The 2010 Inter­national Care Consider­ations for DMD ^{Footnote 1 Footnote 2}

• In 2010, the US CDC selected an international coalition of 84 experienced clinicians from relevant therapy areas to develop DMD care recommendations

• The resulting DMD Care Considerations Working Group presented their findings in two parts:

  • Part 1: Diagnosis, and neuromuscular, rehabilitation, endocrine and gastrointestinal and nutritional management ^{Footnote 1}

  • Part 2: Implementation of multidisciplinary care ^{Footnote 1}

The 2018 updates ^{Footnotes Footnotes Footnotes 8–10}

• 2014: Multidisciplinary steering committee established to update the 2010 DMD Care Considerations, to:

  • improve patient care in an era of prolonged survival

  • provide guidance on advances in assessments and interventions

  • consider the implications of emerging genetic and molecular therapies for DMD

• The committee identified three new topics to be included in the update:

  • Primary care and emergency management

  • Endocrine management

  • of care across lifespan