SYMPOSIA

SYMPOSIUM 1 – ROCHE

Thursday, 14 March 2024
13.10 hrs – 14.10 hrs

Title: Should all adults with SMA receive treatment? An experts’ debate

Speakers:

  • Prof. Laurent Servais, Professor of Paediatric Neuromuscular Diseases, MDUK Oxford Neuromuscular Centre, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
  • Prof. Blaž Koritnik, Institute of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Ms. Simona Joveska, Social Services Advisor for Vulnerable Groups, Municipality of Bitola, Bitola, North Macedonia

Open access for all participants of the congress.

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SYMPOSIUM 2 – BIOGEN

Friday, 15 March 2024
08.20 hrs – 09.20 hrs

Title: Dive into the Motor Unit Pool
Predictive biomarkers of treatment response in SMA

Speakers:

  • Dr Michelle Farrar, MBBS, FRACP, PhD. University of New South Wales and Sydney Children’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  • Dr Renske Wadman, MD, PhD. University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Open access for HCP’s and researchers. Patients cannot attend.

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SYMPOSIUM 3 – Novartis

Friday, 15 March 2024
13.10 hrs – 14.10 hrs

Title: SMA Journeys: Perspectives from caregivers and clinicians

Speakers:

  • Prof. Liesbeth De Waele, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven
  • Prof. Arnaud Vanlander, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent

Open access for all participants of the congress.