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Traditional Medicine
At the 2004 International Alliance Meeting Prof Ching Piao Tsai presented a wonderful overview of traditional medicines and their uses. He has made his presentation available for download. It is a .pdf file and is very large (3meg). Click here (and wait) to download.
“Ask the Experts” and “Allied Professionals Forum”
At the International Alliance meeting held in Berlin, Germany 2009, two "expert” sessions were presented. “Ask the Experts” brought together five leading experts, from a range of clinical and scientific fields, to discuss ALS/MND. The “Allied Professionals Forum”, specifically for health and social care professionals, aimed to foster the exchange of information and good practice to facilitate the highest standard of care for people living with ALS/MND.
Expert Biographies from the “Ask the Experts” sessions.
Abstracts and PowerPoint presentations of the “Allied Professionals Forum”
Alliance Board and Annual Meetings
Please click here to download a PowerPoint summary of the discussions and outcomes of the December 2009 Alliance Board meeting and Annual Meeting.
Welcome to the Home Page and Web Site of the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations.
ALS and MND are abbreviations for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Motor Neurone Disease respectively. ALS/MND is a neurological disease that affects over 350,000 of the world’s population, and kills over 100,000 every year. For more information about ALS/MND, click on the ALS/MND button.
The International Alliance is the peak body for national organisations who support people living with ALS/MND. The Alliance has undertaken several initiatives, including publication of background documents, created two awards, and initiated bursaries to assist members to attend the International Alliance meeting and a Support Grant to support the formation of new Associations, or the establishment of recently formed Associations. Click on the About us button for information about the Alliance.
Other Links will take you to the access point for the Allliance Chat Room and a collection of links to other ALS/MND sites. These links are a starting point for your journey with ALS/MND.
Alliance members come from all over the world, and are listed in the Directory. The Directory provides information about the services provided by each organisation, and the means of contacting them.
International Alliance - Berlin 2009
The International Alliance holds an annual meeting for members to meet and share advances in supporting people living with ALS/MND. Held in conjunction with the Annual Symposium on ALS/MND, the meeting is an excellent opportunity to discuss patient care, organisational development and planning, funding, and the role and activities of the International Alliance and its Board of Directors. Clicking on the Meetings button will provide you with background information on the next meeting of the International Alliance.
The Alliance has initiated two awards to recognise work in the field of ALS/MND's. Clicking on the Awards button will link you to information on the background to these awards and to the specific eligibility and nomination processes.
You can contact the Alliance and seek general information or referral to a member by clicking the Contact us button and sending us your request by email.
The Newsroom page presents the very latest in information about ALS/MND and any developments in the search for cause, treatment and cure. It is regularly reviewed and updated. At times, due to gaps in information flow, it may have no content. This does not mean that nothing is happening, but rather there is no concrete news to be shared at present.
Please enjoy our site. We hope it improves your knowledge and understanding of ALS/MND and meets your information needs.
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