Webinar for Nurses and Midwives: Spinal Muscular Atrophy

This webinar is part of the Genomics Lunch and Learn series for nurses and midwives, to provide an insight into how genomic testing is used across different areas of healthcare.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic condition affecting the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, and voluntary muscle movement (skeletal muscle).

Topics and speakers:

An introduction to Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Dr Samantha Yuen-Sum Chan, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Prenatal considerations of SMA, Dagmar Tapon, PhD, MSc Lead genetic counsellor, Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Honorary senior lecturer at Imperial College

Panel discussion, Panellist – Clare Galtrey, Consultant Neurologist, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

A parent’s experience of their son’s diagnosis, Portia Thorman, Advocacy Lead for SMA UK since January 2022