2020 Myotonic Annual Conference Agenda
Friday, September 13 - Friday, September 13
- Registration SessionFriday Registration; Lounge and Coffee
- ProgramsFirst Timers' Tea; Juvenile-onset Adult (JOA) Program Friday
- ProgramsAdaptive Chair Yoga
- BreakBreak
- General SessionConference Welcome
- Vendor SessionResearch & Vendor Showcase
- ProgramsFemale Caregivers Roundtable; Going to School with Myotonic Dystrophy: Understanding Special Education & I.D.E.A.; Emergency Preparedness; DM101: Understanding the Disease Basics
- ProgramsCongenital Caregivers Roundtable; Myotonic Dystrophy & the World of Work; Grassroots Advocacy-MDF Needs You!
- ProgramsCardiac Considerations for DM2; Male Caregivers Roundtable; Adaptive Chair Yoga; DM Genetics & Family Planning
- BreakBreak
- Social ProgramWelcome Reception & Research Poster Session
Saturday, September 14 - Saturday, September 14
- BreakBreakfast
- Registration SessionSaturday Registration
- Registration SessionFinancial Planning & DM; DM Behavioral & Mental Health: Understanding Symptoms & Management Strategies; Listening Room; JOA Program; Research & Vendor Showcase
- ProgramsPalliative Care: Improving Quality of Life at Every Stage; Pain & DM2: Updated Information on Symptoms & Coping Strategies; Creating Your Clinical Care Team; Exercise, Nutrition & Speech: Enhancing Functional Ability
- ProgramsMindfulness as a Disease Management Strategy, DM2 Research Update, DM and Sleep
- BreakLunch
- General SessionHeart Health: Understanding DM Cardiac Symptoms
- General SessionPatients Report Out: Living with DM Over 50
- BreakConference Challenge
- BreakBreak
- General SessionIndustry Updates (Additional Companies TBD)
- General SessionMyotonic Passport Prize Drawing
- General SessionQ&A
- BreakCocktail Hour
- Social ProgramClosing Dinner & Dance Party
Friday, September 11 - Friday, September 11
- Registration SessionRegistration
- Social ProgramNetworking & Listening Lounge; Vendor Showcase; JOA
- BreakBreak
- General SessionConference Welcome
- General SessionDM101; Special Needs Legal Issues; Male Caregivers Roundtable; Female Caregivers Roundtable; Vendor Showcase; JOA
- General SessionGenetics; Pain Managment; Congenital Caregivers Roundtable; DM2 Meet & Greet
- General SessionCommon Complications; Adaptive Tips & Tricks; The Arc; Caring for the Caregiver
- BreakBreak
- Poster SessionWelcome Reception and Poster Session
Saturday, September 12 - Saturday, September 12
- Social ProgramBreakfast
- Registration SessionRegistration
- General SessionDM2 Cognitive; Adult Neuromuscular; Yoga; Pediatric Neuromuscular; JOA; Vendor
- BreakLunch Break
- General SessionOccupational Therapy
- General SessionPulmonary and Sleep
- General SessionIndustry Updates
- General SessionConference Q&A
- Social ProgramCocktail Hour
- Social ProgramClosing Dinner & Dance Party