Newcastle Motor Neurone Disease Care & Research Centre
MND Study Day: 19th May 2017
The Stoneybeck Inn, Bowscar, Penrith, CA11 8RP
A Guide to MND Diagnosis, Respiratory & Palliative Care
Morning Session:
08.30 – 09.00 Registration, tea & coffee
09.00 – 09.10 Introduction
Chair: Dr Tim Williams, MND Care Centre Director
09.10 – 10.00 Diagnosing MND: what I say to patients and families – Dr Tim Williams, Consultant Neurologist
10.00 – 10.45 The Newcastle model of MND care: hub and community spokes – Sr Frances Kelly, MND Nurse Specialist
10.45 – 11.15 Tea & coffee
11.15 – 12.00 The palliative management of MND pts in North Cumbria- Dr Sundar Balasubramanian, Consultant in Palliative Care, Cumbria Partnership Trust
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
Afternoon Session:
13.00 – 13.45 Respiratory muscle weakness and failure in MND
Dr Tim William, Consultant Neurologist
13.45 – 14.45 MND: managing respiratory failure: options, treatments ceilings of care/withdrawal of ventilation – Dr Ben Messer, Consultant Anaesthetist, North East Assisted Ventilation Service (NEAVS)
14.45 – 15.15 Tea & coffee
15.15 – 15.45 Promoting a palliative approach: withdrawal of mechanical ventilation at patient request – case study
Sr Alison Armstrong, Home Ventilation Nurse Specialist, NEAVS
15.45 – 16.00 Question & answer session with speakers
16.00 Close