FIRST ASIAN CONFERENCE ON DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (DMD) In BANGALORE , Karnataka, India.

On 28th of February and 1st of March 2009 (Saturday & Sunday)

United Parent Projects Muscular Dystrophy (UPPMD) will sponsor a

Conference for parents of boys diagnosed with Duchenne and Becker

Muscular Dystrophy and their clinicians in the Asian region.

This Conference will be held in Bangalore on 28th of February and 1st of March 2009.

The aim of this Conference is to empower and inform PARENTS and

clinicians about Diagnostics, State of the art care, Research and Clinical trials.

PARENTS will have the opportunity to meet and listen to researchers,

clinicians and experts in the field from all over the world.

Also the PARENTS will learn the importance of working together with

Duchenne families from around the world by becoming a part of the Global

Duchenne Community.

UPPMD invites everybody who feels it is important to CHANGE the future

for Duchenne boys in their country, especially the Parents, Family Members

and Clinicians!

You will learn ways to help your son now and in the future. You will find new

friends! You will find strength!!

Important: This meeting is not for children and this is NOT a Medical Camp.

What should you do?

• Pre-Register – send us your information Esta dirección de correo electrónico está protegida contra los robots de spam, necesita tener Javascript activado para poder verla

• Registration fee 400 Rs ($8)

• Spread the word and forward this message to everybody you feel might be

interested to participate

For more information and updates on this meeting: please have a look at

www.duchenne-community.org

The worldwide organisation UPPMD is dedicated to finding a cure and viable treatments for DMD, to promoting good standards of care and to informing parents and clinicians around the globe. There is a compelling need to ensure that wherever they are in the world, the children suffering from this disease can benefit from a standard of care that is informed by the best practice of the best clinicians from all over the world. It is equally important that the information available to parents is