April 2022 Newsletter

The April 2022 issue of the NMD4C newsletter is now available!

Read about our plans with MDC for a community of practice for allied healthcare professionals, a new infographic "Consensus-Based Care Recommendations for Children with Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1)" from the Knowledge Translation team, and an introduction to the student-led Myogenesis Discussion Group! Plus job opportunities, events, new research, member spotlights and more!

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Meet the Medicine by Design Myogenesis Discussion Group

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Knowledge Translation Team Share Clinical Practice Guideline Infographic

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Knowledge Translation Team Infographic “Consensus-based Care Recommendations for Children with Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1”

Community of Practice for Neuromuscular Allied Healthcare Members: MDC and NMD4C Begin Consultations

New Research from NMD4C Participants

An international comparative analysis of public reimbursement of orphan drugs in Canadian provinces compared to European countries

  • Leanne Ward, with Dr. Craig Campbell (NMD4C) as a co-author.

 

Multicenter Consensus Approach to Evaluation of Neonatal Hypotonia in the Genomic Era: A Review

  • Sarah Morton, with Dr. James Dowling (NMD4C) as a co-author.

 

Defining cognitive impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an evaluation of empirical approaches

  • Corey McMillan, with Drs. Lawrence Korngut & Christen Shoesmith (NMD4C) as co-authors.

 

Development of a standard of care for patients with valosin-containing protein associated multisystem proteinopathy

  • Manisha Korb, with Dr. Gerald Pfeffer (NMD4C) as a co-author.

 

What is Known About Muscle Strength Reference Values for Adults Measured by Hand-Held Dynamometry: A Scoping Review

  • Marika Morin with Dr. Elise Duchesne (NMD4C) as a co-author.

 

Characterization of a novel zebrafish model of SPEG-related centronuclear myopathy

  • Karla Espinosa with Drs. Mo Zhao & James Dowling (NMD4C) as co-authors.

 

Genitourinary and lower gastrointestinal conditions in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1: A systematic review of evidence and implications for clinical practice

  • Isabelle Fisette-Paulhus, with Dr. Cynthia Gagnon (NMD4C) as a co-author.

 

Cathepsin D as biomarker in CSF of nusinersen-treated patients with spinal muscular atrophy

  • David Schorling, with Dr. Hanns Lochmüller (NMD4C) as a co-author.

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