207th ENMC Workshop on chronic respiratory insufficiency in myotonic dystrophies: Management and implications for research, 27–29 June 2014, Naarden, The Netherlands

• We assessed management of respiratory involvement in the EU, US and Canada.
• We agreed on a preliminary respiratory symptom check-list for patients with DM.
• We agreed on a screening protocol for chronic respiratory insufficiency in DM.
• We identified preliminary criteria for launching of non-invasive ventilation in DM.
• We agreed and presented an initial protocol for secretion management in DM.