Throughout 2018 Muscular Dystrophy UK is working to support health professionals to deliver best-practice care for people with neuromuscular conditions.
Below is an overview of next week’s West Midlands Respiratory Study Day as well as as our online ELearning modules.
West Midlands Neuromuscular network: Respiratory Study Day
Next week, Muscular Dystrophy UK will be holding an upskilling day for health and care professionals working with children and adults with neuromuscular conditions.
The event will be held on Thursday 26th April at the Eaton Hotel, Birmingham, B16 9NB and is part of our campaign to ensure all people with neuromuscular conditions have access to best-practice respiratory care.
Attendees will be able to choose from practical workshops on offer across two rooms. There will also be an opportunity for case discussions, enabling health professionals to receive expert advice on respiratory care issues from leading clinicians.
The day will include:
- Gold standards of care for neuromuscular disease for children and adults
- Emergency and advance care planning for people with neuromuscular conditions
- Using a Mechanical Insufflator-Exsufflator (MIE) for people with neuromuscular conditions
- Case discussion
You can register to attend this event and find out more here.
Allied Health Professionals module
Muscular Dystrophy UK is working in partnership with specialist clinicians to develop an online training module which will support community health professionals to improve their knowledge of muscle-wasting conditions.
The new Allied Health Professionals module will be launched in summer 2018. The module will be an online resource for health and social care professionals who work with individuals and families affected by muscle-wasting conditions but who do not have any specific neuromuscular expertise.
Nurses, occupational therapists, staff working in wheelchair services, and teaching and educational professionals, are amongst the professionals who will benefit from tailored courses prepared by leading neuromuscular specialists.
After completing the module, which health professionals will have to pass a test to complete, participants will have more knowledge of the basics on treating a person with a muscle-wasting condition as well as where to go if they need more specialised support.
Other resources
The Allied Health Professionals module is just one of the training courses provided by Muscular Dystrophy UK.
Existing resources include our ELearning module for physiotherapists which has helped more than 1000 physios working with adults with muscle-wasting conditions to provide best-practice care for the people they support. Our GP ELearning module has also been taken by over 1,000 GPs, and provides doctors with support around the diagnosis and practical management of people with muscle-wasting conditions.
If you would like further information on the training opportunities for health professionals working with people with muscle-wasting conditions please get in touch with our Campaigns team at campaigns@musculardystrophyuk.org or on 0207 803 4826.