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The Hellenic Anti-Rheumatism Society (EL. E. AN. A.) is a public benefit, non-profit, organization recognized by the state.
It was founded in 1978 in Athens. Members of EL. E. AN. A. are mainly people suffering from Arthritis / Rheumatism, Rheumatologists and people who are interested in supporting those suffering from Arthritis / Rheumatism.
All members work voluntarily.
The "StigmApp" application is expected to bring significant benefits to patients, while offering a variety of innovative features, such as:
The application is addressed to:
The duration of the project is two years 2020 - 2022. The availability of the application has no deadline
The Hellenic League Against Rheumatism (HELAR/ELEANA) in collaboration with the Department of Public and Community Health, the School of Public Health, the University of West Attica and the Cyprus Association of Rheumatologists (CEPLAR) has created an innovative mobile application ) to combat the stigma associated with chronic pain and related diseases.
The application is very user friendly and includes:
The project will be completed by the end of 2022 and is already available for free in the google shop.
The application has not been perfected yet. To date, Patient Associations from Europe have shown interest in compiling and using it.
The action is implemented in Athens but is addressed to all patients in Greece and Cyprus and not only as it is also available in English.
The Hellenic League Against Rheumatism collaborated for the implementation of the application with the Department of Public and Community Health, the School of Public Health, the University of West Attica and the Cyprus Association of Patients with RMGs (CEPLAR).
The application won the 1st prize in the European competition "Brain, Mind and Pain Grant 2019-2020" with the theme of fighting stigma: "STOP Stigma! Reduce stigma to improve quality of life for brain, mind and pain patients ”.
The “Brain, Mind and Pain Patient-Centered Innovation Grant” (BMP Grant) is an initiative of Pain Alliance Europe (in which HELAR and the CEPLAR are members and represent Greece and Cyprus respectively) and Grünenthal to identify and encourage patient-centred scientific innovations in chronic pain and neurological disorders, with a view to encouraging research and access to innovative treatments, promoting prevention, improve the quality of life of people living with these diseases. Proposals from 8 different European countries participated in the competition and a total of three projects were funded, where they promise the most benefits for the specific patients with the main criteria of perfect scientific approach, innovation, patient-centred planning and maximizing the benefit for the population target.
They collaborated to create the application
The benefits for the Hellenic Anti-Rheumatism Society are
