PROGRAMME

Refreshment breaks and lunches will be included.

Day 1 – Friday 6 December 2019

Welcome and introduction to the faculty
Haluk Topaloğlu (Turkey)

Interactive activity: Facts about SMA

Introduction to the background of SMA
Haluk Topaloğlu (Turkey)

 

Session I: Diagnosis

Plenary lecture: Early diagnosis of SMA
Enrico Bertini (Italy)

Breakout activity 1: Patient case on early diagnosis of SMA
Moderated by Enrico Bertini (Italy)

 

Session II: The evolving treatment landscape for SMA

Plenary lecture: The evolving treatment landscape for SMA
Claudia Chiriboga (USA)

Interactive activity: Practical considerations for different treatments
Introduced by Claudia Chiriboga (USA)

Plenary lecture: Gene therapy as a novel treatment approach
Claudia Chiriboga (USA)

Q&A and discussion: Treatments in practice
Moderated by Claudia Chiriboga (USA)

Breakout activity 2: Patient cases on the management of SMA
Moderated by Claudia Chiriboga (USA)

 

Day 2 – Saturday 7 December 2019

Session III: Multidisciplinary management of SMA

Agenda of the day
Interactive activity: Local challenges for optimal multidisciplinary care
Introduced by Haluk Topaloğlu (Turkey)

Plenary lecture: Multidisciplinary management of SMA/coordinating care
Nicolas Deconinck (Belgium)

Q&A and discussion: Challenges for optimal multidisciplinary care
Moderated by Nicolas Deconinck (Belgium)

Interactivity: Patient organizations in your country
Introduced by Nicolas Deconinck (Belgium)

Plenary lecture and Q&A: Experience from a parent’s perspective
Sinem Kasarcı (Turkey)

Plenary lecture and Q&A: The role of patient organizations
Christian Mori (Italy)

Meeting summary and closure
Haluk Topaloğlu (Turkey)