Event Details
IICN Neurology Update Meeting 2023: “Functional Neurological Disorder”
CPD: The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland have accredited the programme of this meeting with 6 CPD credits in the External CPD category.
Date: Friday 6th October 2023
Venue: Davenport Hotel, 8-10 Merrion Street Lower, Dublin 2
Organised By: Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Dr Aoife Laffan Consultant Neurologist
Early Bird Fees (to 15 September)
IICN Members: Consultants: €100 / approx. £88 Registrars and other trainees: €50 / approx. £44
Non Members: Consultant: €175 / approx £150 Registrars and other trainees: €75 / approx. £65
Retired / medical student / guest: No charge.
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Standard Fees
IICN Members: Consultants: €120 / approx. £104 Registrars and other trainees: €60 / approx. £52
Non Members: Consultant: €195 / approx £168 Registrars and other trainees: €85 / approx. £73
Retired / medical student / guest: No charge.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME:
08.30 – 09.00 Registration, tea and coffee
09.00 – 09.10 Welcome and Introduction Dr. Aoife Laffan, Meeting Director.
Session I – Chair: Prof. Norman Delanty
09.10 – 09.35 FND: The past, present & future. Dr. Aoife Laffan, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin.
09.35 – 10.00 Functional Seizures Dr. Stoyan Popkirov, University of Berlin
10.00 – 10.15 Questions and Discussion
Session II – Chair: Dr. Conor Fearon
10.20 – 10.45 Functional Movement Disorders Dr. Sarah Lidstone, KITE Research Institute, University of Toronto.
10.45 – 11.10 Other Functional Neurological Disorders Dr. Ingrid Hoeritzauer, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
11.10 – 11.25 Questions and Discussion
11.25 – 11.55 Tea and Coffee
Session III –
11.55 – 12.20 Functional Cognitive Disorder & Long COVID Dr. Laura McWhirter, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
12.20 – 12.45 Sharing the diagnosis of FND & the assessment as treatment. Professor Jon Stone, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
12.45 – 13.00 Question and Discussion
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
Session IV – Chair: Dr. Karen O’Connell
14.00 – 14.25 Psychiatry & Psychology for FND. Professor Alan Carson, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
14.25 – 14.50 Physiotherapy for FND Dr. Glenn Nielsen, St. George’s University Hospital, London
14.50 – 15.00 Question and Discussion
15.00 – 15.30 Tea and Coffee
Session V – Chair: Prof. Brian Sweeney
15.30 – 15.55 FND is not malingering Professor Jon Stone, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
16.00 – 16.50 Clinical Cases, Questions and Discussion
16.50 Concluding remarks and close of meeting.