April 6, 2021

PPMD Awards $450,000 to Collaborative Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Care Projects

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) is pleased to announce awards to three collaborative Certified Duchenne Care Center (CDCC) network projects totaling $450,000. Under PPMD’s 2021 CDCC Inter-Institutional Collaboration Grant Program, these grants will support the…

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March 17, 2021

PPMD’s Certified Duchenne Care Center Program – 2020 Impact & Progress

PPMD’s Certified Duchenne Care Center (CDCC) Program was developed to make comprehensive Duchenne care and services, provided in agreement with the CDC Care Considerations, available and accessible to as many families as possible, and to strengthen clinical trial…

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January 7, 2021

PPMD Announces 2021 Certified Duchenne Care Center Inter-Institutional Collaboration Grant Program

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) is pleased to announce the opportunity for members of our Certified Duchenne Care Center network to apply for a grant to support an inter-institutional collaborative project to focus on advancing…

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July 29, 2020

PPMD Announces Pediatric Certified Duchenne Care Center, Akron Children’s Hospital

Today Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) announced the expansion of our renowned Certified Duchenne Care Center Program (CDCCP) with the certification of the clinic at Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron Children’s) in Akron, Ohio. Rachel Schrader,…

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May 27, 2020

PPMD Certifies Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center

Today Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) announced the expansion of our renowned Certified Duchenne Care Center Program (CDCCP) with the certification of the clinic at Children’s Health in Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center (Children’s…

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April 1, 2020

PPMD Announces First Dual Pediatric & Adult Certified Duchenne Care Center, Kennedy Krieger Institute

Today Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) announced the expansion of our renowned Certified Duchenne Care Center Program (CDCCP) with the program’s second Adult Certified Duchenne Care Center and first dually-certified center, the clinic at Kennedy…

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November 13, 2019

PPMD Certifies Motol University Hospital in the Czech Republic

PPMD is thrilled that Motol University Hospital will be the second Global Certified Duchenne Care Center.  Together with the Parent Project Czech Republic advocacy group, Jana Haberlova and the team at Motol University Hospital are doing an…

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October 17, 2019

PPMD Announces Arkansas Children’s Hospital as 28th Certified Duchenne Care Center

Today Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) named Arkansas Children’s Hospital the 28th Certified Duchenne Care Center (CDCC). This expanding program of elite centers, created in 2014 as part of PPMD’s Certified Duchenne Care Center Program,…

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September 19, 2019

PPMD Announces First Adult Certified Duchenne Care Center, University of Missouri Health Care

Today Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) announced the expansion of our Certified Duchenne Care Center Program (CDCCP) with the program’s first Adult Certified Duchenne Care Center, the clinic at University of Missouri Health Care (MU…

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December 8, 2016

How PPMD’s Certified Duchenne Care Centers Are Improving Quality & Access to Care

When I joined PPMD in 2012, care for Duchenne was all over the map. Sadly, there were over 150 clinics spread across the US, but there was no oversight of these clinics – the community…

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