Dr. Bernard Brais Featured in The Economist Report on Navigating Rare Neurological Diseases
NMD4C Investigator Dr. Bernard Brais is featured as a Canadian expert in The Economist Business Intelligence Unit’s recent report Navigating Rare Neurological Diseases: Meeting the Challenge for Policy Makers, Patients and Healthcare Professionals.
The report aims to distill and illuminate the policy challenges that rare diseases face, focusing particularly on rare neurological diseases (RNDs). Using data and consultation from North American and European experts, the report explores methods to address the policy challenges identified.
Dr. Brais provides perspective and expertise on the Canadian landscape of rare neurological disease, highlighting among other topics the access to diagnosis and treatment for patients, and the role of non-profit advocacy and support groups in providing resources and patient support.
The full report is available to read now!
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Dr Jodi Warman-Chardon accepted the 2024 Dr David Green Excellence in Service Delivery Award on behalf of the network at the MDC Awards Gala.
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Thank you to our investigators who attended the Annual NMD4C Meeting on September 27th in Calgary! Our meeting program consisted of presentations from pillar and task leads which highlighted their groups’ achievements and progress made to date.
