Dr Nicole Sheers awarded a FightMND grant

BEST congratulates Dr Nicole Sheers on her success in receiving a FightMND Care Support Grant.

With support from the grant, Dr Sheers is leading a national education program, Resp-Ed, to improve respiratory care for people with motor neurone disease (MND). The Resp-Ed program has three connected parts targeted at health professionals across Australia:·

• 15 online self-paced learning modules for respiratory knowledge and skills
• Hands-on workshops in every Australian state
• Pilot of an online community of practice for health professionals

Watch Dr Sheers introduce the Resp‑Ed program in the below FightMND video.

Read more on the FightMND website about Dr Nicole Sheers' mission to improve respiratory care for Australians living with MND.

Dr Sheers is an experienced respiratory physiotherapist and leads the clinical innovation stream at BEST.

Image (Top of page): Dr Nicole Sheers with a research participant.  Image Credit: Bergs Productions and FightMND