DARE Videos
As part of Global DARE Foundation's goals we look to raise awareness and conduct educational webinars and videos to all that are interested in learning more about Refsum Disease


Presentation on the Updated Refsum Diet Guide

Boston Refsum Center of Excellence

Refsum Clinic at Guy's and St. Thomas Hospital

Refsum Disease - Clinical Care Panel

Adult Refsum Disease - Patient Experience Panel

Refsum Disease Research Panel

Adult Refsum Disease - Patient Experience Panel

Refsum Disease - We DARE to Believe

Introduction to Adult Refsum Disease

History of the Refsum Disease

Refsum Disease: Phytanic Acid 101

Adult Refsum Disease: Introduction to Food Testing

Food Label Reading for Adult Refsum Disease

Illness and Fasting for Adult Refsum Disease

Exercise and Adult Refsum Disease

Why are mouse models studies important to Refsum Disease research?

Part 1: Why are Metabolomic and Lipidomic studies important to Refsum Disease research?

Part 2: Why are Metabolomic and Lipidomic studies important to Refsum Disease research?

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Past Webinars
Phytanic Acid Analysis and Interpretation - Laboratory and Clinical considerations
On October 18, 2021, Professor Dr. Jean-Marc Nuoffer, MD from the University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland discussed Phytanic Acid Analysis and Interpretation
Watch the recorded video or click below to review the PowerPoint slides.
Refsum Disease from an Ophthalmology Perspective
On February23, 2021, Dr Bart Leroy, MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Ghent University Hospital, presented the Ophthalmology side of Refsum Disease and the benefits of early diagnosis by clinicians.
Watch the recorded video or click below to review the PowerPoint slides.
Overview of the Refsum Disease Patient Registry
On August 10, 2020, Kristie DeMarco from DARE Fand Polly Gill from CoRDS provided an overview and demonstration of the newly released Refsum Patient Registry. The first ever patient registry for Refsum Disease
Watch the recorded video or click below to review the PowerPoint slides.
ULF Conference Presentation
On June 25, 2020, Kristie DeMarco, President Global DARE Foundation & Dr Florian Eichler, MD the Associate Professor of Neurology at Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical school presented on Refsum Disease at the ULF Conference.
Watch the recorded video or click below to review the PowerPoint slides.