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Society Day Course

Neurophysiology (CSCN) Day: Neuromuscular

Tuesday, June 28, 2022
1:45 PM – 4:15 PM EST
Location:Av. Viger

Audience:

Adult Neurologist, Child Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Neuroradiologist, Neurophysiologist, Resident, Fellow

Learning Level:

Basic (Resident, New Information), Intermediate (Practicing Physician), Advanced (Special Interest, Higher Level Discussion)

Learning Format:

Lecture/plenary method

CanMEDs Roles:

Medical Expert, Scholar, Collaborator, Leader

Description:

This course will provide an update in neuromuscular disease including Myasthenia Gravis, Myositis, ALS, and peripheral nerve U/S.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand current treatments in MG
  • Be familiar with myositis and autoantibody testing
  • To understand the merits and limits of EBM in ALS research
  • Understand the uses of ultrasound in neuropathies

Presentations:

  • 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM EST
    Update in Myasthenia Gravis Treatment

    Speaker: Vera Bril

  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Inflammatory myopathies and autoantibody testing: negative positives and positive negatives

    Speaker: Erin O’Ferrall

  • 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM EST
    Break
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    An unrecognized limitation of RCTs with important consequences in ALS

    Speaker: John Turnbull

  • 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM EST
    Diagnostic Utility of Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound

    Speaker: Shahin Khayambashi