Better Bowel Days: Managing the Burden of Constipation in People living with ALS 

Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 12:00 pm CT 

Join us for an informative session focused on constipation management in people living with ALS. This webinar will explore the impact of constipation in this population, examine the role of dietary fiber, and discuss how hydration supports bowel health. The session will provide practical strategies to support digestive wellness in ALS care. 

The Les Turner ALS Foundation is proud to offer this webinar at no cost to the ALS community. Thank you to the Gilbert & Jacqueline Fern Foundation & Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America for sponsoring this webinar

About the Speakers: Brittany M. Hitson and Dominique Kosk

Brittany M. Hitson, MS, RD, CSG, LDN: Brittany is an Alabama native who moved to Chicago in 2018. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition-Dietetics with a minor in Business in 2016 from Auburn University. She went on to obtain her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2017, where she also completed her dietetic internship. In 2023, Brittany obtained a Board Certification as a Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).  She is currently practicing as an Advanced Dietitian at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in downtown Chicago and splits her time between providing support to medical-surgical services and motor neuron disease as well as the Lois Insolia Clinic at the Les Turner ALS Foundation. She has been a part of the ALS Clinic Team since 2020 and assists in coordinating inpatient ALS G-tube admissions. 

Dominique Kosk, MPH, RD, LDN, CNSC: Dominique was born and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from Dominican University and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers. She received a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology at Loyola University Chicago. Dominique is currently practicing as an Advanced Dietitian in the medical intensive care unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and continues to maintain her certification in nutrition support. Dominique is also a dedicated member of the multidisciplinary team in the Lois Insolia ALS Clinic at the Les Turner ALS Center providing nutrition care and managing enteral nutrition regimens for people living with ALS since 2016. 

The Cost of ALS - Where Research Stands and How it Compares to Other Diseases 

Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 12:00 pm CT 

In this session, Dr. Grouls will explore a concept people living with ALS know all too well: the financial burden of disease. She will trace the evolution of financial burden research in ALS, drawing comparisons with the more established field of financial toxicity research in oncology.  She'll share what we're learning from the latest research and what's currently being studied—and just as importantly, she'll point out where we still need answers. 

The Les Turner ALS Foundation is proud to offer this webinar at no cost to the ALS community. Thank you to the Gilbert & Jacqueline Fern Foundation and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America for sponsoring this webinar. 

About the Speaker: Astrid Grouls, MD 

Astrid Grouls, MD is a palliative care physician and clinical researcher at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. She obtained her medical degree and completed her internal medicine training at McGovern Medical School in Houston before completing a palliative care fellowship at MD Anderson. She began at Baylor College of Medicine in 2020 and works on the inpatient palliative care service and at the ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic. Her clinical research focuses on improving quality of life for people living with ALS and spans advance care planning, fatigue and financial burden.