NMO Information Day

Friday 20th and Saturday 21st May 2016

Aston Conference Centre, Aston University, Birmingham, B47ET

 

 

 

Programme for Friday 20^th May  – NMO Information Day:

 

16.30 – 18.00     Patient Experiences workshop (Facilitator Pamela Franklin)

19.00 – Late        Social with buffet

 

 

Programme for Saturday 21^st May  – NMO Information Day:

 

09.30 – 10.00    Registration and coffee

10.00 – 11.30     Presentations:

• 00 – 10.10       Then & now – 5 years of NMO service (Kerry Mutch/Rosie Gore)
• 10 – 10.30 AQP4 & MOG antibodies; how we treat them (Dr Jackie Palace)
• 30 – 10.50 New medications (Dr Anu Jacob)
• 50 – 11.05 Lab video – journey of your sample (Dr Mark Woodhall)
• 05 – 11.30 Research – Oxford (Dr George Tackley) Liverpool (Dr Anu Jacob)

11.30 – 12.00     Ask the experts clinical panel (chair Dr Jackie Palace)

12.00 – 12.10     Group photos

12.10 – 13.10     Lunch

13.15 – 14.05     Workshop 1        (session options 1, 2 or 3)

14.10 – 15.00     Workshop 2        (session options 4, 5 or 6)

15.00 – 15.20     Comfort break

15.20 – 15.50     NMO-UK (Tony Hughes & Trish Hughes)

15.50 – 16.00     Summary (Rosie Gore/Kerry Mutch)

 

 

Stands:

Occupational Therapy advice stand – Friday afternoon & Saturday (Kay Day & Rebecca Walsh)

Lycra information stand – Saturday (Liz Betts, Physiotherapist)

NMO information (Kerry Mutch/Rosie Gore/Sandra Reeve)

 

Saturday Afternoon Workshop Sessions:

 

Workshop 1:

 

• Ways of maintaining independence (Kay Day/Tom Green)

 

• Healthy living, diet & exercise (Kerry Mutch/Rosie Gore/Nina Eagle)

 

• What’s new; future treatment and theories (Dr Isabel Leite/Dr Patrick Waters/Dr Mark Woodhall)

 

Workshop 2:

• Visual Loss ￫ its impact on you and those around you (Val Trimble/Rebecca Walsh)

 

• Complementary therapies and managing anxiety (Rosie Gore/Nina Eagle)

 

• Technology and services to promote independence (Hannah Rose/Kerry Mutch/Kay Day)