Wed 7 May
0745 - 0845
ABN Committee Meetings (EDI, Education, Quality, Research, Services)
0900 - 0915
0915 - 1015
1A Opening & Welcome: Richard Davenport, Edinburgh
1A Plenary Session 1: Pathogenic Mechanisms in Neurological Disorders
Chairs: TBC
0915 Mitochondrial disease in adults: Recent advances and future promise: Yi Ng, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
0945 Oligodendrocyte biology and MS: Denise Fitzgerald, Queen’s University, Belfast
1015 - 1100
1A ABN Practical Neurology Lecture 2025: Karen Furie, Rhode Island Hospital, USA
1100 - 1145
2A Coffee, Exhibition & Silent Symposium
1145 - 1255
Parallel Sessions
1A Parallel Session 1
1B Parallel Session 2
1255 - 1425
Lunch, Exhibition & Sponsored Symposia
1310 – 1410
Sponsored Symposia sessions:
1B Roche (MS)
1C UCB (Epilepsy)
3B AstraZeneca (Amyloid neuropathy)
1425 - 1530
2A & Galleria Poster Session 1
1530 - 1630
1A Plenary Session 2: Expert Management of Common Neurological Disorders
Chairs: TBC
1530 The Parkinson’s follow-up: the drugs and beyond for the general neurologist: Chris Kobylecki, Salford Manchester
1600 The epilepsy follow-up: the drugs and beyond for the general neurologist: Gary Dennis, Sheffield
1630 - 1715
2A Coffee, Exhibition & Silent Symposium
1715 - 1800
1A ABN Medallist Lecture 2025: Jaqueline Palace, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Citation: Isabel Maria Leite
1800 - 1900
2A Welcome Reception
Thursday 8 May
0700 - 0740
0745 - 0845
Yoga Session / Waterfront Walk
Special Interest Group Sessions: TBI | Peripheral Nerve | Neuro infection | Epilepsy
0900 - 1000
1A Plenary Session 3: Advice, Management and Referral
Chairs: TBC
0900 Managing sleep disorders: Guy Leschziner, Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital, London
0930 Cervical myelopathy: Adrian Casey, UCLH, London
1000 - 1045
2A Coffee, Exhibition & Silent Symposium
1045 - 1130
1A ABN Gordon Holmes Lecture 2025 – Sponsored by Guarantors of Brain:
A Journey to the Centre of the Chaism. Christian Lueck, Australian National University Canberra, Australia
Citation: Chris Kennard
1130 - 1230
1A Plenary Session 4: Navigating Neurological Differences
Chairs: TBC
1130 Dizziness, balance and PPD: Diego Kaski, UCLH, London
1200 Understanding autism: Francesa Happé, King’s College, London
1230 - 1400
Lunch, Exhibition & Sponsored Symposia
1245 – 1345
Sponsored Symposia sessions:
1C Angelini Pharma (Epilepsy)
3A Argenx (Myasthenia Gravis)
3B AbbVie (Migraine)
1400 - 1510
1A Plenary Session 5: Appraising New Therapies
Chairs: TBC
1400 The power of placebo in headache trials: Elizabeth Loder, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
1440 Using new treatments for Alzheimer’s: Paresh Malhotra, Imperial College, London
1510 - 1610
2A & Galleria Poster Session 2
1610 - 1650
2A Coffee, Exhibition & Silent Symposium
1650 - 1800
Parallel Sessions
1A Parallel Session 3
1C Parallel Session 4
1930
Titanic Hotel Gala Dinner
Friday 9 May
0700 - 0740
0750 - 0850
Yoga / 5k Fun Run / Waterfront Walk
Special Interest Group Sessions: Autonomic | FND | Neuro-oncology | Cognitive
0900 - 0945
1A AGM
0945 - 1030
1A President’s Lecture: Neil Robertson, Cardiff
1030 - 1115
2A Coffee, Exhibition & Silent Symposium
1115 - 1215
1A Case Presentation Competition
1215 - 1300
1A CPC
Roswell Martin, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Gloucestershire
1300 - 1430
Lunch, Exhibition & Sponsored Symposia
1315 – 1415
Sponsored Symposia sessions:
1C Teva (Tardive dyskinesia)
3A Merck (MS)
3B Pfizer (Migraine)
1430 - 1540
Parallel Sessions
1A Parallel Session 5
1C Parallel Session 6
1540 - 1615
2A Coffee, Exhibition & Silent Symposium
1615 - 1715
1A Plenary 6: Video Session
Chairs: TBC
1615 Movement Disorders: Mark Edwards, UCLH, London
1645 Dystonia/ jerks/tics/ataxia: Tom Warner, UCLH, London
1715 - 1730
1A Prize announcement & Close: Neil Robertson, ABN President