45th Annual Carrell Krusen Neuromuscular Symposium (RP2302A)

Dallas, TX US
February 23, 2023 to February 24, 2023

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The 2023 conference will take place on the UT Southwestern Medical Center Campus. Click on the 'Venue' tab for more details!

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 diagnosis and management of patients with neuromuscular disease. The 2023 keynote speaker will present on the current advancements in congenital myopathies and muscular dystrophies.

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Online Registration Has Closed.

There will be limited onsite registration available the morning of Feb 23rd. 

This conference is scheduled to take place in-person. Live-stream and/or Hybrid options will not be available. 

 

Registration TypeBefore 1/13/23

After 1/13/23

Physicians$100$150
Fellows/Residents/Medical Students$0$50
Advanced Practice Providers (PA/NP)/Nurses$0$50
Other Healthcare Providers (OT/PT, SPL, Research Coordinators)$0$50
Exhibit/Industry Representative$150$200

 

We are proud to announce that the 2023 Keynote Speaker is 

Jim Dowling, M.D., Ph.D.
Mogford Campbell Family Chair of Paediatric Neurosciences
Staff clinician, Division of Neurology
Senior Scientist, Program for Genetics and Genome Biology
Hospital for Sick Children
Professor, Departments of Paediatrics and Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto

 

Target Audience

The content of the program is specifically designed for Primary Care providers, Neurologists, NPs, PAs, and RNs that desire to gain advanced knowledge in diagnosis and management of patients with neuromuscular disease. 

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 (to include histopathology).
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 10.50 AMA
  • 10.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
09/01/2022
Course expires: 
02/23/2024
Event starts: 
02/23/2023 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
02/24/2023 - 3:00pm CST
Cost:
$100.00
Rating: 
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UT Southwestern Medical Center T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building
6001 Forest Park Road
T. Boone Pickens Auditorium (NG3.112)
Dallas, TX 75235
United States

This conference is scheduled to take place in-person. Live-stream and/or Hybrid options are not available. 

Committee member(s)

Kaitlin Batley, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Salman Bhai, MD

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Alnylam;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with KabaFusion;.

Kerry Copeland

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Susan Iannaccone, MD

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Regeneron;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Cure SMA;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Biogen;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Biogen;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with PTC Therapeutics;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with MDA;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Department of Defense;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Sarepta;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with NIH;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Pfizer;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Scholar Rock;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Avexis;.

Omar Jawdat, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Anne Marie Jones, MS, BSN, RN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Shaida Khan, D.O.

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Argenx;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with UCB Pharma;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Alexion;.

Lauren Phillips, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kristy Riddle, BSN, RN, CCRC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jaya Trivedi, MD, FAAN, FANA

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with ArgenX;.

Steven Vernino, MD, PhD, FAAN, FANA, FAAS

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Grifols;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Theravance;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Quest Diagnostics;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with BioHaven;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Amneal;.
has a financial relationship (Fiduciary officer) with American Autonomic Society;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Argenx;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Alterity;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Dysautonomia International;.
Course Director(s)

Kaitlin Batley, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Susan Iannaccone, MD

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with PTC Therapeutics;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with MDA;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Department of Defense;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Sarepta;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with NIH;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Pfizer;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Avexis;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Scholar Rock;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Biogen;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Regeneron;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Cure SMA;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Biogen;.

Jaya Trivedi, MD, FAAN, FANA

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with ArgenX;.
Moderator(s)

Chunyu Cai, Assistant Professor

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Paloma Gonzalez-Perez

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Yessar Hussain, board-certified in neuromuscular medicine, neurology, clinical neuromuscular pathology and electrodiagnostic medicine.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Shaida Khan, D.O.

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Argenx;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with UCB Pharma;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Alexion;.

Tahseen Mozaffar, MD, FAAN, FANA

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Spark Therapeutic;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Argenx;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Arvinas;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Amicus;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Zogenix;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Sanofi Genzyme;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Alexion;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with UCB;.

Mamatha Pasnoor, Professor

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Catalyst;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with CSL Behring;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Argenx Pharmaceutical;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Takeda Pharmaceuticals;.

Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, MD

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Sarepta, Fibrogen, Pfizer, Octapharma, Regenxbio, Edgewise therapeutics, Amgen, Lilly, Teva therapeutics, Impax, Capricor therapeutics, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, and France Foundation ;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Biogen, Novartis, AveXis, Sarepta therapeutics, PTC therapeutics, Scholar Rock, Fibrogen, AMO pharma, Pfizer, Edgewise therapeutics;.
Peer reviewer(s)

Michelle Christie, M.D.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jenny Riecke

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Planner(s)

Kaitlin Batley, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kerry Copeland

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Susan Iannaccone, MD

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with NIH;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Pfizer;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Sarepta;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Avexis;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Scholar Rock;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Cure SMA;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Biogen;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Biogen;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Regeneron;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with MDA;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Department of Defense;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with PTC Therapeutics;.

Anne Marie Jones, MS, BSN, RN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Lauren Phillips, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kristy Riddle, BSN, RN, CCRC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jaya Trivedi, MD, FAAN, FANA

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with ArgenX;.

Steven Vernino, MD, PhD, FAAN, FANA, FAAS

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Amneal;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Quest Diagnostics;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with BioHaven;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Argenx;.
has a financial relationship (Fiduciary officer) with American Autonomic Society;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Dysautonomia International;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Alterity;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Theravance;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Grifols;.
Speaker(s)

Abdulbaki Agbas

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Mustafa Al-Kharsan, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Abdulwahhab Alhabib, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Khalid Alrasheed, MBBS, FRCPC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Anthony Amato

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Vaishnavi Aryapadi, MD, MS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

George Bailey

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Marisol Barrientos Garcia, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sara Benitez, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Dhaval Bhavsar, MBBS

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with PolyNovo;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Vericel;.

