Amyloidosis Center News
First Virtual Workshop by the International Society of Amyloidosis titled “Structure and Working Modalities of Amyloidosis Centers”
View the videos from the first virtual International Society of Amyloidosis Conference from June 24, 2021. Click this Link to view the videos discussing the Structure and Working Modalities of Amyloidosis centers
Earn CME and CNE by learning about ATTR amyloidosis from this online activity, with Dr. V Sanchorawala, Dr. F Ruberg, and L Mendelson, NP
Provided by Boston University School of Medicine Join our physicians in this patient-centered curriculum. Release Date: 1/29/21 Expiration Date: 1/28/22 Credit Types: CME, CNE, MOC Number of credits: 1.5 Estimated time to complete: 90 minutes
Congratulations to Dr. Gareth Morgan for receiving the Karin Grunebaum Faculty Research Fellowship award.
Join the Amyloidosis Center in congratulating Dr. Gareth, continue with your tremendous work in research.
Structure and Working Modalities of Amyloidosis Centers: ISA Virtual Workshops
ISA Virtual Workshop June 24, 2021 9 AM EDT to 11:00 AM EDT Free, registration required
ACC CardiaCast: Understanding AL and ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis
In this Podcast, Frederick Ruberg, MD, and Mathew Maurer, MD, discuss key topics in cardiac amyloidosis such as the evolving understanding of the epidemiology of the disease, contemporary approaches to diagnosis with an emphasis on non-invasive means, disease course, and management of heart failure and conduction disease. Click this link to... More
India New England News: Dr. Vaishali Sanchorawala – Woman of the Year 2021
Vaishali Sanchorawla: Her Pioneering Research Into the Rare Disease Amyloidosis Defines the Field
Join Dr. Sanchorawala, Dr. Ruberg, and Lisa Mendelson, NP as they Present an Online Activity
Dr. Vaishali Sanchorawala, Dr. Frederick L Ruberg, and Lisa Mendelson, NP present an online activity titled: Recognizing the Face of Cardiac Amyloidosis: Patient and Provider Perspectives Regarding Diagnosis, Treatment, and Symptom Management For information on how to join in click the link below. https://cme.healio.com/cardiology/20210119/recognizing-the-face-of-cardiac-amyloidosis
New Webinar! ATTR in Primary Care – A Zebra Worth Hunting
Join us live Thursday, Jan 28, 2021, at 2:00 PM EST, when Dr. Frederick Ruberg, senior cardiologist of the Amyloidosis Center (@BU_Amyloidosis) presents on ATTR amyloidosis at the AHA sponsored activity. Click the link to sign up.
Shining a spotlight on race & ethnicity in systemic AL amyloidosis
With an increasingly more diverse profile of patients diagnosed with AL amyloidosis, there is a need to better understand how this unique disease may affect various patient groups differently. Author Andrew Staron Hematology & Oncology Clinical Fellow, Boston University Medical Center Contributing author Vaishali Sanchorawala MD, Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. Sanchorawala speaks on ASCT in AL amyloidosis
Vaishali Sanchorawala The successful use of novel agents and data drawn from the ANDROMEDA trial (NCT03201965) is referenced as to why the utility of ASCT in AL amyloidosis may be questioned. However, Dr Sanchorawala does go on to explain how for a small patient population, ASCT is still a very useful... More