Our Allied Health Professionals Hybrid Conference 2024

31 October 2024

In October we welcomed over 125 Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) to our hybrid upskilling conference.

The day focused on sharing the latest advances and best practice in neuromuscular care, bringing together physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists amongst others. It emphasised the importance of multidisciplinary teams and provided an opportunity for attendees to expand their network and learn from colleagues across the neuromuscular field.

The first part of the morning explored best practice in physiotherapy management and how to identify and manage respiratory failure. Multidisciplinary teams play an important role in caring for people with muscle wasting and weakening conditions – from the assisted mechanical ventilation to nutrition teams.

The following sessions focused on postural management and funding for specialist wheelchairs and the role of speech and language therapy in neuromuscular care. Issues were raised around the scale of demand for wheelchair services and underfunding, allowing attendees to discuss the challenges their services experience in delivering the best possible neuromuscular care, and to share the best practice and resources they use.

After lunch speakers presented a case study on the impact wellbeing practitioners have in supporting people living with muscle wasting and weakening conditions and their families, along with a condition-specific update on Myasthenia Gravis.

The final session shared best practice when working with neuromuscular patients as a multidisciplinary team and engaging with local hospitals and emergency teams. The day ended with a networking reception for those who joined us in-person in Birmingham.

We’re very grateful to all our speakers for their time and expertise. Thanks to all who helped shape and deliver this year’s conference and of course all our attendees. 

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We’re the leading charity for over 60 muscle wasting and weakening conditions. For over 60 years, we’ve been building our community of individuals living with muscle wasting or weakening conditions, families and carers, scientists, health professionals, supporters, volunteers, and donors. Making advances that would have been unthinkable just ten years ago. 

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