Wednesday 15th May – 6:30pm to 8pm
Overview
This webinar will give you an insight into the drug fampridine, also known as Fampyra. This treatment is particularly important for people who have progressive forms of MS. Fampridine has been proven to be effective in 40% of people who are clinically eligible for it and it can have a significant positive impact on their quality of life. It can speed up responders walking by approximately 25% and significantly enhance their mobility.
Dr Marguerite Hill, Consultant Neurologist in MS at Morriston Hospital and Lynne Watson, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist at Morriston Hospital, will share their knowledge and insight of prescribing fampridine and delivering extensive fampridine clinics. The session will include sharing how the fampridine service was developed in Swansea Bay UHB, how the drug is administered, eligibility, benefits, side effects and patient outcomes.
There will also be an opportunity at the end of the webinar to ask questions to the speakers but they will not be able to give personal medical advice as part of the webinar.
Whether you’ve been recently diagnosed, are in the process of being diagnosed, or are the partner/family member of someone who’s recently been diagnosed with MS, this event is for you. The Multiple Sclerosis team at the Helen Durham Centre, University Hospital of Wales and the MS Society Cymru are inviting you to join us for an educational event focused on newly diagnosed MS. To learn more about MS from our panel of experts please book your space:
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