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RARE/D Manchester

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  1. Episode 1

    S1/EP1 - RARE OPPORTUNITIES AND HOW WILL THE 100,000 GENOME PROJECT CHANGE HEALTH CARE?

    In our first (pilot) episode we talk with Professor Bill Newman from Manchester about Rare opportunities and how will the 100, 000 Genomes Project change health care? Professor Bill Newman is Professor of Translational Genomic Medicine in The Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine at the University of Manchester and Honorary Consultant at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. He is also Director of the Greater Manchester Genomic Medicine Centre for the 100,000 Genomes Project. Our RARE/D conversations are hosted by Nichola Garde and Mariangels Ferrer, and aim to stimulate and capture public conversation about one of the biggest changes in how we think about health – what does it mean to have a rare disease and how we all may become “RARE” when genomics becomes part of mainstream healthcare. This project will focus on the psychological, ethical and economic debates and in turn show how social science is helping to shape the health care of the future.

  2. Episode 2

    S1/EP2 - ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN GENOMIC TESTING: RARE OR NOT SO RARE?

    In our second episode we talk to Dr John McDermott, Professor Margaret Brazier, Rachel Mahood, and Rachel Corry about ethical dilemmas in clinical trials and first Point of Care Genomic test to be delivered in NICU.Dr John McDermott is an Academic Clinical Fellow at Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine and works on the PALOH study.Professor Margaret Brazier is Professor of Law at the University of Manchester and is one of the foremost medical Lawyers in the United Kingdom. She has an intern...

  3. Episode 3

    S1/EP3 - DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HD WITHIN FAMILIES AND THE CHOICES WE MAKE IN LIFE

    In a very different episode, we chat with our very own Jay Roche and his wife Sarah about the family's long connection with Manchester Genetics Department and how different things have shaped their story.We discuss about making conscious decisions about both small and big aspects of our lives, from parenting to careers. We hear about how we all perceive 'normal' differently, how we recognise the different types of both visible and invisible support around every single one of us, and a g...

  4. Episode 4

    S1/EP4 - HOW COULD RARE GENE DISCOVERIES/DIAGNOSIS IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE?

    In our 4th episode we chat to Professor Dian Donnai, Sally Hatton, and Professor Andrew Read about the many topics around the scientific discoveries the importance of thinking about the people they impact.

  5. Episode 5

    S1/EP5 - JUST HOW RARE ARE YOU?

    A very special live recording at The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester where our group first met - we chat about the human genome with Genetic Counsellor Sasha Henriques and Dr George Burghel from Manchester Genomics, and some local schoolchildren - the patients of tomorrow.We find out what rare actually means - and that we're not so rare after all!The recording was part of our RARE/D LIVE event - just one of the activities happening around the globe to support Rare Disease Day 2020.

  6. Episode 6

    S1/EP6 - RARE COVID TIMES - CHINA

    In a change from our usual podcast recordings, we talk over Zoom with Prof Jie Ding of Peking University First Hospital, supported by guest listener Prof Tao Wang in the conversation and with additional guest listeners, Prof Lauren Kerzin-Storrar and our very own Jay Roche.Not originally planned in this series, the recording is the first of three special RARE/D international conversations, in which we will be talking RARE/D in the International context, and in the context of the affect Covid ...

  7. Episode 7

    S1/EP7 - RARE COVID TIMES - INDIA

    Continuing the change from our usual podcast recordings, we talk over Zoom with Prof Shubha Phadke in India, with additional guest listeners, Dr Charu Deshpande, Mr Suyong Sathe, and our very own Dr Rhona Macleod.Not originally planned in this series, the recording is the second of some special RARE/D international conversations, in which we will be talking RARE/D in the International context, and in the context of the affect Covid 19 is having on everyone.Our guests will have the chance to s...

  8. Episode 8

    S1/EP8 - RARE COVID TIMES - ROMANIA

    Continuing the change from our usual podcast recordings, we talk over Zoom with special guest Dorica Dan, with additional guest listeners, Dr. Ovidiu Damian, and our very own Dr. Ramona Moldovan.Not originally planned in this series, the recording is the second of some special RARE/D international conversations, in which we will be talking RARE/D in the International context, and in the context of the affect Covid 19 is having on everyone.Our guests will have the chance to share their ideas i...

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    RARE/D Manchester
  • Episodes
    14
  • Seasons
    1
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