Programme
Northern Connections MS Annual Meeting
You can see the programme below for our next meeting in June 2023. Across our events, we continue to draw an impressive line-up of speakers from a range of important
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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 23 June 2023, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
8:00am – 9:00am
Breakfast Session – Complex Patient Cases
Stella Hughes, Victoria Royal Infirmary, Belfast
Main Meeting – 9am, Friday 23 June 2023, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
Morning Session 1- Chair: Professor David Hunt
9.15am - 9.20am
Welcome & Meeting Aspirations
9.20am - 09.55am
Understanding MS Across All Populations
Dr Ruth Dobson, Queen Mary University London
09.55am - 10.30am
EBV Talk
Dr Daniel Jons, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sweden
10.30am - 10.40am
Panel Discussion
10.45am - 11.00am
Coffee
Morning Session 2 – Chair: TBC
11.00am - 11.45pm
Axon Pathology
Professor Julia Edgar, University of Glasgow
11.45pm - 12.30pm
Research Update – 4 x 10 minute presentations
Research speakers TBC
12.30pm - 13.15pm
Lunch
Afternoon Session 1 – Chair: TBC
13.15pm - 13.55pm
DMT Sequencing
Dr Will Brown, University of Cambridge
13.55pm - 14.35pm
Stopping Treatment
Professor Joep Killestein, Amsterdam University Medical Centres
14.35pm - 14.50pm
Coffee Break
Afternoon Session 2 – Chair: Professor Helen Ford
14.50pm - 15.20pm
Cognition, Employment
Professor Roshan das Nair, SINTEF Digital, Health Services Research, Trondheim, Norway
15.20pm - 15.45pm
Vocational Rehabilitation
Dr Siobhan Leary, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
15.45pm - 16.25pm
Debate: The time is right to talk to patients about PIRA
Dr Niraj Mistry vs Dr Gemma Maxwell
Chair: Professor Helen Ford
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.