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Date: 17 Jan, 2020 This film is a must see – bringing together clinicians, families and the ASUK team to Groove to the Alstrom Stroove! Alström Syndrome UK are always looking for fun and innovative ways to stay fit and healthy. Alström can often lead to obesity and type 2 diabetes so leading a healthy lifestyle is very important
With the cold and wintery nights setting in why not grab something warm and comforting and take 5 minutes to read our latest newsletter. This edition is full to the brim with family stories and adventures – including a Game of Thrones adventure in Ireland and one of our members relaxing in the Highlands. You
Do you want to help inform the rare disease framework as part of the UK Strategy for rare diseases in 2020? If you are a patient, healthcare professional or industry member, you can take part in the ‘National Conversation’ now! The Minister for rare disease at the Department for Health and Social Care, Baroness Blackwood,
Thank you to everyone who joined the Alstrom Community on the 19th October 2019 for the Alstrom Syndrome UK Past, Present and Future conference in Birmingham. Whilst the families and professionals gathered at the conference, the youngsters had a fun-filled day at Drayton Manor Theme Park. The conference brought families together to map their diagnostic
Don’t worry if you missed the AGM Alström Syndrome UK held their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 2nd November 2019 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm which took place via teleconference to enable as many people as possible to listen to our updates. The AGM celebrated the achievements of the organisation and family members over the last year.
COordiNated Care Of Rare Diseases (CONCORD) is a research study which aims to investigate how services are currently coordinated for rare conditions and how they should be coordinated in the future. The study is funded by the National Institute for Health Research and is being led by researchers at University College London, in collaboration with Genetic Alliance UK and others.