Defeat Duchenne Canada’s Family Forum is the country’s only national education program specifically designed for boys and young men living with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy and their families.
Hosted in partnership with one of Canada’s leading neuromuscular centres, the Family Forum is a unique opportunity that connects you with other families, researchers, clinicians, and industry professionals (at no cost!) during an annual weekend full of education, inspiration, and hope.
Fall 2022, in person and open nationally via Zoom + Whova
Presented by PTC Therapeutics and delivered in partnership with The Section of Pediatric Neurology at Children’s Hospital – London Health Sciences Centre
150 participants
63 families
Fall 2021, open nationally via Zoom + Whova
Presented by PTC Therapeutics and in partnership with Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
163 participants
62 families
Fall 2020, open nationally via Zoom + Whova
Presented by PTC Therapeutics and in partnership with BC Children’s Hospital
189 participants
52 families
Spring 2020, open nationally via Zoom
Presented by PTC Therapeutics and in partnership with La Force DMD
136 participants
88 families
Fall 2019, in person
Presented by PTC Therapeutics and in partnership with Alberta Children’s Hospital
75 participants
23 families
Spring 2019, in person
Presented by PTC Therapeutics and in partnership with Children’s Hospital – London Health Sciences Centre
100 participants
30 families
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