EMQN RYR1 scheme in 2023

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Dear Colleague,

EMQN invite you to participate in the RYR1 EQA scheme in 2023. The last day to register for the 2023 EMQN RYR1 EQA scheme is next week, on Wednesday, November 30th 2022 at 23:59 GMT. We encourage prompt registration as the EQA scheme may become oversubscribed. For more information regarding the EQA scheme, please find attached our EQA Catalogue or you can browse our EQA scheme catalogue here. If you have any questions please get in touch at office@emqn.org.

Awards at the 2022 annual meeting

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The price for the best basic science presentation at the 2022 annual meeting goes to

Catherine Daly for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as a tool for the functional characterisation of RYR1 variants in Malignant Hyperthermia

The price for best clinical presentation of the 2022 annual EMHG meeting goes to presenters:

Martina Klincová for A description of the largest Slavonic group of patients investigated for risk of malignant hyperthermia. A retrospective observational national cohort study

Boerge Bastian for Muscle weakness, rhabdomyolysis and prolonged fatigue after SARS-CoV2 vaccination in a MHS patient

Remembering Ron Litman

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We were greatly saddened to learn that Ron Litman, Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Anesthesiologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA recently passed away. Ron was a paediatric anaesthetist by heart and a driving force for improved safety in anaesthesia, with a major interest in MH. He was heavily involved in MHAUS and he engaged constructively with the EMHG on numerous occasions. We have known Ron for many years and appreciated him as an open minded, extremely knowledgeable and loyal colleague. He will be greatly missed.

2021 EMHG annual meeting goes digital!

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The 2021 annual meeting will be a digital experience. Please see details

Meeting dates are 13.5.2021 - 15.5.2021. Registration is 150€.

we are looking forward to ‘see’ each other!

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MHApp is back....

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I’d like to inform you, that after years (literally!) of re-programming the MHApp is finally back in the AppStore.
The app is a complete re-write and presents in a refreshed user interface.

https://apps.apple.com/app/mhapp-malignant-hyperthermia/id392766134

Please report any inconsistencies, problems, errors etc. to me!

As the income from the paid app was very low (a couple of hundred dollars per year) and never even closely compensated for the workload, I have decided to have it as a free app.

hope you like it!

ps: it is currently only in English. German will follow very soon.

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COVID-19 and EMHG Meeting 2020, Nijmegen

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The local organising committee and EMHG Executive Committee recognise that uncertainty surrounding the potential consequences of COVID-19 includes the potential for restrictions on travel, meetings and leave from hospital duties. Currently, there are no reasons to think that Nijmegen might be a high-risk location for COVID-19 but should the situation change we will be guided by the authorities in the Netherlands. We would like to encourage those who have registered, or wish to register, to pay their registration fee as soon as possible. The EMHG guarantees full reimbursement of the registration fee if the meeting is cancelled or you receive advice (from your government or employer) that you should not travel.

 

If you are making travel arrangements we would suggest that you ensure you have travel insurance that will recover these costs should the meeting be cancelled or you are prevented from travelling by the COVID-19 situation. If you are unable to obtain such insurance, we would suggest you do not book your travel until the beginning of April when we hope the situation will be clearer.