Reading Time: 3 minutes This blog is part of the ‘Points from Perth’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content from some of the talks and posters presented at the 30th International Symposium on ALS/MND in Perth. All presentations have a code beginning with ‘C’ followed by a number (e.g. C50). This will help you locate…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Today we announced the results of an exciting new funding partnership with Marie Curie. Together we will be co-funding three research grants that help to answer some questions that people with MND identified as a priority for end of life care research. This is the first time that the MND Association and Marie Curie have…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The MND Association’s Director of Care (South), Karen Pearce, gives her thoughts on one of the clinical sessions on the first day of the Symposium. I have just listened to four really inspiring presentations in the Holistic Care session – co-chairing with Jennifer Armstrong (Lois Insolia ALS Center – Northwestern University – Feinberg School of…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The symposium session ‘Carer and Family Support’ provided a platform to better understand the role that informal carers play in the lives of people with MND and discussed ways that we can improve support to carers. Having a session dedicated to carers acts as a global recognition of the vital role that they play in…
