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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