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Welcome
09:00 AM	Welcome & Introduction	Dr Melissa McConaghy	Watch here
Session 1 – Research Updates		Supported by
09:05 AM	Research Focused on Disease Modification for Parkinson’s in 2026	Dr Simon Stott	Watch here
09:40 AM	Stem Cell and Gene Modulation Therapies in Parkinson’s Disease	A/Prof. Nicolas Phielipp	Watch here
10:10 AM	Disease-Modifying Treatments for Parkinson’s; Are We There yet?	Dr Michael Li	Watch here
10:40 AM	The battle for a cure in Parkinson’s disease: a new era of clinical studies	Prof. Charalampos Tzoulis	Watch here
11:10 AM	Get Moving Break		Watch here
Session 2 – Exercise – Gait and Mobility		Sponsored by
11:40 AM	Integrate: A multidomain fall prevention program	Dr Lina Goh	Watch here
12:00 PM	Dystonia in Parkinson’s: A Conversation with Michele Callisaya – Research, Lived Experience and What It Means for You	Prof. Jane Alt Prof. Michele Callisaya	Watch here
12:30 PM	Recent advances in therapeutic approaches for gait and mobility in people with PD	A/Prof. Daniel Peterson	Watch here
01:15 PM	Get Moving Break		Watch here
Session 3 – Lifestyle and Support		Supported by
01:45 PM	The Parkinson’s Universe: A New Model of Care	Prof. Michael Okun	Watch here
02:15 PM	Quality of life in Parkinson’s disease: Measuring what Matters	Prof. Connie Marras	Watch here
02:50 PM	Dance for Parkinson’s Scotland	Tiffany Stott	Watch here
03:15 PM	Get Moving Break		Watch here
Session 4 – Promoting Physical Activity		Sponsored by
03:40 PM	Working with People with Parkinson’s to Co-design an Online Exercise Self-Management Program	Dr Allyson Flynn	Watch here
04:00 PM	How to get started and keep going: Tips to create lifelong physical activity habits for PD Warriors	Dr Jennifer Cartwright Jo Dawson	Watch here
04:30 PM	What interventions focusing on decreasing sedentary time could mean for the management of Parkinson’s disease	Dr Miriam Van Emde Boas	Watch here
05:10 PM	Get Moving Break		Watch here
Session 5 – Speech & Swallowing		Supported by
05:30 PM	Protecting Your Airway: Exercises to Improve Swallowing and Cough Function in PD	Dr. Jordanna Sevitz	Watch here
06:00 PM	The Research Behind SPEAK OUT! & the Power of Daily Home Practice	Laura Langer	Watch here
06:30 PM	Better Conversations with Parkinson’s: research into having more successful conversations.	Phillipa Clay Colleen Kerr	Watch here
07:00PM	Close		Watch here

Session 1 – Medical Updates		Supported by
09:00 AM	Mitochondria and their key role in Parkinson’s Disease	Prof. Carolyn Sue, MB.,BS, PhD, FRACP	Watch here
09:30 AM	The New Parkinson’s Staging System (NSD-ISS): Does It Hold Up?	Prof. Alberto Espay	Watch here
10:00 AM	Levodopa to Device-Aided Therapies – Treatment options from early to advanced Parkinson’s disease	A/Prof Florin Gandor	Watch here
10:30 AM	Proposed mechanisms of neuroprotection for nicotine in Parkinson’s disease	Dr Namrata Kumari	Watch here
10:45 AM	Get Moving Break		Watch here
Session 2 – Gut, Brain & Nutrition		Supported by
11:15 AM	Nutrition for Sleep & Parkinson’s Disease	A/Prof. Christine C. Ferguson	Watch here
11:30 AM	Why diet matters for people with Parkinson’s	Richelle Flanagan	Watch here
12:00 PM	Five-Year Follow-Up of Photobiomodulation in Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Series Exploring Clinical Stability and Microbiome Modulation	Prof. Brian Bicknell	Watch here
01:00 PM	Get Moving Break		Watch here
Session 3 – Exercise		Sponsored by
01:30 PM	Exercise-Enhanced Neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s Disease	Prof. Beth Fisher	Watch here
02:30 PM	Raising the bar: Strength for Parkinson’s with PD Lift	Ava Lambert	Watch here
03:00 PM	The importance of optimal foot function in the context of balance for people living with Parkinson’s	Rachel Rutley	Watch here
03:30 PM	Get Moving Break		Watch here
Session 4 – Live Brave		Supported by
04:00 PM	Live Brave Panel with Steven Yellen and Kim Dahler Hosted by Carol Ferrone	Carol Ferrone Steven Yellen Kim Dahler	Watch here
04:30 PM	Live Brave with Maria De Leon	Dr. Maria L. De Leon	Watch here
04:45 PM	Live Brave with Ralph Ferrone	Live Brave with Ralph Ferrone	Watch here
05:15 PM	Get Moving Break		Watch here
Session 5 – Accessing Inclusive Healthcare		Supported by
05:30 PM	Allied health use among women with incident Parkinson’s disease and associations with subsequent residential care placement: Population-based findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health	A/Prof Serene Paul	Watch here
06:00 PM	The National Parkinson’s Alliance (NPA) and how they led the development of Australia’s first National Parkinson’s Action Plan (NPAP).	Richard Wylie	Watch here
06:30 PM	Close		Watch here

Session 1 – Neuromotor Dysfunction		Sponsored by
09:00 AM	Dystonia in Parkinson’s: Pathophysiology, Evidence-Based Management and Neurological Treatment Approaches	Prof. Jane Alty	Watch here
09:50 AM	Shedding light into the throat – Larynx and Pharynx in Parkinsonian Syndromes	Prof. Florin Gandor	Watch here
10:40 AM	“You can do it in your pajamas” – New Approaches to Swallowing Therapy	Anneke Duyvestyn	Watch here
10:50 AM	Get Moving Break		Watch here
Session 2 – Vestibular Dysfunction		Sponsored by
11:20 AM	Vestibular Dysfunction in Parkinson’s: Practical approach to assessment and management	Alison Lochrin	Watch here
12:30 PM	Get Moving Break		Watch here
Session 3 – Freezing of Gait		Supported by
01:30 PM	Practical Freezing of Gait Strategies for Early Career Physiotherapists	Various Contributors	Watch here
02:00 PM	The role of cognition in freezing of gait in people with Parkinson’s Disease	Dr Nicholas D’Cruz	Watch here
02:30 PM	Examining the lived experience of freezing of gait and developing self-management strategies.	Will Young	Watch here
03:00 PM	Individualizing Vibrotactile Cueing for Freezing of Gait: Wearable Technology Applications (NUSHU)	Erica Demarch	Watch here
03:30 PM	Get Moving Break		Watch here
Session 4 – Behaviour Change Science		Supported by
04:00 PM	Using motivational interviewing and behaviour change science to help people with PD to be more active – Workshop & Panel Discussion	Dr Jennifer Cartwright Prof. Leanne Hassett Jo Dawson	Watch here
05:10 PM	Close		Watch here

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