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2012 UK Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference
The fifth joint annual meeting of the MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases and the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign will take place on Thursday 22nd - Friday 23rd March 2012 at the Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Third Annual Meeting of the BMS
Tuesday 6th - Wednesday 7th September 2011 at St Anne's College, Oxford.

CNMD team run the BUPA London 10,000
On Monday 30th May Mike Hanna headed a team from the Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases taking part in the BUPA London 10,000 to raise funds for The National Brain Appeal [formally the National Hospital Development Foundation (NHDF)]. All money received will support research into serious muscle wasting neurological diseases in the Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases.

Professor Angela Vincent
We congratulate Professor Angela Vincent, Emeritus Professor of Neuroimmunology, University of Oxford, Professor of Neuroimmunology, UCL Institute of Neurology and member of the Centre to her election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society 

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British Myology Society

The British Myology Society is a multidisciplinary professional body of experts that aims to promote clinical practice, education and clinical trials in relation to muscle disease, myasthenia gravis and spinal muscular atrophy. It is intended to be a forum of consultant level experts to consider these issues.

Please click here to view the rules of the BMS.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the BMS, please email Zoe Scott on z.scott@ucl.ac.uk for further details.

BMS Third Annual Meeting 2011
The third annual meeting of the BMS took place on 6th - 7th September at St Anne’s College, Oxford.

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BMS 2011 Annual Meeting Delegates

BMS Second Annual Meeting
The second annual meeting of the BMS took place on 2-3rd September 2010 at St Anne's College, Oxford.

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BMS group photo 2010

First Annual Meeting
The first annual meeting of the BMS took place on 2nd - 3rd July 2009 at St Anne's College, Oxford.

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BMS_group_photo_2009

We were delighted that Professor Robert C Griggs, President of the American Academy of Neurology appeared as our guest speaker, and provided insights into his long experience of running the North American Muscle Study Group which has similar aims to the BMS.

Key themes covered in the interactive sessions included:

  • Commissioning neuromuscular services in Great Britain and Ireland
  • Planning muscle pathology services for the UK and Ireland
  • Update on current neuromuscular NCG services including NCG support to diagnose difficult cases
  • Update from UK neuromuscular workshops (including IBM, MG) 2008
  • Developing clinical networks/clinical trials