Symposium: Living at home dependent on a ventilator


16:00-17:30

Symposium: Living at home dependent on a ventilator

(Home mechanical ventilation-HMV)

 University of Iceland’s Centre for Ethics, Board of Nursing of the National Hospital of Iceland and the MND association of Iceland are hosting a symposium on home mechanical ventilation-HMV on Tuesday 10th of May at 4pm – 5:30pm.

The goal of the symposium is to discuss the matters of Proposal for a Parliamentary Resolution 31 on HMV http://www.althingi.is/thingstorf/thingmalalistar-eftir-thingum/ferill/?ltg=145&mnr=31)

The symposium moderator is Oddný G. Harðardóttir member of the Icelandic parliament.

Lectures by:

Salvör Nordal, Director of the Centre for Ethics

Bryndís S. Halldórsdóttir, nurse at the National Hospital of Iceland

Guðjón Sigurðsson, Director of the MND association of Iceland

 

The lectures will be followed by discussions

The symposium is open to everyone.

All lectures will be given in Icelandic.