This film documents the PET event 'Rare Disease Genomic Testing: How Do We Make Access Equitable and Timely?', supported by the NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre.
If you can't see the film embedded above, you can watch it on YouTube.
| Introduction | |
| 0:00:00 | Sarah Norcross Director, Progress Educational Trust |
| Presentations | |
| 0:03:35 | Dr Sarah Wynn Chief Executive, Unique |
| 0:15:30 | Miranda Durkie Head of Rare Disease, North East and Yorkshire Genomic Laboratory Hub |
| 0:26:11 | Professor Emma Baple Professor of Genomic Medicine, University of Exeter |
| 0:40:48 | Dr Ellen Thomas Chief Medical Officer, Genomics England |
| 0:50:08 | Adam Clatworthy Co-Founder, CRELD1 Warriors |
| Discussion | |
| 1:04:31 | Responses to audience questions and comments |
This film was made by Video Production Edinburgh.
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