Diana Castro, MD - Great Expectations: Helping Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Their Families Understand Diagnosis and Treatment in a New Era of Therapy

Go online to PeerView.com/HWV860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. In this activity, an expert discusses the diagnosis and treatment of spinal muscular atrophy in a new era of therapy. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Employ current recommendations for screening and diagnosis of patients suspected to have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Recognize clinical signs and symptoms associated with early manifestations of SMA from birth to adulthood, Apply current data on the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of approved disease-modifying therapies for SMA from infancy through adulthood, Counsel patients and/or their parents/caregivers regarding the need for ongoing supportive care to optimize treatment outcomes.