Programme 2024
Northern Connections MS Annual Meeting
See our programme below for 2024.
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Schedule and timings
We aim to have a diverse programme, led by a range of clinical and academic speakers and mixed with plenty of opportunities to network with colleagues.
Optional Breakfast Session – 8am, Friday 7th June 2024, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
8:00am – 9:00am
Breakfast Session – Complex Patient Cases
Dr. Stella Hughes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Main Meeting – 9am, Friday 7th June 2024, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
Morning Session 1- Chair: Dr Martin Duddy
9.30am - 9.40am
Welcome & Meeting Aspirations
9.40am - 10.10am
MS neuroimaging; from inflammation to neurodegeneration
Professor Adam Waldman, University of Edinburgh
10.10am - 10.40am
Pathological correlates of disease progression in MS
Professor Tanja Kuhlmann, University Hospital Münster, Germany & McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
10.40am - 11.10am
Coffee & networking
Morning Session 2 – Chair: Prof David Hunt
11.10am - 11.40am
3 x Short Research Presentations
Kellie Horan
Eleonora Scalia
Kate McGuigan & Dr Kate Petheram
11.40am - 11.55am
What might fluid biomarkers tell us about a person’s MS?
Dr Sarah-Jane Martin, University of Glasgow
11.55am - 12.25pm
Transforming MS care with Artificial Intelligence: Prospects and challenges
Dr Arman Eshaghi, University College London
12.30pm - 13.20pm
Lunch
Afternoon Session 1 – Chair: Dr Kate Petheram
13.20pm - 13.50pm
Demyelinating optic neuritis and its mimics
Dr Will Innes, Gutblick Eye Clinics, Switzerland & Newcastle University
13.50pm - 14.20pm
Neuropalliative Care in MS
Dr Emma Husbands, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
14.20pm - 14.50pm
Coffee & networking
Afternoon Session 2 – Chair: Dr Stella Hughes
14.50pm - 15.10pm
Psychological management of anxiety and depression in MS: Top Tips for Clinicians
Dr David Gillespie, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
15.10pm - 15.30pm
Living better with neurological conditions: reflections on a Compassion Focused Therapy based online group intervention
Dr Nick Keith-Barnett, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
15.30pm - 15.40pm
Panel Discussion
Dr David Gillespie & Dr. Nick Keith-Barnett, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
15.40pm - 16.25pm
Debate: PIFU is the optimal way to manage patient caseload
Dr Joe Guadagno, Royal Victoria Infirmary vs. Dr Tarunya Arun, Warwick University
16.25pm - 16.30pm
Closing Remarks
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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.