Rare Disease 101 Sneak-Peek
Rare Disease 101 Today Medics4RareDiseases has realised a long-term goal: we have created Rare Disease 101 training for medical professionals. RD101 is an online and interactive education module created for […]
Jo McPherson
About Jo McPherson
Posts by Jo McPherson:
A day in the life of a medical student during the pandemic
Written by Chloe Bell, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Manchester Hi, my name is Chloe and I’m currently a fourth-year medical student at the University of Manchester. […]
Rare Disease – Not Just For Specialists
Written by Dr Katherine Colvin, European Medical Journal (EMJ) Rare diseases are individually rare, but collectively common. Rare diseases, each occurring in fewer than 1 in 2,000 people (EU definition1), affect 3.5–5.9% […]
Student Voice Prize Runner-Up Dr Sandy Ayoub 2019 live on Insta!
Join us on Instagram Live Last year, Dr Sandy Ayoub (now alumnus of St George’s University of London) teamed up with the patient group, FOP and Friends, to talk directly to […]
Red Flags Survey – an update
It’s been a while since we shared with you the progress we’ve made on the Red Flags of Rare Disease Survey that we conducted towards the end of 2018. As […]
Announcing the launch of the 7th annual Student Voice Prize
The Student Voice Prize is back for its 7th year with a new website and logo! The Student Voice Prize is an annual international essay competition brought to you by M4RD in collaboration […]
A dual perspective on genomic medicine
Dr Charles Steward is the Patient Advocacy & Patient Engagement Lead at Congenica a digital health company based on the Wellcome Genome Campus UK. He has spent 26 years working […]
Similarities & Differences in Genetic Counselling in the UK and South Africa
Melissa Clasen, genetic counsellor, has recently moved from South Africa to work in London. In this article she discusses some of the unique differences in access to care, support and […]
New Online Tool for Assessing COVID-19 Risk in People With Rare Genetics Diseases
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health has responded to the considerable anxiety and confusion among many people living with rare diseases about their level of risk from COVID-19 and the […]
The rare disease patient journey in 2030
Thanks to the wonders of modern technology and an amazingly powerful online platform #ECRD2020 took place virtually on 14th & 15th May. The conference was organised to take place in […]