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WPC Virtual Congress


ABOUT

REGISTRATION  Select talks can be accessed below or via YouTube playlist

AGENDA

PLANNING COMMITTEE

PRIZE WINNERS

SPONSORS

 

ABOUT

The WPC Virtual: Advancing Science, Care, & Living with Parkinson’s online congress took scientific updates and connectivity to a new level. We were thrilled to offer this first ever virtual Congress that was on par with the quality and content of what we offer in person at the triennial World Parkinson Congresses. The in person Congress will continue to take place every three years, with these WPC Virtual Congresses being offered in the years between the live WPCs, meaning that every year, without fail, you can access timely, forward thinking Parkinson's talks that will inspire you and give hope to the millions of people living globally with Parkinson's.

Stream the talks below via the Agenda or via our YouTube playlist.

 

WPC thanks the Premier sponsors that made this inaugural WPC Virtual Congress possible: Amneal Pharmaceuticals and Medtronic

 

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

 

AGENDA

The agenda includes a wide range of topics and will be inviting to all Parkinson’s stakeholders. Full program is below.  

Continuing Education - this program is NOT offering continuing education.

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE

 

This program was designed by the WPC Board of Directors
President: Marie-Françoise Chesselet, MD, PhD
Vice President: Roger Barker, BA, MBBS, PhD, MRCP, FMedSci
Secretary: Ryosuke Takahashi, MD, PhD
Treasurer: Rajesh Pahwa, MD
Directors:  Patrik Brundin, MD, PhD
          Alice Nieuwboer, PhD, PT
            Linda Olson, MD, FACR
                A Jon Stoessl, CM, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS
                Malú G. Tansey, PhD
                Omotola Thomas, MS

 

PRIZE WINNERS

• Daily PRIZE winners who were selected and announced during the week of the live WPC Virtual Congress was launched, each winner received a Parky the Raccoon.
- Priscilla Bailey, SLP from UK

- Cedrick Bonnet, Neuroscientist from France

- Shane Breslin, Parkinson Advocate from Ireland

- Tiago Cardoso, Post doc from Canada


• Grand PRIZE winners won free registration to attend the 6th World Parkinson Congress in Barcelona, Spain 2023.
- Heidi Pearsall, Parkinson Advocate from NY, USA
- Patty Carlson-Kuhta, Neuroscientist from OR, USA

SPONSORSHIP

Interested in sponsoring future WPC Virtual Congresses? Email eli@worldpdcoalition.org

 

 

Time (ET) Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Welcome Remarks Day 1 Welcome
Elizabeth Pollard (USA)
Day 2 Welcome
Roger Barker (UK)
Day 3 Welcome
A. Jon Stoessl (Canada)
Day 4 Welcome
Ryosuke Takahashi (Japan)

Closing Remarks

Patrik Brundin (USA)

Track 1

Clinical Science I

Clinical Science II

Clinical Science III

Clinical Science IV  


 

 

Moderator: Roger Barker (UK)


Talk: Digital technology in PD 
Speaker: Michele Hu (UK)
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Talk: What’s new in genetics?
Speaker: Christine Klein (Germany)
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Talk: What’s new on cell therapies?
Speaker: Agnete Kirkeby (Sweden)
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Moderator: David Standaert (USA)


Talk: What’s new on trial end points?
Speaker: Karl Keiburtz (USA)
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Talk: What’s new on drug repurposing
Speaker: Simon Stott (UK)
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Talk: Targeting inflammation in Parkinson's
Speaker: Malu G. Tansey (USA)

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Moderator: Patrik Brundin (USA) 


Talk: What’s new from environmental toxins?

Speaker: Briana de Miranda (USA)
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Talk: What’s new in imaging?

