P-CNS - Primary Care Neurology Society

P-CNS Events

Primary Care Neurology - a Practical Approach
Thursday 6th Nov, The Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff

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08.30	Regstration and coffee
09.15	Chairman's Introduction Dr Andrew Dowson, P-CNS Chairman
09.30	Management of Facial Pain - learning the essentials Prof Joanna Zakrzewska, Consultant in Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Hospital, London
10.05	Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment - Making an accurate assessment Prof Roy Jones, RICE - The Research Institute for the Care of Older People, Bath
10.40	Debate: Should placebo be used as an active treatment for neurological conditions? Against: Prof Edzard Ernst, Complementary Medicine, Pennisula Medical School For: Dr Stephen Allen, Pain Consultant, Royal Berkshire Hospital
11.20	Tea and Coffee
11.45	Breakout Sessions - please indicate your preference when booking. 1A Focus on Stroke Full details to be confirmed 1B Identifying and Managing an MS Relapse Dr David Footitt, Consultant Neurologist, Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust
13.15	Lunch
14.00	Breakout Sessions - please indicate your preference when booking. 2A Managing Anxiety and Depression in People with Long Term Neurological Conditions Dr John Potokar, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Liaison Psychiatry, Bristol Royal Infirmary 2B Movement Disorders: the clues to sifting the organic from non-organic Dr Dwarak Sastry, Consultant in Elderly Care, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff
15.30	Tea and Coffee
15.50	Yellow Flags and Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Management of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Dr Mark Ritchie, GPwSI, Swansea
16.30	Straightening out Dizziness - a general practice approach Dr Alistair Church, GP and Clinical Assistant, Underwood Health Centre, Llanmartin, Newport
17.00	Close

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Slide presentations from previous P-CNS conferences can be downloaded here

To hear what ACNR magazine had to say about last year's P-CNS conference, please click here.