The Dangers of ‘Optimism Bias’
Dr Lauren Ferretti is a paediatric registrar in London with a life-long commitment to charity fundraising and an interest in genetics and whole genome sequencing. Through working with M4RD as […]
royal society of medicine
M4RD: Quarter 1 and Rare Disease Day 2022
Spring is in the air and the team at M4RD have been reflecting on what has been a HUGE first quarter for us. Most notably, we have grown. Melissa, our […]
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic: Diagnostic delay in rare disease
This time last year it became clear to the rare disease community that the COVID-19 pandemic was having a disproportionate and often devastating effect on all aspects of the lives […]
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic: Rare disease health and social care coordination
During times of global disruption, it is often those who are already disadvantaged that are disproportionately affected. Theme 2 of the ARDEnt report highlights this impact on those with rare […]
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic: Clinical trials and drug development in rare disease
This episode refers to theme 3 in the Making The Unseen Seen: Rare disease and lessons learned from the pandemic report and will discuss how safety considerations, travel restrictions, shielding, trial-sites […]
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic: Looking to the future with The UK Rare Diseases Framework
Jointly organised with ARDEnt, this webinar will discuss the recommendations the ARDEnt team is using to help inform how the UK is going to deliver its objectives set out in the […]
The Unusual Suspects: rare disease in everyday medicine
The Unusual Suspects: Rare disease in everyday medicine is returning to The Royal Society of Medicine on 9th February! The M4RD Annual Symposium has been a popular event in the rare disease […]
The genetics of primary care
The eleventh webinar in The genetics of… series from the Royal Society of Medicine. This webinar will equip attendees with the clinical skills required to help patients presenting with common genetic situations. Frequent […]
The Unusual Suspects: rare disease in everyday medicine
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 […]
Vasculitis: registries, pathways and therapeutics
This free 2 day webinar will provide a comprehensive update on all UKIVAS group activities and plans for the future, along with recent clinical and research updates in vasculitis. This […]