Delivering best practice in Germany

Specialist multidisciplinary care for motor neurone disease patients

Groups related to this event

Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science

Event date

Thursday, 2 February 2017

Title

Delivering best practice in Germany: specialist multidisciplinary care for motor neurone disease patients

Speakers

Johannes Dorst and MND clinic team, Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Germany.

Abstract

The multidisciplinary team from the Department of Neurology of the University of Ulm specialises in motor neurone disease (MND) care. Ulm has one of the largest MND clinics in Germany and Europe, led by medical director Professor Albert Ludolph.

The work undertaken by the Clinic for Neurology includes research, teaching and outpatient care of neurological diseases at the University of Ulm. The Clinic specialises in neurodegenerative diseases; in particular, motor neuron disease, Parkinson 's disease, atypical Parkinsonian syndromes, Huntington's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Funded by a grant from the "Care for Chronic Diseases" program, the team will visit Australia to compare the structures, processes and outcomes for patients with MND. The presentation will give insight into the funding, organisational and socio-cultural contexts of service delivery in Germany.

Johannes and team will demonstrate how multidisciplinary care for MND patients is delivered using several short videos about the clinic and about the daily work of each profession. The team is looking forward to discovering and discussing the similarities and differences and between German and Australian MND service delivery, and the nuances of evidence-based practice.

Speaker profile

Dr Johannes Dorst, Research Secretary and Senior Physician of the Neurological University Clinic at RKU will lead the presentation.

Team members are Ellen Keuchel (Respiratory Therapist), Hanne Derner (Physiotherapist), Falk Schradt (Speech Therapist), Sarah Felk (Occupational Therapist), and Nathalie Sziemeth (Nurse).

Seminar details

Date: Thursday 2nd February, 2017

Time: 12pm – 1pm

Location: Seminar room, Level 1, 75 Talavera Road, Macquarie University

Chairperson: Dr Anne Hogden, Research Fellow, Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation.

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