Event
SMA MasterClass 1 - Module 2
Please note this is not the first module in the course and previous modules must be attended. Click here to view Module 1.
Location
Halifax Hall, Sheffield University Campus
Endcliffe Vale Road
Sheffield
S10 3ER
This is the second module of a course designed for paediatricians, paediatric neurologists, general neurology trainees, consultant neurologists, specialist nurses, therapists and multidisciplinary team members who would like to increase their understanding of SMA and its treatment and management and explore how they can improve their own services.
Programme
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Chairs
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Consultant neurologist and honorary senior lecturer, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric neurology consultant, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
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Consultant paediatric neurologist, Evelina London Children's Hospital
Speakers
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Consultant spinal surgeon, The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Senior clinical psychologist
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Neuromuscular Specialist Nurse & Care Advisor, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Ulrika Kreicbergs
RN, PhD, holds the Louis Dundas Chair in Palliative Care for Children and Young People, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London.
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Professor of Paediatric Neuromuscular Diseases, MDUK Oxford Neuromuscular Centre
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Speech and Language Therapist, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Specialist Paediatric Respiratory Neuromuscular Physiotherapist, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Raising awareness, improving outcomes
Neuromuscular Academy is the first bespoke course for healthcare professionals to receive expert training in neuromuscular conditions like spinal muscular atrophy.