Jo McPherson

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2nd June 2021

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting our work programme

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We would like to thank all our sponsors and donors for their generous support of M4RD’s 2021 work programme that includes further development of Rare Disease 101 and gathering data […]

26th May 2021

M4RD is looking for a Medical Communications Officer!

Jo McPherson Job application, apply, job, medical communications, medical writer, vacancy

M4RD is hiring (again!) We’re looking for someone to become the part-time Medical Communications Officer for M4RD. The successful candidate will be responsible for communications that require a good understanding […]

20th May 2021

The Unusual Suspects: rare disease in everyday medicine

Jo McPherson conference, daretothinkrare, event, M4RD Events, Video collaboration, dare to think rare, emotive, M4RD, medical education, rare disease, royal society of medicine, the unusual suspects

emotive Reviews ‘The Unusual Suspects’ M4RD has continued to work closely with emotive – an independent, award winning global healthcare communications agency. Emotive were greatly involved in helping us bring […]

14th May 2021

Mystery Disease Monday is back #MDM

Jo McPherson daretothinkrare, Mystery Disease Monday, raredisease daretothinkrare, MDM, medical education, Mystery Disease Monday, patient advocacy, raising awarness, rare disease

You spoke and we listened!! We are pleased to announce that Mystery Disease Monday will be back from Monday 17th May and to mark the start of National Eosinophilic Awareness […]

11th May 2021

Rare Disease 101 fills the gap in medical education

Jo McPherson Ambassador, daretothinkrare, doctor, medicalstudent, Rare Disease 101 daretothinkrare, doctors in training, interactive tool, medical education, online education, Rare Disease 101, rare disease basics, RD101, tom dunne

Written by Dr Thomas Dunne, Trust Grade SHO in Paediatrics & M4RD Clinical Ambassador When reflecting on your experiences of undergraduate medical education on rare diseases, what comes to mind? […]

6th May 2021

Making the Unseen Seen: Rare disease and the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

Jo McPherson COVID19, disease, raredisease, Research ARDEnt, COVID-19, rare disease, Report

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic of early 2020, a group of concerned advocates came together to take Action for Rare Disease Empowerment. The group became known as ARDEnt […]

27th April 2021

The M4RD team has just got bigger…

Jo McPherson Job, Uncategorised Operations and Finance Manager, team

We’re excited to announce the appointment of our new part-time Operations and Finance Manager, Jo McPherson. Many of you will already recognise the name because Jo has been helping out Lucy […]

26th April 2021

After 31 years with the BPSU Richard Lynn has retired!

Jo McPherson Uncategorised BPSU

Richard Lynn has retired after 31 years as the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit’s Scientific Coordinator and M4RD would like to thank him for advocating for those affected by rare disease. Richard started […]

25th March 2021

I am number 17 campaign

Jo McPherson daretothinkrare, disease, interview, patient, raredisease I am number 17, Occipital horn syndrome, OHS

This week changemaker David Rose speaks with our CEO Lucy about what it is like to live with the ultra-rare disease occipital horn syndrome, advocacy efforts and the I am number 17 […]

16th February 2021

Rare Disease 101 is LIVE!

Jo McPherson daretothinkrare, disease, doctor, medicalstudent, Rare Disease 101, Uncategorised doctors in training, interactive tool, modules, online education, rare disease basics

Rare Disease 101 Today Medics4RareDiseases has launched its online, interactive e-learning platform dedicated to teaching medics the fundamentals of rare disease and help them manage both their undiagnosed and diagnosed […]