Wednesday, May 10, 2017

A clinician who goes the extra mile

Too often, XLHers experience less than ideal treatment by clinicians who aren't familiar with XLH. But what about the good ones? We know they're out there, and we're looking to recognize the work of a clinician (doctor or nurse-practitioner) who goes the extra mile for XLH patients. Someone who makes sure to keep up to date on the latest information on XLH, despite its rarity. Someone who demonstrates that the patient is a complicated, real person, not just the embodiment of an electronic file.

Do you know a clinician like that? Someone who treats you (or a family member's or friend's) XLH (or the autosomal versions of hypophosphatemia)? You can nominate him/her for a prize to be announced at XLH Day by answering a few brief questions about the clinician here: http://vps.xlhnetwork.org/~xlhforum/forum/index.php?topic=302.0
(Note that you'll need to log in to the platform if you have an account already or create a free account. If you're already registered and you've forgotten your password, follow the "forgot password" link to reset it.)

Please note that while we appreciate and respect the clinicians working in research settings, this particular project is intended to recognize someone who doesn't have the advantages of working in a major research institution (so that excludes the doctors at the various clinical trial sites for KRN23/burosumab).

Don't delay! The nominations will close at midnight on June 18.

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