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10 November

2022

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Overview

We are delighted to invite you to the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Neurology Symposium. This annual event has grown in strength over recent years and we hope that the 2022 edition will be better than ever, especially as delegates have the option to attend the symposium in person at the College.

The RCPE Neurology Symposium is designed to appeal across the breadth of Medicine and cater for General Physicians, General Practitioners and Specialist Neurologists. We have designed a programme that will be of broad appeal with choices of parallel sessions covering updates on common neurological conditions such as headache, movement disorders and stroke. Specific sessions on sleep neurology and neurodiversity feature.

These updates are complemented by high impact plenary presentations on emergency neurology, functional neurological disorders and neurological infections while our eminent guest lecturer, Professor Chang, will speak on tropical neurology. The remit for the speakers is to build understanding from core principles and develop their talks into current cutting edge thinking. We also wish to enable networking and to have lively audience participation!

We look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible in Edinburgh on 10 November 2022 at what promises to be an educational and enjoyable conference.

Arjune, Georgina, Sophia, Benedict, Channa
Organising Committee

Event Delivery:

This event will be run as a hybrid event, with the option to attend the event in-person at the College or to view online from home. Please note that there will be a mix of speakers presenting from the College and online via web-link. If you plan to attend this event in-person please be aware of our COVID-19 information for attending an event.

This online event allows the opportunity for delegates to watch the presentations live, or at their convenience for up to 28 days following the original broadcast. Delegates can continue to register for on-demand access only after the live event has taken place. Please note that access closes 28 days after the original broadcast, not after the point of booking.

All the parallel sessions will also be available to view on-demand, allowing delegates to catch up on all the sessions for up to 28 days following the original broadcast.

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Programme

Thursday 10 November 2022

09:00	Registration and Coffee
09:25	Welcome and introductory remarks by tbc

Session 1 - Emergency neurology

Chair: Professor Arjune Sen, Associate Professor, University of Oxford

09:30	Status epilepticus – what is new and why Professor Hannah Cock, Professor of Epilepsy & Medical Education, St George’s Hospital, London * review of recent trials * exploration of changes to acute management of status epilepticus in both the community and in hospital practice
10.15	Neuromuscular emergencies Dr Arani Nitkunan, Consultant Neurologist, Croydon University Hospital and St George’s Hospital, London * discussion of modern management of Guillain Barre Syndrome * investigation and management of acute neuromuscular weakness * how to recognize and manage acute neuropathies
11:00	Break/Coffee/Tea

Session 2 - Parallel session 1: updates

Co-Chairs: Chair tbc and Professor Arjune Sen, Associate Professor, University of Oxford

11.20	A: Update on headache Dr Pooja Dassan, Consultant Neurologist and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College London
	B: Update on head injury Speaker tbc
11.55	End of parallel sessions A & B, in-person delegates move to parallel sessions C or D
12.00	C: Update on stroke Dr William Whiteley, Reader in Neurology and Consultant Neurologist, University of Edinburgh
	D: Update on multiple sclerosis Dr Waqar Rashid, Consultant Neurologist, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London
12.40	Break/Lunch

Session 3 - Parallel session 2: key topics

Co-Chairs: Georgina Carr, CEO, Neurological Alliance and Chair tbc

13.25	E: Neurodiversity Professor Rohit Shankar, Professor in Neuropsychiatry, University of Plymouth
	F: Sleep neurology Dr Paul Reading, Consultant Neurologist, South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
14:00	End of parallel sessions E & F, in-person delegates move to parallel sessions G or H
14.05	G: Movement disorders Professor Kailash Bhatia, Professor of Clinical Neurology, University College London
	H: Peripheral neuropathy Speaker tbc
14:45	Break/Coffee/Tea

Session 4 - Hot topics in 2022

Chair: Chair tbc

15.05	Neuropsychiatry and functional neurological disorders Speaker tbc * overview of what constitutes a functional neurological disorder * how to manage people with functional neurological disorders in both acute and chronic settings * integrating neurological and psychiatric care
15.40	Neuroinfectious diseases Dr Nicholas Davies, Consultant Neurologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London * recognising infective causes of neurological presentations * modern management of meningoencephalitis * unusual infections that can affect the nervous system * COVID and the nervous system

Session 5 - Keynote lecture: Sir Byrom Bramwell Lecture

Chair: Dr Kerri Baker, RCPE Director of Education

16:15	Tropical neurology Professor Thashi Chang, Professor of Medicine and Neurology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
17.00	Close

Fees

Online booking for this event closes on Thursday 1 December 2022, which will still allow 7 days to watch the talks on-demand, before the feedback survey closes and the talks are no longer generally available. Some talks will still be available after this date to Fellows and Members - please contact the Symposium Coordinator for further information.

