The National Conference combines the Foundation's annual business meeting with the opportunity for patients and their families to learn more about the disease and its treatment, current research, and tips to learn 'how to live' with MG from experienced medical professionals and fellow patients. Stay tuned for videos of the 2013 National Conference which was held in Miami, Florida at the Intercontinental at Doral!
The 2012 National Conference was held April 25-27 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Bally's Hotel. To view the video presentations click here. The 2011 National Conference was held May 4-6 in Baltimore, MD. Please enjoy the videos of the presentations: MG101 – The Basics Neil C. Porter, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology University of Maryland Click here to view MG Neuro Exam Wilma Koopman, RN (EC), MScN, ACNP Nurse Practitioner, London Health Sciences Centre London Canada NAB Chair Click here to view With Courage I Can! Lisa K. Gigliotti, J.D. East Lansing, Michigan Click here to view
The Mind/Body Response Suzanne Ruff, PhD (presented by Wilma Koopman, RN (EC), MScN, ACNP) Cleveland VA Medical Center Click here to view Myasthenia Gravis and the Eyes Christopher C. Glisson, DO Medical Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology The Hauenstein Center at Saint Mary’s Health Care Assistant Professor, Neurology and Ophthalmology College of Human Medicine Michigan State University Click here to view
MG in the 21st Century: The Era of Genetics and the Genome-Wide Study Daniel B. Drachman, MD Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience WW Smith Charitable Trust Professor of Neuroimmunology Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Click here to view Quality of Life Ted M. Burns, MD Associate Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology University of Virginia Click here to view Communicating Effectively With Your Physician Janolyn Lo Vecchio, Jim L. Walker Arizona Chapter, MGFA Tucson, Arizona Click here to view The Health Impact of Chronic Myasthenia Gravis Charlene Hafer-Macko, MD Associate Professor of Neurology University of Maryland School of Medicine Click here to view
The Cost of Myasthenia Gravis Management Jeff Guptill, MD MGFA/AANF Fellow Medical Instructor Duke University Medical Center Click here to view
Exercise and Myasthenia Gravis: Beyond Neuromuscular Junction Richard Macko, MD Professor of Neurology University of Maryland School of Medicine Click here to view Research Update Henry J. Kaminski, MD Chairman, MGFA Medical/Scientific Advisory Board Chairman, Department of Neurology & Psychiatry Saint Louis University Click here to view Click here to view the 2010 National Conference presentations.