Workshop from the MNDA – Respiratory Failure in MND: Secretion Management and Airway Clearance

Date: 7 November 2023
Time: 10am-3:30pm (registration and coffee from 9:30am)
Cost: £50 View Events Cancellation Policy
Location: Newcastle United Football Club, St James Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4ST

Aim: to introduce non respiratory specialist members of the MDT to secretion management and airway clearance.

Objectives:

By the end of the session you will:

• be better able to identify the presenting problems may be when cough augmentation is indicated
• have been introduced to manual methods of secretion clearance including the Lung Volume Recruitment technique
• be able to explain secretion clearance and cough assistance techniques in order to support the people with MND in their care and prepare them for the procedures
• have been introduced to some of the pharmacological options for secretion management
• have had an opportunity to explore case studies and through knowledge application and discussion identify the presenting problem and the appropriate action to take.