#DARE TO THINK RARE
Our Mission
We are driving an attitude change towards rare diseases amongst medical students and doctors in training.
With over 7000 rare diseases, it’s impossible to know about all of them. However it is possible for doctors to:
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Appreciate that rare diseases are collectively common
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Recognise the exceptional challenges faced by patients with rare diseases
M4RD provides education in the Rare Disease field for medical students and doctors in training. Our ultimate aim is to improve the patient-doctor relationship and speed up the journey to diagnosis.
1 in 17 people will be affected by a rare disease at some point in their lives Source: Rare Disease UK
The Unusual Suspects: Rare Diseases in Everyday Medicine
Videos from this year’s symposium at The Royal Society of Medicine will be released weekly. Starting with Dr Richard Scott, Clinical Lead for Rare Disease at Genomics England and a Consultant in Clinical Genetics at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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Looking for a Rare Disease Resource? Browse, search and contribute to our growing database. Visit the Resources menu above.
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Posted 8 months ago by Jo McPherson
This toolkit sets out the latest thinking in EDS, including the new approaches to diagnosis...
Rare Disease Guidelines / 300 views
Posted 7 months ago by Lucy McKay
Abstract: This article presents an approach to "thinking genetically" in primary care. Busy practitioners often...
Journals and Articles / 292 views
Posted 11 months ago by Allison Watson
Ring20 Research and Support UK CIO support and connect families, individuals and professionals around the...
Patient Groups / East of England / 384 views
