Welcome

Welcome to our first email newsletter, packed full of information to help you get the most from your WMS membership.

We have been working hard behind the scenes to bring you more relevant stories and insights from experts around the world. We’re particularly proud of the Communications section of our website, which brings monthly updates, interviews and cases of neuromuscular diseases.

We are also looking forward to our 2022 Congress in Canada, where we will be welcoming members back in person for the first time in three years. Registrations are fully open, we hope to see many of you there.

Please do share feedback about this newsletter. If you have any items for future newsletters, please let us know.

Volker Straub, President

2022 Hybrid Congress

Our WMS 2022 Congress is fully open for registration – both for individuals and groups. Early bird registration deadline is midnight BST on Friday 10th June.

We will be heading to the stunning Canadian seaport of Halifax, Nova Scotia from 11-15th October.

The 5-day meeting is an opportunity to catch up on the latest developments in neuromuscular diseases from around the world.

You can also check out our Frequently Asked Questions here

Membership

Elections

2022 is a WMS Executive Board Election year. More information will be available on the website in the coming weeks so keep checking for more updates.

Why we are changing our fees

An update from our Executive Committee on how we are making membership inclusive and sustainable.

Read more

Retired Members and Membership Grants

As an international community we are committed to being inclusive for our members around the world

If you are a retired member of our community and would still like to keep up with news and colleagues in the field there is now a Retired membership category for you.

If the membership fee is a barrier to your joining the WMS, please send a short letter to Prof. Laurent Servais: secretary@worldmusclesociety.org explaining your current role and how WMS membership will be of benefit to you.

Get involved with the WMS

If you have recently joined as a member or renewed your membership, you’ll have noticed a question in the form about whether you’d like to get involved with any of the WMS Committees. Now is the time to get involved and help to shape the future of the WMS for its members. Contact office@worldmusclesociety.org to find out more about how you can part of it all.

Obituaries

We are very sad to let you know that Isabel Illa, MD, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Neuromuscular Unit at the Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, passed away on 20 March 2022.

Education

Education & Development Opportunities

Access some of the WMS 2021 Virtual Congress and Pre-Congress Teaching Course material via the website here. You just need to fill in a short form to access it and then you can watch it as many times as you like!

Events

There are already lots of interesting events listed here. But you can also add yours and we will list it and promote on WMS social media channels as well.

Featured Cases

Presenting interactive clinical cases demonstrating both classical and unusual presentation of neuromuscular diseases.

Read our blog by Riyad El-Khoury, Head of Neuromuscular Pathology Diagnostic Laboratory at the American University of Beirut, on how this content is developed.