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The second annual NCH/OSU/Wellstone Myology Course is going to be held at Nationwide Children's Hospital, August 26th-30th, 2013. The goal of this course is to provide trainees with an up-to-date and expert survey of neuromuscular diseases. The expert faculty will address clinical syndromes, mechanisms of pathogenesis, molecular therapeutics, and aspects of career development.
The course is available to both pre-and post-clinical trainees, and both clinical- and laboratory-based trainees are welcome. We have structured the course so that both groups will be together for morning lectures. In the afternoon, clinical trainees will receive training in more specifically clinical activities, and laboratory trainees will take part in wet-lab activities (organized by Dr. Denis Guttridge). At the end of each day, the groups will join up for a keynote lecture. Please see the attached draft schedule (which may be subject to small changes).

Please note:

• The Clinical Track is primarily directed at clinical fellows (in Neuromuscular Disease; Genetics; Electrophysiology; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; etc.), although other specialties and levels of training will be considered.
• This year, trainees in the Laboratory Track will have electives to choose from for the afternoon lab courses – a change from last year.

Thanks to the generous support of the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and the MDA, there is no cost for this course or for lodging. Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day, but dinner will only be provided on Thursday night. You or the trainees will be responsible for airfare to Columbus. I strongly encourage you to send any Wellstone-funded trainees to this course, but enrollment is not limited solely to Wellstone-funded trainees.

IMPORTANT: Due to space limitations, we anticipate accepting only 25 Lab Track attendees and 25 Clinical Track trainees. Preference will be given to trainees who have not previously attended.

Registration: Please register early because space is limited.

Have your trainees register via the link on this site: http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/myology-course

In order to register for this course, the trainee must (1) fill out the form at the link, and (2) submit a CV or biosketch to kevin.flanigan@nationwidechildrens.org. Dr. Flanigan will confirm their eligibility for the course. Their registration will not be complete until they receive confirmation from him of their acceptance.

We hope your fellows will join us. Please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Flanigan with any questions.

Kevin Flanigan, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, The Ohio State University
Center for Gene Therapy, The Research Institute, WA3014
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
700 N. Children’s Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Ph: 614-355-2947
Fax: 614-722-3273
Email: kevin.flanigan@nationwidechildrens.org

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Draft schedule