Association of British Neurologists
Programme of the Annual Meeting
20-22nd May 2015
Harrogate
Wednesday 20 May
0800
0900
Symposium Title
Opening and Welcome: President, President Elect
0915
Teaching/Science session 1
Topic: Neurosurgery for neurologists
Chair:
Speaker(s):
1. Richard Edwards, Bristol Normal pressure hydrocephalus
2. Caroline Hayhurst, Cardiff Tumour management
3. William Taylor, Glasgow When I would operate on my own neck
Coffee & Exhibition
1045
1115
ABNT Forum
Parallel session 1: Audit / revalidation
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Parallel session 2: Scientific: platform presentation
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Lunch & Exhibition
1230
Symposium
1400
1445
Symposium
Title
Gordon Holmes Lecture supported by the Guarantors of Brain
Introduction:
Speaker: Anthony E Lang, Toronto, Canada
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Teaching/Science session 2
Topic: A clinician’s guide to emerging diagnostic investigations
Chair:
Speaker(s):
1. Jonathan Rohrer, London Presymptomatic biomarkers in neurodegenerative disease
2. Simon Hammans, Southampton A genetic cause? What test should I request?
3. James Rowe, Cambridge Imaging in neurodegeneration: Here, now & in the future
Title
Coffee and Exhibition
1615
1645
Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust: World health and the neurologist
1745
Parallel session 3: Scientific: Platform presentation
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1900
Drinks reception
ABNT Dinner
Parallel session 4: Scientific: Platform presentation
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Thursday 21May
0715
SIG 1 Case-based discussion
SIG 2: Case-based discussions
0830
Teaching/Science session 3
Topic: Channelopathies: An open and shut case?
Chair:
Speaker(s):
1. Dimitri Kullman, London Ion channels for the neurologist
2. Belinda Lennox, Oxford Psychiatric channelopathies
3. Nicholas Davies, Birmingham Neuromuscular channelopathies
Parallel session 5: Scientific: Platform presentation
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Parallel session 6: Scientific: Platform presentation
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Lunch & Exhibition
1200
Symposium
1330
1430
Symposium
Title
Poster session with discussants
Title
ABN Medallist Lecture
Chair:
Speaker: Andrew Lees, London
Citation: William Gibb
Coffee and Exhibition
1515
1545
AGM
1700
Epilepsy SIG 5: Video session
Chair:
1800
1900
SIG 4: Case-based discussions
Coffee & Exhibition
1000
1030
SIG 3: Case-based discussions
Gala Dinner –Majestic Hotel
SIG 6: Case-based discussion
SIG 7: Case-based discussion
Friday 22 May
0730
0900
1015
SIG 8: Case-based discussion
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Case presentation competition
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ABN President’s Lecture
Introduction:
Speaker: Phil Smith
Topic:
SIG 9: Case-based discussion
Teaching/Science session 4
Topic: The psychiatric borderlands of neurology
Chair:
Speaker(s):
1. Killian Welch, Edinburgh The acutely agitated patient
2. Jeremy Parr, Newcastle Autism spectrum disorder for the neurologist
3. Eileen Joyce, London Psychosis: what to know
Lunch and Exhibition
1305
Symposium
1415
SIG 11: Case-based discussion
Coffee and Exhibition
1100
1140
SIG 10: Case-based discussion
Title
How I would approach the patient with….
Speakers:
1. Cognitive impairment below age 60
2. Generalised sensorimotor neuropathy
1500
Teaching/Science session 5 – Which drugs and in what order?
Topic:
Chair:
Speaker(s):
1. Neil Scolding, Bristol MS disease modifying treatments
2. Michael Lunn, London Vasculitis / CIDP
3. Jon Sussman, Manchester Myasthenia Gravis
1630
Prize presentations and close
Symposium
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