An early bird discount applies until Wednesday 12 October 2022.

In-person attendance: Please note that there is an additional charge to attend the event in-person, in-person attendance gives you networking opportunities, a chance to be in the College, see our Heritage exhibitions, and covers coffee breaks and lunches.

Registration fees
	Early Bird fee (until 12 October 2022) for online full day	Fee (from 13 October 2022) for online full day
Standard fee	£160	£170
RCPE Fellow & Member in UK or other high income country	£100	£110
Nurse / AHP / Pharmacist / Postgraduate student/ RCPE Fellow in upper-middle income country	£80	£90
Retired RCPE Fellow	£10	£20
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country	£0	£0
Medical/Physician Associate student	£10	£20
Additional in-person fee - applicable to all	£47	£47

Long term / other leave – Fellows and Members, please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator as some discretion may be available.

Collegiate and Associate Members of the RCPE in clinical research posts may be eligible for funding - please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator for further information.

Trainees – Scotland Deanery medical specialty trainees can attend any number of eligible symposia for a one-off payment from their study leave budget (block grant scheme).

Invoices

If you wish us to invoice an employer/organisation, please contact the Symposium Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.

Free places

Unpaid post – Nil if confirmation of status provided – please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator.

Refugee doctors – free places are available to refugee doctors who are Associate Members of the College. Associate Membership for refugee doctors is available free of charge. Please visit our website for instructions on how to join, and then apply to the Symposium Co-ordinator for your free place.

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within seven days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to take your place at the discretion of the event co-ordinator.

If you are no longer able to attend in-person, you can still view the event online. We will only reimburse the in-person fee under exceptional circumstances. The event will be available to view on-demand for 28 days after the live event, therefore, there is still opportunity to view the talks if you are not able to attend on the day.

In the event that the College is unable to host the in-person element of this event, all those registered to attend the College in-person will be reimbursed the additional in-person fee.

Further Information

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students. If you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees page).

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Certificates

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey. The survey will close 28 days after the original broadcast of the event, with certificates being issued shortly after this.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

On-demand Access

All presentations will be available to view on-demand by the second working day after the live event for 28 days, allowing you to catch-up in your own time. All delegates, including those attending in-person, will have access to view the talks on-demand again during this period.

If you are attending the event in-person at the College, please be aware of the following:

Photography

A professional photographer may be in attendance at this event. Photographs may be used by the College in digital and printed publicity material. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let a member of staff know at the registration desk.

Access

A wheelchair lift and internal lift are in place at the College, allowing access to the conference centre and historic rooms. However, as a listed building, meeting rooms 4 & 5 have restricted access. For further information and assistance, please contact the Event Co-ordinator responsible for the event.

An induction loop system is available in the Great Hall and Conference Centre Auditorium.

Parent Room

We can provide a Parent Room at our events. If you are interested in using this facility, please contact the Co-ordinator for further information.

Directions to the College

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Local walking routes

Three short walks can be enjoyed from the College. So if you are visiting us, why not explore the local area. Details can be found at Medal Routes.

Commercial Sponsorship

Many events are supported by commercial companies taking stand space. Health professionals and NHS managers are invited to visit the company stands during the breaks. Companies interested in sponsoring this, or other events listed on the Calendar, should contact the event Co-ordinator.

Exhibitors/sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of the event and the College has developed an Ethical Sponsorship Policy to support organising committees and committee chairs in their negotiations with potential commercial partners for education and other events.

Venue:

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 11 Queen Street, Hybrid, EH2 1JQ

Credits

6

Activity Code

141104

#rcpeNeuro22

Event Coordinator

Josiane Kirk

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3661

Email

j.kirk@rcpe.ac.uk