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Upcoming EAP Webinars

The Healey & AMG Center hosts public Q&A webinars for the ALS community. Join us at 5:00-5:30pm Eastern Time on the second Thursday of each month to discuss news and updates about Expanded Access, ask questions, and hear from doctors and industry professionals at MGH and beyond.

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  • Thursday, May 9th: EAP Discussion with Shawn Sarbacker of TechVsALS
  • Thursday, June 13th: RAPA-501 EAP Update with Dr. James Berry
  • Thursday, July 11th: Monthly EAP Discussion
  • Thursday, August 8th: Monthly EAP Discussion 

Webinar Recordings

Featured EAP Webinars

January 25, 2024: CNM-Au8 Update and Q&A with Clene Nanomedicine
Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD of Massachusetts General Hospital was joined by Jinsy Andrews, MD, MSc of Columbia University and Karen Ho, PhD from Clene Nanomedicine to discuss news and updates about CNM-Au8, the investigational product studied in Regimen C of the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial, and answer questions from the audience.
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January 18, 2024: Pridopidine Update and Q&A with Prilenia Therapeutics
Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD of Massachusetts General Hospital was joined by Michael Hayden, MBChB, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Prilenia Therapeutics, to discuss news and updates about Pridopidine, the investigational product studied in Regimen D of the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial, and answer questions from the audience.
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May 14, 2021: NEALS 2021 ALS Drug Development Webinar Series: Site Considerations
Drs. Suma Babu and Katherine Nicholson discuss some of the issues faced by sites in a clinical trial including the specific steps and resources a site needs to open and run a clinical trial and an expanded access program.
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Monthly EAP Updates
April 18, 2024: Expanded Access and Patient Navigation
Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD of Massachusetts General Hospital was joined by Patient Navigators Catherine Small and Allison Bulat, along with Research Access Nurse Judi Carey, to discuss Expanded Access and answer questions from the audience. This week, we provided an overview of four newly launched webpages and highlighted online resources to learn more about Expanded Access Protocols (EAPs). 
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March 14, 2024: EAP Discussion with Dr. Jinsy Andrews
Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital was joined by Jinsy Andrews, MD, Msc, FAAN, FANA, of Columbia University to discuss news and updates about Expanded Access in the field of ALS research. Dr. Andrews provided an overview about Expanded Access, outlined plans for Clene Nanomedicine's upcoming NIH-funded EAP for CNM-Au8, and answered questions from the audience. 
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February 8, 2024: EAP Discussion with Dr. Rick Bedlack and Gwen Petersen 

Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital was joined by Richard Bedlack, MD, PhD, MS of Duke University and Patient Advocate Gwen Petersen to discuss progress and ongoing initiatives for Expanded Access in the field of ALS research. The guest speakers shared their experiences advocating for EAPs and answered questions from the audience.
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January 11, 2024:
Expanded Access Discussion with Amy Tsou, MD, MSc of the NIH
Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD, and Suma Babu, MBBS, MPH, of Massachusetts General Hospital were joined by Amy Tsou, MD, MSc and other guest speakers from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to discuss news and updates about Expanded Access in the field of ALS research. Dr. Tsou provided an overview of ongoing Expanded Access initiatives and answered questions from the audience. 
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December 14, 2023: EAP Update with James Berry, MD, MPH
James Berry, MD, MPH and Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc of Massachusetts General Hospital presented news and updates about Expanded Access in the field of ALS research. Dr. Berry provided an overview of ongoing and upcoming Expanded Access Protocols (EAPs) happening in parallel with the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial, and answered questions from the audience. 
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November 9, 2023: EAP Update with Suma Babu, MBBS, MPH
Suma Babu, MBBS,MPH of Massachusetts General Hospital presented news and updates about Expanded Access in the field of ALS research. Dr. Babu provided an overview of ongoing and upcoming Expanded Access Protocols happening in parallel to the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial, and answered questions from the audience. 
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September 28, 2023: EAP Update with Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD
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