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FSHD University: Physiotherapy and exercises with FSHD – Optimising mobility and function

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19:00 CET | 18:00 GMT | 1:00 p.m. ET | 12:00 p.m. CT | 11:00 a.m. MT | 10:00 a.m. PT Physiotherapy and exercises with FSHD – Optimising mobility and function Physiotherapist Ulrike Uta, of the Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre in Coventry, UK, has extensive experience helping individuals with FSHD. She notes that muscle weakness... Read More »

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FSHD University: Annual Drug Development Update

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19:00 CET | 18:00 GMT | 1:00 p.m. ET | 12:00 p.m. CT | 11:00 a.m. MT | 10:00 a.m. PT Annual Drug Development Update Presented by Nicholas Johnson, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University. This is our annual update on therapy development for FSHD. We’ll hear the latest on Fulcrum, Avidity, and Roche’s clinical trials, as... Read More »

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FSHD University: ReSolve – What We Have Learned

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19:00 CET | 18:00 GMT | 1:00 p.m. ET | 12:00 p.m. CT | 11:00 a.m. MT | 10:00 a.m. PT ReSolve – What We Have Learned Presented by Kate Eichinger, PT, PhD, University of Rochester. ReSolve is one of the largest natural history studies of FSHD completed to date. Many of our FSHD community... Read More »

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FSHD University: Good Bad Things

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19:00 CET | 18:00 GMT | 1:00 p.m. ET | 12:00 p.m. CT | 11:00 a.m. MT | 10:00 a.m. PT Good Bad Things Actor and screenwriter Danny Kurtzman and filmmaker Shane Stanger will discuss their pathbreaking feature film, Good Bad Things. The film tells the captivating story of Danny, an entrepreneur with FSHD who defies... Read More »

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FSHD University: Insurance Coverage for Costly Rare-Disease Treatments

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19:00 CET | 18:00 GMT | 1:00 p.m. ET | 12:00 p.m. CT | 11:00 a.m. MT | 10:00 a.m. PT Insurance Coverage for Costly Rare-Disease Treatments As FSHD is entering the era of new therapies, Kelly Maynard, President and Founder and Amy Aikins, Director of Patient Access from the Little Hercules Foundation, will give... Read More »

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FSHD University: BetterLife FSHD with Amanda Hill

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19:00 CET | 18:00 GMT | 1:00 p.m. ET | 12:00 p.m. CT | 11:00 a.m. MT | 10:00 a.m. PT BetterLife FSHD We are thrilled to announce the premiere of BetterLife FSHD, an innovative health platform dedicated to helping you take control of your well-being and advance FSHD research. With BetterLife FSHD, you can... Read More »

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FSHD University – FORTITUDE Trial interim results

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1:00 PM ET | noon CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT This World FSHD Day join the Avidity Biosciences team as they share an update on the FORTITUDETM study on FSHD University. The Avidity team, joined by Dr. Jeffrey Statland, University of Kansas Medical Center and FORTITUDE trial investigator, will present in-progress... Read More »

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FSHD University – Project Mercury

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1:00 PM ET | noon CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT Josie Godfrey There is great progress toward new medicines for FSHD, but even when a drug does make it to market, patients may not be able to afford it because insurers and government payers often delay or deny access because they... Read More »

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FSHD University – Family communication

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With Jennifer Egert, PhD, and patients and family members 19:00 CET | 18:00 UK | 1:00 PM ET | 12:00 PM CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00am PT This month's webinar will be a roundtable discussion on the challenges of communicating with those close to you about FSHD, how it is impacting you, and... Read More »

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Finding reliable health information on the Internet, with Tina Griffin

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Finding reliable health information on the Internet, with Tina Griffin 19:00 CET | 18:00 UK | 1:00 PM ET | 12:00 PM CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00am PT Most of us turn to “Dr. Google” to find medical and health information, but how do we know the information is trustworthy? When our health... Read More »

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Introduction to Breathing Muscle Weakness

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Breathing with FSHD, Andrea Klein 19:00 CET | 18:00 UK | 1:00 PM ET | 12:00 PM CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT Today’s webinar discusses how to monitor and manage breathing issues that can arise in people with FSHD. Our presenter, Andrea Klein, founded Breathe with MD, Inc. in memory of... Read More »

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Treating FSHD – A broader view

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With Nicol Voermans, MD PhD, and Nathaniël Rasing, MD 19:00 CET | 18:00 UK | 1:00 PM ET | 12:00 PM CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00am PT While FSHD patients wait for new drugs to slow the progression of muscle weakness, Dr. Voermans emphasizes that there are many interventions already that can have... Read More »

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FSHD University – Annual drug development update

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1:00 PM ET | noon CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT Dr. Nicholas Johnson Every year, we bring you an update on therapy development for FSHD. What strategies are being considered? How are different candidate drugs progressing through the process of reaching the clinic? What’s the latest on clinical trials? Nick Johnson,... Read More »

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FSHD University: MOVE and MOVE+ Update

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1:00 PM ET | noon CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT Michaela Walker NOTE: Date has been changed from July 20 to October 19. MOVE and MOVE+ are the largest natural history studies to date of FSHD. Our webinar will be given by Michaela Walker, who is research project manager for these... Read More »

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FSHD University – Physical Therapy for Shoulder Issues in Kids

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1:00 PM ET | noon CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT Maaike Pelsma Join Maaike Pelsma, a pediatric physical therapist, to learn about shoulder dyskinesia in children with FSHD. Pelsma will describe how children with scapular weakness often use compensational strategies, especially when using the arm above shoulder level, that can be... Read More »

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FSHD University – FSHD Experiences: Insights from Europe

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1:00 PM ET | noon CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT Megan McNiff Our speaker is Megan McNiff, a research associate from the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Newcastle University, UK. She will be presenting the results from the FSHD European Patient Survey. The survey received over 1,000 responses from 26... Read More »

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Team Captain Social Hour

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Thursday, August 3, 2023 7pm ET/6pm CT/5pm MT/4pm PT We'll bring together all our team captains via Zoom, to celebrate and honor your hard work, help you pack your toolkit for success, and have a little fun! Invite your Team Members, too!

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FSHD University – Epic Bio’s FSHD Program

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1:00 PM ET | noon CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT Epic Bio, a San Francisco based therapeutics company, is developing a gene therapy medicine specifically for FSHD patients. The new product, termed EPI-321, leverages a CRISPR-based platform to precisely find and fix the specific issue in the genome that causes FSHD.... Read More »

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FSHD University: What every newly diagnosed person should know

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1:00 PM ET | noon CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT Dr. Bakri Elshiekh We want to make sure that newcomers to the FSHD community have an opportunity to learn the basics and have their questions answered by a sympathetic expert. And those who have known of their diagnosis for a while... Read More »

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FSHD University: MANOUEVRE clinical trial

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1:00 PM ET | noon CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT In October 2022, Roche/Genentech shared with us plans to initiate a new trial called MANOEUVRE. This global Phase 2 clinical study will evaluate GYM329 (RO7204239), an investigational anti-myostatin antibody targeting muscle growth, in individuals living with FSHD (NCT05548556). We have invited... Read More »