The 2017 International Ask the Experts took place on 6 December in Boston USA. This event was designed for people living with ALS/MND, carers and families and the webcast recording is now available free online. The program included
- Welcome from Moderator
Terry Heiman-Patterson, M.D., Director of the Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders and Professor of Neurology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University; Director of the MDA/ALS Center of Hope; President of the ALS Hope Foundation
- Precision Medicine & Telemedicine: What is it and what does it mean in ALS/MND?
Steve Perrin, Ph.D. CEO/CSO, ALS Therapy Development Institute
- Current Overview of ALS/MND Preclinical Research
Jonathan Glass, M.D. Professor of Neurology and Pathology at Emory University School of Medicine; Head of Neuromuscular Division of Neurology; Director of the Emory ALS Clinic
- Current Overview of ALS/MND Clinical Trials
James Berry, M.D., M.P.H. Co-Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) ALS Clinic; Associate Medical Director of the MGH Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI); Director of the Partners Neurodegenerative Clinical Research Fellowship
- Panel Discussion
This is event is sponsored and broadcast online through generous donations from the ALS Hope Foundation and the ALS Therapy Development Institute. It is organized in partnership with the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations and the MND Association.
You can access the recording here on the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations' Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TheIntlAlliance/