Programme 2019
Northern Connections MS Meeting – 14 June 2019
Across our events, we continue to draw an impressive line-up of speakers from a range of important
Pre-event Welcome Dinner – 7pm, Thursday 13 June 2019, Principal Edinburgh George St
7:00pm – 7:30pm
The Editor's Bar, The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen
Welcome Drinks Reception
Principal Edinburgh George Street Hotel
Join us in the Editors Bar for welcome drinks and networking ahead of the welcome dinner.
7:30pm – 10:00pm
The Library
Welcome Dinner
Principal Edinburgh George Street Hotel
Join us in the beautiful Library suite for a welcome dinner ahead of the main meeting the following day.
Optional Breakfast Session – 8am, Friday 14 June 2019, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
8:00am – 9:00am
The Cullen Suite
Main Meeting – 9am, Friday 14 June 2019, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
8:30am – 9.15am
The New Library
Arrival & Breakfast
Enter through main reception and Breakfast in The New Library
Join us for breakfast in the iconic New Library for networking ahead of the meeting
Morning Session 1- Innovation in Research: Chaired by Prof. Anna Williams
9.15am - 9.20am
The Great Hall
Welcome – Meeting Aspirations
Prof. Siddharthan Chandran, University of Edinburgh
9.20am - 10.00am
The Great Hall
Stem Cells and regeneration in MS
Prof. Lou Brundin, Karolinska, Sweden
10.00am - 10.40am
The Great Hall
Multi-modal evaluation of MS brain pathology in vivo
Profesor Laura Airas, Turku University Hospital, Finland
10.40am - 11.20am
The Great Hall
Developing ultrasensitive biomarkers for neuroinflammatory disease
Dr David Hunt, University of Edinburgh
11.20am - 11.40am
The New Library
Coffee Break
Morning Session 2- Collaborations in MS Care: Chaired by Prof. Siddharthan Chandran
11.40am - 12.20pm
The Great Hall
The Danish Registry – 60 Years’ Experience
Dr Melinda Magyari, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
12.20pm - 13.00pm
The Great Hall
Lowering our risk of MS
Dr Ruth Dobson, Queen Mary University of London
13.00pm - 13.40pm
The New Library
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 1- Innovations in Service and Care: Chaired by Dr Jonathan O’Riordan
13.40pm - 14.15pm
The Great Hall
Highly specialised services for children with demyelinating disorders
Dr Rachel Kneen, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool
14.15pm - 15.00pm
The Great Hall
Debate: Technology in Practice
Debate motion: ‘In five years’ time EDSS will have been replaced by wearable devices’
Prof Jeremy Hobart (FOR) vs
Dr Niall MacDougall (AGAINST)
Prof. Jeremy Hobart, University of Plymouth versus Dr Niall MacDougall, Hairmyres Hospital
15.00pm - 15.15pm
The New Library
Coffee Break
Afternoon Session 2 – Innovations in Service and Care: Dr Martin Duddy
15.15pm - 15.45pm
The Great Hall
Overcoming service challenges Practical Q&A
Dr Martin Duddy, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
15.45pm - 16.25pm
The Great Hall
Pregnancy in MS
Dr Katy Murray, NHS Forth Valley & Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic
16.25pm - 16.30pm
The Great Hall
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
OTHER EVENTS
Past Programmes
Have a look at the programmes from other meetings to get a feel for some of our other speakers and topics.