Workshops

The IAF workshops are focussed, interactive sessions, designed to bring together anyone with an interest in the care of people with achondroplasia and related conditions, including clinicians, patient advocacy group representatives, individuals with achondroplasia and their families . Our workshops involve in-depth discussion, consensus gathering, and the development of practical tools and recommendations. By fostering collaboration and shared learning, IAF workshops contribute to ongoing improvements in clinical practice globally.

Detection and Management of Foramen Magnum Stenosis in Achondroplasia

Recording and Slides Now Available!

6th April 2022

Workshop Chair, Doctor Melita Irving, was joined by Professor Klaus Mohnike, Doctor Geneviève Baujat, Doctor Paul Arundel, Doctor Philip Kunkel, and Doctor Heike Hoyer-Kuhn to discuss screening, indicators for intervention, the decision-making process to decompress and strategies for previously undetected foramen magnum stenosis. Consensus was reached on six guiding principles for the detection and management of foramen magnum stenosis.

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