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The course is designed for consultants and trainees at all levels in neurology and other neuroscience specialties, from the UK, Europe and worldwide, and aims to provide a practical update on the hospital management of neurological diseases. The focus of the course is on everyday neurological practice which will include lectures, a quiz and a CPC. The course will be didactic, but also entertaining and informative.
Features:
- MRI quiz
- CPC
8 CPD points applied for with the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians for the main course
Thursday and Friday Course fees:
- Consultant and associate specialists: £140 for 2 days
- Clinical trainees and research fellows: £80 for 2 days
- UCL/UCLH Staff: £10 for 2 days
- Students: £10 for 2 days
To book please visit the UCL Online store
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This meeting is sponsored by the Pharmaceutical Industry. All sponsors have had no input to the content of the meeting. A list of participants names and level (consultant, registrar etc) will be provided to all sponsors at the meeting.
Programme
Location: Logan Hall, UCL Institute of Education, London
Thursday 30th March 2023
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9.25 | Introduction | Dr Tabish Saifee, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Amyloid PET Imaging: How, when and why | Dr Zarni Win, Imperial College |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Neurosurgery for tremor | Professor Ludvic Zrinzo, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology |
| 11:00 – 11:25 | Break | |
| 11:25 – 12:10 | Neuroradiology Quiz | Dr Dermot Mallon, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology |
| 12:10 – 12.55 | Using Valproate in epilepsy | Dr Emma Torzillo, UCLH |
| 12:55 – 13:50 | Lunch | |
| 13:50 – 14:35 | Higher order visual disorders in the neurology clinic | Professor Alex Leff, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology |
| 14.35 – 15:20 | Venous sinus thrombosis – diagnosis and management | Professor David Werring, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology |
| 15.20 - 15.40 | ||
| 15:40 – 16:25 | Minerals in the brain | Dr Amit Batla, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology |
| 16.25 - 17.10 | Motor neuron disease - diagnosing the variants | Dr Katie Sidle, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery |
Friday 31st March 2023
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:20 – 10:05 | Fluid based biomarkers for dementia diagnosis – current practice and future directions | Professor Jonathan Schott, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology |
| 10.05 – 10.50 | Pearls for a neurologist from the ITU (complex cases, prognostication, withdrawal of treatment) | Dr Robin Howard, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery |
| 10:50 – 11:15 | Break | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | How to approach the genetic neuropathy in the general neurology clinic | Dr Matilde Laura, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology |
| 12.00 - 12.45 | Insights from the Encephalitis MDT | Dr Laura Benjamin, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery |