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Foundation for Prader-Willi Blog | News (6)

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Getting the Right IEP for Your Student With PWS: Lessons from a Principal

Are you a new parent to the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process and seeking to understand the journey ahead? Or a veteran to the IEP process and seeking tips and strategies to ease the experience?
April 15, 2019 Read More

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From the CEO's Desk: Working Together to Grow Our PWS Research Investment

Our team recently presented a summary of our 2018 programs and 2019 plans to the FPWR board of directors and, in reflection, 2018 was a great year of progress in PWS research!
April 4, 2019 Read More

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A Ray of Hope: Families Share Why They Love the FPWR Conference

Attending a conference means being around people who get it—they understand the journey you have been on with your child, personally, and with the world. It’s like seeing your family when you attend the FPWR Family Conference. Everyone, whether a new...
February 26, 2019 Read More

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ConSynance Therapeutics, Harmony Biosciences Join PWS Clinical Trials Consortium

The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research is pleased to announce the addition of ConSynance Therapeutics and Harmony Biosciences to the PWS Clinical Trials Consortium.
January 31, 2019 Read More

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PATH for PWS Study Highlighted by National Organization for Rare Disorders

In celebrating five years of success with its comprehensive patient registry, the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has called special attention to FPWR’s PATH for PWS study. The study stems from improvements made to the NORD registry t...
October 25, 2018 Read More

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Meet Lisa Matesevac, FPWR's PATH for PWS Study Coordinator

FPWR is happy to announce that Lisa Matesevac has joined our team as our coordinator for the PATH for PWS Study, facilitating families’ involvement in the study. PATH for PWS will help us understand the medical complications that people with PWS expe...
October 24, 2018 Read More

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PWS Clinical Trial Consortium and FDA Hold Key Meeting This November

The PWS Clinical Trial Consortium has recently been granted the unique chance to have a Critical Path Innovation Meeting with representatives of the FDA. The meeting will take place in November in Silver Spring, Maryland. This is a unique opportunity...
September 25, 2018 Read More

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Finally! We have treatments for PWS in clinical trials. How have we gotten here?

We are in an exciting time in PWS research. More clinical trials evaluating new drugs for PWS are taking place this year than in the last 10 years combined! For the first time ever, families will be able to choose from multiple clinical trials enroll...
August 14, 2018 Read More

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Theresa Strong Named to FDA Patient Engagement Collaborative

FPWR is thrilled to announce that Theresa Strong, our Director of Research Programs (and mom to Daniel, with PWS) has been selected to serve on the Patient Engagement Collaborative (PEC) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Clinical Trial...
August 2, 2018 Read More

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