I World Day of Lipodystrophies (La Paz Hospital of Madrid)
On the occasion of the World Day of Lipodystrophies, held for the fifth consecutive year, more than fifty people, including healthcare professionals and affected, attended the "First World Day of Lipodystrophies Meeting", held at the University Hospital of La Paz of Madrid.
The day was attended by the president of AELIP, Naca Eulalia Pérez de Tudela; the president of the Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases (FEDER, for its acronym in Spanish), Juan Carrión; head of the Immunology Section and the U754 group of the Centre for Biomedical Research Network on Rare Diseases (CIBERER, , for its acronym in Spanish), Margarita López Trascasa; coordinator of the Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics of the University Hospital of La Paz (INGEMM, for its acronym in Spanish), scientific director of the CIBERER, Pablo Lapunzina Badía; and the general director of Planning, Research and Training of the Ministry of Health of the Community of Madrid, Miriam Rabaneda.
During the day, the titular professor of the University of Santiago de Compostela, responsible for the Lipodystrophy Unit of the Endocrinology Service of the University Clinic Hospital of Santiago, founding president of the Spanish Society of Lipodystrophies, member of the executive committee of the European Lipodystrophy Consortium, and researcher of lipodystrophies with various publications in this field, Dr. David Araújo Vilar, presented the "International Guide for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infrequent Lipodystrophic Syndromes", a document of great interest for the approach of those affected by these pathologies.
On the other hand, the predoctoral researcher Fernando Corvillo spoke about the study of the immunopathological mechanisms in acquired lipodystrophies carried out by the U754 group of CIBERER.
During the course of the day, Elena Recio Calvo took part in it and explained to those attending the training session, what it means to live with a lipodystrophy.
The day closed with the intervention of the president of AELIP, who wanted to give a voice to those affected, their demands, and a special emphasis on the importance of networking and coordination among all stakeholders to get more resources for research, and to improve the quality of life of family members and people who suffer this disease.
