Education and Support

We have recently put together a new information booklet called ‘An Introduction to Motor Neurone Disease (MND)’. This new booklet presents information on MND in simple terms and in a way that is easy to break down and understand.

Tell us what you think: Patient Experience Survey of Outpatient Neurology Services

Please see the below document on how the Budget 2018 will affect family carers.

Are you a Family carer? Family carers need support and now there is a new online support group that you might find helpful.

Brain Awareness Week 2017 takes place from the 6th – 12th of March. National Brain Awareness Week is an annual initiative co-ordinated by the Neurological Alliance of  Ireland (NAI) aimed at increasing public awareness of neurological conditions. 

We are delighted that the prestigious International Alliance Meeting and Symposium is being hosted by the IMNDA in the Convention Centre in Dublin this year! One of the main events is the open Ask The Experts meeting, which allows people living with ALS/MND and their carers attend an afternoon of presentations by ALS/MND experts and then… Read More »

A Study Day for Healthcare Professionals Managing MND: The Impact of Cognitive and Behavioural Change The Motor Neurone Disease Research Group at Beaumont Hospital and Trinity College is developing an educational programme for Healthcare professionals treating patients and families of people with MND.

14th Annual Allied Professionals Forum Convention Centre Dublin | 6 December 2016 The Allied Professionals Forum is focused on practice and experience for health professionals in the care and support of people living with ALS/MND. 

The Irish Hospice Foundation are holding an evening for the public on bereavement and living with loss.

Behavioural Changes in MND: What Families Need to Know The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Research Group at Beaumont Hospital and Trinity College is developing an educational programme for families of people with MND.  The purpose is to help those affected by MND to recognize the thinking, behaviour and personality changes that can occur as part… Read More »

27th Annual International Symposium for ALS/MND is coming to Dublin! The International Alliance holds the Annual Alliance Meeting to provide a forum for member associations to meet and share advances in supporting people living with ALS/MND.

The International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations will host a one-day Allied Professionals Forum at the Convention Centre Dublin on 6 December 2016. This seminar, specifically for allied health and social care professionals, is held between the International Alliance Meeting (4-5 December) and the International Symposium on ALS/MND (7-9 December).

Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Every March, BAW unites the efforts of partner organizations worldwide in a celebration of the brain for people of all ages.

Findings from the first published audit of neurology services in Ireland, launched on Tuesday 15th February 2016, point to widespread deficits in neurology services across the country. The audit, based on reports from each of the eleven neurology centres nationwide was carried out in 2015 as part of a joint collaboration between the Neurological Alliance of… Read More »

The IMNDA are looking for a Services Administrator to join our team. This is a full time position located in our office in Coleraine House, Coleraine Street in Dublin 7. Closing date for applications is 12noon on the 19th of February.