As a privileged partner of the Reference Center for Chronic and Malformative Conditions of the Esophagus (CRACMO), the French Association for Esophageal Atresia (AFAO) has developed in 2021, with the support of the Health Insurance (National Fund for Health Democracy), a financial and […] LEARN MORE
Given the vulnerability of some of our members in the current health crisis, and the priorities of medical colleagues, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 TOFS Conference, which we had planned for this October. With good […] LEARN MORE
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Most people have never heard of oesophageal atresia (OA) or tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF) and Internet sourced information can be questionable and neither filtered nor put into context. Containing contributions written by medical experts, this is where The TOF Book comes […] LEARN MORE
This short animation is a comforting and easily followed introduction to TOF/OA. The terms are clearly explained in a down-to-earth way and there is an overview of what this might mean for your child. It’s creator, Vicki Martin, is an […] LEARN MORE
TOFS in the UK is having an ‘Awareness Week’ for esophageal atresia from Monday March 15 until March 21. This is deliberately coincidental with International Swallowing Awareness Day on Wednesday 17 March, and the NHS (National Health Service) England Nutrition and […] LEARN MORE
A lot of patients with esophageal atresia have a very noisy cough. The German patient organization for children and grownups with esophageal atresia (KEKS) now provides their member with little informative leaflets in credit card format. They let other people […] LEARN MORE
On the 9th of November, OATSA organize a kids art auction on live, for their first awareness month ! See more about the event November 2020 is the first awareness month for OATSA, the non-profit company and support group […] LEARN MORE
The sixth international conference on EA will be held in Cincinnati, USA, in 2022.