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21/06/07
ALSA's 2008 MND/ALS Clinical Management Conference - Call for Presentations
Each year, the ALS Association hosts an annual clinical conference to help health care providers further their education of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) through workshops, panel discussions, and
networking opportunities with other health care professionals. This three-day conference explores the science and research of ALS; medical management of ALS, avenues of social support for people living with ALS, as well as their family members and caregivers; quality of life; and pulmonary care.
The selection committee of the conference invites healthcare professionals to submit an abstract for consideration as a workshop presenter. Notification to speakers will be made approximately Sept. 1, 2007.
Speakers are encouraged to share information related to the medical care and management of a person with ALS, the impact of disease on the person, family, or children, psychosocial issues, and caregiver issues. Representatives from the fields of assistive technology, hospice, mental health, neurology, neuropsychiatry/psychology, nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, palliative care, psychiatry, physical therapy, pulmonology /respiratory, social work and speech pathology are encouraged to submit presentation proposals.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS August 1, 2007
For questions about call to presentations, please call Susan Stone at 818-880-9007 Ext. 233 or Sharon Matland at 818-880-9907 Ext. 217. Information regarding presentation criteria is attached. Submissions can be emailed to sstone@alsa-national.org or faxed to Susan Stone at 818-880-9006.
SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
SESSION TITLE
PRESENTER(S) INFORMATION
Include presenter name, address, phone, fax, and email for each speaker that will attend the conference. Each speaker will be expected to pay the speaker’s reduced conference registration fee.
CONTENT AREAS:
Patients as Captain of Their Ship
• Empowering the ALS Patient
• Advocating For and Balancing Personal Needs Within The Family
• Caring for the Live-Alone ALS Patients
• Frontotemporal Dementia: Definition, Signs and Symptoms
The Nuts and Bolts of ALS
• ALS: Definition, Mechanism, Symptoms
• End of Life Care: Palliative or Hospice Care?
• Respite
• The Bearers of Difficult News: Communication and Self-Care Strategies for Care Providers
• Clinical Features, Interventions, and Assistive Devices
Respiratory/Pulmonolgy Neurology
Nutrition: Basic and Enteral Neuromuscular
Mobility Nursing
Counseling/Social Work
Speech Language, including Speech Generating Devices and Dysphagia
• Clinical Management of the FTD Patient with Disinhibition and Executive Dysfunction
• Home Care and Care Plans
• Best Practices (disciplines noted above)
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Multidisciplinary Team and Clinic Operations
Psychosocial Aspects
• ALS and Couples: Intimacy, Roles And Relationship
• Coping and Grief in the Children
• Progressive Grief in the Patient and Family
• Post-Diagnosis Planning Considerations
• Outreach to Ethnic and Underserved Communities
ABSTRACT OF PROPOSAL (limit of 100 words)
Presenters must disclose any sponsorship or co-sponsorship. Abstracts will be published in the conference brochure.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL (limit 1000 words)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
List up to three objectives. Learner outcomes will describe what participants will be able to do as a result of attending this session. Use action verbs such as “apply,” “report,” and “describe.”
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF SESSION
Time structure of presentation. Include introduction, question and answer period.
Example:
5 minutes Introduction and overview of learning outcomes
10 minutes Discuss….
25 minutes Develop…
10 minutes Apply….
10 minutes Question and answers
PROPOSED HANDOUT MATERIALS
Each presenter will be responsible submitting their presentations prior to the conference. An exact date will be given when the presenter is notified of acceptance of presentation.
STYLE OF SESSION:
Single Speaker Lecture
Multiple Speaker Lecture
Panel Discussion
Hands-On Demonstration
SESSION FORMAT:
One hour seminar
Two hour seminar
Poster Session
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PRESENTERS EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TOPIC AREA
networking opportunities with other health care professionals. This three-day conference explores the science and research of ALS; medical management of ALS, avenues of social support for people living with ALS, as well as their family members and caregivers; quality of life; and pulmonary care.
The selection committee of the conference invites healthcare professionals to submit an abstract for consideration as a workshop presenter. Notification to speakers will be made approximately Sept. 1, 2007.
Speakers are encouraged to share information related to the medical care and management of a person with ALS, the impact of disease on the person, family, or children, psychosocial issues, and caregiver issues. Representatives from the fields of assistive technology, hospice, mental health, neurology, neuropsychiatry/psychology, nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, palliative care, psychiatry, physical therapy, pulmonology /respiratory, social work and speech pathology are encouraged to submit presentation proposals.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS August 1, 2007
For questions about call to presentations, please call Susan Stone at 818-880-9007 Ext. 233 or Sharon Matland at 818-880-9907 Ext. 217. Information regarding presentation criteria is attached. Submissions can be emailed to sstone@alsa-national.org or faxed to Susan Stone at 818-880-9006.
SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
SESSION TITLE
PRESENTER(S) INFORMATION
Include presenter name, address, phone, fax, and email for each speaker that will attend the conference. Each speaker will be expected to pay the speaker’s reduced conference registration fee.
CONTENT AREAS:
Patients as Captain of Their Ship
• Empowering the ALS Patient
• Advocating For and Balancing Personal Needs Within The Family
• Caring for the Live-Alone ALS Patients
• Frontotemporal Dementia: Definition, Signs and Symptoms
The Nuts and Bolts of ALS
• ALS: Definition, Mechanism, Symptoms
• End of Life Care: Palliative or Hospice Care?
• Respite
• The Bearers of Difficult News: Communication and Self-Care Strategies for Care Providers
• Clinical Features, Interventions, and Assistive Devices
Respiratory/Pulmonolgy Neurology
Nutrition: Basic and Enteral Neuromuscular
Mobility Nursing
Counseling/Social Work
Speech Language, including Speech Generating Devices and Dysphagia
• Clinical Management of the FTD Patient with Disinhibition and Executive Dysfunction
• Home Care and Care Plans
• Best Practices (disciplines noted above)
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Multidisciplinary Team and Clinic Operations
Psychosocial Aspects
• ALS and Couples: Intimacy, Roles And Relationship
• Coping and Grief in the Children
• Progressive Grief in the Patient and Family
• Post-Diagnosis Planning Considerations
• Outreach to Ethnic and Underserved Communities
ABSTRACT OF PROPOSAL (limit of 100 words)
Presenters must disclose any sponsorship or co-sponsorship. Abstracts will be published in the conference brochure.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL (limit 1000 words)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
List up to three objectives. Learner outcomes will describe what participants will be able to do as a result of attending this session. Use action verbs such as “apply,” “report,” and “describe.”
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF SESSION
Time structure of presentation. Include introduction, question and answer period.
Example:
5 minutes Introduction and overview of learning outcomes
10 minutes Discuss….
25 minutes Develop…
10 minutes Apply….
10 minutes Question and answers
PROPOSED HANDOUT MATERIALS
Each presenter will be responsible submitting their presentations prior to the conference. An exact date will be given when the presenter is notified of acceptance of presentation.
STYLE OF SESSION:
Single Speaker Lecture
Multiple Speaker Lecture
Panel Discussion
Hands-On Demonstration
SESSION FORMAT:
One hour seminar
Two hour seminar
Poster Session
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PRESENTERS EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TOPIC AREA