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ALS CONFERENCE May 2011
Hosted by The ALS Clinic at McMaster University Medical Centre
WHEN:
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Registration starts at 8:15 a.m.
Conference will start at 8:45 a.m.
WHERE:
McMaster University Medical Center
1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5 Note: Conference held in the Ewart Angus Centre
1st floor, purple section (take purple elevators from the parking garage to the first floor)
REGISTRATION FEES:
Healthcare Professionals, Students $50.00
Persons with ALS and One Caregiver = No Charge
Registration Package
The registration fee includes:
Access to all the workshops, lunch,
break refreshments, and parking.
PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION DEADLINE is Monday, May 16, 2011
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.
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