After Meningitis

Living with the impact of meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia

British Library, 96 Euston Road, LONDON NW1 2DB

Meningitis is a life changing disease. There are over 500,000 people living in the UK today who have had meningitis or meningococcal septicaemia, and nearly 18,000 have died over the last 60 years.

The Meningitis Trust is a registered charity committed to providing specialised support services to anyone who has been affected by meningitis or meningococcal septicaemia. The Trust is also committed to increasing understanding of these diseases and funding relevant research.

After Meningitis Conference Information and Booking Form (PDF 1.97 MB)

This conference aims to consider the wide range of outcomes of meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia and highlight the importance of specialist support in helping those affected to rebuild their lives.

Topics include

• Physical after-effects of meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia
• Helping teenagers to move forward
• Learning and behavioural challenges
• Emotional support
• Research into after-effects

Contributors include

Prof. Keith Cartwright Medical Director, Meningitis Trust (Conference Chair)
Dr. Deborah Christie Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Institute of Child Health
Prof. Simon Kroll Professor of Paediatrics and Molecular Infectious Diseases,
Imperial College and St Mary’s Hospital, London
Jennie Borg Research Psychologist
Auditory Verbal UK A national charity committed to the Auditory Verbal approach to helping
hearing-impaired children acquire listening and spoken language skills

There will also be a number of people talking about their personal experiences of these diseases.

Who is the conference of interest to?

This conference will be of interest to anyone who is involved in anyway with helping people affected by meningitis, including:

• GPs • District Nurses/Practice Nurses
• Community Paediatricians
• Health Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Physiotherapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Educational Psychologists
• Teachers
• Special Needs Specialists
• Researchers in this Area
• Counsellors and Art Therapists