“Meeting the Challenge of ALS” “Ask the Experts” Educational Symposium The ALS Association Greater Los Angeles Chapter and the ALS Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center presented an educational seminar on Saturday, June 14, 2008 in the Harvey Morse Auditorium at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The following PowerPoint presentations have been generously provided by the symposium speakers. ALS Diagnosis and Treatment by Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, MD, PhD Better Breathing for PALS by Diana Guth, BA, RRT Cognitive Impairment and Memory by Jena A. Kravitz, Psy.D Communication Solutions by Dani Mohn, BA-SLP ALS Management and Upcoming Clinical Trials by Abi Muthukumaran, MD Motor Neuron Diseases by Evgeny I. Tsimerinov, MD, PhD Palliative Care by Parag Bharadwaj, MD Pulmonary Complications and Management by Ashraf Elsayegh, MD, FCCP A full schedule of all those who spoke at the symposium is available below. Our “Ask the Experts” Program was Generously Sponsored By: Home Instead Mobility Works Paralyzed Veterans of America Superior Mobility Am Ramp Home Respiratory Care Maxim Healthcare Pride Mobility Products Corp Prentke Romich Company TobiiATI Vital Medical Words+

“Ask the Experts” Program

9:30 a.m.	Registration
10:00 a.m.	Keynote Speaker:  Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, MD, PhD ALS Center of USCF Topic: “ALS From Bench to Bedside”
11:00 a.m.	Abirami Muthukumaran MDA Associate Director of Neurophysiology Laboratory,     Director of ALS Program Topic: Current Clinical Trials & Symptom Management in ALS
11:30 a.m.	Ashraf Elsayegh MD Associate Medical Intensive Care Unit Division of Pulmonary     Medicine Topic: Respiratory Complications in ALS
12:00 p.m.	Dr. Jena Kravitz Neuropsychology and Research Topic: Memory Enhancement
12:45 p.m.	Parag Bharadwaj MD Associate Medical Director Palliative Care Services Topic: Palliative Care/Hospice
1:15 p.m.	Eugene Tsimerinov MD PhD Assistant Director Neurophysiology Lab Topic: Pathophysiology of ALS & ALS Variants
1:45 p.m.	Cedars-Sinai ALS Center Team Susan Vereb PT Sung Yu OT Jill Arends SLT Linda O’Connor LCSW Marie Ahlen RD
2:45 p.m.	Dani Mohn Augmentative Alternative Communication
3:00 p.m.	Diana Guth Respiratory Therapist
3:15 p.m.	Panel Questions from Audience