Programme 2018
Northern Connections MS Meeting – 8th June 2018
Across our events, we continue to draw an impressive line-up of speakers from a range of important
Pre-event Welcome Dinner – 7pm, Thursday 7 June 2018, Principal Edinburgh George St
7:00pm – 7:30pm
Welcome Drinks Reception
Principal Edinburgh George Street Hotel
7:30pm – 10:00pm
Welcome Dinner
Principal Edinburgh George Street Hotel
Breakfast Session – 8am, Friday 8 June 2018, Royal Society of Edinburgh
8:00am – 9:00am
Main Meeting – 9am, Friday 8 June 2018, Royal Society of Edinburgh
8:30am – 9.15am
Arrival & Breakfast
Morning Session 1- Advances in Research and Treatment in MS: Chaired by Dr James Overell
9.30am - 9.40am
Welcome – Meeting Aspirations
Dr James Overell
9.40am - 10.10am
Remyelination in MS – from bench to bedside
Professor Anna Williams
10.10am - 10.40am
Translational therapeutics and recent clinical trials in Progressive MS
Dr Don Mahad
10.40am - 11.10am
Why Target B Cells in MS
Professor David Baker
11.10am - 11.25am
Coffee Break
Morning Session 2- Collaborate to Innovate – The Swedish Experience: Chaired by Prof. Siddharthan Chandran
11.25am - 12.00pm
Swedish research collaborations in MS
Professor Jan Lycke
12.00pm - 12.35pm
Collaborations in Real World MS Treatment and Swedish MS Service development
Prof Anders Svenningsson
12.35pm - 12.45pm
Panel Discussion and Questions
Chair
12.45pm - 13.30pm
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 1- Opportunities and Challenges of Managing MS in 2018: Chaired by Professor David Bates
14.30pm - 15.45pm
Debate – are MDTs good for MS Care?
Prof Neil Robertson vs Dr Martin Duddy
14.10pm - 14.30pm
Collaborate to Innovate – Linking database cohorts
Dr Peter Connick
Afternoon Session 2 – Working Together to Overcome the Challenges of Service Development: Chaired by Dr James Overell and Dr Martin Duddy
14.30pm - 15.45pm
Collaborative Session – Sharing Best Practice
Centres to present an overview of their service
15.45pm - 15.55pm
Coffee Break
15.55pm - 16.15pm
The Queen Square experience
Bernadette Porter
16.15pm - 16.30pm
Closing Remarks
“The Northern Connections MS Meeting provides a unique networking opportunity for MS Specialists throughout Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England. I found the Case Study Section to be of particular benefit – a great opportunity to discuss real world cases with our peers.”
Dr Orla Gray, Consultant Neurologist
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Past Programmes
Have a look at the programmes from other meetings to get a feel for some of our other speakers and topics.