Registration for this event is now closed.
University of Kansas Medical Center and TMA host the 2024 Regional Conference for Myositis Patients. This virtual, half-day conference features sessions covering cancer in myositis, speech and swallowing issues, pulmonological and rheumatological complications, physiotherapy treatment and exercise, as well as break out rooms by diagnosis for research updates and physical therapy considerations. This event is no cost to the myositis community. Registration closes April 4.
Agenda (below times are in Central Time)
| Opening remarks | Ali Russo (5 mn welcome and instructions about rooms and agenda)
TMA (10 minutes – per TMA) Dr. Dimachkie (5 minutes welcome and instructions about questions) Transition to break rooms (10 mn) |
9:00-9:30 |
| Break out rooms x3:
IBM PM & IMNM Dermatomyositis & Anti-synthetase syndrome |
Dr. Dimachkie Dr. Bath Dr. Pasnoor
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9:30-10:00 |
| 5 minute Transition to break rooms | ||
| Cancer in Myositis | Dr. Bath | 10:05-10:35 |
| 5 minute Transition to break rooms | ||
| Research updates Break out rooms x 3:
IBM PM & IMNM Dermatomyositis, & anti-synthetase syndrome |
Ali, Andrew- IBM Abby, Lilli- PM & IMNM Nick and Ilia – Dermatomyositis & anti-synthetase syndrome |
10:40-11:05 |
| 5 mn Transition to main room | ||
| Speech and swallowing issues in Myositis | Lindsey Heidrick and Jamie Johnson | 11:10-11:40 |
| 5 minute Transition to break rooms | ||
| Physical Therapist break out rooms x 3:
IBM Physical Therapist take on Research outcome measures
Physiotherapy treatment and Exercise in myositis: PM & IMNM, DM & Anti-synthetase syndrome |
Claude Lamoureux-IBM Sandhya Sasidharan – Research outcome measures: MMT8, 6MWT, mTUG, etc.
Helene Alexanderson- PM, DM, IMNM, & Anti-synthetase syndrome
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11:45-12:00 |
| Back in main meeting for the rest of the presentations
5 mn Transition to main room |
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| Pulmonology complications of Myositis | Dr. Hamblin | 12:05-12:20 |
| Rheumatologic complications of Myositis | Dr. Bath | 12:20-12:35 |
| Closing remarks | Ali (5)
Dr. Dimachkie (5) |
12:35-12:45 |