Mission: FMDSA is a not for profit organization working towards better diagnosis and treatment of fibromuscular displasia (FMD). We do this by building awareness of fmd, funding research activities, providing patient support, and educating patients and the healthcare community.
Results: The United States Registry for Fibromuscular Dysplasia: the patient registry was developed in cooperation with the University of Michigan Health System Cardiovascular Outcomes Research and Reporting Program (MCORRP). The purpose of the registry is to collect and analyse data from FMD patients seeking treatment at one of the 13 FMD Registry Centers in the United States. The database has grown to over 1,400 patients being enrolled as of October, 2016.The FMDSA funded FMD Registry is the largest registry in the world collecting data on patients diagnosed with FMD. Our goal is to continue adding more centers within and outside of the United States. The data base is helping us to learn and understand more about the disease, which will help to set protocols for treating the disease and lead us to hopefully finding a cure. Over 20 articles and abstracts have been published in medical journals with data from the registry and the data has been presented at medical conferences Internationally. Annual Conference: FMDSA holds it's conference in a effort to educate patients and medical professionals on the latest findings. Every year attendance grows with patients/families coming from all of the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Professional Education Program:this program is a combination of attending medical conferences and supporting educational classes within hospital environments. The program is a major focus of the FMDSA and has been an avenue to educate literally thousands of medical professionals. The result is a greater awareness of FMD within the medical community, improved medical expertise for patients, and development of key partnerships that are helping us spur research activity. We have also created a research network page on the website that host the information being published from the patient registry and other research studies. Patient Toolbox: The patient toolbox contains many items to help support patients, including: A letter to family and friends, dictionary, emergency alert card and much more. There are also power point presentations and videos available for health care providers. as well as patients and care givers.
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