What will you do for MND Week 2017? We need your help to make it a success! Can you assist by raising community awareness and fundraising for MND NSW? Blue Cornflower Day on Friday 12 May is the perfect day for your event. Email us
Living Well with MND is an informative day for people living with motor neurone disease, their families and friends. You will be provided with a range of strategies to live well with MND and to maintain independence. You will also have the opportunity to have your questions answered by health professionals with expertise in MND, and to meet others who understand what it is like to live with MND.
During 2017 you can attend Living Well with MND at the following locations:
18 May - Forbes
21 June - Newcastle
12 September - West Ryde
17 October - Wollongong
There is no cost to attend the program but you need to reserve your place. More information here http://www.mndnsw.asn.au/all-events/living-with-mnd.html.
This is an afternoon of hope and remembrance for all those whose lives have been touched by motor neurone disease. More information here http://www.mndnsw.asn.au/all-events/living-with-mnd/181-day-of-hope-and-remembrance-2017.html.
Isabella Lambert-Smith (PhD Candidate, Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, International BSc (Honours), University of Wollongong NSW) has provided us with a special summary of the key MND research hot topics from the 27th International Symposium on ALS/MND held in December 2016.
The 27th International Symposium on ALS/MND was off to an exciting start with Roel Vermeulen (Utrecht, The Netherlands) taking us on a tour of the ALS/MND ‘exposome’ in the joint opening session.
Applications are closing soon for the Susie Harris Travel Fellowship and the MND Research Institute of Australia PhD Scholarship Top-up Grant. Applicants must be an Australian citizen or have permanent resident status. Applications close at 6 pm AEDT on Friday 27 January 2017.
