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Neurology 2018: leading edge neurology for the practising clinician
The emphasis of the course is on modern treatment and management approaches in the clinical setting, both routine and specialist. The course is taught via lectures and a CPC and intends to be didactic but also entertaining and informative. A central feature too is our annual ‘Prize’ lecture in which a high profile speaker from Queen Square will give a talk. CPD points applied for.
Wednesday 11th April 2018
Pre-Course Symposium: Preparing for the Speciality Certificate Exam
Venue: Basement Lecture Theatre, 33 Queen Square, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Time: 1-4.45pm
(This programme may be subject to change)
12.35 Registration
13.00 Introduction - Dr Tabish Saifee
13.05 Huntington's disease and its mimics - Dr Ed Wild
13.35 Unusual and rare headaches - Dr Manjit Matharu
14.05 Vascular neurosurgery for the neurologist - Mr Pedro Castanho
14.35 Tea/coffee break
15.00 Epilepsy - Dr Dominic Heaney
15.30 Neurophysiology - Dr Simon Freilich
16.00 Neurophysiology II - Dr Simon Freilich
16.45 Peripheral Nerve - Aisling Carr
17.15 Close
A specially prepared book of revision notes and sample questions will be given to all delegates - invaluable tips for those preparing for the Speciality Certificate Exam.
PROGRAMME 12th & 13th April 2018
Venue: Logan Hall, Institute of Education, Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL
THURSDAY
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 9.00 - 9.45 | Registration | |
| 9.50 | Introduction | Prof Mike Hanna & Dr Tabish Saifee |
| 10.00 - 10.35 | Frontotemporal dementia | Dr Jon Rohrer |
| 10.35 – 11.10 | Lessons learnt from patients: case material and clinical observations | Dr Jeremy Gibbs |
| 11.10 - 11.40 | Coffee | |
| 11.40 - 12.15 | Prize lecture | Prof Linda Greensmith |
| 12.15 - 12.50 | Haematology for the Neurologist | Dr Shirley D’Sa |
| 12.50 - 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 - 14.35 | Sorting out adult white matter disease - experiences from a leukodystrophy clinic | Dr Jeremy Chataway |
| 14.35 - 15.10 | Mis-folded protein diseases- lessons from prion diseases | Dr Peter Rudge |
| 15.10 – 15.40 | Tea | |
| 15. 40 – 16.15 | What’s new in traumatic brain injury | Dr Richard Sylvester |
| 16.15 – 17.00 | Advanced therapies in Parkinson’s disease | Prof Tom Warner |
| 17.00 – 17.30 | Drinks and snacks | |
| 17.30 – 19.15 | Clinical cases and prize | |
FRIDAY
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 8.30 - 9.10 | Coffee | |
| 9.10 – 9.45 | Acute infectious encephalitis: diagnosis & management | Dr Nicholas Davies |
| 9.45 – 10.20 | Cardiovascular autonomic disorders for the general neurologist | Dr Ellen Merete Hagen |
| 10.20 – 10.55 | Coffee | |
| 10.55 - 11.30 | Clinical spectrum and management of NMOSD | Dr Anu Jacob |
| 11.30 – 12.05 | MRI Quiz –spot diagnosis | Dr Indran Davagnanam |
| 12.05 - 12.40 | LUNCH | |
| 12.40 - 13.15 | CPC | Prof Adolfo Bronstein & Dr Simon Farmer |
| 13.15 – 13.50 | Acute vertigo: stroke or peripheral vestibular disorder | Prof Adolfo Bronstein |
Sponsors: Britannia Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Allergan Limited & Sanofi Genzyme
This meeting is sponsored by the Pharmaceutical Industry with the presence of exhibition stands, All sponsors have had no input to the content of the meeting