BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250429T215014EDT-8935ZMbTCh@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250430T015014Z DESCRIPTION:'Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC) and the Neuromuscular Disease Network for Canada (NMD4C) are pleased to invite you to a webinar on thera pies for Friedreich ataxia.\n\nThis webinar is primarily targeted at Canad ian clinicians\, academics\, and trainees with an interest in neuromuscula r disease.\n\nNMD4C and MDC are providing organizational and technical sup port. This is an independent clinical/academic webinar with no industry sp onsorship or influence.\n\nThe NMD Rounds & Educational Webinars is a self -approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenanc e of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.\n\n \n\nChair and Speaker: Dr. Massimo Pandolfo\n\n \n\nAgenda :\n\nDr. Massimo Pandolfo: Potential therapeutics for Friedreich ataxia: w hat is in the pipeline\n\nDr. David Lynch: Background in Friedreich ataxia : The role of genetics\, clinical features and natural history in facilita ting therapeutic development.\n\n \n\nLearning Objectives:\n\n1. To become familiar with the genetics\, pathology\, clinical features of FA.\n\n2. T o learn about the natural history of FA\, outcome measures and biomarkers for use in clinical trials.\n\n3. To know the therapeutic approaches under study for FA.\n\n4. To understand opportunities and challenges in the dev elopment of gene therapies for FA. '\n DTSTART:20231107T220000Z DTEND:20231107T230000Z SUMMARY:Toward therapies for Friedreich ataxia URL:/infoneuro/channels/event/toward-therapies-friedre ich-ataxia-352293 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR