NANZ 2016
 

Programme (subject to change)Thursday 17th November

0930:1000

Registration

welcome coffee

The George Hotel

1000

Opening and Session I | Neuro Muscular Disease

1000:1045

Dr Rick Barohn

An overview of the treatment of autoimmune neuromuscular

disease

1045:1100

Dr Gareth Parry

The “give and take” of GBS treatment: PLEX may be a preferable treatment option

1100:1115

Dr Eric Buenz

Potential cost savings from using PLEX in GBS treatment at the CCDHB, 2011 -2015

1115:1130

Dr Gareth Parry

Proposed study of PLEX vs IVIg in GBS

1130:1145

Dr Calvin Chan

A case of NOTCH 3 mutation and discussion

1145:1200

Dr David Trainor

Tourette Syndrome and Cannabis

1200:1245

Lunch

The George

1245:1300

Dr Zoe Woodward

Pineal cysts- significant or not?

1300:1315

Dr Erin Coleman

Pituitary apoplexy – A series

1315:1330

Dr Sarah Wright

Subclinical CJD

1330:1345

Dr Teddy Wu

Oedema in ICH

1345:1400

Dr Anthony Garvey

Enlarged extraocular muscles due to IgG4 Disease

1400:1440

Dr Deborah Robinson

”Sport concussion – an elite rugby perspective”

1440:1500

Afternoon Tea

 

1500:1545

Prof Gavin Davis

Concussion – from the sporting field to Berlin “ – an overview of concussion, the current state of play and update  from the Berlin International Symposium on Concussion in sport

1545:1630

Dr Alice Theadom

Incidence, impact and awareness of sports related brain injury

1830

1930

Pre dinner reception

Conference Dinner

Departs The George Hotel

The Canterbury Club, 129 Cambridge Terrace

Friday 18th November

0730:0830

Breakfast and case presentations

0830:0915

Prof Gavin Davis

“Let’s go to the video” – A review of diagnostic clinical signs of concussion in football as assessed by Broadcast TV video review

0915:0945

Dr Deborah Snell

Post-concussion syndrome after mild traumatic brain injury: A Minefield for clinical practice

0945:1030

Drs Kiri Brickell and

Roz Hill

Auckland Concussion Clinic

1030:1050

Morning tea

 

1050:1100

 

A difficult case of CIDP

1100:1140

Dr Rick Barohn

CIDP – Diagnosis treatment and challenges

1140:1230

NANZ meeting

 

1230:1315

Lunch

 

1315:1330

Drs John Mottershead and Ernie Willoughby

MSTAC data

1330:1350

Dr Anna Ranta

NZ telestroke pilot

1350:1415

Dr Matthew Phillips

Nutritional ketosis in Parkinson’s

Disease – a randomised trial

1415:1445

 Dr Philip Parkin

“Should I accept?”

1445:1515

Dr Neil Anderson

Pre Donaldson Neurology in Christchurch

1515

Meeting closure