Time

Title

Speaker

Moderator

14:30-15:00

Registration

15:00-15:10

Opening Remarks

Mr. Chien-Chih Chen

President of Board of Trustees, KMU;

Prof. Ming-Lung Yu

President of KMU;

Prof. Shyi-Jou Chen

President of TCNS;

Prof. Yuh-Jyh Jong

Emeritus Prof. of KMU

Keynote Speech (I)

15:10-15:50

Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Newborn Screening and

Disease-Modifying Therapies for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Taiwan

Prof. Hui-Min Hsieh

Department of Public Health,

Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Chair Prof.

Shio-Jean Lin Department of Pediatrics, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan

15:50-16:00

Q&A

Keynote Speech (II)

16:00- 16:40

Risdiplam in SMA: Hong Kong Real-World Experience

Clinical Associate Prof. Chan Hoi Shan Sophelia

Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine,

The University of Hong Kong

Prof. Shyi-Jou Chen

Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;

President of TCNS

16:40-16:50

Q&A

Keynote Speech (III)

16:50-17:30

Transformative Potential of One-Time SMA Gene Therapy: Evidence Across SMN1 Replacement and SMN2-Targeted Therapies

Prof. Perry B. Shieh

Professor of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), California, US

Prof. Shuan-Pei Lin Department of Pediatrics, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei; and School of Medicine, MacKay Medical University,。New Taipei, Taiwan

17:30-17:40

Q&A

17:40-17:50

Closing Remarks

Prof. Shyi-Jou Chen

President of TCNS

Prof. Yuh-Jyh Jong

Emeritus Prof. of KMU

18:00-20:00

Dinner

Time

Title

Speaker

Moderator

07:50-08:00

Registration

Current SMA Treatment Landscape and Experiences Sharing (I)

08:00-08:10

Time Is Everything in SMA: Optimizing the Diagnosis-to-Treatment Pathway for Better Outcomes

Dr. Chen‑Hua Wang

Department of Pediatrics, KMU Hospital (KMUH)

Dr. Wen-Chen Liang

Department of Pediatrics, KMUH

08:10-08:20

Application of A Standardized Respiratory Care in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Dr. Wan-Ling Hsiao

Department of Pediatrics, KMUH

Dr. Pou-Leng Cheong

Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital  Hsin-Chu Branch

08:20-08:30

Respiratory Efficiency and Diaphragmatic Ultrasound Assessment in Patients with SMA

Dr. Yung-Liang Chang

Department of Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, KMUH

Dr. Kuo-Liang Chiang

Department of Pediatrics, Kuang Tien General Hospital

08:30-08:40

Beyond the Diagnosis: A Case Journey of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Dr. Po-Ming Wu

Clinical Associate Professor, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

Prof. Yi-Fang Tu Department of Pediatrics,

NCKU Hospital, NCKU

08:40-08:50

Q&A

08:50-09:00

Tracking Functional Change in SMA: Motor and Swallowing Outcomes in the Treatment Era

Dr. Pei-Yu Yang

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, China Medical University Hospital

Dr. Sung-Tse Li

Department of Pediatrics, Hsinchu Municipal, MacKay Children’s Hospital

09:00-09:10

Treatment Experiences of SMA Patients at TMU-SHH with Pulmonary Rehabilitation and  Respiratory Muscle Training

Tsia-Chen Yu, RT

Respiratory Therapy Room, Division of Chest Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital (SHH)

Dr. Yung-Ting Kuo

Department of Pediatrics, Shuang Ho Hospital

09:10-09:20

Optimizing Adult SMA Care: Bone Health and Nusinersen Rescheduling -- An Experience-Sharing Perspective

Dr. Cheng-Tsung Hsiao Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH)

Dr. Chih-Cheng Huang Department of Neurology, Chi Mei Medical Center

09:20-09:30

Q&A

09:30-09:50

Coffee Break

Keynote Speech (IV)

9:50-10:30

Nusinersen for SMA: Long-Term Real-World Data on Efficacy and Caregivers’ HRQOL from Asia 

Clinical Associate Prof.

Chan Hoi Shan Sophelia

Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine,

The University of Hong Kong

Prof. Chin-San Liu

Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua; and School of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan

10:30-10:40

Q&A

Keynote Speech (V)

10:40-11:20

Optimizing SMA Patient Outcome with SPINRAZA Treatment

Prof. Perry B. Shieh

Professor of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

California, US

Prof. Ruey-Meei Wu

Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University (NTU) and NTU Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

11:20-11:30

Q&A

11:30-11:40

A RULM-Guided Long-Term Motion Analysis of SMA Patients with AI Motion Recognition

Prof. Jin-Chern Chiou

Institute of Electrical and Control Engineering,

National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University

Dr. Che-Sheng Ho Department of Pediatrics, MacKay Memorial Hospital

11:40-11:50

Sharing the Therapy of SMA in CCH

Dr. Hsu-Heng Lin

Department of Pediatrics, Changhua Christian Children's Hospital (CCCH)

Prof. Inn-Chi Lee

Department of Pediatrics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital

11:50-12:00

Q&A

12:00-12:10

Closing Remarks

Prof. Shyi-Jou Chen

President of TCNS

Prof. Yuh-Jyh Jong

Emeritus Prof. of KMU