Welcome to the Columbus Chapter!
Thank you for visiting the Columbus Chapter of the FSHD Society which officially launched in July 2018. We are here to build a local community of patients, family and friends, and help them connect and advocate for themselves and each other. Our hope for the future is to find a cure – Until then, we hope to bring a greater awareness to the community, and to help improve the quality of life of all those affected.
You may contact the Columbus Chapter Director, Sue Aumiller: ColumbusChapter@FSHDSociety.org
Check out some great photos from our Chapter meeting on Nov. 11th, 2018:
Upcoming Events
Jan
20
Webinar on the Voice of the Patient Forum
Informational Webinar Our webinar on January 20th at noon U.S. Eastern Time will introduce our Voice of the Patient Forum (taking place on April 21) and answer your questions about how to be involved. This meeting is the FSHD Community’s platform to present testimony by patients and family caregivers and educate the FDA on how FSHD has impacted your life or the life of your loved ones. Your input will result in a Voice of the Patient Report that will…
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21
Voice of the Patient Forum for Drug Development
This meeting is the FSHD Community’s forum to present testimony by patients and family caregivers and educate the FDA on how FSHD has impacted your life or the life of your loved ones. Your input will result in a Voice of the Patient Report that will be submitted to the FDA’s Division of Neurology Products, Office of New Drugs, for inclusion in the framework used to evaluate future FSHD therapies. Your views carry great weight with the agency when it considers whether…
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27
2020 FSHD Connect
The 2020 FSHD Connect. hosted by the FSHD Society, is the largest biennial educational and networking gathering of FSHD patients and families, researchers, and clinicians.
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SUSAN AUMILLER
Chapter Director
I’m Susan Aumiller and look forward to forming the Columbus Chapter of the FSHD Society. Both my son and husband were diagnosed last year (2017) and we want to bring together those affected to support one another.
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