research outcomes and privacy protection level will be discussed. Finally, in relation with the GDPR regulation, the legal implications of sharing anonymised and pseudonymised data with external stakeholders will be examined. Following these [...]
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