A Masterclass Expert Day for Parkinson’s Disease was held on 18th November 2016 in the Catherine McAuley Education Centre, Mater University Hospital.
Pictured above (left to right) are expert speakers:
Dr Timothy Counihan, Consultant Neurologist, Galway University Hospital
Prof Elan D Louis, Professor of Neurology & Epidemiology, Yale University, USA
Prof Timothy Lynch, Consultant Neurologist & Clinical Director, Dublin Neurological Institute, Mater University Hospital
Prof Angelo Antonini, Director Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders Unit, Padua University Hospital, Italy
Dr John McKinley, Consultant Neurologist, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, N. Ireland
Also participating were (left to right) Ms Yvonne McNelis, Dublin Neurological Institute, Mater University Hospital, (Speaker) Dr Joanne Shanahan PhD Physio, UL Limerick & Dr Diane Olszewska, Dublin Neurological Institute, Mater University Hospital
In his invitation to attendees Prof Tim Lynch wrote:
“With Parkinson’s disease the focus of this event you can see from the agenda our faculty for the day are all experts in their field who will cover various “hot topics”, the latest clinical data, practical aspects relevant to your practice, with the opportunity to hear new insights into Movement Disorders and to review case studies with your peers. Attendees are welcome to participate and interact with the speakers. We expect our panel of excellent local and international speakers to cover many different aspects of Parkinson’s disease but also other movement disorders including Young Onset Parkinson’s, Basal Gangila Disease & the Mind, River Dance & PD, Continuous Drug Service can Impact Motor & Non-Motor Symptoms, A,B, C & Zs of recognising & diagnosing Tremors, Sorting out the inherited Ataxais.”
The event drew a very large attendance.
Pictured above is Prof Elan D Louis presenting his lecture titled “The A, B, Cs and Zs of Recognising and Diagnosing Tremors”.
The full agenda for the day was as follows:
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Welcome & Introduction | Chairpersons: Dr Timothy Counihan Consultant Neurologist Galway University Hospital, Galway Professor Timothy Lynch Consultant Neurologist Dublin Neurological Institute, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 7 |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | “Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease and Therapeutic challenges” | Dr John McKinley Consultant Neurologist Royal Victoria Hospital Grosvenor Road Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | “Basal Ganglia Disease and the Mind” | Dr Niall Pender Principal Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist Head of Department Beaumont Hospital Dublin 9 |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | “River Dance and Parkinson’s Disease” | Dr Joanne Shanahan PhD Phyiso UL Limerick, Limerick City & Ms Yvonne McNelis Dublin Neurological Institute, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 7 |
| 12:30 – 13:20 | “Continuous Drug Service can impact motor and non-motor features in PD” |
Professor Angelo Antonini Director, Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders Unit IRCCS Hospital San Camillo Venice, 1st Neurology Clinic, Padua University Hospital, Italy |
| 13:50 – 14:40 | “The A, B, Cs and Zs of Recognizing and Diagnosing Tremors” | Elan D. Louis, MD, MS Chief, Division of Movement Disorders Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology Departments of Neurology and Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, America |
| 14:40 – 16:00 | 2 x Patient cases | Expert Panel |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | “Sorting out the Inherited Ataxias” | Dr Richard Walsh Consultant Neurologist Neurology Department Adelaide & Meath Hospital,Tallaght, Dublin 24 |
| 16:30 – 17:45 | “Movement Video Cases” | Dr Timothy Counihan Consultant Neurologist University Hospital Galway Galway City Co Galway |
| 17:45 | Close of day | Dr Timothy Counihan and Professor Timothy Lynch |