45th Annual Carrell Krusen Neuromuscular Symposium

45th Annual Carrell Krusen Neuromuscular Symposium is organized by University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center and will be held from Feb 23 - 24, 2023 at T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.

Description:
This symposium is a clinical education experience for members of multidisciplinary teams who care for patients with rare, complex neuromuscular diseases including hereditary muscular dystrophies, motor neuron diseases, neuroimmunologic neuropathies, and rare genetic disorders of muscle and nerve. Case presentations will include physical diagnosis and discussion of management and new therapies by participating experts. All discussions involve active participation by attendees. The educational format for this activity includes didactic lectures with in-depth Q&A, panel discussions, and PowerPoint Presentations. The content of the program is identified and developed through a Call for Abstracts process and is specifically designed for Primary Care providers, Neurologists, NPs, PAs, and RNs that desire to gain advanced knowledge in the diagnosis and management of patients with neuromuscular disease. The 2023 keynote speaker will present the current advancements in congenital myopathies and muscular dystrophies.

Learning Objectives:
• Discuss the principles and challenges of drug development for ultra-rare congenital muscular dystrophies and congenital myopathies.
• Discuss recent advances in the genetic diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders, in research and clinical practice and the latest developments in treatment such as gene replacement therapy.
• Identify and apply current pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments in motor neuron diseases including gene replacement therapy.
• Recognize the clinical applications of testing in neuromuscular disorders (including histopathology).

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.