#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 Medical Care
We are back at The Royal Society of Medicine in London for our annual symposium
19th February 2020
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Posted 6 months ago by Lucy McKay
Childhood Tumour Trust (CTT) is a growing charity whose aim is to provide support for...
Patient Groups / UK / 122 views
Posted 2 weeks ago by Lucy McKay
Abstract: Medical students automatically couple rare illnesses with biomedical minutiae. Upon meeting CS (pseudonym), a...
Journals and Articles / 17 views
Max Appeal
NewPosted 19 hours ago by Claire Hennessey
Max Appeal is the UK registered charity supporting families affected by 22q11 Syndromes. The Consensus...
Patient Groups / UK / 2 views
Posted 2 days ago by Tony Thornburn
Herewith the link to Behçet’s syndrome/disease Medical Factsheets, prepared by our leading clinicians: https://behcets.org.uk/information-for-patients/behcets-medical-factsheets/ The...
Factsheets / UK / 5 views
Posted 3 weeks ago by Lucy McKay
Abstract: This article presents an approach to "thinking genetically" in primary care. Busy practitioners often...
Journals and Articles / 23 views
Noonan Syndrome Association
PopularPosted 4 months ago by Ian Legg
The UK registered charity supporting individuals with Noonan Syndrome and other related Rasopathies. We provide...
Patient Groups / UK / 121 views
