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Use our sign-up form to choose the information and opportunities most relevant to you. You can subscribe to general updates, join a community, register a research interest or tell us more about your connection to rare disease.

You can also follow our latest work through the Rare Diseases NSW LinkedIn feed below.

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You can select one pathway or several. The sign-up form lets you choose what you would like to hear about and how you may want to participate in the Rare Diseases NSW community.

Updates

News & Events

Receive Rare Diseases NSW updates about research, resources, events, education, advocacy and opportunities across the rare disease community.

  • Latest Rare Diseases NSW news
  • Upcoming events and learning opportunities
  • New resources, projects and community updates
Shared learning

Community of Practice

Join healthcare professionals, researchers, people and families, advocates, policy makers and health-system leaders sharing knowledge and building collaborative responses.

  • Bi-monthly shared-learning meetings
  • In-person and online participation
  • New connections and collaboration opportunities
Learn about the Community of Practice
Students

Student Special Interest Group

Register your interest in student-focused rare disease learning, professional connection and opportunities to contribute to research, projects and community activity.

  • Rare disease learning and events
  • Connection with students and professionals
  • Research, project and volunteering opportunities
Research participation

RarePower

Tell us which Rare Diseases NSW research projects and co-design opportunities interest you. RarePower helps connect people with lived experience to research from the beginning.

  • Select the projects most relevant to you
  • Hear about research and co-design opportunities
  • Contribute lived expertise to meaningful work
Learn more about RarePower

LinkedIn updates

Follow our latest work and community news

Explore recent Rare Diseases NSW posts, including project updates, new resources, events, research, partnerships and opportunities to participate.

News and resources

See new guides, tools, research updates and Rare Diseases NSW announcements.

Events and opportunities

Find upcoming events, registrations, learning activities and opportunities to contribute.

People and partnerships

Learn about members of the rare disease community and the partnerships supporting shared progress.

Latest from Rare Diseases NSW on LinkedIn

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Contact & privacy

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General enquiries

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