This online forum – Symptom Management – featured talks from: Claire Woodley, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital (GSTT) and Lauren Urwin, Specialist Occupational Therapist, GSTT, and Rachael George, Physiotherapist, GSTT. Programme Welcome from Nona Baker, co-chair MPN Voice, and Prof Claire Harrison, GSTT Symptom overview and tracking – ANP Claire Woodley Focus…
In Conversation With … Dr Clodagh Keohane, Consultant Haematologist, The Mercy Hospital, Cork, who tells Nona about her special interest in MPNs and haematology, and training at Guy’s Hospital in London. They also talk about her very busy clinic in The Mercy Hospital and the exciting news that the hospital will very soon be one…
Fatigue is a common symptom of MPNs and can be a significant challenge for patients. In a leaflet entitled ‘Fighting Fatigue’, MPN Voice lists the many ways in which fatigue can be experienced, from a lack of energy and inability to do ‘everyday’ tasks through to difficulties in concentrating, thinking, and making decisions. Disruption to…