Thanks to COVID-19, TMA quickly changed the 2020 Annual Patient Conference, originally scheduled for the Seattle area, to a completely virtual event. But thanks to all of you, the conference was the biggest in TMA’s history, reaching more than 600 people with myositis, their families and care partners.
From the inspiring greeting from rock legend Peter Frampton, himself an IBM patient, to the attendees who continued their informal chat room conversations well after the live conference ended, we loved seeing your energy, curiosity and generosity towards each other. For our part, the Conference accomplished what we’d hoped, bringing you the most accurate information from the world’s foremost myositis authorities, many of them TMA Medical Advisors, while also providing informal and safe places for you to interact with each other.
Many of the 2020 Annual Patient Conference sessions are now available online, and others will be shortly, as they’re released at noon every Friday as part of the “MyoMatinee” series.
2020 Annual Patient Conference Sessions
For Everyone
Women of Color and Myositis Panel
Remaining close to your partner
Advanced care planning: Home care support, medical directives, aging in place
For those with Inclusion Body Myositis
For those with Dermatomyositis
Oxygen therapy for those with lung disease