
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Li Ka Shing Conference Center, Room LK 101 and LK 102
Stanford University, 291 Campus Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94305
Registration & Light Refreshments: 1:30 – 2:00 pm
Program: 2:00 – 5:30 pm
Help for Today: Tools for Living with ALS
Presented by multidisciplinary ALS clinic team members from Stanford University
Advances in Respiratory Assistive Devices for ALS
Michelle Cao, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Sleep Medicine
Swallowing and Saliva Management in ALS
Neelam Goyal, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Sarah Stranberg, MA CCC-SLP, Speech & Language Pathologist
Introduction to the Genetics of ALS
Jacinda Sampson, MD, PhD, Neurogeneticist
Radicava: Putting the Pieces Together
Connie Wolford, MSN, FNP-BC, Neuromuscular Nurse Practitioner
Hope for Tomorrow: Advancing the Search for a Cure
Presented by members of the California ALS Research Network
Lucie Bruijn, PhD, MBA,
Chief Scientist, The ALS Association
John W. Day, MD, PhD,
Director, Neuromuscular Disorders Program and
Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Pediatrics & Pathology, Stanford Medicine
Aaron Gitler, PhD,
Professor of Genetics, Stanford University Medical School
Robert Baloh, MD, PhD,
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Neurology
For questions or more information, please contact Stacy Roberts, Care Services Assistant
at 818-865-8067 or careservices@alsagoldenwest.org
For a downloadable flyer about this event, click here. Please use these links for a detailed parking map and driving directions.
