Neurology: RCPE Symposium Edinburgh

Neurology

RCPE Symposium Edinburgh

Date: Friday, 9 October 2015

Venue:

Rajshahi Medical College (web Streaming)
All times are in Bangladesh Standard Time

Register Now: (free)

Overview:

The impact of neurological illness encompasses everything from our understanding of how genes function within the nervous system, to how to advise someone with a chronic neurological illnes on how to best live with their condition.  In between we need to know to assess common symptoms such as headache and have some sort of understanding of what neuro-imaging tests mean.  With this in mind, we are delighted to welcome you to our annual neurology symposium.  This will be of practical value to all grades of practising clinicians both in general medicine and in specialised neurological practice.  Our Keynote Lecture will touch on an important theme that impacts everybody’s health – equality.

Host fellow of the center: Professor Dr. Iftekhar Mahmood

Program Details:

Friday 9 October 2015

02.00PM	Introduction
02.25PM	Welcome and introductory remarks by Professor Derek Bell, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - Applied neurosciences

Chair: Dr Maria Farrugia, Consultant Neurologist, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow

02.30PM	Making sense of brain imaging Dr Jonathan Bhattacharya, Consultant Neuroradiologist, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow * Core neuroanatomy you should know * Common abnormalities in acute medicine * Pitfalls that you can avoid
03.00PM	What do advances in genetics tell us about how peripheral nerves function? Professor David Bennett, Senior Wellcome Clinical Scientist, University of Oxford * What we know now that we did not know 10 years ago * How genetics help us understand peripheral nerve function * Can genetics help us identify treatments for neuromuscular disorders
03.30PM	Mitochondrial diseases - what clinicians need to know Dr Andrew Schaefer, Consultant Neurologist, Newcastle Mitochondrial Centre, Newcastle * Clinical features and treatment of mitochondrial disease * How mitochondrial disease can present to generalists or specialists
04.00PM	Coffee / tea

Session 2 - Managing chronic neurological illness

Chair: Dr Craig Heath, Consultant Neurologist, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

04.30PM	Managing the person with advanced Parkinson’s Disease Dr Paul Worth, Consultant Neurologist, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge * problems faced by people with severe Parkinson’s Disease * advanced interventions – do they work , what to expect * when is palliative care more appropriate than intervention
5.00PM	Is this patient with neurological illness fit to drive? Dr Lynne Hutton, Driving Assessment Unit, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh * who should be assessed, when and how often? * keeping you and your patients safe – some practical advice
05.30PM	Alexander Morison Lecture Chair: Professor Derek Bell, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Why inequality is bad for neurological health Professor Kate Pickett, Professor of Epidemiology, University of York
06.15PM	Break

Session 3 - CNS infections

Chair: Dr Miles Connor, Consultant Neurologist, Borders General Hospital, Melrose

07.00PM	HIV neurology – where are we now? Dr Nick Davies, Consultant Neurologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London * which neurological presentations require HIV testing? * the assessment of a person with suspected nervous system HIV infection * treatment options and prognosis
07.30PM	Encephalitis – presentation, diagnosis and prognosis Professor Tom Solomon, Professor of Neurological Sciences, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool * the epidemiology of viral encephalitis in the UK and worldwide * important causes – when to suspect and how to exclude * management of common encephalitic illness * imported infections – what an acute physician should know
08.00PM	Tea

Session 4 - Neurological symptoms

Chair: Dr Mark McCarron, Consultant Neurologist, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry

08.30PM	New onset acute headache Dr Mark Weatherall, Consultant Neurologist, Charing Cross Hospital, London * an approach to acute headache * thunderclap headache –best practice * new daily persistent headache – what should I do?
09.00PM	Visual loss Dr Steve Madill, Consultant Neuro-Ophthalmologist, Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh * the clinical approach to unilateral and bilateral visual loss * key clinical signs * which investigations matter * when to refer to ophthalmology
09.30PM	Close This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students. If you are unsure about anything related to webstreamming of the symposium at Rajshahi medical college please contact +8801673198843 (Shuvashis Saha) All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Where appropriate, certificates of attendance will be provided for collection on the day. Uncollected certificates will be posted out after the event.