As an occupational therapist, I am interested in how people continue to find meaning, purpose and achieve quality of life in the face of continued loss of function and disability. With this in mind, I was struck by two presentations at the Symposium. First off a bit of background to set the scene. When writing…… Continue reading Quality of life and MND – insights from the Symposium
Ask me anything about triple positive breast cancer. Most of the time, I will know the answer. I possess this seemingly random expertise because I have spent the last year making it my business to learn everything I possibly can about triple positive breast cancer in young women. I wanted to understand what was facing…… Continue reading The Case for Patient Participation
At the beginning of December 2016, hordes of research scientists and clinicians embarked upon Dublin, a.k.a. the ‘home of Guinness’, for the 27th International Symposium on ALS/MND. This was my second conference and the Dublin Convention Centre on the north bank of the river Liffey was a great setting. Session 7C focussed on mouse models…… Continue reading Session 7C: Mouse Models
Alongside the International Symposium on ALS/MND, Karen Pearce’s trip to Dublin in December included attending a number of other, MND-related meetings. The first meeting she attended was the final stage of the Prize4Life Assistive Technology Challenge, sponsored by the ALS Association. The aim of the Challenge was to generate the development of flexible, accessible technology to…… Continue reading Highlights from the final of ALS/MND Assistive Technology Challenge
The Dublin Convention Centre on the north bank of the Liffey seems a nice setting for the 27th International MNDA conference. It looks very modern with its unusual “sloping cylinder” glass frontage and the atrium with its zig-zagging escalators is certainly a grand space to behold. It was fun to hear from former Irish President Mary…… Continue reading MNDA Dublin 2016 – Reflections on Day 1
