Patient-reported experience of clinical care of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Research on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with rare diseases is limited. Few studies compare healthcare throughout the progression of the ongoing pandemic.

Aims: To assess the impact of the pandemic on individuals with osteogenesis imperfecta across two consecutive years, understand what challenges were encountered, and analyse the experience of remote consultation.

Experience of health care at a reference centre as reported by patients and parents of children with rare conditions.

Background: Whilst diagnostic pathways for children with rare conditions have shown marked improvement, concerns remain about the care children with rare conditions receive at the level of the health care provider. There is, therefore, a need to improve our understanding of the health care received and explore the development of benchmarks that can be regularly monitored.

Methods: Patients and parents with rare conditions at a tertiary children's hospital were approached to complete a questionnaire-based survey that enquired on their experience of clinical care.

The Arclight vs. traditional ophthalmoscope: a cross-over trial.

Background/objectives: To compare skill acquisition of the new, cost-effective Arclight ophthalmoscope, with the traditional ophthalmoscope (TO), in medical students with no prior experience of ophthalmoscopy.

Subjects/methods: University of Dundee medical students took part in a cross-over trial. Students were divided into two groups and were alternately taught each device using a video tutorial.