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Birute Tumiene

Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine / Hospital Santatos Klinikos, Coordinator for Competence Centres and Member of MetabERN

Since 2005 Birutė Tumienė is a member of the Society for Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, SSIEM, since 2006 she is one of the founders and a board member of the Baltic Society of Inherited Metabolic Diseases (Baltic Metabolic Group).

She received professional training in traineeships in the Institute for Medical Genetics, University of Ljubljana Medical Centre(Slovenia), Service d’ Endocrinologie, Maladies Osseuses, Génétique et Gynécologie Médicales, CHU de Toulouse (France), National Centre for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Dublin (Ireland), St Radboud Universitety Hospital, Department of Inherited Metabolic Diseases (the Netherlands), Amsterdam VU Medical Centre, Laboratory for Inherited Metabolic Disorders (the Netherlands), Children Memorial Health Institute, Department of Inherited Metabolic Diseases (Poland), SSIEM Academy Courses in Lisbon (Portugal) and Amsterdam (the Netherlands).

Dear delegates,

In light of the latest developments and as a precautionary measure, the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 has decided to postpone this week’s Presidency Conference Advancement of Treatments for Rare Diseases, scheduled to take place in Cyprus 5–6 March 2026.

Further information regarding possible re-arrangement and new dates will be communicated in due course.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused by these adjustments and thank you for your understanding.

Yours sincerely,
The Organizing Committee
Conference “Advancement of Treatments for Rare Diseases”
Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026