2025 GBS|CIDP Foundation International Coffee Chats

This coffee chat is exclusive to nurses working in neurology who are seeking guidance for their patients with inflammatory neuropathies.

Join us for our first coffee chat where you can meet expert nurses, foundation staff and get an in-depth look at resources available for your patients with GBS CIDP and MMN. Our coffee chats are interactive so please bring your questions, tips, or any information you want to share with your fellow neuro nurse community.

Who should attend?

Nurses working in neurology or infusion nurses who are seeking guidance for their patients with inflammatory neuropathies

Speakers

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Sandi Brettler has been a neuroscience nurse for almost 40 years. She graduated with a BSN from Bloomsburg University and MSN from Thomas Jefferson University as a Clinical Nurse Specialist with a specialty in critical care and neuroscience. She is currently a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Department of Neurosurgery at Penn State Health – Hershey Medical Center

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Cathy Prescott is a member of the Neuromuscular team at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. She has over 18 years’ experience in the NHS as a nurse. Joining the Walton centre in 2013, Cathy found her passion in caring for patients with neurological conditions. Cathy has been in her current position of Neuromuscular nurse since 2018. Her Role includes providing treatment, education, support, and advice within the neuromuscular service. Her specialist interests are CIDP and Myasthenia Gravis. She is chair of the newly formed group Inflammatory neuropathy nurse group INN UK and a member of the BPNS. Cathy completed her MSC in Advanced clinical practice at the end of 2024.