Breakfast and Registration

Welcome
Nadia Barakat, PhD | Boston Children’s Hospital

Understanding Transverse Myelitis
Leslie Benson, MD | Boston Children’s Hospital

Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Benjamin Greenberg, MD, MHS | University of Texas Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center

Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Optic Neuritis
Michael Levy, MD, PhD | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Break

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
Mark Gorman, MD | Boston Children’s Hospital
Farrah J. Mateen, MD, PhD | Massachusetts General Hospital

MOG Antibody Disease
Tanuja Chitnis, MD | Harvard Medical School

Lunch

Updates from The Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association
Gabrielle (GG) deFiebre, MPH | The Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association
Rebecca Whitney | The Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association

Panel on Symptom Management
Moderated by Elisa Holt | SRNA Community Ambassador
Farrah J. Mateen, MD, PhD | Massachusetts General Hospital
Christine N. Sang, MD, MPH | Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Christine Sieberg, PhD, EdM, MA | Boston Children’s Hospital
Benjamin Greenberg, MD, MHS | University of Texas Southwestern, Children’s Medical Center
Mark Gorman, MD | Boston Children’s Hospital
Leslie Benson, MD | Boston Children’s Hospital
Michael Levy, MD, PhD | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Rehabilitation and Recovery
Jenna Elie, PT, DPT | Northeast Arc Early Intervention

Break

Updates in Remyelination Strategies
Benjamin Greenberg, MD, MHS | University of Texas Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center

Imaging and Rare Neuroimmune Disorders
Nadia Barakat, PhD | Boston Children’s Hospital
Robert Barry, PhD | Massachusetts General Hospital

Genetics of Familial Transverse Myelitis
Michael Levy, MD, PhD | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Q & A – Open Session

Closing remarks