Dr Richard Keen (Director, Centre for Metabolic Bone Disease, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK) joins us for Rare Disease Day to discuss the spectrum of rare bone disorders, the challenges of diagnosis, and the impact on patient quality of life.
Touch Medical Media is supporting Rare Disease Day (28 February 2022) to shine a light on healthcare inequalities for people living with Rare Diseases, focusing on patient quality of life and the difficulty of diagnosing patients early.
Questions:
- Could you tell us a little about the spectrum of rare bone disorders and the challenges of diagnosis? (0:15)
- What are the current management options and strategies for patients with rare bone diseases? (2:44)
- What is the impact of rare bone diseases on patients’ quality of life? (5:13)
Disclosures: Richard Keen has nothing to disclose in relation to this video.
Support: The production of this video was supported by Touch Medical Media.
Other content available in support of Rare Disease Day includes:
- Ethan Crough: Living with achondroplasia – Celebrating diversity and increasing awareness
- Said Beydoun: Understanding myasthenia gravis and the impact on patients’ quality of life
- Damara Ortiz: The impact of Pompe disease and the importance of newborn screening
- Shekita Green: Living with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) – A patient perspective
- Megan Hunter: Living with myasthenia gravis – A journey to diagnosis
- Spero R Cataland: Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura – Risks, complications and the impact on daily life
- Jackie Palace: Improving diagnosis and treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
