Parkinson's UK Online Research Conference 2020

THE LIVE EVENT HAS NOW FINISHED. FOR ON-DEMAND ACCESS PLEASE CONTACT THE TEAM AT: researchevents@parkinsons.org.uk

The 2020 Parkinson’s UK Research Conference is an entirely online, CPD accredited meeting.

Keynote lectures will be delivered live from around the world, symposia will be available on-demand and downloadable for 30 days after the event, and, crucially, poster presentations and networking will take place throughout.

The sharing of data and the development of new treatments will not wait, and neither will we. We hope you will join us.

Read more about the decision to go online, find answers to your FAQs and check out the full programme at the conference webpage 

About

Our Research Conference is held every 2 years and brings together professionals from research and healthcare to share ideas, develop collaborations and accelerate progress towards new treatments for Parkinson's.

Keynote speakers

We are delighted to announce this year's keynote speakers:

• Professor Glenda Halliday, Senior Principal Research Fellow, The University of Sydney Central Clinical School, who will be speaking on "The involvement of glia and astrocytes in Parkinson’s"
• Professor David Devos, Professor in Medical Pharmacology, Lille University, who will be speaking on "Bench to bedside - translational approaches to developing therapeutics: Deferiprone".
• Professor Ilaria Bellantuono, Professor of Musculoskeletal Ageing and Co-Director of the Healthy Lifespan Institute at the University of Sheffield, who will be speaking on "Geroprotectors: time to change the way we treat older people?"
• Professor Xiang-Dong Fu, Distinguished Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, who will be speaking on "In situ conversion of astrocytes to dopaminergic neurons to reverse Parkinson’s"

Programme

- For the first time, this year's programme will feature parallel 'streams' of content, with parallel sessions focusing on either a basic research or Parkinson's healthcare topic.

- A full programme of speakers can be found on the conference website, but session topics include:

Basic research:

• Genetics
• Imaging and biomarkers
• Mechanisms of neurodegeneration and emerging therapeutic strategies
• Parkinsonisms  
• Pre clinical modelling
• Synaptic dysfunction (biomarkers and drug potential)

Healthcare:

• Clinical strategies for late-stage management
• Healthy living
• New and emerging therapies
• New treatment strategies
• Stratification
• Use of devices, apps and machine learning 

What's included with your ticket?

- Full scientific programme: including live keynote presentations, on-demand symposia with live Q&As, and guided debate sessions. 

- 30 days on-demand access: all content will be available on-demand for 30 days days after the event.

- Networking: set up 1-2-1 video meetings with colleagues or strike up conversation in the session-specific chat rooms.

- CPD points: our online conference is accredited through the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians for 16 category 1 (external) CPD credits, and the Royal College of Nursing for 14 CPD hours.

- A platform: all ticket-holders are able to submit an abstract for poster presentation or to be considered as part of the main programme.

- Full exhibition of e-posters and selected partners: browse posters and discuss the latest data with colleagues from around the world, or contact sponsors directly.

- Debate: ask questions in real-time or move to the session-specific chat rooms to continue the conversation.

Audience

- Please note: this is an academic conference aimed at research and healthcare professionals working with people affected by Parkinson's.

- If you are looking for research events aimed at a non-professional audience, please visit the research events page on the Parkinson's UK website.

Sponsorship

- For conference sponsorship opportunities, please contact:

• Lorraine Varley, Corporate Partnerships Manager
• lvarley@parkinsons.org.uk
• 07877 714 813

Questions

- Frequently asked questions are addressed on the conference webpage here, but please send any questions not answered there to researchevents@parkinsons.org.uk (or 0207 963 9315).