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Here you will find keynote speakers, who all are able to talk about ALS. Click on the individual keynote speakers and read more about them and their keynotes.
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Steve Gleason
Working with audiences to tap into the inner extraordinary self, Steve finds purpose from working within to obtain insight, hope, and a positive direction. For listeners, he offers tools to help each individual find his or her purpose in life.
USA
Steve received an ALS diagnosis in 2011. He was determined to thrive after the terminal neuromuscular disease diagnosis. He spends his life encouraging others to life with purpose. He and Michel, his wife, formed Team Gleason, with the mission of...
Patch Adams
Medical Doctor, clown and Director of the Gesundheit Institute exploring the relationship between humor and therapy
USA
Keynote speaker Patch Adams is both a medical doctor and a clown, but he is also a social activist who has devoted 30 years to changing America's healthcare system, a system that he describes as expensive and...
About ALS
- ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis which is a disease that attacks nerve cells in the spine as well as in the brain.
- ALS is a serious disease but also a disease that can vary a great deal from one patient to the other. Some people are gradually severely crippled while others make it through life without many effects.
- What kind of disease is ALS and what causes it? Who can get ALS and how? How much do we actually know and what kind of medicine might help?
- Keynote speakers on ALS take a closer look at questions such as these, trying to provide answers.