Educational Opportunities for Providers

Cure SMA is committed to supporting healthcare providers. Our educational programs aim to serve as a resource for clinicians and ensure the availability of useful, timely, and accurate information about spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

Current Educational Activities

STEP-IN Professional Development Series

Click here for additional STEP-IN SMA Professional Development, STEP-IN SMA Resources

Enduring CME Events

Best Practices in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: How to Handle the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care

Credits Available:

  • Physicians – maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Estimated Time to Complete Activity: 30 minutes

Available through November 17th, 2024.

Optimizing Care for Adult Patients with SMA: What to Do After the Transition of Care

Credits Available:

  • Physicians – maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Estimated Time to Complete Activity: 30 minutes

Available through December 28th, 2024.

Optimizing the Management of Adults in the Era of Disease-Modifying Therapies

Credits Available:

  • Physicians – maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Estimated Time to Complete Activity: 1 hour

Available through March 12, 2025

Stanford University’s 5th Annual Neuromuscular Conference

Credits Available:

  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (14.50 hours)
  • ANCC Contact Hours (14.50 hours)
  • Non-Physician Participation Credit (14.50 hours)

Estimated Time to Complete: 11 hours (14 presentations)

Available On-Demand until February 2, 2027.

Non-Credit Opportunities

Cure SMA partnered with Platform Q to develop six modules covering support and care for children with SMA after gene replacement therapy. These modules showcase the family perspective on gene therapy and multidisciplinary care for SMA.

Cure SMA partnered with Platform Q to develop six modules covering support and care for children with SMA after gene replacement therapy. These modules showcase the family perspective on gene therapy and multidisciplinary care for SMA.

Module 1: Understanding Gene Replacement Therapy in SMA

Module 2: Life After SMA Gene Replacement Therapy

Module 3: Respiratory Care and SMA

Module 4: Rehabilitative Care and SMA

Module 5: Nutrition and SMA

Module 6: Shared Stories of SMA Families - The Good, Bad and In Between

Cure SMA’s Virtual Summit of Strength Webinars and 2020 Virtual SMA Conference Webinars provide a variety of educational topics on SMA. These are posted on our YouTube channel and available to the public. There is no CE/CME credit associated with these videos.

In 2016, experts in SMA care met to present and discuss the latest discoveries and options for optimizing care. The meeting was organized by Penn Medicine of The University of Pennsylvania’s and was co-sponsored by Novartis Gene Therapies (formerly AveXis) and the Orphan Disease Center.

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