Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust,
Neuroscience Conference, 28-29 March, Windermere,
Book in advance
Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - NeuroCare Cumbria
Friday, 28 March 2014 at 17:30 - Saturday, 29 March 2014 at 17:00 (GMT)
Windermere, United Kingdom
The first annual meeting will focus on main neurology topics; diagnosis, treatment and management of MS, Epilepsy, Headache and Parkinsons Disease.
CPD points can be gained from attending this event. 2 points Friday 28th and 6 points for Saturday 29th.
The programme is as follows:
Meals and refreshments are detailed in "more info" against each ticket type. Formal Dinner on Friday evening is business attire.
If you would like to book a room please contact the English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues sale office (Clair Dickson 015394 39431).
Friday, 28th March 2014 (Non Clinical) | |
17:00 | Registration |
18:00 | Warm welcome – Dr. Chris Hallewell Medical Director Cumbria Partnership NHS FT |
18.15 | Formal Dinner |
19:30 | Reflections of a Northumbrian Neurologist - Lord Walton of Detchant |
20:10 | Meeting the Challenge of Long Term Conditions: Does the new NHS promote or hinder cooperation and integration? - Professor David Hunter |
20:50 | Open Discuss Forum – Join the senate of invited local and national experts, academics, business experts and clinicians. To dicuss current NHS reform, commissioning arrangementand impacts on NHS services. |
Saturday, 29th March 2014 (Clinical) | |
9:00 | MS service in Cumbria – Dr. David Footitt |
9:45 | Coffee break |
10:15 | Headache service in Cumbria – Dr. Jitka Vanderpol |
10:45 | Rare TACS / Neurostimulation – Dr. Manjit Matharu |
11:30 | Neurophysiology service in Cumbria – Dr. Steven Coates |
12:00 | Lunch |
13:00 | Parkinson’s disease service in Cumbria – Dr. Jim George |
13:45 | Parkinson’s disease in community – Dr. Uma Nath |
14:30 | Coffee break |
15:00 | Epilepsy service in Cumbria – Dr. Zoltan Kaliszky |
15:30 | Neuroscience research in Cumbria |
16:00 | Closing remarks – Dr. David Footitt |
If you would like to book a room please contact the English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues sale office (Clair Dickson 015394 39431) for the conference rate B&B
Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - NeuroCare Cumbria
The Department of Neurology in Penrith is a highly integrated department of adult neurologists who specialize in diagnosis and treatment of the conditions and diseases affecting the nervous system. Department works in a close collaboration with the renowned neuroscience departments in The Walton Centre in Liverpool, Royal Victoria Informary (RVI) in Newcastle and Neurology department in Preston.
Dr Steve Coates is joing the neurology team on the 1st of June as Consultant Neurophysiologist. He will be doing electrophysiological studies countywide which will reduce the time and travel for our patients.
Judith Brassington, a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Specialist Nurse from Cumbria, has won the national ‘My Super Nurse Award 2012' - receiving the most nominations from patients of all the nurses involved.