Speaker: A. Jon Stoessl (Canada)
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Talk: What’s new with gene therapies?
Speaker: Manju Kurian (UK)
No video available

Moderator: Anne-Louise Lafontaine (Canada)


Talk: Application of AI in Parkinson's
Speaker: Steven Finkbeiner (USA)
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Talk: What’s new in biomarkers?
Speaker: Lucilla Parnetti (Italy)
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Talk: What’s new in immune therapies?
Speaker: Wassilios Meissner (France)
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Track 2

Basic Science I

Basic Science II

Basic Science III

Basic Science IV


 

 

Moderator: Marie-Françoise Chesselet (USA)


Talk: Mitochondrial antigen presentation in a new mouse model of PD
Speaker: Heidi M. McBride (Canada)
No video available


Talk: The role of the peripheral immune system in Parkinson's disease
Speaker: Caroline Williams-Gray (UK)

No video available


Talk: Peripheral biopsies for diagnosis and progression tracking of PD
Speaker: Thomas Beach (USA)
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Moderator: Leonidas Stefanis (Greece)


Talk: Mitochondrial dysfunction in both the brain and blood
Speaker: Laurie Sanders (USA)
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Talk: Pathology in the enteric nervous system
Speaker: Pascal Derkinderen (France)
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Talk: Autoimmunity and the role of T-cells in PD
Speaker: Cecilia Lindestam Arlehamn (USA)
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Moderator: Tiago Outiero (Germany)


Talk: Tau co-pathology
Speaker: Michael Henderson (USA)
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Talk: A role for astrocytes in Parkinson pathogenesis Speaker: Shane Liddelow (USA)
No video available  


Talk: Microbes and metabolites

Speaker:
Velma Aho (Luxembourg)
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Moderator: Maria Grazia Spillantini (UK)


Talk: Genetic risk and inflammation
Speaker: Ashley Harms (USA)

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Talk: Prion like propagation of Lewy pathology
Speaker: Patrik Brundin (USA)
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Talk: Pathologies associated with cognitive decline 
Speaker: Jeffrey Kordower (USA)
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Track 3

Comprehensive Care I

Comprehensive Care II

Comprehensive Care III

Comprehensive Care IV


 

Moderator: Suketu Khandhar (USA)

Talk: Cannabis and Parkinsons: What’s the evidence
Speaker: Benzi Kluger (USA)
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Talk: Maintaining intimacy after a Parkinson’s diagnosis
Speaker: Gila Bronner (Israel)
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Talk: Is there a Parkinson’s diet?
Speaker: Karin Overbeek (The Netherlands)
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Moderator: Anat Mirelman (Israel) 

Talk: What are the neural mechanisms underlying freezing of gait?
Speaker: Jorik Nonnekes (The Netherlands)
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Talk: Which clinical factors explain freezing of gait?
Speaker: Alice Nieuwboer (Belgium)
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Talk: Innovative approaches to reduce freezing of gait?
Speaker: Martina Mancini (USA)
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Moderator: Victor McConvey (Australia)


Talk: Fighting apathy and fatigue with activity  

Speaker: Lisa Warren (USA)
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Talk: Fine motor skills and PD: Handwriting, buttoning and keyboarding, Oh my!
Speaker: Julia Wood (USA)
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Talk: When cognition changes - the impact on daily life from work to driving
Speaker: Ingrid Sturkenboom (The Netherlands)
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Moderator: Corinne Jones (USA)

Talk: Swallowing and cough
Speaker: Michelle Ciucci (USA)
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Talk: Voice and Parkinson’s Speaker: Yael Manor (Israel)

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Talk: Speech production – neural mechanisms in normal and Parkinsonian states
Speaker: Kristina Simonyan (USA)
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Track 4

TREATMENT OPTIONS for early motor symptoms: Old, New, and What’s on the Horizon

SURGICAL OPTIONS for Parkinson’s: Old, New, and What’s on the Horizon

TREATMENT OPTIONS for non-motor symptoms: Old, New, and What’s on the Horizon

TREATMENT OPTIONS for motor fluctuation and dyskinesia: Old, New, and What’s on the Horizon 


 

 
Moderator: Roongroj Bhindayasiri (Thailand) 

Talk: What and when to start treatment?
Speaker: Oksana Suchowersky (Canada)
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Talk: Should DBS surgery be used in early PD 
Speaker: W M Michael Schuepbach (France)

