Scientific Session

The Scientific Session, held annually, provides medical professionals the opportunity to learn from colleagues about current, pre-publication research in the field of myasthenia gravis. While the session primarily targets medical professionals, attendance is open to anyone.

The 2011 Scientific Session will be held on September 14, 2011, 8:00am-12:00pm at the Hilton San Francisco in San Francisco, California.
Please direct questions to MGFA headquarters at 800-541-5454.

Highlights from 2011  Scientific Session of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation

The annual scientific session of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) was held on September 14, 2011 at the Hilton San Francisco in San Francisco, California. The session was organized by Drs. Ted M. Burns and Linda Kusner. For the third time the scientific session was held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) – a professional society of physicians who focus on neuromuscular medicine and electromyography. This session had an audience of more than 200 clinicians. Members of the National Board of the MGFA also attended.

There were seven platform presentations (where a person speaks to the audience) and six poster presentations from around the world. Many of the presentations related to clinical treatment studies and evaluations of instruments used to follow how patients with MG are responding to treatment. Read the summary of the presentations as submitted by Robert L. Ruff, MD, PhD.

 Download the 2011 Scientific Summary here to read Dr. Ruff’s complete recap.