The first virtual meeting: the anxiety of the Organiser ( MHM) and the confidence of the Event Manager (Jane Lamond)…with the backup of high tech logistics by Elliott @MondaleEvents.!!
The BNN virtual meeting on the 25 September gathered 100 attendees. It was our 10th meeting and the 1st meeting being virtual with a special COVID edition. BNN 2020-VIRTUAL-AGENDA
The animated panel discussions followed the presentation by Dr Miles Humberstone of the results of the survey of 64 members. It was a great opportunity to share experiences and views.
Session 1 covered how COVID has shaped our practice as toxins’ injectors.
Session 2 covered what COVID had changed for patients.
Dr Richard Ellis presented the “Mind the gap” project- read more www.livechart.org.uk and www.mind-the -gap.info
Ms Penny Ritchie Calder , trustee of the Dystonia society gave a very eloquent talk about having dystonia through the pandemic.
BNN panel discussion session 1: Dr Miles Humberstone, dr Marie-Helene Marion, Ms Lesley Katchburian, Dr Richard Grunewald, Dr Paul Goldsmith, Ms Helen Wilkinson, Dr Jacquie Deeb, Dr Chinnaya Thiagarajan
BNN panel discussion session 2: Dr Miles Humberstone, dr Marie- Helene Marion, Dr Timothy Harrower, Dr Richard Ellis, Dr Alice Manson, Ms Helen Wilkinson, Ms Lesley Katchburian, Dr Sunil Wimalaratna, Ms Penny Ritchie Calder
Session 3 focused on how to assess a patient with movement disorders and spasticity during a virtual clinic with Dr Franscsesca Morgante and Dr Timothy Harrower.
Dr Morgante presenting at the BNN virtual meeting 2020 on virtual clinic for dystonic patients
One injector in the survey comments that he was “ wary of the new normal”, summarising the feeling of most of us. We clearly need in the next few months to help each other to surf this second wave for the benefit of our patients.
If you are a BNN member you can:
– read more about the lessons learned for the second wave of the pandemic, requesting the report at info@neurotoxinnetwork.org
-view on command the recording of the meeting for a few weeks following the meeting: info@neurotoxinnetwork.org
Thank you to the sponsors, who organised very interesting symposium. Allergan on chronic migraines services, Merz on training on sialorrhea treatment, and Ipsen on approach to Toxin failures.
