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This webinar will help you to understand about gastrostomy tubes and decision making around this topic.
A gastrostomy tube allows food, fluid and medicines to be received directly into the stomach when it is difficult or unsafe to do this by mouth. There can be many factors that may lead to a person choosing to have a gastrostomy or choosing not to have a gastrostomy.
In this webinar we will discuss some of the things that it would be helpful to consider when making this difficult decision. It is hoped that this webinar will be of interest both to people living in families where there is Huntington's disease and also to professionals.
Speakers
The Huntington's Disease Association is delighted to welcome a panel of speakers who have worked with people with Huntington's disease in a variety of settings.
Cathy Lyon
Former specialist care home owner
Ciara Mackie
Lead dietitian for Adult Community Milton Keynes University NHS Trust
Joanna McCabe
Huntington's Disease Nurse Consultant for Exemplar Health Care