Acknowledgements

This portal could not have been developed without the support of several people. We would like to acknowledge the following people for their contributions.

EUFOREA Core team

  • Dr Sophie Scheire (project co-lead, coordinator, content development)
  • Dr Xander Bertels (project co-lead, coordinator, content development)
  • Tania Lopes (audiovisual content and portal development)
  • Katie Tassell (proof-reading)
  • Lieve Celis (proof-reading)
  • Vanessa Stockton (proof-reading)
  • Lindsay Cypers (proof-reading)
  • Prof Dr Wytske Fokkens (content review)
  • Prof Dr Peter Hellings (project supervisor)

We would also like to acknowledge the contributions by EUFOREA’s Board (Prof Dr Glenis Scadding, Prof Dr Vibeke Backer, and Prof Dr Susanne Lau) and CRS Expert Panel Members with Prof Dr Eugenio De Corso as CRS Panel Co-Chair.

Additionally, a special thanks to following experts for their additional role in the development of the Expert videos for current and upcoming modules.

  • Prof Dr Philippe Gevaert (Ghent University Hospital, Belgium)
  • Prof Dr Guy Scadding (Royal Brompton Hospital, UK)
  • Prof Dr Sietze Reitsma (Amsterdam Medical Center, the Netherlands)
  • Prof Dr Joaquim Mullol (Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain)
  • Prof Dr Vibeke Backer (Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark)
  • Prof Dr Guy Brusselle (Ghent University Hospital, Belgium)
  • Prof Dr Michael Wechsler (National Jewish Health, USA)
  • Dr Camilo Rodriguez-Van Strahlen (Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain)
  • Dr Katherine Yuen-Ato (Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain)
  • Dr Manon Blauwblomme (Ghent University Hospital, Belgium)
  • Sven Verschraegen (Ghent University Hospital, Belgium)

We would like to extend a special thanks to Sofie Lang (UZ Gent) for audiovisual support and Elien Borgers (UZ Leuven) for assistance in the recordings.

Lastly, we would like to sincerely thank all members of EUFOREA’s Patient Advisory Board for their direct input and feedback with a special thanks to Dr Thijs Teeling (Chair) and Dr Catherine Shire (Co-Chair).

Funding

The EUFOREA Patient Portal is supported by an unrestricted grant by Sanofi-Regeneron. EUFOREA has and maintains full editorial control over the content and publication decisions.

References

  • EUFOREA Pocket Guide for CRS
  • EUFOREA CRS Patient Empowerment Guide
  • Fokkens WJ, Lund VJ, Hopkins C, Hellings PW, et al. European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020. Rhinology. 2020 Feb 20;58(Suppl S29):1-464. doi: 10.4193/Rhin20.600. PMID: 32077450.
  • Orlandi RR, Kingdom TT, Smith TL, Bleier B, et al. International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: rhinosinusitis 2021. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2021 Mar;11(3):213-739. doi: 10.1002/alr.22741. Erratum in: Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022 Jul;12(7):974. doi: 10.1002/alr.22987. PMID: 33236525.
  • Hopkins C, Surda P, Walker A, Wolf A, et al. EPOS 4 Patients. Rhinology. 2021 Oct 29. doi: 10.4193/Rhin20.950. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34762718.
  • Teeling T, Djouder C, Laurens H, Preyra JH, et al. Nasal polyp syndrome: a patient-centred term for CRSwNP by EUFOREA. Front Allergy. 2024 Mar 20;5:1372919. doi: 10.3389/falgy.2024.1372919. PMID: 38596453; PMCID: PMC11003414.
  • Hellings PW, Alobid I, Anselmo-Lima WT, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, et al. EUFOREA/EPOS2020 statement on the clinical considerations for CRS with nasal polyps care. Allergy. 2024 May;79(5):1123-1133. doi: 10.1111/all.15982. Epub 2023 Dec 18. PMID: 38108602.
  • https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chronic-sinusitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351661 (dd 02/01/2025)
  • https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/sinusitis/ (dd 07/01/2025)

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