COVID-19 Vaccines and the GBS|CIDP Community
The GBS|CIDP Foundation has received many questions about COVID-19 and its relationship to Guillain-Barré syndrome and CIDP.
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Medicare B will cover an immunoglobulin therapy for patients with CIDP, starting July 18, 2021
A message from our industry partners at CSL Behring: We are pleased to share that effective July 18, Hizentra®, Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human), 20% Liquid, will be covered under Medicare Part B for maintenance therapy in adults with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP).* Under the new coverage, Hizentra will be covered under the same benefit…
Read More about Medicare B will cover an immunoglobulin therapy for patients with CIDP, starting July 18, 2021Live Webinar! CIDP: Improving Timely Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment (For Physicians Only)
Live Date: August 5, 2021 Time: 11:30am ET Program Expiration: August 5, 2022 While chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is the most common of the acquired immune-mediated demyelinating neuropathies, it remains a challenge to differentiate it from other immune-mediated inflammatory conditions. Clinicians may also find it difficult to recognize atypical presentations of CIDP. These issues…
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We are pleased to announce a new, live video education session: “Becoming Empowered with CIDP: Making My Voice Heard” live on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 10:00 AM ET. An expert panel of neurology and pharmacy clinicians, as well as a patient with CIDP, will discuss the disease and review the questions every patient should…
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For many people, IVIG and SCIG is an amazing, life-saving medication! IVIG and SCIG are immunoglobulin therapies created from source plasma. Source plasma is donated from healthy volunteers at one of many plasma collection centers across the country. People who donate plasma are everyday heroes and we thank them for their time and contribution! Currently,…
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Written by Angela Patton Angela Patton is a member of GBS|CIDP’s Advisory Committee. In 2017, after an eight months struggle for a proper diagnosis, Angela was diagnosed with CIDP. Here is Angela’s story… I was barely able to walk, and struggled during this time in my educational, and professional life. I have been on various…
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