Programme 2020
Northern Connections MS Meeting – 23rd October 2020
Due to Government restrictions as a result of COVID-19, this event was delivered remotely.
Morning Session 1- Innovations in Research : Chaired by Dr Martin Duddy
9.45am - 10.00am
Welcome – Meeting Aspirations
Dr Martin Duddy, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
10.00am - 10.30am
The role of Genetics and lifestyle factors in MS
Professor Ingrid Kockum, Karolinska
10.30am - 11.00am
Regenerative neuro-immunology: Innate and
adaptive immune mechanisms in myelin repair
Dr Yvonne Dombrowski, Belfast
11.00am - 11.15am
Coffee Break
Morning Session 2- Collaborations in MS Care: Chaired by Dr Stella Hughes
11.10am - 12.00pm
Complex Patient Cases
Dr Stellla Hughes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
12.00pm - 12.10pm
Coffee Break
Afternoon Session 1 – Collaborations in MS Care: Chaired by Dr Orla Gray
12.10pm - 12.40pm
10 years of the Scottish MS Registry and what can be achieved in the next 10?
Dr Niall McDougall
12.40pm - 13.10pm
Epidemiological opportunities for MS in Scotland
Dr Patrick Kearns
13.10pm - 14.00pm
Lunch
Afternoon Session 2 – Clinical & Research Challenges: Chaired by Prof Siddharthan Chandran
14.00pm - 14.30pm
Diagnostic Challenges in MS
Dr Wallace Brownlee
14.30pm - 15.00pm
Improving the outcomes for people with MS – the role of clinical trials
Professor Jeremy Chataway
15.00pm - 15.10pm
Coffee Break
Afternoon Session 2 – Equality of Access to Treatments & Services : Dr Martin Duddy
15.10pm - 15.50pm
Improving the outcomes for people with MS – the role of clinical trials
Dr Emma Tallantyre vs Professor John Paul Leach
15.50pm - 16.00pm
Closing Remarks
Prof Siddharthan Chandran
“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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