{"id":1123,"date":"2018-02-12T15:06:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T20:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myositis.org\/?page_id=1123"},"modified":"2024-04-03T10:08:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:08:55","slug":"international-support-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/patient-support\/support-groups\/international-support-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"International support groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/myositis.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Myositis Association of Australia<\/a> is dedicated to providing a network of support for myositis patients and their families; assisting myositis patients to manage their condition; reducing isolation with newsletters, meetings, and events where people can access information and share experiences; supporting research to help find a cure for myositis or improve the quality of life of myositis patients; promoting awareness for myositis to the health profession and the general public.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/myositis.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Myositis Canada<\/a> is a nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by myositis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Telethon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The French Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM) Group of Interest<\/a> is a part of the French Muscular Dystrophy Association known as AFM-T\u00e9l\u00e9thon. The organization provides patient and family support and education; helps to prepare families for clinical trials; establishes connections between patients, physicians, and researchers; hosts national patient conferences and local support group gatherings; and works to promote research into myositis diseases.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dgm.org\/diagnosegruppe\/myositis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German Myositis Diagnosis Group<\/a> supports patients and their families who live with myositis. The group also leads discussion groups for patients and families and hosts patient education days, medical symposia, and training courses for physical therapists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myositis.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Myositis UK<\/a> is a support group for patients and care partners in the UK. 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