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MND: The essential contribution of Occupational Therapists

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From Feb 22, 2024 to Mar 14, 2024
Up-coming Webinar

This three-part webinar discusses Motor Neurone Disease and how Occupational Therapists can make all the difference to people living with MND and their families.

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This webinar will be released on: 
February 22, 2024

Webinar Parts

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MND: The essential contribution of Occupational Therapists - Part 1

Exploring the anatomy of the ...

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How healthcare professionals can help with the management of MND focusing on Occupational Therapy

Part 2 of the MND care series

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3

MND and the wider multi-professional team and how an OT can make an impact in the end stages of life.

MND and the wider multi-professional team and how an OT can make an impact in the end stages of life.

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Meet our Experts

Jenny Rolfe
Jenny Rolfe
Consultant Occupational Therapist

Jenny is a senior occupational therapist. She qualified in 1997 and completed her MSc in Neuro-rehabilitation in 2007. She has worked in Neurological Rehabilitation at the Battle Hospital in Reading, and the Rivermead Rehabilitation Centre in Oxford which became part of the Oxford Centre for Enablement in 2000. She moved into the Specialist Disability Service at the OCE from where she joined the Oxford MND Centre in January 2007.

Since August 2009 Jenny has been funded full-time by the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association to develop NHS wheelchair services across the UK, to improve wheelchair provision for people living with MND.

Useful resources

What is MND and why should I know more about it

Download the slides for part one of the MND care.

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How healthcare professionals can help with the management of MND focusing on Occupational Therapy

Download the slides from part 2 of the MND care series

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MND and the wider multi-professional team and how an OT can make an impact in the end stages of life.

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