Next conference will be held in Tokyo, Japan.

Please click the link for the first announcement:  ICORD_2011 First announcement

VII International Conference on Rare Diseases and  Orphan Drugs (ICORD 2011)

VENUE: Tokyo, Japan

DATES: May 21-23, 2011

WHAT:

A global meeting on international cooperation and public health policies focussing on research, diagnosis, development of and access to treatment, and care for rare diseases, will be held in Tokyo (May, 21-23, 2011)

WHO should attend?

The VII ICORD Conference will offer a platform for the exchange of perspectives for medical and healthcare professionals, patients and patients’ groups, basic and clinical researchers, policy-makers, government officers and pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

CONFERENCE:

organized by a global panel to improve the welfare and wellbeing of patients with rare diseases and their families world-wide through better knowledge, research, treatment, care, information, education and awareness of rare diseases.

The number of patients with each rare disease is very small in each country, but rare diseases do not know country boundaries. Consequently, they are best studied internationally.  Attend this conference for the opportunity to join discussions of the ideas and global needs of the rare disease community. You will also meet key members of the international community involved in policies, diagnosis and treatment of patients with rare diseases.

• Research
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Orphan drugs
• Health policies on rare diseases and orphan drugs globally
• Ethical issues and social aspects of rare diseases
• International networking
• Patients’ needs

The conference program will be available on this website later.