Suur Biliciler

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Tiffany Boyd

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Lizabeth Bunkell, Physical Therapist

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Chunyu Cai, Assistant Professor

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Meeta Cardon, MD

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Sarepta;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with LifeSciences Consulting;.

Swathy Chandrashekhar

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Zhenkang Chen

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ali Ciersdorff, Speaker

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Anthony Declusin, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Mazen Dimachkie

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Dr. Dimachkie received research grants or contracts or educational grants from UCB Biopharma / RaPharma, Viromed/Healixmith & TMA.;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Dr. Dimachkie received research grants or contracts or educational grants from MDA, NIH, Novartis, Octapharma, Orphazyme, Ra Pharma/UCB, Sanofi Genzyme, Sarepta Therapeutics, Shire Takeda, Spark Therapeutics, The Myositis Association;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Dr. Dimachkie received research grants or contracts or educational grants from Alexion, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Amicus, Biomarin, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Catalyst, Corbus, CSL-Behring, FDA/OOPD, GlaxoSmithKline, Genentech, Grifols, Kezar, Mitsubishi Tanabe;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Dr. Dimachkie serves or recently served as a consultant for Shire Takeda, Scholar Rock, Spark Therapeutics, Third Rock and UCB Biopharma.;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Dr. Dimachkie serves or recently served as a consultant for Amazentis, ArgenX, Catalyst, Cello, Covance/Labcorp, CSL-Behring, EcoR1, Janssen, Kezar, Momenta, NuFactor, Octapharma, RaPharma/UCB, Roivant Sciences Inc, RMS Medical, Sanofi Genzyme;.

Stacy Dixon, MD, PhD

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Genentech;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Biogen;.

James Dowling, MD, PhD

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with RYR1 Foundation;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Dynacure;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Audentes;.

Bret Evers, M.D., Ph.D.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Constantine Farmakidis, MD

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Argenx;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with UCB;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Muscular Dystrophy Association;.

Ryan Fischer, BA, Chief Advocacy Officer

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Murat Gokden, MD, Professor of Pathology/Neuropathology

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Stephanie Gonsoulin

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Namita Goyal

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Steven Gray, PhD

has a financial relationship (Patent) with Abeona Therapeutics;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Opsin Biotherapeutics;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Codexis;.
has a financial relationship (Patent) with Neurogene;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Sarepta;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Nanoscope;.
has a financial relationship (Intellectual Property Other) with Taysha Gene Therapies;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Lysogene;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Vertex Pharmaceuticals;.
has a financial relationship (Patent) with Asklepios Biopharmaceuticals;.
has a financial relationship (Travel) with Roche;.

Lauren Guilbeau

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Rajesh Gupta, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Karen Halldorsdottir, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Husham Hashim, M.D.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Cade Haynie, B.S.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Andrew Heim, BS, CCRP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Monica Herbst, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Miles Holmes, B.S.A. Biochemistry

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Yessar Hussain, board-certified in neuromuscular medicine, neurology, clinical neuromuscular pathology and electrodiagnostic medicine.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Duaa Jabari

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kelly Jeans, MS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ryan Kammeyer

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Sanofi-Genzyme;.

Minseon Kim, M.D.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Robert Kiss, Medical Student

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Nancy Kuntz, MD, FAAN

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Novartis;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Roche;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Sarepta;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Biogen;.

Marrisa Lafreniere

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Genzyme Corporation;.

Claire Llamas

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kayla Maaraoui

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Bridget McGowan

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Cinthya Meza

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Prashant Mishra, Assistant Professor, Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Steven Moore, Professor of Pathology at the University of Iowa

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Tahseen Mozaffar, MD, FAAN, FANA

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Spark Therapeutic;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Argenx;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Amicus;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Arvinas;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Sanofi Genzyme;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Zogenix;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Alexion;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with UCB;.

Can Ozlu, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Mamatha Pasnoor, Professor

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Catalyst;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with CSL Behring;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Argenx Pharmaceutical;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Takeda Pharmaceuticals;.

Mrinalini Prasanna, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

vamshi rao

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Honoraria ;.

Anthony Riccio, MD

has a financial relationship (Financial Support) with Orthopediatrics;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Arthrex;.

Abigail Schwaede, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sheetal Shroff, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Rupal Soder

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

shitiz sriwastava

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Elizabeth Tranel, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, MD

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Biogen, Novartis, AveXis, Sarepta therapeutics, PTC therapeutics, Scholar Rock, Fibrogen, AMO pharma, Pfizer, Edgewise therapeutics;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Sarepta, Fibrogen, Pfizer, Octapharma, Regenxbio, Edgewise therapeutics, Amgen, Lilly, Teva therapeutics, Impax, Capricor therapeutics, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, and France Foundation ;.

Ellen Wagner

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Robert Wimberly, M.D.

has a financial relationship (Gift) with Elsevier;.

changhong Xing

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Vincent Zimmern, MSc, MD, MPH

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

UT Southwestern Medical Center is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This activity has been awarded a total of 9.83 contact hours. Day 1: 4.33 CH and Day 2: 5.5.

Requirements for successful completion:

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  • Completion/submission of evaluation

Learning Outcome: After attending this activity, 75% of the learners who complete the evaluation will self-report an increase in knowledge and intent to change practice related to patient care for those patients with neuromuscular disease.

Available Credit

  • 10.50 AMA
  • 10.50 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$100.00
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  4. After registration is completed, a confirmation will be sent by email.

A $25 handling fee will be deducted from cancellation refunds. Refund requests must be received by email at cmeregistrations@utsouthwestern.edu by February 9, 2023.  No refunds will be made thereafter.