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Talk: What does the future hold to slow the disease?
Speaker: Tania Simuni (USA)

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Moderator: Alberto Albanese (UK)

Talk: Deep Brain Surgery: Differentiating Devices
Speaker: Jerrold Vitek (USA)

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Talk: DBS programming with different devices. Advantages of using different devices for option programming
Speaker: Helen Bronte-Stewart (USA)
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Talk: Infusion and other novel drug delivery for treatment of PD
Speaker: Werner Poewe (Austria)
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Moderator: Daniel Kremens (USA)

Talk: Has the treatment paradigm changed for psychosis? 
Speaker: Jennifer G. Goldman (USA)
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Talk: Dizziness and PD: what can we do to help?
Speaker: Patricio Millar Vernetti (USA)
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Talk: What does palliative care have to offer me?
Speaker: Janis Miyasaki (Canada)
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Moderator: Rajesh Pahwa (USA) 

Talk: Treatment of Off time
Speaker: Claudia Trenkwalder (Germany)

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Talk: When needed, as needed, rescue options for treatment of OFF periods
Speaker: Stuart Isaacson (USA)

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Talk: The realities of living with dyskinesia: how and when to treat it?
Speaker: Ryan Walsh (USA)
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Track 5

Living well with Parkinson’s I

Living well with Parkinson’s II

Living well with Parkinson’s III

Living well with Parkinson’s IV


 

Moderator:  Linda Olson (USA)

Talk: Retraining your brain for optimal wellness
Speaker: Kat Hill (USA)
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Talk: Nutrition and diet for living optimally
Speaker: Richelle Flanagan (Ireland)

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Talk: Maintaining Wellness throughout your PD Journey
Speaker: Tim Hague (Canada)

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Moderator: Fulvio Capitanio (Spain) 

Talk: How to focus on mental wellness after a PD diagnosis
Speaker: Heather Kennedy (USA)
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Talk: Young Onset PD and maintaining work/life balance
Speaker: Larry Gifford (Canada)
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Talk: Young Onset PD and raising a family
Speaker: Rebecca Miller (USA)
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Moderator: A.C. Woolnough (USA)

Talk: Accept, Adapt but never Surrender
Speaker: Geoff Constable (Australia)
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Talk: Why and how I use technology to track my Parkinson’s
Speaker: Sara Riggare (Sweden)
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Talk: Why participate in clinical trials
Speaker: Soania Mathur (Canada)
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Moderator: Cherry Vogt-Ward (Barbados)

Talk: Maintaining relationships after a diagnosis of Parkinson’s 
Speaker: Rune Vethe (Norway)
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Talk: Building your Parkinson’s network: Why and How? 
Speaker: Cathy Molohan (Germany)
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Talk: Building Alliances locally and globally: Why and How? 
Speaker: Omotola Thomas (UK)
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Track 6

The How and WHY Fitness Break I

The How and WHY Fitness Break II

The How and WHY Fitness Break III

The How and WHY Fitness Break IV


Fitness Break

 

Pre-taped

No Q&A

Breathing & Parkinson's
Joellyn Fox (USA)

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Coordination, strength training & Parkinson's
Joellyn Fox (USA)

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Posture &
Parkinson's

Joellyn Fox (USA)

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Balance & Parkinson's
Joellyn Fox (USA)

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Track 7 The How and WHY Vocal Break I The How and WHY Vocal Break II The How and WHY Vocal Break III The How and WHY Vocal Break IV

Vocal Break


Pre-taped
No Q&A

Breathing & Parkinson’s
Corinne Jones (USA)

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Voice & Parkinson’s
Corinne Jones (USA)
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Speech & Parkinson’s
Corinne Jones (USA)
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Swallowing & Parkinson’s 
Corinne Jones (USA)
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Closing Remarks Day 1 Closing Remarks 
Marie-Françoise Chesselet (USA)
Day 2 Closing Remarks  
Roger Barker (UK)
Day 3 Closing Remarks
A. Jon Stoessl (Canada)
Day 4 Closing Remarks
Ryosuke Takahashi (Japan)  


 

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