ALS Learning Series

Covering a wide range of topics, the ALS Learning Series is designed to empower the ALS community through the latest information and insights from financial planning to respiratory care and more. These educational webinars and interactive Q&As are hosted monthly by the Les Turner ALS Foundation and archived for later viewing below.

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Upcoming Webinar 

ALS Learning Series

Join us for our March ALS Learning Series Webinar: Observational Studies Help in the Quest for Effective ALS Therapies

Monday, March 31, at 12 CST

About the Program: In this talk Dr. Berry will discuss the aims, design considerations, and implementation of observational studies, highlighting the many ways observational studies hastened drug development and can create resources that aid the ALS community in the present and for years to come.   

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, Biogen, & Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America for sponsoring this webinar. 

About the Speaker: James D. Berry, MD, MPH 
Winthrop Family Scholar in ALS Sciences 

Averill Healey Endowed Chair in ALS 

Chief of the MGH Division of ALS and Motor Neuron Diseases 

Dr. Berry leads the Massachusetts General Hospital Division of ALS and Motor Neuron Diseases. He is an active clinician and ALS clinical researcher, with a focus on biomarker development and ALS clinical trial methodology. He oversees a large biorepository, collecting, storing and sharing blood, DNA, and spinal fluid and accompanying patient information, which allows researchers around the globe to conduct critical research identifying biomarkers of ALS and developing novel therapeutics. He also leads projects developing digital endpoints for ALS trials that will help increase the objective data for trials while decreasing the burden on trial participants. Finally, he is deeply committed to developing novel therapeutics by translating discoveries in the lab into clinical trials and leading clinical trials that will transform our approach to care in ALS.   

Dr. Berry also oversees and leads out the clinic at the Healey Center for ALS, caring for patients and helping to build and lead the multidisciplinary care team. He helped found the Telemedicine for People with ALS (TelePALS) program, the ALS House Call Program and the Parenting at a Challenging Time (PACT) programs within the clinic.


ALS Learning Series Sponsors

The ALS Learning Series is made possible by a generous donation from the Gilbert and Jacqueline Fern Foundation and our industry partners.
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