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📅 Invitation to Patient Day 2018

February 8, 2018February 14, 2018 MaryO Interviews, Meetings and Conferences Patient Day 2018, patients, Rare Disease, Ultragenyx

Please join us for Patient Day 2018 at Ultragenyx in Novato, CA on Saturday, April 7, 2018, for a day of live music, food, games, refreshments, and much more!

A limited number of travel scholarships will be available for patients and loved ones that may be joining them to support their participation in Patient Day 2018. For event details, travel scholarship information and to register, please click here.

An email confirmation will be sent to you upon completion of your registration. Travel scholarship awards will be sent out after February 1, 2018, once a decision is made.

We welcome all families living with any rare disease to join us in celebrating their strength and courage, while also recognizing their daily challenges and sacrifices. The interactions between our employees and families provide a first-hand education about living with rare disease and further inspires the work we do for patients and families. We would like to honor and thank all of the patients who are participating in our clinical trials; however, we also have to follow federal regulations regarding the avoidance of influencing patients in our studies. So sadly, we cannot have patients who are currently participating in selected Ultragenyx or Audentes studies attend Patient Day 2018.

If you are a healthcare provider caring for people with rare diseases, please feel free to forward this invitation to your relevant patients.

Please contact us if you have any questions or are unable to access the registration site.

Hope to see you there!

Patient Day Registration Team

PatientDay@keyevents.com

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