Organization chart
Network coordinator : Pr Jérôme Bertherat

Pr Jérôme Bertherat is the coordinator of the Reference Centre for Rare Adrenal Gland Diseases, head of the Endocrinology Department of the Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris and director of the research team "Genomics of endocrine tumours and signalisation" at the Institut Cochin.
Project manager: Maria Givony, PhD

The project manager organizes meetings and other gatherings for the network members, she represents the FIRENDO network alongside the network leader in events concerning rare diseases, she is in charge of FIRENDO network communication and spreading information about rare endocrine diseases, she establishes the methodology for epidemiological data collection, she coordinates the regional network of heads of projects and is the relay between work groups and the network leader. A former student of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and a trained scientist, Maria Givony joined the FIRENDO network as project manager in October 2014.
The Network Bureau
Made up of the main coordinators of 6 reference centres and of three representatives from the 23 centres of competence, this bureau decides which general strategy to follow and deliberates on how the main directions for the network are set up. The bureau meets every six months, twice a year.
Board of Directors
The executive governing board which includes all of the types of facilities belonging to FIRENDO (21 members), the board of directors meets every six months, twice a year. Its members deliberate on the network's activities and collect the opinions of the members of each of the organisations in the group. They are informed about Ministry of Health decisions concerning the future of networks and the structures they include.
Network of regional heads of projects
Here is the list of regional heads of project on 1st april 2020 :
We thank all former members of FIRENDO network who largely contribute setting up epidemiological monitoring, drafting action plans and leading working groups:
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Catherine Pouzat
Région Île-de-France & GT "Bases de données"
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Haïfa Rahabi-Layachi
Région Sud & GT "Liens avec les associations des patients" ;
actuellement ARC du CRMR HYPO -
Anne Faucou
Région Rhône-Alpes Auvergne & GT "Bonnes pratiques et recommandations" ;
acutellement ARC du CRMR DEV-GEN
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Cécile Debacque
Région Ouest
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Sophie Latour
Région Sud-Ouest
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Driss Farhi
Région Sud-Ouest
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Fanny Minime
Région Ouest & GT "Actions de formation en commun"
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Euma Fortes Lopes
Région Nord & GT "Recherche"
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Taïssia Lelekov Boissard
Région Rhône-Alpes Auvergne ; GT "Bonnes pratiques et recommandation" & "Dosages hormonaux rares"
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Delphine Le Verger
Région Île-de-France & GT "Lien avec les associations de patients"
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Marion Provost
Région Sud-Ouest & GT "Coordination avec l'expertise pluridisciplinaire"
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Yvonne Varillon
Région Rhône-Alpes Auvergne, GT "Bonnes pratiques et recommandation" & "Dosages hormonaux rares"