ወደ ይዘት ዘልለው ይሂዱ
Here are some opportunities to take part in non-clinical research and PPIE (patient & public involvement and engagement) that involves surveys, questionnaires, interviews, discussions and workshops.
You do not need to speak to your specialist doctor about these opportunities but can read the information sheets supplied by the researchers and choose whether to get involved.
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RDD 2026 survey

የጄኔቲክ አሊያንስ ዩኬ የ RDD 2026 ዘመቻ አካል በሆነ መልኩ አልፎ አልፎ ችግር ላለባቸው ሰዎች የእኩልነት ጭብጥን እየመረመረ ነው።
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Developing an app to detect RDEB cancer from photographs

Northwestern University (Chicago, USA) researchers are looking for people with RDEB and history of SCCs to contribute photographs of their skin lesions.
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LGBTQIA+ adults with visible differences

Researchers from the Centre for Appearance Research at UWE Bristol want to hear from LGBTQIA+ adults with visible differences in a one-to-one online interview, which will take between 30-60 minutes.
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Families with genetic diagnoses of EB

A one-hour online interview where you’ll be invited to share your personal experiences of having a diagnosis of EB personally or in your family.
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ሳይኮደርማቶሎጂ እና እኔ ጥናት

ይህ አጭር የዳሰሳ ጥናት በ E ንግሊዝ A ገር ውስጥ ላሉ ሰዎች ማንኛውም የቆዳ ሕመም ያለባቸው እና በብሪቲሽ ቆዳ ፋውንዴሽን እና በቆዳ ጤና አሊያንስ የተደገፈ ነው።
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የNICE ስብሰባዎችን ያክብሩ

የህዝብ ተወካዮች የብሔራዊ የጤና እና እንክብካቤ የላቀ ተቋም (NICE) አማካሪ ኮሚቴ ስብሰባዎችን የመከታተል እድል አላቸው.
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የጥናት አካል ይሁኑ (NIHR)

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) which makes it easy to find and take part in vital health and care research in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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የዲኤንኤ ድርብ ሄሊክስ መዋቅር ከአረንጓዴ ወይን እና ሮዝ አበባዎች በብርሃን ዳራ ላይ በሚያምር ሁኔታ እርስ በርስ ይጣመራሉ፣ ይህም የጄኔቲክ አማካሪን እውቀት ጥበባዊ ትክክለኛነት ያሳያል።

የጄኔቲክ አማካሪ ፕሮጀክቶች

Support genetic counsellor students who are passionate about EB and committed to advancing research in this area.
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Look beyond the bias (2025)

OUTCOMES – Chiesi launched the results of their survey in October 2025
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Parent and sibling experiences of EB (2025)

OUTCOMES - A total of 14 people took part in this study: seven parents and seven siblings.
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Loving ACTion (2025)

OUTCOMES - The Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) shares results from our latest joint efforts.
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Educate healthcare professionals (2025)

OUTCOMES - Fewer members submitted recordings than anticipated but the filming of one Patient Voices video to add to the British College of Dermatology website is planned.
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የእንክብካቤ ሁኔታ ዳሰሳ እና ሪፖርቶች

OUTCOMES - The annual State of Caring survey helps the charity, Carers UK, understand carers’ needs and the challenges they face.
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Rare Minds Matter (2023)

OUTCOMES - The ‘Rare Minds Matter – Mental Health Survey 2023’ report explores the post-pandemic mental health experiences of the UK’s rare community.
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Exploring Black British women’s experience of skin conditions (2024)

OUTCOMES - The study underscores the need for racially literate healthcare, culturally competent communication, and improved visibility of Black skin within dermatological training and research.
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Family planning with a visible difference (2025)

OUTCOMES - The Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) shares results from our latest joint efforts.
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አራት ሰዎች ያሉት ቤተሰብ መንገዱን አቋርጦ አንዲት ሴት ሕፃን ይዛ ወንድ ልጅ ከአንዲት ልጅ ጋር አጠገቧ ይጓዛሉ።

ለኢቢ ወላጆች የDEBRA ደህንነት መሣሪያ ስብስብ

In collaboration with DEBRA UK, Professor Andrew Thompson, Olivia Hughes and the team at Cardiff University have been working on a project to develop a psychological support ‘toolkit’ for parents of children with EB.
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Medical devices and products survey (2025)

AWAITING OUTCOMES - The Department of Health and Social Care is carrying out work to reform ‘Part IX of the drug tariff’ where medical devices and products available for prescribing in primary and community care are listed.
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We R Rare steering group (2025)

CLOSED - Join the We R Rare Steering Group and help shape the future of care and research for rare conditions.
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Wider family planning in EB (2025)

AWAITING OUTCOMES - Mia Keating is a Genetic Counselling student at the University of Cardiff. Thank you to all our members who took part, outcomes will be available soon.
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EB at school (2025)

AWAITING OUTCOMES - Helen Shepperson is a Genetic Counselling student at the University of Cardiff. Thank you to all our members who took part, outcomes will be available soon.
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Patient Pairing (2024)

AWAITING OUTCOMES - The Beacon Student Voice Prize Patient Pairing Scheme gives medical, nursing and biology students, the chance to be paired with a rare disease patient or advocate to learn first-hand about their condition and patient experience.
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Living well with a skin condition (2025)

AWAITING OUTCOMES - This study invites individuals with skin conditions to participate in a new personalized psychological intervention called the “Living-well with a skin Condition” program.
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Impact of medication (2025)

AWAITING OUTCOMES - Catherine Silk is a Genetic Counselling student at the University of Cardiff, UK. Thank you to all our members who took part, outcomes will be available soon.
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የDEBRA UK አርማ አርማው ሰማያዊ የቢራቢሮ አዶዎችን እና የድርጅቱን ስም ይዟል። ከስር፣ የመለያው መስመር "የቢራቢሮ ቆዳ በጎ አድራጎት" ይላል።
የተጎላበተው በ  የጂ.ጂ.አር.ፒ.ፒ.
የግላዊነት አጠቃላይ እይታን

ይህ ድር ጣቢያ ኩኪዎችን ይጠቀማል በዚህም እጅግ የላቀ ተጠቃሚ ተሞክሮ ልንሰጥዎት እንችላለን. የኩኪ መረጃ በአሳሽዎ ውስጥ ይቀመጣል እና ወደ ድር ጣቢያችን ሲመለሱ እርስዎን መለየት እና ቡድናችን የትኛው የትኛው ክፍል በጣም ጠቃሚ እና ጠቃሚ ሆኖ እንደሚያገኙ እንዲረዱ ያግዛቸዋል.