PostGas

mybreathing.mymnd.org.uk People affected by MND have been supported to develop something to help others learn from their experiences. They have taken the best evidence and their personal experiences and come up myBreathing. #ALS #MND #coproduction

A fantastic addition to the ‘myMND’ information resources. Developed in collaboration with people living with MND, helping inform about the option to start non-invasive ventilation (NIV). Check it out and share far and wide @mndassoc @SYMNDA mybreathing.mymnd.org.uk

How time flies, we only have 6 months of recruitment left!

Really inspiring talk by dietitian Sean White, on the importance of MDT working and how we present information to patients in an accessible and timely fashion to support complex decision making for alternative feeding @UKSRG2 #UKSRG2020 #MND @mndassoc

The 2019 Hawking Lecture is now available to view online. It features @profcjmcdermott presenting the latest thinking on nutrition in #MND. Visit bit.ly/RCN2019 and register for a free account. @theRCN

Are you a healthcare professional supporting people with progressive neurological conditions to make decisions about gastrostomy placement? Please follow link below if you wish to complete national survey on current practice. Survey closes in 2 days. scharr.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2g…

Let's start 2020 the way we mean to carry on, by raising awareness of motor neurone disease. Please retweet our graphic which highlights some of the key facts about the disease. Together we can achieve our vision of a world free from #MND 🧡 thank you for your support!

Merry Christmas from the PostGas team!

Are you a nurse supporting people with neurological conditions such as motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis or Huntington’s Disease to making decisions about gastrostomy placement? Please consider completing this survey: scharr.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2g…

Once again, congratulations to @DoddieWeir5 on being awarded the Helen Rollason Award yesterday, which recognises outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. It was presented by HRH The Princess Royal at this year's @BBCSport #SPOTY. Watch here 🏉 bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-p….

Christmas came early for the @DiAMoNDstudy_! Protocol paper published in the @BMJ_Open today - find it online here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/12/e… #MND #decisionmaking #decisionaid @mndassoc @mariecurieuk

Wow, great to see the @PostGas December update on the @LOROSHospice research wall 😍

University Hospital Southampton @UHSFT is our newest PostGas site. We are delighted to welcome them to the team! 🥳

We have reached a significant milestone on the PostGas study recruiting over 100 participants! And we have crossed the halfway mark to our recruitment target of 200 participants across all sites 🥳👍🎉

Over 420 posters will be displayed at this year's #alsmndsymp in Perth. These laid end to end would cover the arch span of the Sydney Harbour Bridge! What an amazing amount of #MND research 🤯

Please complete this survey looking at use of water in enteral nutrition @PENGDT qmu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/water-usage-in…

Congratulations to @neuroshef awarded the #QueensAnniversaryPrize for innovation in neuroscience research - we are proud to be supporting Prof. Bandmann's work with #UDCA - understanding the drug’s potential to slow #Parkinsons sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/royal-…

100 HCP’s have already responded to survey about how they support people with progressive neurological conditions to make decision about gastrostomy placement. Doctors, nurses, speech & language therapists, and dietitians: you can complete survey here: scharr.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2g…

@profcjmcdermott our wonderful CI on @postgas is giving the Annual Hawking #MND Lecture on nutrition in #MND #ALS - v. relevant to the work we are doing on understanding the optimal nutritional management for people with #ALS #MND who are fed enterally following #gastrostomy 👍🥳

Yesterday we held an #MND equipment roadshow- @ominayasmin had a go on the Neater Eater - sadly no chocolate was available! @mndassoc