17th November 2022 @ 9:30 am – 4:15 pm
We are pleased to announce details of our 2022 MSA Study Day for Health and Care professionals. Our programme will look at what MSA is, what it’s like to live with and the practical ways that Health and Care professionals can best support people living with the condition. It aims to be an interesting and engaging day with plenty of discussion and opportunities for networking, with an excellent panel of presenters. The cost is £25.00 which includes a delegate pack, a certificate of attendance, complementary lunch and refreshments throughout the day. The event is planned to be held on the
Thursday 17th of November at Voco St David’s in Cardiff, Havannah St, Cardiff CF10 5SD. We’re very excited to greet you all in-person so please note
there will not be a virtual option for this event. Please add the number of tickets required to your order then fill out the form on the next page to book your place at our MSA Study Day. Please note that if you are booking on behalf of someone else you
must enter the name of the person (or people) that will be attending on the checkout form. If you are booking tickets for a number of attendees we will require all their information to process the booking. Our provisional programme can be viewed below (please note that is subject to change): 09.30 Registration 09.50 Welcome and Housekeeping 10.00 Dr Alistair Church –
Consultant Neurologist, Principal Investigator Atypical Parkinson’s Trials for Wales – Overview of MSA 10.30 Jade Donnelly –
APS Coordinator and Specialist Physiotherapist – The role of the APS coordinator: Practical advice and lessons learned 11.00 Kym Winter –
Psychotherapist and Clinical Director Rareminds – The Psychological Impact of Rare Conditions: supporting your patient and their family 11.30 Refreshments 11.45 Dr Jalesh Panicker –
Associate Professor and Consultant/ Clinical Lead in Uro-Neurology – Tips and Tricks for Managing Urinary Problems in MSA 12.15 Demelza Stuart –
MSA Health Care Specialist (Occupational Therapist) – Planning Ahead in MSA 12.45 Personal Experiences of MSA 13.00 Lunch 13.45 Dr Fiona Chiplen –
Consultant in Palliative Medicine – Difficult conversations with people with MSA 14.15 Jennifer Benson –
A Toolkit for Preserving Communicative Identity: How to Use Voice Banking, Message Banking and Video Banking with People with MSA – Independent Speech and Language Therapist 14.45 Refreshments 15.00 Dr Yee Yen Goh –
Association of British Neurologist and MSA Trust Clinical Research Fellow – New MSA Diagnostic criteria and Prognosis in MSA 15.30 Jill Lyons, Emma Saunders and Sam Fitzgerald –
MSA Health Care Specialists and Social Welfare Specialist – MSA Trust Services 16.00 Summary of Day and Evaluation 16.15 Close Refund Policy: We are able to offer partial refunds (a small fee will still be charged by the card company) up to 30 days before the event date.