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[S-03-4]Formulating International Consensus Guidance for Myasthenia Gravis
Pushpa Narayanaswami1,2 (1.Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2.Harvard Medical School)
Pushpa Narayanaswami is Professor of Clinical Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Vice-Chair of Clinical Operations, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). She has authored/co-authored several peer-reviewed articles, invited reviews, editorials, clinical practice guidelines, quality measures, book chapters and edited a book, “Principles and Practice of the Muscular Dystrophies”. She has received federal research funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). She serves as an associate editor for Muscle and Nerve® and the Associate Editor, Classification of Evidence, for Neurology®. She co-chairs the Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee of the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
In her clinical practice she manages neuromuscular conditions, with special emphasis on myasthenia gravis, myopathies and muscular dystrophies. Her research includes clinical trials of new treatments for myasthenia gravis and observational studies of the effectiveness of treatments in clinical practice. She is a methodologist for several guidelines in development. Her work seeks to incorporate research with advocacy and healthcare policy to improve patient care.
In her clinical practice she manages neuromuscular conditions, with special emphasis on myasthenia gravis, myopathies and muscular dystrophies. Her research includes clinical trials of new treatments for myasthenia gravis and observational studies of the effectiveness of treatments in clinical practice. She is a methodologist for several guidelines in development. Her work seeks to incorporate research with advocacy and healthcare policy to improve patient care.