Education and info sessions

This online event is held monthly. It is for people who have recently been diagnosed with MND, their family and friends. Join this event to learn about what MND is and how MND NSW can support you.

Register now: Information session for people recently diagnosed with MND 

MND Upskill for Health and Community Care Professionals

Explore the complex nature of MND and MND symptom management. Have the opportunity to apply your professional experience during workshop exercises and explore the various types of Alternate Augmentative Communication (AAC) available for hire from our FlexEquip equipment library. This session is suitable for health and community care professionals from all disciplines, including allied health professionals, care coordinators and paid support workers.

Register now: MND Upskill for Health and Community Care Professionals

MND Upskill for People Living with MND and Carers

This session is for people living with MND and their informal support network, family and friends. Learn about what MND is, symptoms and symptom management strategies. Understand the importance of manual handling, pressure care and communication aids and practice using some of the equipment available for hire from our FlexEquip equipment library.

Register now: MND Upskill for People Living with MND and Carers

Our MND Hub hosts a range of courses on topics related to MND which are suitable for people living with MND, their family and friends and health and community care professionals. All courses, including MND Aware, are free for people living with MND and their family.

Visit the MND Hub

MND Aware is a comprehensive course about MND which is avaliable on the MND Hub.

The course is suitable for all types of learners, easy to use and interactive. It has been specifically developed for health and community care professionals including:

• community, home care, disability, and aged care workers
• intake and referral staff
• care coordinators and case managers
• health, allied health, and palliative care professionals
• volunteers, pastoral care workers and others who work with people living with MND

The course equips learners with a basic understanding of the disease and the impact it has on an individual's life, their families and friends, and it prepares them for when they do meet someone with the disease. MND Aware also provides specific information about care, symptom management and wellbeing, and support needs of a person with MND. 

Find out more about MND Aware on the MND Hub

Delivered by our MND Advisor team either in-person or via MS Teams, the 1-hour in-service is available without cost to any organisation supporting a person who is living with MND and who is accessing our Advisor program. The in-service provides a general overview of what MND is, symptoms and symptoms management strategies.