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Neuromyelitis Optica Patient Day
September 28, 2019 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Spaces are limited – Registration deadline is Wednesday, September 25!
The UNC Department of Neurology is excited to host the first Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Patient Day in the state of North Carolina. This full-day event will be held at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC on Saturday, September 28, 2019.
People living with NMO, their families and caregivers will have the opportunity to learn about this potentially devastating disease from NMO experts from around the region during presentations and breakout sessions. This meeting will not only be an educational event, but is organized to build connections between people living with NMO in North Carolina, as well as connections between people affected by NMO and healthcare professionals, aiming to improve access to healthcare.
NMO Patient Day is free of charge. The facility is handicap accessible and parking is free. Continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Schedule: Registration will open at 7:30am. The program will start at 8:30am and end around 5pm. A detailed agenda is provided below.
Additional Questions? Please contact Aneika Carroll at aneika@email.unc.edu.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Agenda for NC NMO Patient Day – Saturday, September 28, 2019
7:30 – 8:30am
Registration and continental breakfast
Morning Sessions (all sessions include time for questions):
8:30 – 8:45am
Welcome and opening remarks: Dr. Gwenn Garden, UNC Department of Neurology Chair and Dr. Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, UNC Department of Neurology, NC
8:45 – 9:30am
What is NMO?: Dr. Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, UNC, NC
9:30 – 10:15am
Current NMO treatment landscape: Dr. Suma Shah, Duke University, NC
10:15 – 10:30am
Break & Refreshments
10:30 – 11:15am
Emerging NMO treatments: Dr. Emily Poole Pharr, Wake Forest Baptist Health, NC
11:15am – 12:00pm
Symptomatic NMO treatment: Dr. John Scagnelli, Raleigh Neurology Associates, NC
12:00 – 1:00pm
Complimentary Lunch
1:15 – 2:45pm
Breakout Sessions:
Pediatric NMO:
Dr. Ingrid Loma-Miller, MS Center of Tidewater, Norfolk, VA and
Dr. Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, UNC, NC
Multimodal Rehabilitation in NMO:
Dr. Christine Cleveland, UNC
UNC multidisciplinary rehabilitation team:
Anna Weinberg, SLP;
Kristen Peet, SLP;
Courtney Matrunick, PT;
Brittany Robertson, OT
What to expect at the infusion center:
Deanna Harris, Michele Busshart: UNC Infusion Center
NMO support groups:
Savannah Corey, LCSW (volunteer)
2:45 – 3:45pm
Refreshments and socializing
3:45 – 4:45pm
Wrap up session:
Dr. Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, UNC Department of Neurology and Dr. Zuleyma Toledo-Nieves, UNC Hospitals
