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The inquiry, stemming from the death of George Floyd, will be designed to root out “systemic racism that is generations deep,” Gov. Tim Walz told reporters.

— Read on www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/state-minnesota-files-civil-rights-charge-against-minneapolis-police-department-n1222476

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Covid-19: Questions of conscience and duty for scientific advisers | The BMJ
— Read on www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m2102.abstract

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Since none (or few) of us are getting out as much as we did this is the right time to remind people of the Kings  Chambers podcast.  The links to all the webcasts are available here and they provide a wealth of information in relation to many of the key issues relating to personal injury…
— Read on lawinthetimeofcorona.wordpress.com/2020/05/26/essential-lockdown-listening-for-personal-injury-and-clinical-negligence-lawyers-the-kings-chambers-debrief-podcasts/

Recording now available for Gene Editing for Myotonic Dystrophy!
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For eligible frontline health and social care workers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
— Read on www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/coronavirus-life-assurance-2020

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How long should patient medical records be kept retained? Here we set out tables of types of records and the length of time they should be kept.
— Read on www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/ethics/confidentiality-and-health-records/retention-of-health-records

The Supreme Court has called on the rule committee to consider whether disbursements should be payable separately in fixed-cost personal injury cases.
— Read on www.litigationfutures.com/news/rule-committee-urged-to-review-disbursements-in-fixed-cost-cases

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Thank you for registering for “Beyond ADLs: Strategies for Life Modifications, Socializing and More during COVID-19”. About the Presentation:  Cynthia Gagnon, PhD, OT, of the Université de Sherbrooke, will discuss ways to modify daily living activities to best benefit those living with DM. Dr Gagnon will discuss the purpose of occupational therapy (OT), what OT can do for you, alert signs and practical tips, including considerations for managing home quarantine during COVID-19. She will review daily living challenges related to home confinement and physical distancing, practical solutions and recommendations.  About the Presenters: Cynthia Gagnon, PhD, OT, is a researcher and clinician at the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada. Professor Gagnon trained as an occupational therapist and obtained her PhD in Rehabilitation for Laval University (Canada). She is leading an interdisciplinary research program to document the natural history of the most prevalent neuromuscular disorders in Canada including myotonic dystrophy and recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay. She is developing and validating several outcome measures among these populations in preparation for clinical trials. Professor Gagnon is the leader of the OMMYD international initiative for the selection and validation of outcome measures in myotonic dystrophy. She has worked on several clinical guidelines in the rehabilitation field and in interested in knowledge application in rare diseases. Samar Muslemani is a student at the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada, working with Dr Gagnon. She is an occupational therapist and is currently pursuing a masters degree in independent living and researching patients with childhood onset DM1. She just finished her data collection in both Québec and France, and her research is in the practice of health professionals in order to improve care of DM1 patients.

Thank you for registering for “Beyond ADLs: Strategies for Life Modifications, Socializing and More during COVID-19”.

About the Presentation:

Cynthia Gagnon, PhD, OT, of the Université de Sherbrooke, will discuss ways to modify daily living activities to best benefit those living with DM. Dr Gagnon will discuss the purpose of occupational therapy (OT), what OT can do for you, alert signs and practical tips, including considerations for managing home quarantine during COVID-19. She will review daily living challenges related to home confinement and physical distancing, practical solutions and recommendations.

About the Presenters:

Cynthia Gagnon, PhD, OT, is a researcher and clinician at the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada. Professor Gagnon trained as an occupational therapist and obtained her PhD in Rehabilitation for Laval University (Canada). She is leading an interdisciplinary research program to document the natural history of the most prevalent neuromuscular disorders in Canada including myotonic dystrophy and recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay. She is developing and validating several outcome measures among these populations in preparation for clinical trials. Professor Gagnon is the leader of the OMMYD international initiative for the selection and validation of outcome measures in myotonic dystrophy. She has worked on several clinical guidelines in the rehabilitation field and in interested in knowledge application in rare diseases.

Samar Muslemani is a student at the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada, working with Dr Gagnon. She is an occupational therapist and is currently pursuing a masters degree in independent living and researching patients with childhood onset DM1. She just finished her data collection in both Québec and France, and her research is in the practice of health professionals in order to improve care of DM1 patients.

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Thomas Bradfield-Kay
— Read on www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/3881.html

A fundamentally dysfunctional system
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Riley & Anor v Heybroek [2020] EWHC 1259 (QB) (19 May 2020)
— Read on www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/1259.html

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Human Rights Committee wants policy-makers to look again at fixed sum compensation model.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/mps-unhappy-over-limited-reform-to-death-damages/5104332.article

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The UK’s public health response to covid-19 | The BMJ
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#MakeWorkSafe | Our five tests
— Read on mailchi.mp/gmb/covid19-0506-postholder-88566

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Scientists have said the UK reproduction number for COVID-19 is now between 0.7 and 1, up from 0.5 to 0.9 last week.
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The Regulations have now been amended twice.  These are important Regulations which govern all of our conduct at the moment and for the foreseeable future. To make these easy to follow the first amendments are set out in red and the second in green.     The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020  …
— Read on lawinthetimeofcorona.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/the-health-protection-coronavirus-restrictions-england-regulations-2020-as-amended-all-the-amendments-colour-coded/

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England’s deputy chief medical officer is under fire for claiming the UK has been an ‘exemplar in preparedness’.
— Read on uk.news.yahoo.com/amphtml/coronavirus-government-advisers-lancet-091902948.html

Kawasaki disease
— Read on metro.co.uk/2020/05/12/new-york-now-has-100-children-suffering-deadly-covid-19-related-kawasaki-disease-12693774/amp/

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Infographics
— Read on www.grammarcheck.net/infographics/

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Care providers say government did not discuss key Exercise Cygnus concerns with them
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/07/revealed-the-secret-report-that-gave-ministers-warning-of-care-home-coronavirus-crisis

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A new strain has come: Meet Spike D614G, the new & improved coronavirus
— Read on www.rt.com/news/487849-coronavirus-mutating-contagious-strain/amp/

My Dispatch: DM News for the Myotonic Community.
— Read on mailchi.mp/myotonic/my-dispatch-dm-news-for-the-myotonic-community-2020-april

Mays Abu Ghosh
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Guidance to avoid examining systemic failures is ‘very worrying’, says Labour

— Read on amp.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/29/inquests-nhs-staff-deaths-ppe-shortages

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Palestine Solidarity Campaign defeats UK Government over pensions divestment – Palestine Solidarity Campaign
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Group says nudity is ‘a symbol of how vulnerable we are without protection’
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/27/german-doctors-pose-naked-in-protest-at-ppe-shortages

Widely Used Surgical Masks Are Putting Health Care Workers At Serious Risk – Kaiser Health News
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Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020  were amended, some of these amendments were quite significant. To show the amendments in a simpler manner we have shown the amendments in red.   The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020   Citation, commencement, application and interpretation 1.— (1) These Regulations may be cited as the…
— Read on lawinthetimeofcorona.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/the-health-protection-coronavirus-regulations-as-amended-the-amendments-highlighted/

There are now a large number of Regulations that deal with Coronavirus.  This is an opportune time to list them, summarise their contents and provide links.   The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations 2020 – These Regulations provide that a person who is isolating himself from others in accordance with advice on coronavirus is…
— Read on lawinthetimeofcorona.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/coronavirus-regulations-the-list-summaries-and-links-to-make-your-life-easier/

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