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16th Annual Myasthenia Gravis Conference: Health Care Professionals Day - Friday, October 10, 2025
In-Person and Virtual attendance options are available.
This program is designed to familiarize health care professionals, including neurologists and non-neurologists, regarding clinical presentations and evaluation of patients with acquired neuromuscular junction disorders, such as myasthenia gravis and Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome, to enable care providers the ability to diagnose and manage the myasthenic patient in the acute and ambulatory care settings and minimize disease morbidity and mortality.
FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
Houston Methodist | |
Physician (Houston Methodist, HMPAQ member, or HMCC ACO PCP member) | $20 |
Other Health Care Professional | $10 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student (No CME) | Free |
Non-Houston Methodist | |
| Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $115 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $40 |
| Other Health Care Professional | $20 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student (No CME) | Free |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
**Presenters, topics, program schedule, and credit is subject to change**
Target Audience
Emergency medicine physicians, ophthalmologists, internal medicine, pulmonologist, general neurologist, NM neurologists, RN, NPs, PA’s and allied health professionals (RT’s, Speech therapists, Social work, EMT)
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Review clinical presentations and progression of myasthenic syndromes and associated comorbidities.
- Describe current and emerging therapies for the symptomatic and disease treatment of these disorders.
- Discuss updates on emerging therapies for myasthenic syndromes and research outcomes for these and related disorders.
- Describe a working algorithm for the non-neurology care provider to facilitate more effective management of the patient.
- Describe the respiratory evaluation and management of myasthenia gravis and provide recommendations to effectively access appropriate medical care in the acute setting
| 16th Annual Myasthenia Gravis Conference Health Care Professional Day - Oct. 10, 2025 | ||
| Agenda | ||
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
| 7:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM | Introduction | Ericka Greene, MD |
| 8:10 AM | Overview and clinical presentation of Myasthenia Gravis | Sara Benitez, MD |
| 8:50 AM | Immunology and Pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis | Sheetal Shroff, MD |
| 9:30 AM | Q&A Discussion - Panel | Sara Benitez, MD Sheetal Shroff, MD |
| 9:45 AM | Break | |
| 10:15 AM | Advances in the Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis | Jaya Trivedi, MD |
| 11:00 AM | Case Based Sessions | Moderator: Fabiola Valenzuela, MD Panelists: Jovanna Romero, BSN Pam Glazner, OT Carolyn Martinez, SLP Faisal Zahiruddin, MD Abbey Gann, PT, DPT |
| 11:45 AM | Q&A Discussion - Panel | Jaya Trivedi, MD Ericka Greene, MD Sheetal Shroff, MD |
| 12:00 AM | Adjourn | |
| Panelists: Jovanna Romero, BSN Pam Glazner, OT Carolyn Martinez, SLP Faisal Zahiruddin, MD Abbey Gann, PT, DPT | ||
In-person attendance will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030.
Virtual learners will receive information on how to participate at a later date.
| COURSE DIRECTORS |
| Ericka P. Greene, MD, FAAN |
| The Sumner Family Chair in Neuromuscular Research, Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology Professor of Clinical Neurology, Academic Institute Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute Program Director, Neurology Residency and Neuromuscular Medicine Residency, Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Sheetal Shroff, MD |
| Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Academic Institute Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
Available Credit
- 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 3.25 Attendance
- 3.25 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award up to 3.25 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
- 3.25 Occupational Therapy16th Annual Myasthenia Gravis Conference: Health Care Professionals Day - Friday, October 10, 2025 is a TOTA Approved Course from Tue, 08/26/2025 - 8:00am to Tue, 11/11/2025 - 8:00am
- 3.25 Physical TherapyThis activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 3.25 CCUs for PTs and PTAs.
- 3.00 Speech Language PathologistsThis program has been approved for 3.00 clock hours of continuing education credit by the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA). TSHA approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
Interested in exhibiting? Contact us for more information.
Exhibitors
We gratefully acknowledge the following companies for participating as exhibitors for this activity:
Advanced Infusion Care
Alexion
Argenx
Catalyst
Immunovant
Infucare Rx
Johnson & Johnson
Kaba Fusion
Kyverna
Option Care
Takeda
UCB
Price
FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
Houston Methodist | |
Physician (Houston Methodist, HMPAQ member, or HMCC ACO PCP member) | $20 |
Other Health Care Professional | $10 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student (No CME) | Free |
Non-Houston Methodist | |
| Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $115 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $40 |
| Other Health Care Professional | $20 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student (No CME) | Free |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.