FREE evening webinar – Learning and behaviour in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

We are excited to announce that we are bringing you the chance to hear highly respected friend of the Duchenne community, and Duchenne Dad James Poysky, PHD in an exclusive webinar. Dr Poysky is an internationally recognised expert on Duchenne and is a regular presenter at the Action Duchenne International Conference, hosting his hugely popular and insightful ‘Learning problems and neurobehavioral disorders in Duchenne’ session.

Here at Action Duchenne, we support hundreds of families and help them navigate their journey with Duchenne. One of the most common challenges we hear from our families is how to manage behavioural and learning differences.

As one of our core objectives is to provide education and support for families, we are bringing Dr Poysky’s knowledge and expertise to you in the comfort of your own home!

If you have been fortunate to catch James’ presentations at the previous Action Duchenne Conferences, you will know he has a unique, humourous, engaging and easy to understand style. We are incredibly grateful to James for giving us his precious time, to share his knowledge with you, our amazing community to help you and your family navigate your Duchenne journey.

I felt I would like to have talked to him (James Poysky) in more depth as he seemed very knowledgeable and understands what it is like to have a child with Duchenne – Duchenne Parent after Conference 2019

About the speaker

James Poysky, PhD is a clinical psychologist and pediatric neuropsychologist.  He is an internationally recognized expert in the impact that Duchenne muscular dystrophy can have on learning, behavior, and emotional adjustment.

Dr. Poysky completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology at Seattle Pacific University. He attended graduate school at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, earning Masters degrees in Psychology and in Christian Leadership, before graduating in 2002 with a PhD in Clinical Psychology. He then completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, and was subsequently appointed to a faculty position.  Although he has transitioned to full time clinical work in private practice, Dr. Poysky continues to hold a voluntary appointment there as Clinical Assistant Professor.

Dr. Poysky is a regular presenter at neuromuscular conferences and workshops. He has also been involved in public-policy development related to neuromuscular disorders, and was a contributing author for the original DMD care recommendations published by the Centers for Disease Control (USA), as well as the recent revision.  He was also a contributing author for “A Guide to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy”. He enjoys watching Premier League soccer (football), cooking unhealthy food, and over-parenting.  He resides in Katy, Texas (a suburb of Houston) with his wife, son, daughter, and two dogs.  His 17-year-old son Joel has DMD.

James Poysky was very engaging, he was incredibly knowledgeable – Duchenne Parent

About the webinar

Time – 20:00 – 22:00

Date – Tuesday 24 March 2020

Cost – free

How to register – please fill in your details below

Getting in the webinar – you will receive a link to the webinar closer to the date

There will be ample time for questions, which you will be able to post to James via the webinar chat facility.  We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible online.