Эта конференция — наглядный пример эффективности мультидисциплинарного подхода к нашим пациентам, потому что каждый специалист представляет свой участок работы, и в комплексе это дает представление, как наиболее полно и правильно вести пациента с БАС

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
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
12:30—13:30. 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
12:00—12:30. 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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