Agenda

Hope for Hypermobility 2026

Saturday, April 25, 2026

TimeDetails
8:30 AMCheck-In Begins
9:00 AM

Welcome

Dr. Ranita Manocha

9:10 AM

"How do I Continue When Everything Hurts? Fatigue, Pain, and Pacing in hEDS"

Featured Guest Speaker: Dr. Sarah Cohen Solomon

9:40 AMAudience Q&A
9:55 AM

"Functional Neurological Disorder and HSD/hEDS: Overlapping syndromes and shared mechanisms"

Featured Guest Speaker: Dr. Gabriela Gilmour 

10:25 AMAudience Q&A
10:40 AMBreak
11:00 AM

"Beyond the Bend: Elevating Care for Hypermobile Conditions"

Featured Guest Speaker: Maggie Buckley 

11:30 AMAudience Q&A
11:45 AM

Research Updates

Aera Ladell

Donald Golden

12:05 PMAudience Q&A
12:15 PMLunch Served. Please return to Theatre 1 with your lunch for the interactive discussion.
12:30 PM

Building a multidisciplinary clinic in Calgary: Advocacy in action 

Panelists: Maggie Buckley, Dr. Gilmour, Dr. Manocha, Dr. Solomon

1:15 PM

Wrap Up and Group Photo

Dr. Ranita Manocha