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Paediatric CommuterAuthor: Paediatric Commuter
A podcast for you: the paediatric commuter. We are joining you on your daily journey from home to work and we discuss interesting topics with guests from different specialities. Have a safe commute! Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Season 2 - Lucy McKay, CEO of M4RD
Episode 8
Monday, 17 February, 2020
The Paediatric Commuter is starting a new season, where the guests will be inspiring Paediatricians. Hopefully this will boost our morale on our way to work. Our guest today is Dr. Lucy McKay, the wonderful CEO of Medics 4 Rare Diseases. Enjoy and have a safe commute! https://www.m4rd.org/ Future events: https://www.m4rd.org/events/ To learn more about how M4RD works with sponsors please visit www.m4rd.org/sponsors The Unusual Suspects: Rare diseases in everyday medicine https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/medical-genetics/2019-20/mgn02/ The British Paediatric Surveillance Unit https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/work-we-do/bpsu Rare disease definitions and statistics https://www.raredisease.org.uk/what-is-a-rare-disease/ A recent review on rare diseases https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(19)30006-3/fulltext Prevalence of rare diseases presenting exclusively in childhood or childhood and adulthood https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31527858 One of a number of reports looking at diagnostic delay https://globalgenes.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ShireReport-1.pdf Impact of rare disease on friends and family https://globalgenes.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ShireReport-1.pdf Rare disease and mental health https://www.raredisease.org.uk/our-work/living-with-a-rare-condition-the-effect-on-mental-health-2018/ If you have any suggestions of future guests, please contact @paedscomutter on twitter.
