Jo McPherson

About Jo McPherson

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15th September 2021

The impact of living with Myotonic Dystrophy

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Doctors are patients too Genevieve Allum is a 34 year old GP who specialises in Dementia and lives on South Coast with her partner. Genevieve was diagnosed with Myotonic Dystrophy […]

18th August 2021

A month (or three!) in the life of… M4RD’s Operations & Finance Manager

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At the end of April, M4RD appointed Jo McPherson as its new Operations & Finance Manager. In fact 2021 has been an exciting year for M4RD as we’ve grown our […]

3rd August 2021

Meet our Medical Communications Officer

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As the M4RD team continues to grow, we’re excited to announce the appointment of our new part-time Medical Communications Officer, Dr Emma Huskinson. As a doctor, with a background in marketing and […]

25th June 2021

Reflections on rare diseases: state of the nation 2021

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Starting a conversation Back in 2019, Baroness Blackwood spoke at the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) rare disease summer tea party where she stated “we need national debate on rare […]

11th June 2021

Working together to share our message #DareToThinkRare

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We believe that asking doctors to #DareToThinkRare is fundamental to improving the experience of all patients living with rare diseases. And to eliminating the diagnostic odyssey. Working together to share […]

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!

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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

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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

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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

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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? […]