Insight Summit Presentation

Conference Program

Presentations will start at 9am AEST on 11th April 2026. Each presentation will be live for 24 hours. If you would like to watch the presentations after this time, you’re invited to upgrade to premium or a health professional ticket for 50-day access.

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

Themes

Self Management

Function

Parkinson’s Type

Your Level

Original 10 Week Challenge

Conference Program

Insight into Parkinson's Ⓒ 2026 - Presented By PD Warrior