Reporting from the 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND
Reading Time: 3 minutes Following on from the two talks on genetic testing; the first day of the 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND continued with a number of high quality research talks on topics such as screening for cognitive change and RNA processing. Miss Hikari Ando (The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust) presented her research on Friday 6 December…
Reading Time: 5 minutes The 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND began in Milan today with a record number of over 950 delegates attending to hear the latest news in MND research. Inherited MND is a rare form of MND characterised by a family history of the disease. Over recent years more and more genes have been discovered, which has…
Reading Time: 2 minutes MND Association Trustee, Julie Draper, attended the International Alliance of ALS/MND Association’s Allied Professional Forum (APF) yesterday. This one day event aimed at healthcare professionals had a number of inspiring talks; including one by Association-funded researcher Dr Christina Faull based at the Leicestershire and Rutland Hospice – LOROS. Here Julie blogs about her experience:
Reading Time: 2 minutes MND Association trustee, Julie Draper, will be arriving in Milan on Wednesday evening in preparation for the Allied Professionals Forum (APF), taking place on Thursday 5 December. This one day meeting organised by the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations focuses on the practice and experiences of healthcare professionals involved in the care and support of people living with…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND is now only one week away! We’re busy making final preparations and getting ready to report from the event, whilst researchers around the world are packing their suitcases, finishing off their posters and tweaking their presentations. Janine Kirby But, what is it like to attend the symposium? What do researchers…
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s not just researchers, clinicians and healthcare professionals who attend the International Symposium on ALS/MND. One of our trustees, Julie Draper, will be attending this year’s symposium after a break of 11 years to find out the latest developments and view the symposium first hand as a trustee. Here Julie explains a bit about herself and…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND is now only one month away and we are now beginning to make the final preparations for the meeting. All 497 abstracts were published online yesterday and are available by means of open access via our website. These abstracts have had a long journey from when they were originally submitted back…
Reading Time: 5 minutes The International Symposium on ALS/MND is the largest MND-specific conference in the world, which is expected to attract over 900 delegates this year. The planning of the Symposium is a year long event and is pretty much like organising a film premiere, with a number of different teams involved. The ‘symposium team’ ranges from the Conference…
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the heat of August (for once I can actually write that, without my fingers crossed behind my back!), statistics relating to the production of the must-have document for the 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND in Milan in December might seem extremely ‘abstract’! Abstracts are scientific summaries of the research that will be presented at…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Every year in December the MND Association organizes the largest medical and scientific conference specific to MND in the world. The International Symposium on ALS/MND attracts over 800 researchers, clinicians and healthcare professionals, representing the energy and dynamism of the global MND research community. The symposium in Chicago last year had a record attendance of over 900 delegates with…
