Division of Neurology: Neuromuscular Day

Neuromuscular Day Program

Keynote speaker: Dr. Tahseen Mozaffar (University of California Irvine)
Title: #myositisantibodiesmatter The Evolving Classification of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies

7:30-8:30 Breakfast

8:30-9:30 Dr. Tahseen Mozaffar (University of California Irvine)
Title: #myositisantibodiesmatter The Evolving Classification of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies

09:30-10:00 Dr. Sebastien Levesque, Université de Sherbrooke Molecular Diagnosis of Pompe Disease and other Muscle Disorders : a Canadian Perspective
10:00-10:20 Dr. Vera Bril, University of Toronto, UHN Current Treatment Options for Hereditary Amyloidosis Polyneuropathy
10:20-10:30 Dr. Peter Ashby, University of Toronto, UHN Mystery case: An unusual mechanism of muscle weakness

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-11:20 Dr. Ari Breiner, University of Ottawa A randomized, controlled crossover study of IVIg for demyelinating polyneuropathy and diabetes
11:20-11:40 Dr. Hans Katzberg, University of Toronto, UHN I ❤ N.M.D.: Cardiac Manifestations of Neuromuscular Disease
11:40-12:00 Dr. Charles Kassardjian, University of Toronto, SMH Improving quality of care in neuromuscular disorders
12:00-12:10 Dr. Dubravka Dodig, UHN Mystery case 2: A 55 Year Old Man with Ptosis

12:10- 13:10 Lunch

13:10- 13:30 Dr. Hernan Gonorazky, University of Toronto, HSC Expanding the boundaries of RNA sequencing as a diagnostic tool for neuromuscular disorders
13:30- 13:50 Dr. Aaron Izenberg, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook An update on the treatment of adults with SMA
13:50- 14:10 Dr. Carolina Barnett, University of Toronto, UHN An open label study of safety and patient satisfaction with high IVIG infusion rates in CIDP
14:10- 14:30 Serena Soleimani, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Tackling Risk Factors in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Is trauma the missing player?