Mission Statement
FDRS Mission Statement
The Fat Disorders Research Society, Inc. exists to raise funds to promote research, increase public awareness, and provide information and resources for individuals with fat disorders and/or their caregivers.
Short and Long Term Goals:
- Raise funds to support research aimed at developing universal diagnostic techniques, effective affordable treatment, and ideally, a cure.
- Establish publishable “standards of care” for the management of patients with fat disorders
- Identify medical facilities and doctors with experience in the diagnosis and treatment of fat disorders
- Advocate at the local and national levels for appropriate funding and recognition for orphan diseases, including fat disorders
- Create working alliances with other individual fat disorder non-profit organizations to achieve mutual goals
Long-Range Strategies:
- Develop and maintain a patient data base to establish incidence, prevalence and diagnostic picture of the various fat disorders
- Host or sponsor scientific meetings and professional seminars for interested physicians, scientists, and medical groups
- Provide access to current information about research, diagnosis and treatment for patients and clinicians through our website
- Award grant monies for research into fat disorders
