Agenda

4th - 5th June 2026

Welcome to PD Summit UK and Ireland 2026

Building on the success of last year, Bial UK is delighted to welcome healthcare professionals from across the UK and Ireland once again. We look forward to welcoming you and spending the next couple of days together.

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Agenda

Thursday 4th June

16.00 - Registration opens

17.00 - Welcome & introduction

17.30 - A Patient's Perspective

Annmarie O'Connor

18.30 - Dinner

19.45 - Sleep in Parkinson's Disease

Dr Kirstie Anderson

20.30 - Dessert

End of day one

Friday 5th June

08.30 - Arrival & coffee

09.00 - Welcome & introduction

Professor Bas Bloem and Professor Emily Henderson

09.10 - The mysterious interrelationship between dopamine, creativity, art and Parkinson's disease

Professor Bas Bloem

09.55 - Bial Promotional Session: Optimising Baseline and Managing Intermittent OFFs

Professor Fabrizzio Stocchi
Real World Experience

Hannah Martin

11.05 - Coffee break

11:25 - Can Care Cure?

Professor Emily Henderson

12.10 - Gut Health & Motility

Dr Robin Fackrell

12.55 – LUNCH

13.45 - Exercise and Parkinson’s - Is it time for a dual prescription?

Dr Sophia Hulbert

14.30 - Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson’s

Dr Rachel Thomasson

15.15 - Coffee break

15.35 - Where are we now in Parkinson’s, and what’s coming next?

Professor Tom Foltynie

16.20 - Chair`s summary and closing remarks

16.40 - Meeting close

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