EFCCA is the European Federation of Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA) is an umbrella organisation representing 36 national patient associations. EFCCA aims to improve the quality of life of the over 10 million people living with IBD worldwide (3.4 million in Europe alone) and to give them a louder voice and more visibility.

I have collaborated with them in a mutitude of times. Rising the awareness of people with IBD but also in projects were they needed specialized expertise. This includes: Participation in IBD202 global forum for IBD professionals and patients quality of care; preparation of guidelines for patients with IBD with the aim to help them to understand the latest clinical research and to provide them with valuable information on their disease; Innovative medicines-Mapping project that try to understand the degree of biologics and biosimilars to penetration in the market in each European countries as Patients Advocacy meetings in hosted in Barcelona and Rome in the last years.... etc

I have collaborated with ACCU Extremadura since 2013, raising the awarness about Inflamatory bowel Disease (IBD) through different type of actions. We are very active and you can follow us on our Blog or Facebook webpage