AUPN Leadership Minute Episode 32: Succeeding in Basic Research as a Department
March 27th 2023Episode 32 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features Donald S. Higgins, Jr., MD, of the VHA and Albany Medical College; and Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, of the McGovern Medical School of UTHealth. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Standardizing Clinical Practice for End of Life Care in Neuromuscular Diseases: Lauren Treat, MD
March 26th 2023The child neurologist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine talked about her presentation on end of life care for patients with neuromuscular diseases at the 2023 MDA conference. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
New MDA Program for Gene Therapy Development in Ultra-Rare Diseases: Sharon Hesterlee, PhD
March 24th 2023At the 2023 MDA Conference, the executive vice president and chief research officer of MDA talked about a new program from the MDA to tackle ultra-rare neuromuscular diseases. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Reassessing Treatment Options, Quetiapine for Parkinson Disease Psychosis: Dilesh Doshi, PharmD
March 24th 2023The vice president of Health Economic and Outcomes Research at Acadia Pharmaceuticals provided perspective on the negative effects seen from quetiapine and how the knowledge of pimavanserin has improved since approval. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Improving Quality of Life, Digestive Health in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: David Brumbaugh, MD
March 23rd 2023The associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine talked at the 2023 MDA Conference about how digestive health impacts patients with Duchene Muscular Dystrophy. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Efforts to Expand Neuropalliative Care for Neuromuscular Disorders: Ambereen Mehta, MD, MPH
March 23rd 2023The palliative care physician and assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center discussed the types of resources clinicians can pull from to expand neuropalliative care for patients with neuromuscular disorders. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Turning Gene Therapy Into Reality: Peter Marks, MD, PhD
March 20th 2023The director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation Research at the FDA provided an overview of the Keynote Address he gave at the 2023 Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinical and Scientific Conference. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Inebilizumab as a Treatment for NMOSD and Autoimmune Encephalitis: Gregory Day, MD, MSc, MSCI, FAAN
March 17th 2023The neurologist at Mayo Clinic, in Jacksonville, Florida, spoke about inebilizumab as a treatment for NMOSD and other autoimmune diseases, such as encephalitis, in the ExTINGUISH trial. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Importance of Establishing Healthy Eating Habits in Epilepsy: Orrin Devinsky, MD
March 16th 2023The director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at NYU Langone discussed the importance of healthy eating habits and whether all individuals with epilepsy should consider dieting early in their life. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Evolution of NMOSD Research and Implications for Other Autoimmune Diseases: Michael Levy, MD, PhD
March 15th 2023In a recent interview, the associate professor at Harvard Medical School spoke about patient-centered research in the advancing treatment for patients with NMOSD. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Effect of HbA1c Elevation, Glycemic Control Following Mechanical Thrombectomy: David Baker, DO
March 15th 2023The vascular neurologist at Cleveland Clinic provided an overview of a study that assessed the extent HbA1c impacts the relationship between mechanical thrombectomy and poor outcomes. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Exploring New Therapies for MS With Research on T-bet+ memory B Cells: Rajiv Jain, PhD
March 14th 2023At the 2023 ACTRIMS, the post-doctoral associate in the department of clinical neurosciences at the University of Calgary, spoke on the impact of researching T-Bet+ memory B cells for new therapies in multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Planning for Headache on the Hill Through Community Outreach, Research: Julienne Verdi
March 13th 2023The executive director of the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy provided perspective on the preparation that goes into Headache on the Hill, and the parties involved in this process. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Promising Findings on the Role of T-bet+ Memory B Cells in MS: Rajiv Jain, PhD
March 13th 2023At the 2023 ACTRIMS Forum, the post-doctoral associate in the department of clinical neurosciences at the University of Calgary talked about the main findings he observed with B cell therapies in patients with MS. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]