Category: Events

HealtheVoices 2018: Finding My Tribe

  Finding My Tribe In 2012, I wrote my first blog about my journey with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There was no rhyme or reason to my post, I was simply telling my story. Over the next few weeks, my journey in blogging about IBD evolved into advocacy. I had found purpose in sharing information…

Rare Disease Day: Importance of Fundraising and Research

For some 30 million Americans living with a rare disease is part of everyday life. Many individuals suffering from a rare disease go to sleep and wake up with the same understanding and outlook of the disease as they did the day before, or even years before - there is no reprieve. In the United…

Supporters Unite to Color The World Orange for CRPS/RSD Awareness on Nov. 6

Get your orange ready! The fourth-annual Color The World Orange on November 6 is almost here. Color The World Orange is an annual event held the first Monday of November to spread awareness of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). On November 6th, supporters around the world will wear orange…

6th Annual WEGO Health Awards Schedule of Events

Now that we have the best of the best in patient advocacy nominated for the 6th Annual WEGO Health Awards, it’s time for the voting to commence! We're proud to announce we've received close to 2,500 nominations and almost 30,000 endorsements this WEGO Health Award's season. We're blown away by the work of these tremendous…

Announcing The 5th Annual Patient Advocacy Summit

Last week we had the privilege to announce a partnership between World Congress and WEGO Health for the 5th Annual Patient Advocacy Summit. The event will take place October 23rd-24th, 2017 in Washington, D.C. and features, for the first time ever live, the WEGO Health Awards Ceremony.   Why did we want to partner with World…

6th Annual WEGO Health Awards – Endorsements Are Open!

Endorsements are now open in the 6th Annual WEGO Health Awards. So, what does that mean for you, WEGO Health Nominee? Take a moment, and read the following, as it will help to give you an understanding of what's to come over the next few months. We're extremely excited to head into this phase and…