Agenda
Hope for Hypermobility 2026
Saturday, April 25, 2026
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Check-In, Networking, Light Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Opening Remarks Dr. Ranita Manocha |
| 9:10 AM | How do I Continue When Everything Hurts? Fatigue, Pain, and Pacing in hEDS Dr. Sarah Cohen Solomon |
| 9:40 AM | Q&A: Dr. Cohen Solomon |
| 9:55 AM | Beyond the Bend: Elevating Care for Hypermobile Conditions Ms. Maggie Buckley |
| 10:25 AM | Q&A: Ms. Buckley |
| 10:40 AM | Break Ms. Gaby Nunez Noguez |
| 11:00 AM | Functional Neurological Disorder and HSD/hEDS: Overlapping syndromes and shared mechanisms Dr. Gabriela Gilmour |
| 11:30 AM | Q&A: Dr. Gilmour |
| 11:45 AM | Research Updates Ms. Aera Ladell: How Hypermobility Affects Pain, Strength, and Fatigue During Walking Mr. Donald Golden: Safety and Impacts of Physical Activity in HSD/hEDS |
| 12:05 PM | Q&A: Ms. Ladell, Mr. Golden |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch served. Please return to Theatre 1 with your lunch for the interactive panel discussion. |
| 12:30 PM | Advocacy in Action: Building a Multidisciplinary Clinic in Calgary Panelists: Ms. Buckley, Dr. Gilmour, Dr. Solomon, L'Amarca, Margel Facilitator: Dr. Manocha |
| 1:15 PM | Wrap Up and Group Photo Dr. Ranita Manocha & Mr. Quentin Collier |