ELF Patient Organisation Network

The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) is a national not-for-profit advisory body for health professionals dedicated to the treatment of asthma and related conditions.

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• Adult asthma
• Allergies
• Asthma
• Childhood asthma

Our mission is to save and improve lives through research, education, early detection, and improved treatments for people with pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease. By supporting innovative research, working with patients and support groups, engaging our constituencies to increase awareness of the disease, providing education opportunities for patients and healthcare providers, and demonstrating leadership at all levels to meet our goals, we strive to accelerate the development of new treatments that will help patients, and build a stronger network of doctors who are well-versed in treating this disease.

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• Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria

Open Academy & Patient-Library non profit GmbH

The OAKAD and patient library would like to support the establishment and maintenance of patient self-help groups and contribute to the transfer of skills and knowledge.

www.Patienten-Bibliothek.de

www.Patienten-Bibliothek.org

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• Acute lower respiratory infections
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome
• Adult asthma
• Allergies
• Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
• Asthma
• Bronchiectasis
• ChILD
• Childhood asthma
• COPD
• Cough
• COVID-19
• Cystic fibrosis
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Interstitial lung disease
• LAM
• Lung cancer
• Lung disease in children
• Lung surgery
• Lung transplantation
• Mesothelioma
• Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria
• Occupational lung disease
• Other lung diseases
• Pneumonia
• Pneumothorax
• Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD)
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary vascular disease
• Rare and orphan lung disease
• Sarcoidosis
• Sleep apnoea
• Sleep disordered breathing
• Smoking cessation
• Tuberculosis
• Upper airways diseases

Austrian Lung Union (ÖLU)

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• Acute lower respiratory infections
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome
• Adult asthma
• Allergies
• Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
• Asthma
• Bronchiectasis
• ChILD
• Childhood asthma
• COPD
• Cough
• COVID-19
• Cystic fibrosis
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Interstitial lung disease
• LAM
• Lung cancer
• Lung disease in children
• Lung surgery
• Lung transplantation
• Mesothelioma
• Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria
• Occupational lung disease
• Other lung diseases
• Pneumonia
• Pneumothorax
• Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD)
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary vascular disease
• Rare and orphan lung disease
• Sarcoidosis
• Sleep apnoea
• Sleep disordered breathing
• Smoking cessation
• Tuberculosis
• Upper airways diseases

Patient organisation Pulmonary Emphysema – COPD Germany

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• COPD

Lung Transplant Patient Association, Belgium

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• Lung transplantation

PRT organises lectures, campaigns and courses on various topics in the field of health. PRT is also a contact point for all citizens who have questions about health issues, living wills and patients' rights. We have made it our business to answer your questions about "patients' rights" and "patient wills" as best we can.

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• Sarcoidosis

We are PCD Support UK. We're here for those affected by PCD, we talk about PCD as widely as possible and we champion research to improve its diagnosis, management.

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare, genetic disease affecting around 1 in 15,000 people in the UK. It is caused by abnormal motile cilia (motile cilia are the microscopic hairs that beat in the airways, sweeping secretions out of the respiratory tract). PCD can affect the lungs, nose, sinuses, ears and fertility.

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• Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD)

The purpose of the Federation is to represent the interests of people suffering from asthma, allergic diseases and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, defending their rights and freedoms, coordinating activities in this area and creating conditions for the full and active participation of people suffering from asthma, allergic diseases and COPD in social life.

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• Acute lower respiratory infections
• Adult asthma
• Allergies
• Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
• Asthma
• COPD
• COVID-19
• Cystic fibrosis
• Lung cancer
• Occupational lung disease
• Pneumonia
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Sarcoidosis
• Sleep apnoea
• Sleep disordered breathing
• Smoking cessation
• Tuberculosis
• Upper airways diseases

PROLONG VZW is an initiative by and for people with lung cancer or lung adenocarcinoma (mesothelioma) and their loved ones, who want to support each other and encourage contact between fellow sufferers by organising various activities. We are active all over Flanders (Belgium).

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• Lung cancer

Pulmonary Hypertension Society of Latvia

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• Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary Hypertension vzw

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• Pulmonary Hypertension

The PFNI was set up by respiratory consultant Eoin Murtagh and specialist respiratory nurse Pat Gorman in 1995. We provide support, guidance, advice and signposting to sufferers of pulmonary fibrosis and their families from all over Northern Ireland. We have recently become a charity and are working to provide a bespoke respite facility for sufferers and their families. We work with all five health trusts here and also form part of the all party working group on lung health for our nation.

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• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Interstitial lung disease

Our aim is to offer support and comfort for those affected by pulmonary fibrosis.

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• Pulmonary Fibrosis

From its launch in the year 2000, the PHA UK has now grown to almost 4,500 members. Our community is like no other; a unique group of people committed to supporting each other and raising awareness of this serious condition in the hope of one day, finding a cure.

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• Pulmonary Hypertension

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• Lung transplantation
• Pulmonary Hypertension

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• Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary Hypertension Serbia is a voluntary non-governmental organization, non-partisan and non-profit association of individuals and legal entities, established to achieve goals in the field of improvement, protection, education, and rights of patients with pulmonary hypertension.

Since 2015, it has been a member of the national patient association PH Europe, based in Vienna, which includes more than 40 European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Italy, Ireland, Israel, Germany, France, Denmark, Portugal, Macedonia, Hungary, Croatia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Turkey, etc.

PH Serbia, together with PH Europe, works collaboratively to raise awareness about PH throughout Serbia and Europe, promote optimal standards of care for people living with this condition, ensure the availability of all approved treatments, and encourage research for new drugs and therapies.

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• Pulmonary Hypertension