RBD Symposium 2025

The RBD Symposium explores the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, highlighting its link to neurodegeneration. It gathers experts and patient representatives to share research and foster clinical collaboration

Overview

The RBD Symposium comprehensively outlines how to identify and treat patients with RBD, and provides insight on the relevant prognostic implications of this sleep condition. This meeting also offers an invaluable opportunity to learn about the current research landscape on RBD and its links with neurodegeneration.

Involving international and national experts in the field, as well as patient representatives, the RBD Symposium will provide a multi-disciplinary setting for clinicians and healthcare professionals to network and share their knowledge.

Highlights

Format

This in-person symposium brings international and national experts, and patient advocates, to present lectures, case studies, research updates, round tables, and interactive Q&A sessions.

Who should attend

This one-day symposium is ideal for those working with patients that present with sleep-related complaints and are interested in expanding their knowledge on RBD as a sleep condition with particular long-term implications. This includes, but is not limited to, sleep medicine and neurology consultants, GPs, specialist registrars, clinical psychologists, sleep technologists, clinical nurse specialists, and clinical pharmacists.

Latest agenda

09:30

Welcome and introduction

  • Dr Laura Pérez-Carbonell

09:40

REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD)

What is RBD? Pathophysiology and clinical presentation

Diagnosis and treatment of RBD

  • Dr Luca Ratti

10:10

The different forms of RBD

Isolated RBD – a prodromal feature of Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions

RBD unmasked or triggered by medications

RBD in other clinical contexts

  • Dr Laura Pérez-Carbonell

10:40

Sleep studies of iRBD/RBD on antidepressant

  • Adam Birdseye

11:05

Coffee break

11:25

Risk disclosure in isolated RBD

  • Dr Laura Smith

11:45

Beyond RBD: other features of prodromal Parkinson’s disease to look out for

  • Dr Eduardo de Pablo Fernández

12:15

The progression – clinical presentation of early PD / DLB / MSA

  • Dr Cristina Simonet

12:45

Sleep studies of RBD in established PD / DLB / MSA

  • Sean Higgins

13:10

Lunch

13:40

The big news: a biological definition of Parkinson’s disease

  • Prof Alastair Noyce

14:00

Sleep in Parkinson’s disease

  • Prof Guy Leschziner

14:30

Research landscape

The work we do: GSTT – PREDICT-PD – PPMI collaboration

Research opportunities for our RBD patients

The near future: neuroprotective interventions

  • Dr Cristina Simonet
  • Prof Alastair Noyce

15:00

The crucial role of primary care and other clinicians for a timely diagnosis of RBD

  • Dr Joshua Kovoor

15:20

Coffee break

15:40

Quiz through case examples – is it RBD? Mimics and chameleons

  • Dr Alex Iranzo

16:00

Round table – RBD patients’ experiences and Q&A

  • All speakers and RBD patient representatives

16:30

Conclusion and closing remarks

  • Dr Laura Pérez-Carbonell

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