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Multiple System Atrophy Health and Care Professionals Study Day
2nd July 2018 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
£20The MSA Trust is pleased to announce a study day for Health and Care professionals. Our programme will look at what MSA is and what it’s like to live with, what research is being undertaken and the practical ways that Health and Care professionals can best support people living with the condition. It aims to be an interesting day with plenty of discussion and opportunities for networking, with an excellent panel of presenters.
Provisional programme
09.30 Registration
09.50 Welcome, Housekeeping, Introduction and Aims of day
10.00 Professor David Burn – Overview of MSA
10.30 Dr Naomi Warren – Clinical diagnosis and management of MSA
11.00 Refreshments
11.15 Professor Nicola Pavese – Research into MSA
11.45 Rebekah Traynor – Swallowing & Communication considerations in MSA
12.15 The perspective of a person affected by MSA
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Katie Rigg and Emma Saunders – The role of MSA Nurse Specialists
13.45 Rachel Quibell – Palliative Management in MSA
14.15 Clare Morris – Palliative care research
14.45 Refreshments
15.00 Heather Hunter – Physiotherapy interventions and support
15.30 Unconfirmed slot
16.00 Summary of day and evaluation
16.15 Close and Certificate collection
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