PWSA | USA and FPWR Share Community Update on FDA Patient Listening Session
On June 17, 2021, PWSA | USA and FPWR held a Patient Listening Session with the FDA to share our community’s experiences related to Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). The purpose of this meeting was to promote dialogue between the FDA and members of the PWS patient community to ensure the FDA has a full understanding of...
Dr. Moris Angulo, MD Opens New Clinic in New York
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Moris Angulo M.D. has opened a new clinic, located in Bablyon, NY, and is accepting patients. Location: Center for Pediatric Specialty Care, 655 Deer Park Avenue, Babylon, NY 11702 To schedule an appointment, call 631-321-2100 ——————————————– Moris A. Angulo, M.D., was born in El Salvador, Central América and...
FPWR and PWSA|USA Request Regulatory Flexibility & Review of NDA for Intranasal Carbetocin
We request the flexibility afforded to other orphan indications when considering whether applications for treatments for PWS should be accepted for review. In a continuation of our joint advocacy efforts supporting the full review of potential drugs for PWS, FPWR and PWSA | USA have submitted a petition letter to the FDA requesting that they...
Harmony Biosciences is seeking people with PWS between the ages of 6 – 65 to enroll in Clinical Trial
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Jennifer Bolander has been serving as a Special Education Specialist for PWSA (USA) since October of 2015. She is a graduate of John Carroll University and lives in Ohio with her husband Brad and daughters Kate (17), and Sophia (13) who was born with PWS.
Perry A. Zirkel has written more than 1,500 publications on various aspects of school law, with an emphasis on legal issues in special education. He writes a regular column for NAESP’s Principal magazine and NASP’s Communiqué newsletter, and he did so previously for Phi Delta Kappan and Teaching Exceptional Children.
Evan has worked with the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) since 2007 primarily as a Crisis Intervention and Family Support Counselor. Evans works with parents and schools to foster strong collaborative relationships and appropriate educational environments for students with PWS.
Dr. Amy McTighe is the PWS Program Manager and Inpatient Teacher at the Center for Prader-Willi Syndrome at the Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh. She graduated from Duquesne University receiving her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Education with a focus on elementary education, special education, and language arts.
Staci Zimmerman works for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Colorado as an Individualized Education Program (IEP) consultant. Staci collaborates with the PWS multi-disciplinary clinic at the Children’s Hospital in Denver supporting families and school districts around the United States with their child’s Individual Educational Plan.
Founded in 2001, SDLC is a non-profit legal services organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal rights of people with disabilities throughout the South. It partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center, Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs, Legal Services Corporations (LSC) and disability organizations on major, systemic disability rights issues involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the federal Medicaid Act. Recently in November 2014, Jim retired.