4th Annual JHTMC Regional Transverse Myelitis Symposium
June 25, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm UTC+0
The Johns Hopkins Transverse Myelitis Center (JHTMC) is delighted to announce the 4th Annual Regional Transverse Myelitis Symposium. Faculty and staff from Johns Hopkins Hospital, the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and International Neuro Rehabilitation Institute will discuss diagnosis, as well as the issues patients with TM most commonly face including pain, rehabilitation needs, and bowel & bladder, sleep, and mental health. Everyday management and the latest trends in research in TM will be discussed.
Agenda
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – noon
Morning Sessions
Opening remarks
Susan Emrich
TM: Making the diagnosis
Carlos Pardo, MD
How to navigate the health care system after the diagnosis of TM
Maureen Mealy, RN, BSN
You have TM… Now what?
Daniel Becker, MD
New Movement in Neuroscience: A Purpose Driven Life
Adam Kaplin, MD, PhD
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Luncheon Patient Roundtables: pitfalls and frustrations of life with TM
1:00 p,m, – 4:00 p.m.
Afternoon Sessions
Strategies for Living with TM
Kathy Zackowski, PhD,OTR
Meghan Beier, PhD
Understanding and Managing Pain
Scott Newsome, DO
Rehabilitation, Bladder & Sexual Dysfunction
Phillippines Cabahug, MD
Current TM Research Initiatives
Michael Levy, MD, PhD
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Tackling Pitfalls and Frustrations
Carlos A. Pardo, Maureen Mealy, Adam Kaplin, Kathy Zackowski, Meghan Beier, Scott Newsome, Phillippines Cabahug, Michael Levy
Special thanks to financial supporters of the Symposium, the Bart McLean Neuroimmunology Research Fund
Endorsed by the Transverse Myelitis Association
