Archive for the ‘Opportunities’ Category
July 14, 2010
The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America is hosting a webcast for patients with ulcerative colitis on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 1:00 pm Eastern. The event will be hosted by national expert, Thomas Ullman, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Topics to be covered are:
- Current and emerging treatment approaches to ulcerative colitis
- Long-term disease maintenance and quality of life
- Considerations when discussing options with your healthcare provider
You can register for the 75 minute conference by clicking here. You can participate either by phone or online, but if you’re reading this on an online vlog, I’m guessing you’ll choose the online option.
I’ve listened in to one of these CCFA teleconferences before and they work real well. If you are looking for up to date medical information, be sure to tune in!
Keep fighting,
~Nadia and Dennis
Posted in Opportunities | Tagged ulcerative, Colitis, inflammatory, bowel, disease, Crohn's, ibd, colon, intestine, uc, Education, help, ccfa, health, webcast, teleconference | Leave a Comment »
February 12, 2010
I was recently contacted by an advertising agency that is looking for patients with ulcerative colitis for a medicine advertisement they are developing. The ad will be in print but some people may be videotaped.
The company has chosen not to reveal which medication they are looking for. The reasoning is, they want people to contact the agency to see if they are genuinely interested in the ad, as the agency doesn’t want people to say they are on this medicine just to get in the ad.
When contacting them, give the agency the information you want and if you fit the criteria they will contact you and set up a phone interview. The photo shoot is in NYC or Philadelphia, but they are accepting people from anywhere in the country and will pay any expenses to get to the shoot.
If interested, the following is the complete casting call information.
Keep fighting,
~Dennis
CASTING CALL
ULCERATIVE COLITIS MEDICINE (CONFIDENTIAL)
PAY RATE: Any travel expenses
Shoot/Start Date: March-TBD
Location: NYC or possibly Philadelphia
Are you under treatment for ulcerative colitis? Would you like to be an advocate or participate in a photo shoot to bring attention to this condition?
Digitas Health is seeking people who are on a medication for the treatment of ulcerative colitis.
SEEKING:
We are looking for 15 -30 people, ages 21-48, both male and female.
Caucasian, Hispanic and Mixed Ethnic types please.
It will be for a print shoot but some people may be videotaped for patient testimonials. Please submit photo ASAP to lisa@llproductioncasting.com and include any information about how long you have been under treatment for UC and current medicine. All people submitting for this project must have been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and be on medication for this condition.
Client believes in the medicine and wants you to as well which is why there is no pay.
Posted in Opportunities | Tagged bowel, Colitis, colon, disease, health, help, ibd, medicine, uc, ulcerative | Leave a Comment »
July 14, 2009
Since starting my Spanish-subtitled video series, I have been in contact with the Association of Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis in Malaga, Spain. From what I can tell this group is similar to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America that most of us should be familiar with. I don’t understand Spanish very well but it seems that they have a very informative and helpful site for people with IBD.
Currently they are working on a research project to find out the differences in care and experiences people from around the world have with their IBD. So far they have interviewed people from Mexico, Spain, Belgium, Chile, Morocco, Argentina, and Uruguay. Unfortunately for most of my readers, the interviews are in Spanish and occasionally French. But with the help of FreeTranslation.com you can get the gist of the interviews.
Currently they are looking to interview IBD-sufferers in America to gain knowledge of our experiences. If you can assist with this project they’d greatly appreciate it. Simply fill out this questionaire and email it to Juan Rodriguez when finished. It shouldn’t take you more than five minutes.
Keep fighting,
~Dennis
Posted in Opportunities | Tagged bowel, Colitis, colon, crohn, disease, health, help, ibd, intestine, research, uc, ulcerative | Leave a Comment »
July 8, 2009
The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America has teamed up with NASCAR driver and ulcerative colitis patient Scott Speed to offer two tickets to a Sprint Cup Series race to the winner of the Fast and Furious Take Steps Fundraising Contest.
Take Steps, as many of you know, is a series of fundraising walks to raise money for IBD research. Between now and August 31, 2009, for every $100 raised you will get one chance to win the tickets, which is for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, November 8th, 2009.
The winner will also get a chance to meet CCFA spokesman Scott Speed, driver of the number 82 Red Bull Toyota.
For those looking for ways to get involved and to help fight the battle against IBD, don’t miss this opportunity.
Over the past two years I’ve started watching NASCAR with a friend and it actually is an exciting sport.
Keep fighting,
~Dennis
Posted in Opportunities | Tagged bowel, ccfa, Colitis, colon, contest, crohn, disease, Education, health, help, ibd, nascar, scott speed, take steps, uc, ulcerative | Leave a Comment »
May 9, 2009
For those of you on Facebook you might be interested to know that the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America has a Facebook page that you can support. I recommend that everybody with Crohn’s or colitis join this group and voice your support to all your friends that you have IBD and there’s nothing to be ashamed of.
Of note is a new program the CCFA has started on Facebook. Called the IBD Virtual March on the Hill, it gives users a chance to show their support for IBD research by taking a virtual “step.” For each step taken, Shire PLC, a pharmaceutical company, will donate $1 to IBD research. So it’s a win-win for everybody–you click your support on Facebook, money gets donated for research.
At the time of this writing, 1,500 steps had been taken, and the goal is 30,000, so get steppin!
Keep fighting,
~Dennis
Posted in Opportunities | Tagged bowel, ccfa, Colitis, colon, crohn, disease, Education, help, ibd, intestine, research, spire, uc, ulcerative, video, vlog | 1 Comment »
