Digital Academy

Representatives from biotech and pharma companies will provide updates on their drug development efforts in the DM field. 

Speaker:
Joseph P. Horrigan, MD, AMO Pharma Ltd.

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This interactive panel session was presented in a similar format to the Patient-Focused Drug Development meeting presented by MDF as a part of the 2016 MDF Annual Conference, and the CNS Endpoint Development discussion presented at the 2017 MDF Annual Conference. Panelists discussed the disease symptom changes they have experienced living with myotonic dystrophy, followed by facilitated audience participation. This session is intended to amplify and deepen our understanding of disease changes and progression from the perspective of individuals and families living with DM.

Moderated by Charles Thornton, MD, University of Rochester

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MDF has recently published Consensus-based Care Recommendations for Adults with DM1 in Neurology Clinical Practice online September 13.

Now we need to make sure that every clinician treating a DM patient has them and is using them – and we need your help! MDF is asking our community members to help educate their doctors about the care recommendations, and we'll show you how. Watch DM doctors and community members act out entertaining skits that will explain what to say to your doctors during your doctors visits. These skits will include a twist: affected community members will be the doctors and doctors are patients in these hilarious educational vignettes.

Facilitator: Jacinda Sampson, MD, PhD, Stanford University

Find a write up on the DM1 Care Recommendations here.

Click here to download the Clinic Visit Planner.

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A panel of clinical and research experts will answer community member questions that have been submitted throughout the conference.

Panelists include:
Cynthia Gagnon, PhD, OT, Université de Sherbrooke
Laurie Gutmann, MD, University of Iowa
Charles Thornton, MD, University of Rochester
Laurence Mignon, PhD, Ionis Pharmaceuticals

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