4. mai markeres den internasjonale dagen for homozygot familiær hyperkolesterolemi – HoFH Awareness Day. Dagen skal øke kjennskap og kunnskap om en sjelden, alvorlig og ofte underdiagnostisert arvelig tilstand.
FH foundation USA markerer 20-års jubileumet for WHO sin FH-rapport
The 6th annual FH Global Summit will be held in Marina Del Rey, California on October 1 and 2, 2018. Chaired by Drs. Daniel Rader and G. Kees Hovingh the summit will focus on implementation science and developing methods to accelerate the uptake of research into clinical practice and health policy. It will honor the work of Dr. Roger Williams by presenting the FH Pioneer Award to his family. In previous years this award has been presented to Drs. Avedis Khachadurian, Joseph Goldstein, Michael Brown and Nanette Wenger.