ECHO 4 PWS: Orthopedics
When: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST
Where: Virtual/Zoom Video
This series is for healthcare providers only
PWSA | USA's - ECHO 4 PWS Healthcare Provider Series
PWSA | USA launched our new Healthcare Provider Project ECHO Series, ECHO 4 PWS, in 2023. We are proud to offer this opportunity to healthcare professionals who work with patients affected by Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and to be the first PWS organization to implement Project ECHO® in the United States.
Our next healthcare ECHO topic will take place on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EST and will focus on Orthopedics and PWS presented by Dr. Harold van Bosse, followed by a 20-minute case study on PWS.
PWSA | USA’s Healthcare Provider Project ECHO Series will touch on a wide range of healthcare topics in the PWS space and will be available for all health professionals across our network including (but not limited to): Geneticists, Pediatric Endocrinologists, Neonatologists, Nurses, Pediatricians, Endocrinologists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Pulmonologists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Dieticians, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Medical Students and Professional Caregivers.
While this ECHO series is only for healthcare providers to attend, recordings of the webinars are available for our PWS families to view HERE.
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Speaker
Harold van Bosse, MD
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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.
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