About the Conference

The Foundation’s leading expertise-sharing event held since 2016 has been a unique forum bringing together people with ALS, their families, and medical professionals. During the conference, patients and doctors will be able to participate in two parallel breakout sessions. In 2022, it will be 7 years since the launch of this event.

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.

2
days

of interactive communication

200
participants

The conference will be livestreamed for those wishing to participate online

19
experts

Leading specialists in the area of ALS research and treatment

Participants

Marya Kovalchuk

Marya Kovalchuk

Neurologist, Neurophysiologist

V. M. Buyanov Moscow State Hospital, Moscow, Russia

Vera Demeshonok

Vera Demeshonok

PhD, ​neurologist

Almazov National Medical Research Center, St. Petersburg, Russia

Yuri Burgart

Yuri Burgart

Leading Palliative care specialist of Krasnoyarsk Region

Head of Out-patient Palliative care service, Krasnoyarsk Interdistrict Hospital#2, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Program

Live stream will be available on YouTube

Moscow Time (GMT+3)

May 26

Moderator: Daria Shubina — editor-in-chief of Vademecum.

 

10:00—10:40. The Live Now foundation’s work, projects and future prospectives. 

Natalya Lugovaya, Director General of the Live Now foundation

10:40—11:20. Robotics technologies in ALS.

Thomas Meyer, neurologist, entrepreneur, Director of Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, ALS outpatient clinic

11:20—12:00. International clinical studies in Russia.

Lev Brylev, Head of Neurology Department Moscow City Clinical Hospital after V.M. Buyanov, Medical Director of the Live Now foundation


12:00—12:30. Coffee break


Section 1. ALS and Life

12:3013:30. ALS and COVID-19.

Vasiliy Shtabnitskiy, Pulmonologist, Live Now foundation’s expert

13:30—14:00. ALS and communication.

Anton Anpilov, Augmentative and Alternative Communication specialist, April center of rehabilitation, Live Now foundation’s expert

14:00—14:30. ALS and physical exercises.

Aynagul Mendalieva, Neurologist, Sports-medicine physician, Moscow city clinic №19


14:30—15:20. Lunch


Section 2. ALS and the World 

15:20—16:20. Genetics of ALS.

Jan Veldink, Geneticist, Head of Human Neurogenetics Unit, Utrecht Bioinformatics Center

16:20—17:20. Microbiome and ALS.

Dmitry Druzhinin, Specialist on diseases of the neuromuscular junction, Neurologist, Doctor of functional diagnostics

17:20—18:00. Ways to connect the Live now Foundation

Nikita Nikolaev, foundation’s technical specialist


18:00—18:30. Coffee break

May 27

Moderator: Lev Brylev, Head of Neurology Department Moscow City Clinical Hospital after V.M. Buyanov, Medical Director of The Live Now foundation

 

10:00—11:00. Differential diagnosis.

Marya Kovalchuk, Neurologist, Moscow City Clinical Hospital after V.M. Buyanov

11:00—12:00. ALS genetics for doctors. Results of full genomic sequencing of Russian patients.

Darya Hmelkova, Geneticist, Head of Bioinformatics Department, Genetico medical center


12:00—12:30. Coffee break


12:30—13:10. Morphine and benzodiazepines prescribing in addressing ALS in clinical practice.

Vadim Parshikov, Neurologist, Moscow Center of palliative care

13:10—13:50. Evaluation of functional state of ALS patients. ALSFRS-R scale, new Russian edition.

Vera Demeshonok, Neurologist, American Medical Clinic & Hospital (Saint-Petersburg), Live Now foundation’s expert

13:50—14:30. Respiratory support for ALS, indications for use, interaction with Palliative care centers, monitoring and customization of equipment.

Vasiliy Shtabnitskiy, Pulmonologist, Live Now foundation’s expert


14:30—15:30. Lunch


15:30—16:00. Results of new clinical researches and promising therapies.

Cudkowicz Merit, Neurologist, clinical researcher, Director of the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS

16:00—16:30. Difficulties to organize care for ALS patients in Russian regions by example of Krasnoyarskiy krai.

Eugeniy Ermilov, Neurologist, Krasnoyarsk Regional Clinical Hospital

Yuriy Burghart, Physician, ambulance doctor, narcologist

16:30—17:00. Situation with ALS in Belarus: diagnostics, organization of medical care.

Julia Ruszkiewicz, Head of ALS Service Belarus

17:00—17:30. Hard choices” web-site to help doctors.

Natalya Lugovaya, Director General of the Live Now foundation

17:30—18:00.Panel discussion


18:00—18:30. Buffet

Moderator: Sofya Lys-Bakunina, ALS patients’ care specialist, Live Now foundation’s expert

 

10:00—10:30.“Hard choices” web-site to help doctors.

Natalya Lugovaya, Director General of Live Now foundation

10:30—11:00. State guarantees for patients with ALS. Legislative developments.

Elena Chudakova, Lawyer for Live Now Foundation 

11:00—12:00. Travel experience and transportation for people with ALS.

Vitaly Gaydas, person with ALS


12:0012:30. Coffee break


12:30—13:10. Psychological difficulties faced by people with ALS and their families. Personal experience and professional opinion as a psychologist. 

Karina Klucheva, psychologist

13:10—13:50. How the disease changes the relations between relatives.

Alexander Shepetnev, person with ALS

13:50—14:30. Family, love and ALS.

Pavel Shestimerov, chairman of Foundation’s Families Council


14:30—15:30. Lunch


15:30—16:00. Disability and Work. Stories and opportunities.

Ayslu Asan, Content Manager for Everland inclusive project

Ulyana Zakharova, Psychologist for Everland inclusive project

16:00—16:30. Awareness, personal development, взгляд на себя со стороны.

Anna Lebedeva, Health Psychology specialist, senior researcher, HSE University

16:30—17:30. How to avoid emotional invalidisation in families.

Natalya Manukhina, family psychologist, member of Professional Psychotherapeutic League of Russia

17:30—18:00. Panel discussion.


18:00—18:30. Buffet

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