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Scenario

When rare disease patients know more than their doctors

I know more about my rare condition than most doctors I meet and I've started lying about symptoms just to avoid the educational conversations that should be going the other way.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The inversion of the traditional knowledge hierarchy creates an exhausting burden of educating those who should be providing care.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Rare and orphan conditions?”

Peri

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