EPISODE · Oct 11, 2023 · 36 MIN
002: Visual Impairment and Bowel Screening
from Can I Butt In? · host Bowel Research UK
Bowel Research UK’s Patient and Public Involvement Manager Sam Alexandra Rose is joined by Eamonn Dunne, the Partnerships and Projects Development Manager for Thomas Pocklington Trust, a national charity supporting blind and partially sighted people. In this episode, they discuss the difficulties that people with visual impairments have when taking a FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Test), which can be essential for the early detection and diagnosis of bowel disease. Eamonn introduces a prototype, named FIT-aid, which could help people with visual impairments take a FIT with ease. Thomas Pocklington Trust Website: https://www.pocklington-trust.org.uk/ Facebook: @ThomasPocklingtonTrust Twitter: @TPTgeneral LinkedIn: @pocklington-trust Instagram: @thomas_pocklington_trust Read the transcript for this episode. Find out more about Bowel Research UK. Music is “Summer Guitar” by Amaksi from Pixabay.
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Bowel Research UK’s Patient and Public Involvement Manager Sam Alexandra Rose is joined by Eamonn Dunne, the Partnerships and Projects Development Manager for Thomas Pocklington Trust, a national charity supporting blind and partially sighted people. In this episode, they discuss the difficulties that people with visual impairments have when taking a FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Test), which can be essential for the early detection and diagnosis of bowel disease. Eamonn introduces a prototype, named FIT-aid, which could help people with visual impairments take a FIT with ease. Thomas Pocklington Trust Website: https://www.pocklington-trust.org.uk/ Facebook: @ThomasPocklingtonTrust Twitter: @TPTgeneral LinkedIn: @pocklington-trust Instagram: @thomas_pocklington_trust Read the transcript for this episode. Find out more about Bowel Research UK. Music is “Summer Guitar” by Amaksi from Pixabay.
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