RCH clinicians have worked with the Australian Pompe Association, drug company Genzyme and the Federal government to achieve government-subsidised treatment for late-onset Pompe disease. 12-year-old patient Christian Rivera received his first infusion at the RCH last week. The federal government has listed the only registered treatment for Pompe disease, Myozyme (alglucosidase alfa), on the Life […]

ANN Congress 25-26 May 2023
Join us at the Surfair Conference & Events Centre Marcoola on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th May for the ANN Congress 2023. Registration and abstract information to follow very soon…
ANN Congress 2021 – Save the Date
The annual ANN Congress will be on Friday 8th October 2021 at the Larwill Hotel in Melbourne. This will be an in-person congress with numbers strictly limited to 60 attendess. It will be simultaneously streamed by webinar for those unable to attend in person. Draft programme to follow… Registrations will open in August.
Early Access Program for Nusinersen
Early Access Program for Nusinersen There has been a lot of activity in the clinical trial space for the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) over the last two years, and Nusinersen, has been identified as the first effective drug to treat SMA Type 1. Developed in California, Nusinersen (know in the USA […]
INMR diagnostic meetings schedule
Please see below for dates of The Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (INMR) at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead diagnostic meetings schedule. Genetic Muscle Disease Diagnostic Meeting: As we move away from tissue diagnosis towards genetic diagnosis, this forum is to discuss difficult cases and to pool thoughts on the interpretation of results (incorporating […]
Our goal is to ensure excellence in diagnostic methods and clinical management, and equal access to clinical trials and new therapies, for all individuals in Australia and New Zealand affected by neuromuscular disorders.
We can achieve our vision by establishing a cohesive, integrated neuromuscular network which enables people to work together across Australia and New Zealand, for the well-being of patients.