Parkinson's Course

Thursday 14 November

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Thu 14 Nov | Online Afternoon Course

13:00 - 17:00

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Activity code: 150191

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Overview

Our new short course will offer the latest updates and practical advice for diagnosing and managing Parkinson’s disease in 2024. The course will focus on providing clinicians with useful and applicable insights for their daily practice. Our expert faculty will discuss

how to navigate common pitfalls in diagnosing Parkinson’s
how to effectively use imaging to support clinical decisions.
provide a practical guide on assessing cognitive function and dementia in a busy clinic.
how to choose the most suitable advanced therapies for patients with complex Parkinson’s disease
exciting emerging treatment options

Our keynote lecture, A Parkinson’s pandemic? by Dr Michael Okun, Adelaide Lackner Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Executive Director, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida Health, will outline and seek to understand the increasing global prevalence of Parkinson’s and its implications for clinicians, patients, and society.

Whether you are an experienced clinician, doctor in training, medical student, nurse, or another healthcare professional, we look forward to welcoming you to our engaging and thought-provoking course.

Dr Conor Maguire and Dr Gordon Duncan
Co-Chairs, Organising Committee

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Programme

Thursday 14 November 2024

13:00

Welcome: Dr Conor Maguire, Vice-President (International), Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - Chair, Dr Sarah Marrinan, Consultant Physician, Medicine of the Elderly, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

13.05	Diagnosing Parkinson's disease and the movement disorders: practical tips and cases for clinicians Dr Lara Teare, Consultant Neurologist, University Hospital, Coventry * differential diagnosis * videos * cases
13.45	The role of imaging in diagnosing Parkinsonian and movement disorders Dr Deepak Subedi, Consultant Radiologist, NHS Lothian * role of structural imaging (MRI and CT) * Role of SPECT and PET scanning;* is a ‘normal’ scan normal?
14.10	Keynote Speech: A Parkinson's pandemic Dr Michael Okun, Adelaide Lackner Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Executive Director, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida Health changing epidemiology ageing populations in lower-and-middle-income countries * environmental factors * how will our understanding of aetiology lead to improvements in therapeutics
14.55	Break

Session 2 - Chair, Dr Gordon Duncan, Consultant Physician, Medicine of the Elderly, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

15.05	Cognitive assessment in the Parkinson's clinic: practical tips for assessment Professor Rimona Weil, Professor of Neurology, University College London (pre-recorded) * how to approach the cognitive assessment * differentiating Parkinson's disease dementia from dementia with Lewy bodies * how to assess and treat * toolkits for clinicians and patients * what's in the therapeutic pipeline?
	What's new in advanced therapies for Parkinson’s?
15.45	Matching patients to treatments: how do I select an advanced therapy? Dr Vicky Marshall, Consultant Neurologist, Glasgow * what are 'advanced therapies'? * patient selection * DBS * optimising patients for advanced therapies * the role of multidisciplinary teams
16.10	MR guided focussed ultrasound – another advanced therapy for Parkinson’s? Dr Tom Gilbertson, Clinical Senior Lecturer and honorary Consultant Neurologist, University of Dundee and NHS Tayside * What is focussed ultrasound? * current applications * patient selection * future research
16.25	The future? Cell replacement and gene therapy for Parkinson’s Professor Alan Whone, Professor of Movement Disorders Neurology, University of Bristol and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, North Bristol NHS Trust * how can gene therapy regenerate the nigro-striatal pathway? * cell replacement therapies * ethical considerations
16.45	Q&A session with Dr Marshall, Dr Gilbertson and Professor Whone
17.00	Thanks and Close

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Fees

Booking for this event closes on Wednesday 13 November 2024. Catch-up on the Education Portal will be available for all registered delegates until 6 months after the live broadcast

Standard Delegate Fee	£135
RCPE Member (Collegiate & Associate) & Fellow discounted rate	£85
Allied Health Professionals	85
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country	0
RCPE Student	0
RCPE Retired Fellow	35
RCPE Foundation Member	35

Invoices

If you wish us to invoice an employer/organisation, please contact the Event Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.

Free places

Refugee doctors – free places are available to refugee doctors who are Associate Members of the College. Associate Membership for refugee doctors is available free of charge. Please visit our website for instructions on how to join, and then apply to the Symposium Co-ordinator for your free place.

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within 3 days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to take your place at the discretion of the event co-ordinator.

Event co-ordinator

Margaret Farquhar

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3636

m.farquhar@rcpe.ac.uk

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