Speakers

Assoc Prof Michelle Farrar

Michelle Farrar is an Associate Professor in Pediatric Neurology at the School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales and Consultant Neurologist at Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick. Her research focus is clinical pediatric neurology, neuromuscular disorders and neurophysiology, aiming to further understand disease pathophysiology, develop treatment strategies and improve patient and family centered multidisciplinary care and support.

Karen Herbert

Karen is a physiotherapist who has spent the majority of her career working with children with neurological disabilities. She has worked in the UK , Singapore, NZ and  now in Sydney. 

She has worked in the community, in private practice, in child development centres and currently as part of theNeuromuscular Team at Sydney Children’s Hospital.  

Karen is been involved in the SMA clinical trials undertakenat SCH and is working with the team to respond to the changing needs of children with SMA.
 

Robin Forbes

Robin is an Associate Genetic Counsellor who has worked in the multidisciplinary Neuromuscular clinic at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne since it began in 2008.  This clinic oversees the care of more than 400 children with a variety of neuromuscular disorders, including SMA.  Robin has published on the care of families with SMA.  Robin will be overseeing the day-to-day running of the Australian Neuromuscular Disease Registry (ANMDR), with the SMA Registry being an important part of this.