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Event
Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s: patient selection, pathways and pitfalls
Please note: There is restricted access to the live webinars. Access to the live webinars is for health professionals working in PD services and a limited number of pharmaceutical representatives. If you are not granted access to the live webinar, you will be able to review the footage, which will be posted on our website shortly after the webinar has been conducted.
Our sponsor
This webinar has received sponsorship from Zambon UK Ltd. The first session in the webinar is designed and delivered by the Parkinson's Academy and sponsored by Zambon UK Ltd; the sponsor has had no input into the educational content or organisation of the session. The second session is a satellite symposium that is designed and delivered by Zambon UK Ltd.
Parkinson's Academy will host a live webinar on Friday, 19th September at 15:00. You are invited to watch the webinar from your computer or tablet. We will be live for 1 hour 30 minutes via Zoom and a recording of the Parkinson's Academy session will be available following the meeting.
15:00 – 15:45 Parkinson’s Academy Webinar
15:45 – 15:50 Break
15:50 – 16:30 Zambon UK Ltd Promotional satellite symposium
Parkinson's Academy webinar
The aim of this session is to educate healthcare professionals on the clinical considerations and referral pathways for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson’s disease, with a focus on appropriate patient selection, multidisciplinary care, and avoiding common pitfalls in decision-making
Webinar objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Identify appropriate candidates for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson’s disease, including evidence-based referral criteria and optimal timing for intervention.
Describe the DBS care pathway from initial clinic assessment through to surgical intervention, including multidisciplinary roles and referral processes.
Recognise potential pitfalls and complications of DBS, and understand strategies for managing side effects, patient expectations, and psychological wellbeing.
Apply clinical insights from real-world case discussions to optimise patient selection, preparation, and follow-up care.
Integrate recent evidence and innovations—including adaptive DBS and key updates from EAN 2025—into clinical decision-making and service delivery.
Zambon Promotional Satellite Symposium:
Optimising patient pathways in Parkinson’s: Adaptive DBS and other insights from EAN 2025
Join Zambon UK’s promotional webinar where Dr Romi Saha will present an overview of patient selection for adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) and share key insights from the 11th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology held in June 2025.
Dr Romi Saha
Consultant neurologist with specialist Interest in movement disorders, Royal Sussex County Hospital and Kings College Hospital NHS Trusts
This satellite symposium is intended for UK healthcare professionals only.
This event is free to attend as a result of sponsorship from our sponsors. The current event sponsors are listed on this page. In the interest of Neurology Academy and our sponsors’ legitimate business interests, we make available your name, job title and workplace to our sponsors. It allows us to attract the most appropriate sponsors, delegates and speakers for the events and to facilitate potential collaboration and communication between you and the sponsors; and allows us to offer other relevant events and services to the healthcare and life science industries. You can ask us not to share your your name, job title and workplace by emailing info@neurologyacademy.org. We respect the privacy of every person for whom we have personal data. The group privacy and cookies policy can be viewed here.
Our sponsor
This webinar has received sponsorship from Zambon UK Ltd. The first session in the webinar is designed and delivered by the Parkinson's Academy and sponsored by Zambon UK Ltd; the sponsor has had no input into the educational content or organisation of the session. The second session is a satellite symposium that is designed and delivered by Zambon UK Ltd.
CPD accreditation
We will apply for CPD accreditation from the Royal College of Physicians for this webinar.
Please note CPD Federation approval does not include satellite symposia sessions.
Chair
Prof Nicola PaveseProfessor of clinical neuroscience, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Speakers
Joseph Candelario-MckeownLead advanced nurse practitioner - deep brain stimulator nurse specialist, University College London Hospitals
Dr Antonella MacerolloConsultant neurologist & honorary clinical associate professor, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust & University of Liverpool
'The things you can't get from the books'
Parkinson's Academy, our original and longest running Academy, houses 23 years of inspirational projects, resources, and evidence for improving outcomes for people with Parkinson's. The Academy has a truly collegiate feel and prides itself on delivering 'the things you can't get from books' - a practical learning model which inspires all Neurology Academy courses.