Rare Disease Day in Calgary

February 28, 2020

WE WELCOME EVERYONE TO JOIN US IN CALGARY OR FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM (CLICK HERE ) TO SHARE INFORMATION AND LIFE EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE WITH A RARE DISEASE! MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION CANADIANS OR ROUGHLY 10% OF THE POPULATION HAS A RARE DISEASE.

• OPTIONAL NETWORKING DINNER PURCHASE AVAILABLE

• GET INFORMATION FROM LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• PARTICIPATE IN A SMALL GROUP SESSION FOR SHARED LEARNING

• CREATE AN INFORMATION PACKET FOR A TOPIC THAT INTERESTS YOU

• SEND US YOUR ARTWORK AND WE WILL MAKE STICKERS FOR EVERYONE

• SEND US YOUR LOGO FOR A GROUP LOGO SHIRT

• DOOR PRIZES AVAILABLE

• OPTIONAL REDUCED ADMISSION AT GLENBOW MUSEUM (only for registered guests)

PROGRAMME

11:30-12:00 Poster Viewing

12:00-12:20 Welcome and Introduction (Dr. Aneal Khan)

12:20-12:40 Western Canada Metabolic Disease Network (Dr. Cheryl Greenberg)

12:40-1:00 Going the distance as a rare parent advocate (David Proctor)

1:00-1:20 Urea Cycle Diseases (Dr. Ramona Salvarinova)

1:20-1:30 Discussion

1:30-2:00 Refreshments and Activities

2:00-2:30 Small Group Sessions (may be revised depending on number of registrants)

• Low Protein Diets / Phenylketonuria - Metabolic Dietitians

• Supports for Families - Brady's Foundation for Pediatric Palliative Care

• Managing Medications - Christy Gilkes

• Coping with Fabry Pain - Dr. Aneal Khan

• Genetic Counselling - Heather Barnes

2:30-3:00 Living with Pompe disease (Brad Crittenden)

3:00-3:20 When life is short with a rare disease (Jaclyn Tainsh)

3:20-4:00 Leap into Understanding and Action

4:00-4:30 Prizes

5:30-7:00 Dinner at Milestones (Extra Ticket Purchase Required)

If you are attending this event, you can show your Eventbrite ticket at the front desk to get a special rate to see the Glenbow Museum before the start of the rDNA event.

For Rare Disease organization, if you are interested to have your organization logo on our group logo shirt, you will be contacted by our Event Planning Committee for further details.

For parking and wheelchair access, the best option is the Telus Convention Centre lot 60 located right across the street from Glenbow Museum.