Join us for the next @theABN_Info #LockdownLecture tonight: Thursday 28 May, 7-8 PM, BST
This week Dr. Ed Newman @ejn78 will joining @NeuroPBL & Dr. Richard Davenport to share tips & advice on managing remote #neurology consultations
To register visit: https://theabn.org/page/lockdownlectures5
This looks like an excellent webinar interested in how to polish their slide presentation skills. @rehabresearchuk @BritSocLM @communityneuro @Commtherapy https://twitter.com/nihrcommunity/status/1265540275935612933
These are excellent webinars having attended one on #epilepsy and #braintumours lead by Dr Robin Grant. @brainspine @NeuroAlliance @Neurodigest_ @ACNRjournal @theIBTA
Many other talks like this are on our website & you get access to @ebrainnet for CPD with your “donation”- a one off joining fee of £45. Why not take a look today at http://www.p-cns.org.uk. Your support will help us to keep developing new resources like http://www.eqol.org.uk.
@DrAndrewBateman @nbinders @communityneuro I wonder if Prof Jane Powell would be a useful contact. She spoke many years ago @communityneuro event. You can watch it here: https://vimeo.com/39660242
Key Activities
COVID-19 Information for the International Brain Tumour Community
The International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA) has assembled a list of COVID-19 links to information for our global community of patients, caregivers, healthcare and allied healthcare professionals and others.
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Family Life with Complex Epilepsy in children- a quality of life insight
Neurodigest reports on a fascinating look at recent findings from a quality of life survey that uncovered some intriguing views on the treatment of complex epilepsy in children, with AEDs and the ketogenic diet. Read the full article
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eQOL has been designed for you to share information and resources to support families and individuals living through epilepsy, in the hope it will:
- Encourage discussion that helps ensure equal access to the best treatment options
- Stimulate thoughts and ideas from both healthcare professionals and patients
- Help raise awareness that people cope with epilepsy in different ways
- Provide a place where you are an equal partner in stimulating ideas for epilepsy research
NICE Guidelines – Suspected neurological conditions: recognition and referral
NICE guideline [NG127] This guideline covers the initial assessment of symptoms& signs that might indicate a neurological condition. It helps non-specialist healthcare professionals to identify people who should be offered referral for specialist investigation.
Managing Complex Neuro Conditions in the Community, Birmingham
This event showcased work from various services to highlight how patients with complex neurological conditions are managed in the community. Services shared their work through oral and poster presentations, which you can access.
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Neurosymptoms – video guides
These are information, educational tools and shared learning video guides for three common neurological conditions; headache, dizzy spells, faints and fits have been developed to support GPs in managing the majority of patients locally rather than refer them to a specialist as an outpatient.
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Neuroncology: is a new project that the P-CNS is pleased to announce. Working in partnership with the International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA) and ACNR, we will be working to highlight the need for primary care and community based services to provide appropriate support for people living with brain tumours. Learn more about what triggered this new project on the Neurodigest website.
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Resources
We have an array of resources available from our website, including videos from P-CNS neurology studies days, and presentations from a workshop on Parkinson’s lead by Dr Tom Britton and another on Headaches lead by Dr Andy Dowson. To access these plus e-brain please register and pay the one off joining fee of £45
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ebrain
ebrain, run by the Joint Neurosciences Council, represents the largest, most comprehensive web-based training multimedia facility in clinical neurosciences to support both training and Continuous Professional Development for those working in relevant fields. Get free access by joining the P-CNS.
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SYMPROVE
We are pleased to announce that Symprove Ltd, a company committed to developing the understanding of the role of the gut microbiome through extensive research and testing, has become the our latest corporate partner. Your can learn more about their interest in supporting the microbiome and research into the gut-brain connection from their new health professional website.
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Neurosymptoms – a guide to functional and dissociative neurological symptoms
Website written by a neurologist with a special interest in these problems which aims to give a better understanding of these symptoms.
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