This film documents the PET event 'Rare Metabolic Diseases: Advancing Understanding, Improving Outcomes', supported by Amicus Therapeutics.
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 | |
| 0:02:30 | Jonathan Gibson Lead for Campaigns and Communications, Metabolic Support UK |
| 0:13:58 | Dr Srividya Sreekantam Consultant in Paediatric Metabolic Medicine, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Trust |
| 0:30:47 | Professor Evangeline Wassmer Consultant in Paediatric Neurology, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Trust |
| 0:37:33 | Professor Frances Platt Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Oxford |
| 0:52:33 | Dr Julien Baruteau Consultant in Paediatric Metabolic Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children |
| Discussion | |
| 1:08:28 | Responses to audience questions and comments |
This film was made by Video Production Edinburgh.
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