International Symposium on ALS/MND

The Symposium is held in cooperation with the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations.

The International Symposium on ALS/MND is a unique annual event, which brings together leading international researchers, and health and social care professionals to present and debate key innovations in their respective fields.

The Symposium is planned as two parallel meetings, one on biomedical science and the other on research and advances in the care and management of people affected by ALS/MND. Joint sessions consider issues of mutual concern, challenging current views and practice. 

Details are available by linking to MND Association (UK)

The 21st International Symposium on ALS/MND was held in Orlando, Florida USA, 11-13 December 2010.

       Read reports from Australian researchers who received funding from MNDRIA to attend the 2010 meeting.

       Read highlights of the presentations at past meetings.

 

 

MND Australia in partnership with MND NSW will be the hosts for the 22nd International ALS/MND Symposium in Sydney in 2011.

 

The Symposium venue will be the Hilton Hotel

The dates for the Symposium and associated meetings will be:

Monday 28 November - Ask the Experts

Tuesday 29 November - Allied Professionals Forum

Wednesday 30 November to Friday 2 December - International ALS/MND Symposium - see Call for abstracts .

 

Deadline for abstract submission is Monday 2 May 2011

Abstract themes are as follows:

  • Respiratory and nutritional management

  • Multidisciplinary care and quality of life

  • Cognitive and psychological assessment and support

  • Imaging, electrophysiology and markers of disease progression

  • Therapeutic strategies

  • In vitro experimental models

  • In vivo experimental models

  • Genetics

  • Epidemiology

  • Human cell biology and pathology

We look forward to welcoming the worldwide ALS/MND community to Sydney in 2011.

 

 

The 23rd International Symposium on ALS/MND will be held in Chicago, USA, 5-7 December 2012.