For several weeks, the sound files of the National MND Conference presentations will be accessible on this website. Please feel free to download the files that interest you, or just listen to them at your leisure.

Please be aware that the sound files will be taken off the website early November 2008.

Presentations in order of the Conference program:

• Palliative care - from diagnosis to bereavement?
  Dr David Oliver, consultant physician in Palliative Medicine Wisdom Hospice, Rochester, UK
• Avalanche: our journey with motor neurone disease
  Lisa Morgan, wife of Richard Morgan, VIC
• A day is better than a week - mask ventilation the Austin way
  Chris Smith, physiotherapist, Victorian Respiratory Support Service, Austin Health, VIC
• Innovations in occupational therapy service delivery at the Prince of Wales Hospital: enabling patients with MND to live better for longer
  Jacqueline Gregor, senior occupational therapist, MND Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW
• Case Study: VRSS Outreach involvement in care of a client living with MND
  Gavin Fahey/Tim Walsh, registered nurses, Victorian Respiratory Support Service Austin Health, VIC
• Smooth sailing: riding the waves of MND challenges in unison
  Sarah Macneil, senior clinician occupational therapist and Bev Leith, case manager, Ballarat Health Services, VIC
• Choking: not a laughing matter
  Roxanne Maule/Janet Mosotovoy, speech pathologists, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem, VIC
• FlexiRest, a new respite initiative for people living with motor neurone disease, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis
  Jane Barrett, family support coordinator, MND Association of NSW
• Calvary Health Care Bethlehem and Comtec Yooralla: a joint assessment/ management clinic for people with MND
  Maryanne McPhee, speech therapist, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem, VIC
• Incorporating a palliative approach to care of individuals with MND and their families: clinical challenges
  Linda Kristjanson, researcher, Curtin University of Technology, WA
• MND Satellite Clinics
  Dr Susan Mathers, neurologist & clinical director of Neurology, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem, VIC
• Palliative Care Pathways
  Greg Dalton, project officer, Cancer & Palliative Care Unit, Department of Human Services, Melbourne, VIC
• Talking to young people
  Judi Kiraly, project manager Talking to Young People Project, VIC