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Webinar: A Guide to Living Well this Summer after a Total Laryngectomy

Webinar: A Guide to Living Well this Summer after a Total Laryngectomy

28/11/2024

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Please join us for a live webinar on Microsoft Teams presented by our NEW Atos Care Nurse Advisor Ally Gallagher and facilitated by our Clinical Educator Alan Spinks. In this webinar we will discuss how to improve lung health during the summer and prepare for trips away. Ally and Alan will share tips and tricks to make your summer great!

When: Thursday 28 November at 12 Noon Sydney-Melbourne Time/ 2PM Auckland Time

Duration: 1 hour

Send your questions to alexandra.gallagher@atosmedical.com ahead of the webinar to make sure they are answered.

Meet Our Presenters

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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.

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