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Watch the 5th JKU medTALK Online

Rare does not mean seldom: Approximately 7% of the population suffers from one of over 7,000 rare diseases.

From left: Vice-Rector Elgin Drda, Claas Röhl, Johanna Ludwiczek, Gudrun Gröppel, Wolfgang Högler and Christine Haiden.
From left: Vice-Rector Elgin Drda, Claas Röhl, Johanna Ludwiczek, Gudrun Gröppel, Wolfgang Högler and Christine Haiden.

The Johannes Kepler University Linz and the Kepler University Hospital focus on investigating and managing treatment options of these types of diseases.

The panel features:

  • Univ. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Högler, head of the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, JKU
  • Priv. Doz. OÄ Dr. Gudrun Gröppel, Department of Neurology and Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, JKU
  • OÄ Dr. Johanna Ludwiczek, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Kepler University Hospital
  • Claas Röhl, board member of Pro Rare Austria, Alliance for Rare Diseases; founder and chairman of the patient organization NF Kinder

Presenter:

• Dr. Christine Haiden, journalist and president of the Upper Austrian Press Club

Click here, opens an external URL in a new window to watch the 5th JKU medTALK online.

The JKU medTALK series at the JKU medLOFT (an event center at the MED Campus) gives the Johannes Kepler University Linz an opportunity to address future topics in medicine. The JKU intends to use this quarterly event to provide a platform to support research and innovative medicine, as well as create space for controversial discussions between physicians and experts in the media and in the medical industry.

Mark your calendars for upcoming JKU medTALKs:

July 5, 3.30 to 4.30 PM, JKU medTALK - followed by an informal reception
November 15, 3.30 to 4.30 PM, JKU medTALK - followed by an informal reception

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