Adult Patients Quality of Life

Speakers: Noemi Roy

Dr Noémi Roy is a consultant haematologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Oxford. She is the Rare Inherited Anaemia Lead on the National Haemoglobinopathy Panel. Her main interests are haemoglobinopathies and rare inherited anaemias, and in particular the genetic investigation of inherited anaemias, including whole-genome sequencing. She is dedicated to using patients' views to guide how research in conducted in haematology and coordinating best practice care in red cell disorders at the European level. She leads quality of life studies in sickle cell disease as well as novel ways of improving compliance, patient understanding and patient pathways for high-quality care.