48 min
Physicians and Institutions Transform the Lives of Nano-rare Patients with Olivia Kim-McManus, M.D. Patient Empowerment Program: A Rare Disease Podcast
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- Life Sciences
Research physicians and their associated institutions are monumental to the mission of the n-Lorem Foundation and are truly transformational to the lives of the nano-rare patients they treat. Olivia Kim-McManus, M.D., was one of four physician panelists at our first Colloquium who participated in "A Physician's Perspective on n-Lorem and Nano-rare". Hear Olivia's outlook on nano-rare patients and how the support of an institution like UCSD Rady Children’s Hospital makes all the difference.
On This Episode We Discuss:
1:55 When Dr. McManus became interested in pediatric neurology and epilepsy
4:00 What ion channels do and why they play a role in epilepsy
5:17 How often is epilepsy genetically caused?
6:52 Why Dr. McManus and Rady Children’s Hospital choose to invest time and resources in helping nano-rare patients.
11:50 Bringing people together for a single forum at the Nano-rare Patient Colloquium inspires collaboration between groups
14:43 The importance of a network of treating physicians and institutions and sharing experiences and lessons learned
17:58 Interest within Rady Children’s Hospital regarding nano-rare patient treatment and ASOs
21:45 A Physician’s Perspective of Nano-rare and n-Lorem
Research physicians and their associated institutions are monumental to the mission of the n-Lorem Foundation and are truly transformational to the lives of the nano-rare patients they treat. Olivia Kim-McManus, M.D., was one of four physician panelists at our first Colloquium who participated in "A Physician's Perspective on n-Lorem and Nano-rare". Hear Olivia's outlook on nano-rare patients and how the support of an institution like UCSD Rady Children’s Hospital makes all the difference.
On This Episode We Discuss:
1:55 When Dr. McManus became interested in pediatric neurology and epilepsy
4:00 What ion channels do and why they play a role in epilepsy
5:17 How often is epilepsy genetically caused?
6:52 Why Dr. McManus and Rady Children’s Hospital choose to invest time and resources in helping nano-rare patients.
11:50 Bringing people together for a single forum at the Nano-rare Patient Colloquium inspires collaboration between groups
14:43 The importance of a network of treating physicians and institutions and sharing experiences and lessons learned
17:58 Interest within Rady Children’s Hospital regarding nano-rare patient treatment and ASOs
21:45 A Physician’s Perspective of Nano-rare and n-Lorem
48 min