ASK ME – Educational Webinars
Our ASK ME educational webinar series is an opportunity for people living with ALS and their families to learn more about important topics for the ALS community. This series has been accessed thousands of times through live broadcasts and on-demand via our social media channels. We hope you find much of this content to be relevant and informative.
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Upcoming Webinar ASK ME: Cutting-Edge ALS Research – 2026 Packard Center Symposium Review
Please join us on Tuesday, April 21, for our next webinar, “ASK ME: Cutting-Edge ALS Research — 2026 Packard Center Symposium Review,” at 12:00 PM PT / 9:00 AM HST. Hosted by Steve Goclowski, Vice President, Care Services, ALS Network, this informative presentation features Sarah Dougherty, PhD, Senior Director of Research, ALS Network, and Christine Vande Velde, PhD, Scientific Director, Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins.
Latest Webinar ASK ME: ACT for ALS — Progress, Impact, and What’s Next
Please watch our ASK ME webinar “ACT for ALS — Progress, Impact, and What’s Next." This free online program, emceed by Jerry Dawson, president and CEO of ALS United, features Allison Nadeau, MPH, MBA, ALS Network’s Director of Public Policy and Advocacy; Jinsy A. Andrews, MD, MSc of the Network of Excellence for ALS (NEALS); and Andrea Pauls Backman, MBA, of ALS Strategy Consulting, LLC; James D. Berry, MD, MPH, Associate Chief of Neurotherapeutics and Chief of the Division of ALS and Motor Neuron Diseases; and Dr. Stacy Lewin Farber, ALS Advocate.
The one-hour session provides an accessible overview of the landmark legislation and what it means for the ALS community today.
Topics include:
The history and purpose of ACT for ALS
Key achievements since the law was enacted
Why reauthorization is essential
How the ALS Network and partner organizations are advancing advocacy work
A live question-and-answer segment with attendees
