Events & Projects
2020 SPAEN Annual Conference: 31 Jan – 2 Feb 2020, Milan/Italy
10th SPAEN Annual Conference in Milan, Italy: Global, diverse, informative and collaborative From January 31-February 2, the 10th SPAEN Annual Conference was held in Milan, Italy, once again in conjunction with the expert conference âESMO Sarcoma & GIST Symposium 2020â. With more than 70 patient advocates from 22 countries on 4 continents, more than 25…
Read MoreSPAEN Annual Conference HYBRID 2022
June 24-26, Frankfurt/Germany The SPAEN Annual Conference 2022 was held as a hybrid event from 24-26 June 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. For the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, the event took place as a face-2-face meeting, allowing a limited number of participants to meet in person, to exchange experiences,…
Read MoreCongratulations to the SPAEN Advocacy in Action Award Winners 2021
SPAEN Advocacy in Action Award 2021 Winners announced during SPAEN Conference 2022 Patient advocacy ensures that people are heard, take action and ultimately improve situations, achieve changes or help to fulfil unmet medical needs. We believe it is time to shout out about how important patient advocacy in sarcomas is – for patients, caregivers, healthcare…
Read More7th SPAEN Annual Conference, September 8-10, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland
Learning, teaching, sharing and a great sense of community Once again, the community of patient advocates for sarcomas, GIST and desmoids have come together for another successful SPAEN Annual Conference from September 8-10, 2016. This year, Poland was the host country, welcoming all participants with great hospitality and warmth to its capital Warsaw. Read here…
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