November 23, 2020 WINDSOR, ON - Defeat MSA Canada/Vaincre L’AMS Canada, Defeat MSA Alliance: Defeat Multiple System Atrophy and MSA United International enthusiastically announce a new genetic study in partnership with the Canadian Open Parkinson's Network (C-OPN)....
By Lynne Krohn, PhD student, McGill University (Montréal, Canada) A major goal in MSA research is to develop successful clinical interventions which can stop or slow the disease progression. Currently, there are options available for symptomatic treatment of MSA, but...
Research Keynote: "Possible Disease Mechanisms and Research into Potential Treatments" - Patrik Brundin, MD, PhD
Clinical Keynote: "Clinical Trials in MSA" - Horacio Kaufmann, MD, FAAN
GIVE HELP, GIVE HOPE – ANNOUNCING THE 2020 RAYS OF HOPE HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER! Help Us Support MSA Research! Help Us Support MSA Patients! Help Us Support MSA Awareness! Help Us Educate Medical Professionals! 4 Ways to Support Our Efforts: Create #JustGiving Holiday...
Announcing Defeat MSA Alliance #GivingTuesday 2020 Facebook Matching Fundraiser! Facebook has announced up to $100,000 Matching Funds Available on December 1, 2020 for #GivingTuesday. If you are giving this year - please consider helping Defeat MSA with a Facebook...
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)
Panel 1: Speech & Swallowing - Jennifer Kileny, SLP and Rebecca Wallace, SLP
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) 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...
Panel 2: Physical & Occupational Therapy - Michele Weaver, PT and Kerri Vryhof, OTR
"Current Treatment Options for MSA" - Edwin George II, MD, PhD, (Wayne State University, Detroit, USA)
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...
November 23, 2020 WINDSOR, ON - Defeat MSA Canada/Vaincre L’AMS Canada, Defeat MSA Alliance: Defeat Multiple System...
By Lynne Krohn, PhD student, McGill University (Montréal, Canada) A major goal in MSA research is to develop...
Research Keynote: "Possible Disease Mechanisms and Research into Potential Treatments" - Patrik Brundin, MD, PhD