Hunter Parkinson's Society - Meeting 23

When: Friday, 28 August 2026
Time: 4.55 pm – 7.00 pm (AEST)
Where: Online (ZOOM)

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Agenda

4.55 pm
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY & OPENING REMARKS
Dr C PADMAKUMAR, Chair, Hunter Parkinson’s Society

5.00 pm – 5.40 pm
AN UPDATE ON DOPAMINE CELL THERAPIES FOR PARKINSON’S
Professor Roger Barker, Professor of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK; Neurologist, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK

5.40 pm – 6.15 pm
GIVING VOICE: COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTION IN PARKINSON’S
Associate Professor Jade Cartwrite, Associate Professor, Speech Pathology, UTAS Health, University of Tasmania

6.15 pm – 6.45 pm
WHEN VENTRICLES LEAD YOU ASTRAY: THE BEDSIDE REDIRECTS THE DIAGNOSIS
Dr Devidutta Dash, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Movement Disorders
Dr Vikram Holla, Additional Professor, Department of Neurology
Professor Pramod Pal, Department of Neurology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, India

6.45 pm – 7.15 pm
NOT JUST A TWITCH: WHEN HEALING HURTS
Dr Angela Carbone, Advanced Trainee
Dr Henry Johnston, Advanced Trainee
Dr Kris Ghosh, Consultant Physician & Geriatrician Department of Geriatric and Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital

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