Navigating the Holidays After Laryngectomy
10/12/2025
Please join us for a live webinar on GoToWebinar presented by our Atos Care Nurse Advisor Ally Gallagher and facilitated by our Clinical Educator Alan Spinks. Navigating social events and gatherings, especially during the holiday season, can feel overwhelming after a laryngectomy. This friendly, supportive webinar will offer practical strategies, confidence-boosting tips, and real-life advice to help you enjoy the season with ease. We will also do a Holly Jolly Christmas Quiz at the end and hear what everyone has planned for the Christmas season.
When: Wednesday 10 December at 2 PM Auckland Time
Duration: 1 hour
Send your questions to anzevents@atosmedical.com ahead of the webinar to make sure they are answered.
Meet Our Presenters
Ally Gallagher has been a nurse since 2015, working in respiratory medicine, intensive care, and virtual health roles. She is comfortable managing patients with altered airways such as tracheostomies and laryngectomies. Within Sydney, Ally has worked in both private and public hospitals within intensive care, most recently a head and neck cancer unit as well as rural locations such as Lismore and Alice Springs.
Alan Spinks is a qualified nurse with over 38 years’ experience. As well as being a nurse Alan holds an honours degree in psychology. He has a post graduate qualification in Education and has worked exclusively with laryngectomees in UK, NZ, and Australia. Alan is a laryngectomee himself which helps him bring a special insight into living with a TL. He is passionate about improving the lives of his fellow laryngectomees and works tirelessly through consultations and the development of IT Technology.
Register to join
Please submit the form below to access the webinar. You will receive an email from GoTo Webinar with direct access to the webinar.