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ALS: Strategies for Quality Living - June 4th, 2010

10th Clinical Conference - June 4, 2010 at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.

Contact Myrna Moore (myrna.mo...@sunnybrook.ca) for more information.

ALS: Strategies for Quality Living Brochure

 

Hamilton ALS Conference - June 6, 2008
 

Hosted by the ALS Clinic at McMaster University Medical Centre

Sections:
Workshop Notes and Presentations
Clinic Information Sheets and Brochures
ALS Patient Care Guidelines

Workshop Notes and Presentations

Notes:
Activities of Daily Living
Caring for a Patient in the Home
Psychosocial Issues
Respiratory Care
Seating

Presentations (PowerPoint):
Dr. John Turnbull: Overview of ALS
Dr. John Cunningham: Managing Respiratory Failure
Dr. Bruno Salena: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
Dr. Samantha Winemaker: Palliative Care
Jane Allan, Hamilton Regional Manager, ALS Society of Ontario: The ALS Society of Ontario

Clinic Information Sheets and Brochures (PDF)

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
ALS Clinic 
Breath Stacking
Driving Assessments
Dying at Home
Electronic Aid to Daily Living (EADL)
Getting a PEG Tube
Healthy Communication Consent Form
Hypergranulation Tissue
Initial Referral Letter
Manual Trial Worksheet
Neck Collars
Occupational and Physical Therapy
Phlegm and Sialorrhea
Power Trial Worksheet
Recommended Supplements
Respiratory Care
Terminology
Wheelchair Seating Assessment

ALS Patient Care Guidelines

ALS Reference Tool for Care Guidelines
How to Use the Reference Tool
Manual Disclaimer and Introduction

Phase I: Early Stages
Phase II: ADLs
Phase II: Communication
Phase II: Dysphagia
Phase II: Mobility
Phase II: Psychosocial Issues
Phase II: Respiratory Care
Phase III: ADLs
Phase III: Communication
Phase III: Dysphagia
Phase III: Mobility
Phase III: Psychosocial Issues
Phase III: Respiratory Care