Event Date | 10 Nov 2018 (10:00 am - 3:00 am) |
Location | Ian Potter Auditorium - University of Melbourne |
MND, one disease with many faces
Arrival and Morning tea – 9.30 am
10:10 am Welcome David Ali, President MND Australia
10:15 am Opening address – MND, one disease with many faces Dr Susan Mathers, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem, Victoria
Session 1: Chair - Dr Susan Mathers
10:25 am A Carers Perspective Maria Nanfra
10:35 am A personal perspective: Living with MND Ewa Weinzieher
10:45 am The MND jigsaw: patterns within the puzzle Dr Thanuja Dharmadasa, University of Sydney
11:05 am Cognition and behaviour and MND Associate Professor Gail Robinson, University of Queensland
11:25 am Managing Bulbar Symptoms and advances in communication technology Roxanne Maule, Calvary Healthcare Bethlehem, Victoria
11:45 am Breathing life into MND Professor David Berlowitz, The University of Melbourne, Victoria
12:05 – 1 pm Lunch
Session 2: Chair - Dr Shyuan Ngo
1:00 pm Genes and the environment: The Different Causes of MND Associate Professor Ken Rodgers, University of Technology Sydney
1:20 pm Multidisciplinary care and palliative care Dr Peter Allcroft, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia
1:40 pm Voluntary Assisted Dying Emeritus Professor Margaret O’Connor AM, Monash University, Melbourne
2:00 pm The Role of Stem Cells in Screening Drugs as Potential Therapies Associate Professor Bradley Turner, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne
2:15 pm Clinical Trials Update Associate Professor Rob Henderson, University of Queensland
2:30 pm Panel discussion – led by Rob Henderson
2:50 pm Closing remarks, Dr Susan Mathers and Carol Birks, CEO MND Australia
3:00 pm Lab visits (if preregistered), Associate Professor Bradley Turner
More information here https://www.mndaust.asn.au/Discover-our-research/grants-and-research-meetings/4th-MND-Connect.aspx
Event Date | 10 Nov 2018 (10:00 am - 3:00 am) |
Location | Ian Potter Auditorium - University of Melbourne |