Dr. Pratik Bhattacharya, neurologist and co-founder of Defeat MSA Alliance discusses the charity's early days, its mission and the main speakers of the conference. ("Welcoming Remarks" - Defeat MSA Alliance Global MSA Conference, Pt 1)
Advocate’s Blog
BREAKING NEWS – GLOBAL VIRTUAL MSA CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
Defeat MSA Alliance and the MSA United International Consortium charities are excited to announce the world's first MSA virtual conference! The Global MSA Virtual Support Symposium is Free for all and will take place on Saturday, the 19th of September, 2020. We want...
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Caregiver’s Blog
“On Speech & Swallowing” – (MSA Conference, Pt 6)
Panel 1: Speech & Swallowing - Jennifer Kileny, SLP and Rebecca Wallace, SLP
“Are we there yet?..No”- Anne Kastelic (Caregiver, Ohio)
Caregiver Blog Post #2 The road to diagnosis... Are we there yet?...No Now?...No When are we going to get there? Said anyone who has taken a road trip. Our trip took 3 1/2 years to get a doctor to agree to a diagnosis of "possible/probable MSA" and we were seeing...
“But I’d of had to miss the dance…” – Anne Kastelic (Caregiver, Cleveland, Ohio)
“But I’d of had to miss the dance…” – Anne Kastelic (Caregiver, Cleveland, Ohio) Today I opened Facebook to see a call for a caregiver writing opportunity for Defeat MSA’s “Caregiver’s Blog.” The idea is to share our story in an effort to help others on the MSA...
Researcher’s Blog
“On MSA Research” – Dr. Brundin (MSA Conference, Pt 5)
Research Keynote: "Possible Disease Mechanisms and Research into Potential Treatments" - Patrik Brundin, MD, PhD
“On Clinical Trials” – Dr. Kaufmann (MSA Conference, Pt 4)
Clinical Keynote: "Clinical Trials in MSA" - Horacio Kaufmann, MD, FAAN
“On Diagnosis” – By Dr. Lang (MSA Conference, Pt 2)
Clinical Keynote: "Introduction to MSA: Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Pathology" - Anthony Lang, MD, FAAN (University of Toronto, Canada)
Patient’s Blog
“Physical & Occupational Therapy” – (MSA Conference, Pt 7)
Panel 2: Physical & Occupational Therapy - Michele Weaver, PT and Kerri Vryhof, OTR
“Current Treatments”- Dr. George (MSA Conference, Pt 3)
"Current Treatment Options for MSA" - Edwin George II, MD, PhD, (Wayne State University, Detroit, USA)
“Finding Balance with MSA” – Joshua Calvert (Patient, Australia)
My name is Josh I am 46 years of age. My passions include surfing gardening, travelling, and cooking. I worked as registered nurse for 24 years both in Australia and the United Kingdom. I have been married for 20 years and have a 14-year-old son. I live in Illawarra...
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