Basic sciences and the many faces of CMT
Chair: Mary Reilly with Arabela Acalinei
Speaker: Tanya Stojkovic / Maike Dohrn
Intro talk with discussion 30 min, followed by 5x10 min oral presentations with discussion
Objectives:
• Setting the stage – Understand better CMT with its many subtypes as one of the most frequent iNMDs and give an overview on new
therapeutic approaches.
• Raise awareness, encourage commitment among the medical profession and the patients to partner.
• prepare material for integrating iNMDs and, in particular, CMT in medical training programs, and for specialized online seminars.
Tasks and deliverables:
• Present and explain recent achievements and new challenges in iNMD research – and the role of the patients in the research process
• Discuss symptoms and methods of diagnosis, natural history, and socio-economic impact of various iNMDs
• Prepare recommendations for integrating iNMDs into medical training programs and develop an outline for a new online training program / seminar on iNMDs.