{"id":7238,"date":"2019-08-01T10:55:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T14:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=7238"},"modified":"2019-09-26T13:47:43","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T17:47:43","slug":"neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Neuromyelitis Optica Patient Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NMO<\/p>\n

Spaces are limited – Registration deadline is Wednesday, September 25!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"Conference\"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.<\/p>\n

NMO Patient Day is free of charge<\/strong>. The facility is handicap accessible and parking is free. Continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n

Schedule:<\/strong> Registration will open at 7:30am. The program will start at 8:30am and end around 5pm. A detailed agenda is provided below.<\/p>\n

Additional Questions?<\/strong> Please contact Aneika Carroll at aneika@email.unc.edu.<\/em><\/p>\n

We look forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n

REGISTER NOW<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n

Agenda for NC NMO Patient Day – Saturday, September 28, 2019<\/h4>\n

7:30 – 8:30am
\nRegistration<\/strong> and continental breakfast<\/span><\/p>\n

Morning Sessions<\/span> (all sessions include time for questions):<\/strong><\/p>\n

8:30 – 8:45am
\nWelcome and opening remarks:<\/strong> Dr. Gwenn Garden, UNC Department of Neurology Chair and Dr. Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, UNC Department of Neurology, NC<\/p>\n

8:45 – 9:30am
\nWhat is NMO?:<\/strong> Dr. Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, UNC, NC<\/p>\n

9:30 – 10:15am
\nCurrent NMO treatment landscape:<\/strong> Dr. Suma Shah, Duke University, NC<\/p>\n

10:15 – 10:30am
\nBreak & Refreshments
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

10:30 – 11:15am
\nEmerging NMO treatments:<\/strong> Dr. Emily Poole Pharr, Wake Forest Baptist Health, NC<\/p>\n

11:15am – 12:00pm
\nSymptomatic NMO treatment:<\/strong> Dr. John Scagnelli, Raleigh Neurology Associates, NC<\/p>\n

12:00 – 1:00pm
\nComplimentary Lunch<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1:15 – 2:45pm
\nBreakout Sessions:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Pediatric NMO:<\/strong>
\nDr. Ingrid Loma-Miller, MS Center of Tidewater, Norfolk, VA and
\nDr. Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, UNC, NC<\/p>\n

Multimodal Rehabilitation in NMO<\/strong>:<\/strong>
\nDr. Christine Cleveland, UNC
\nUNC multidisciplinary rehabilitation team:
\nAnna Weinberg, SLP;
\nKristen Peet, SLP;
\nCourtney Matrunick, PT;
\nBrittany Robertson, OT<\/p>\n

What to expect at the infusion center:
\n<\/strong>Deanna Harris, Michele Busshart: UNC Infusion Center
\nNMO support groups:
\n<\/strong>Savannah Corey, LCSW (volunteer)<\/p>\n

2:45 – 3:45pm
\nRefreshments and socializing
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

3:45 – 4:45pm
\nWrap up session:
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, UNC Department of Neurology and Dr. Zuleyma Toledo-Nieves, UNC Hospitals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58435,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[32],"class_list":["post-7238","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-events","cat_events","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNeuromyelitis Optica Patient Day | Department of Neurology<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Neuromyelitis Optica Patient Day | Department of Neurology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"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, … Read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Department of Neurology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UNCNeurology\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-09-26T17:47:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2019\/08\/Logo_NMO-Patient-Day-web.gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UNCneurology\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/\",\"name\":\"Neuromyelitis Optica Patient Day | Department of Neurology\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2019\/08\/Logo_NMO-Patient-Day-web.gif\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-01T14:55:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-26T17:47:43+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2019\/08\/Logo_NMO-Patient-Day-web.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2019\/08\/Logo_NMO-Patient-Day-web.gif\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":589,\"caption\":\"NMO Patient Day\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/events\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Neuromyelitis Optica Patient Day\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/\",\"name\":\"Department of Neurology\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UNC Department of Neurology\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2018\/05\/new_neurology_logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2018\/05\/new_neurology_logo.jpg\",\"width\":1657,\"height\":601,\"caption\":\"UNC Department of Neurology\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UNCNeurology\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/UNCneurology\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/unc_neurology\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/unc-neurology\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Neuromyelitis Optica Patient Day | Department of Neurology","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Neuromyelitis Optica Patient Day | Department of Neurology","og_description":"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, … Read more","og_url":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/","og_site_name":"Department of Neurology","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UNCNeurology\/","article_modified_time":"2019-09-26T17:47:43+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2019\/08\/Logo_NMO-Patient-Day-web.gif","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@UNCneurology","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/","url":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/","name":"Neuromyelitis Optica Patient Day | Department of Neurology","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2019\/08\/Logo_NMO-Patient-Day-web.gif","datePublished":"2019-08-01T14:55:57+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-26T17:47:43+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2019\/08\/Logo_NMO-Patient-Day-web.gif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2019\/08\/Logo_NMO-Patient-Day-web.gif","width":2000,"height":589,"caption":"NMO Patient Day"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neuromyelitis-optica-patient-day\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Events","item":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/events\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Neuromyelitis Optica Patient Day"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/","name":"Department of Neurology","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/#organization","name":"UNC Department of Neurology","url":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2018\/05\/new_neurology_logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2018\/05\/new_neurology_logo.jpg","width":1657,"height":601,"caption":"UNC Department of Neurology"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UNCNeurology\/","https:\/\/x.com\/UNCneurology","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/unc_neurology\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/unc-neurology\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7238\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7238"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=7238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}