Programme 2021
Northern Connections MS Annual Meeting 2021 – Friday, 10th September 2021
Across our events, we continue to draw an impressive line-up of speakers from a range of important
Optional Breakfast Session – 8am, Friday 10 September 2021, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
Main Meeting – 9am, Friday 10 September 2021, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
Morning Session 1- Innovations in Research: Chaired by Prof. Siddharthan Chandran
9.15am - 9.20am
Welcome & Meeting Aspirations
Prof. Siddharthan Chandran, University of Edinburgh
9.20am - 10.00am
Glial cell interactions supporting myelin repair
Dr Veronique Miron
10.00am - 10.40am
Imaging brain microstructure in MS with MRI
Prof Adam Waldman
10.40am - 11.20am
B cell therapy in MS; from regular to irregular to biomarker-driven?
Prof Fredrik Piehl
11.20am - 11.40am
Coffee
Morning Session 2 – Chaired by Dr Don Mahad
11.40am - 12.20pm
A Care Crisis? An Audit of 70 UK MS Services
Dr David Rog
12.20pm - 12.50pm
Research Update – 3 x 10 minute presentations
Dr Rachael Kee, Dr Sarah Jane Martin & TBC
12.50pm - 13.35pm
Lunch
Afternoon Session 1 – Chaired by Dr Martin Duddy
13.35pm - 14.15pm
What does phenotyping long covid tell us about disability in MS?
Prof Alan Carson
14.15pm - 14.55pm
Comorbidities in the ageing MS population
Dr Ruth Ann Marrie
14.55pm - 15.15pm
Coffee Break
Afternoon Session 2 – Chaired by Dr Joe Guadagno
15.15pm - 15.45pm
Myelin regeneration in MS – reversing the ravages of time
Prof Robin Franklin
15.45pm - 16.25pm
Debate – RIS: to treat or not to treat
Dr Kate Petheram (FOR) vs Dr Paul Gallagher (AGAINST)
Chair: Professor John Paul Leach
16.25pm - 16.30pm
Closing Remarks
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.