Eurordis 2022 – online
The European Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products is recognised globally as the largest, patient-led rare disease event in which collaborative dialogue, learning, and conversation take place, forming the groundwork to shape future rare disease policies. The 11th edition of the European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD) was a virtual event […]
Skin in the class
Many people do not consider the important role of the skin in everyday life. An organ that is not perceived as such, especially if there is nothing wrong with it at first glance. It will be different if the skin is not completely standard due to, for example, a deviation in the pigment or if […]
WCRSD 2022 – Paris
The first Global Congress on Rare Skin Diseases (WCRSD) was held in Paris from 7 to 9 June 2022. The main aim was to bring together medical teams, scientists, patient representatives, policymakers and industrial teams. The goal was to encourage collaboration between specialists from different areas and countries and to encourage more research and clinical […]
ISSVA 2022 – Vancouver
The ISSVA (International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies) is a multidisciplinary international organization of doctors, scientists and healthcare providers united by an interest in vascular anomalies. Once every 2 years, the ISSVA organizes a worldwide conference. For 2022 the conference was held in Vancouver (Canada) from May 10-13. We were able to combine […]
CMTC-OVM Members conference Netherlands 2022
Around 70 people took part in our conference (a limited number participated ‘online’ via ‘online streaming’). Participants came from Belgium, Canada, Germany, England, Georgia, the Netherlands, Austria and Sweden. During our conference we also celebrated our 25th anniversary. We received, among other things, congratulations via a video message from Prof. Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende (Former […]
Webinar 23 April 2022 – Vascular malformations and pregnancy
Dr. Naomi van Hout is a plastic surgeon focusing on vascular malformations. She is the successor of prof Van der Horst who is medical advisor of CMTC-OVM. In this webinar she talks about vascular malformations and pregnancy. Van Hout is in the AVA-team of the Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC, expertisecentre for congenital vascular malformations). In […]
Dr. Kakha Bregvadze (Georgia) – Medical advisor
Kakha Bregvadze, MD., is a clinical dermatologist and a teaching and research staff member at the Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics at Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia. His primary interest lies in the field of genodermatosis, rare genetic conditions and health-related quality of life in patients with various rare conditions. Currently he is […]
Prof. Dr. Tinatin Tkemaladze (Georgia) – Medical advisor
Prof. Dr. Tinatin Tkemaladze is the head of the Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics at Tbilisi State Medical University (TSMU), as well as consultant clinical geneticist at several major pediatric hospitals. Tinatin has special interest in inherited metabolic diseases presenting as childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and syndromes with dysmorphic features. Over the last several years […]
25 years CMTC-OVM Anniversary booklet
We have developed a special Anniversary booklet for our 25th anniversary. One of the authors is Prof. dr. Jan Peter Balkenende (former Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002-2010) is the leader of the ‘Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition’, a partnership of eight multinationals committed to sustainable growth, professor of ‘Governance, Institutions & Internationalisation’ at Erasmus University […]
Germany – Martina Peters
Ik ben Martina Peters uit Langenhagen/Duitsland. Ik ben geboren in 1971 en werk al meer dan 20 jaar als leraar op een vakschool voor elektrotechniek en werktuigbouwkunde in Hannover. Toen Nele, mijn jongste van drie dochters, in 2011 werd geboren met CMTC, wist niemand in een ziekenhuis in de buurt waar haar plekken door werden […]