S5 E3 - Becoming a Clinical Scientist, with Nikki Smith, STP trainee
In this episode, Helen talks to Nikki Smith, trainee on the STP (Clinical Scientist Training) programme at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.Nikki has taken many twists and turns to get to her current role on the STP programme, and shares with us about her experiences on the programme, the many inspiring people she has worked with, and her overriding drive to learn more and make a difference to patient's lives through science.
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S5 E2 - DHDDS: Turning a Diagnosis into a Global Support Network
In this episode, Helen is in Guy's Hospital London, supported by the South East Genomic Medicine Service, talking to Mel Dixon about her experience with the rare genetic condition DHDDS.After two of Mel's children were diagnosed with DHDDS, Mel and her husband Charlie founded Cure DHDDS, a charity set up to raise awareness, support families and help drive research into the ultra-rare DHDDS gene mutations. Mel tells us about their experience as parents dealing with the journey through the diagnostic pathway, and setting up a global support network for other families affected by this condition.
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S5 E1 - Genomics from both sides, a patient and professional perspective with Eddie Blair
In this first episode of our new season, Helen Bethell is at the School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, talking to Eddie Blair, Vice-Chair of the Patient & Public Voice Forum for the East Genomic Medicine Service. Eddie shares his career journey through microbiology and virology, along with his experience as a genomic patient. Having received a diagnosis of prostate cancer, Eddie shares his perspective on the genomic world from both a professional and personal angle.
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S4 E6 - Hereditary Brain Aneurysm - From Patient Journey to Pioneering Support, with Rebecca Middleton
In this episode of The Road to Genome, we interview Rebecca Middleton at Leicester Royal Infirmary. Rebecca talks to us about her experience as a patient with a hereditary brain aneurysm, through the diagnosis and treatment, and the rollercoaster of emotions this brings. She also tells us about Hereditary Brain Aneurysm Support, an organisation Rebecca set up to support and inform people living with familial brain aneurysms and raise awareness of the condition as a rare disease, representing the lived experience and improving and saving lives.
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S4 E5 - Embedding Genomics into Nursing & Midwifery in the South East with Dr Tootie Bueser
In this episode of The Road to Genome, Dr Tootie Bueser Director of Nursing & Midwifery in the South East GMS, talks to us about her work embedding Genomics into Nursing & Midwifery practice across the south east, from Brighton to the South of London. In Tootie's other role as NIHR Senior Clinical Practitioner Researcher, we also learn about Tootie's work growing research into inherited cardiac conditions at King's College.
The Road to Genome podcast provides an exciting opportunity to journey into the fast-moving and innovative field of genomic medicine.
In each episode we talk to professionals and experts involved in genomics today. We chat about their role, uncover the different – sometimes unusual – paths they’ve taken during their careers, and discuss how this rapidly developing field is changing the face of healthcare practice. And, most importantly, we gain insights into the emotional rollercoaster experienced by patients undergoing genetic testing, diagnosis and treatment.
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