Globalisation has created convergence of individual countries’ health problems and, consequently, mutual dependence for generating solutions. This means that in today’s world, we can no longer consider health of particular countries or regions, such as European Union (EU), in isolation. Certainly, diseases know no borders and countries share many of the same health problems, though…

A few months ago the Dystonia Europe Board asked me to organise the 4th Mydystonia Ambassadors meeting in my home town of Newcastle, England. I have never organised a meeting like this before and knew there was a lot to do and a lot to live up to as previous ambassador meetings had been very…

As part of Training Initiatives for Neurology Advocates [TINA], European Federation of Neurological Associations [EFNA] coordinated a meeting in Poland. This workshop took place Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th October 2019 in Warsaw and gave participants the opportunity to discuss specific access challenges in their countries/disease areas and reach consensus on the main barriers to…

My name is Sissel Buskerud Mother of two sons, 4 grandchildren and a dog. Married to Oddbjørn for 49 years. Living close to Oslo in Norway. Work experience and how it relates to my work as Dystonia Ambassador I studied accounting and business at school, and have been working for many years as CFO (Chief financial officer)…

12 October the Norwegian Dystonia Association  (NDF) held it’s meeting in Ålesund, a charming small city on the west coast of Norway. The leader of NDF Johan Arnfinn Warvik welcomed all and  informed about the work of the organisation. NDF has a focus on many areas, like networking with the National Health providers, Neurologists, Physio-therapists…