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NTUK Comedy Circuit 2022

31 May 2022

40 Years Nerve Tumours UK Comedy Circuit 2022

Following our success at the Back Yard Comedy Club in London's Bethnal Green, these are our next comedy night outings in Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow, to celebrate 40 years of Nerve Tumours UK.

Join the great comedians supporting Nerve Tumours UK across the country and stay tuned for further programme announcements at each gig. 

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Manchester

Newcastle

Glasgow

 

Manchester Comedy Fundraiser for Nerve Tumours UK

14th June 2022

The Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, Manchester

Ticket Price £12

 

Back once again like a renegade master, JUSTIN MOORHOUSE returns to his spiritual home to raise the roof (and hopefully plenty of cash) in support of Nerve Tumours UK. 

Joining Justin, will be North Manchester’s most reliable comedian, PHIL ELLIS, ‘Beat the Frog’ winner AMY WEBBER & BETH BLACK, with other acts still to be announced. The evening will be held together by one of the finest comperes around, the supremely talented MICK FERRY.

So come on down to The Frog and Bucket to celebrate Nerve Tumours UK’s 40th anniversary and raise money for the specialist nurses they fund, who provide support across Manchester and the North West for children, adults and their families affected by the genetic condition Neurofibromatosis.

Newcastle Comedy Fundraiser for Nerve Tumours UK

12th July 2022

The Stand Comedy Club, Newcastle

Ticket Price £8

He’s back from the Wall and he’s off probation, Game of Thrones star BEN CROMPTON joins us for a special stand-up performance at The Stand to raise the roof (and with any luck, some money too) in support of Nerve Tumours UK.

Joining Ben will be a selection of the finest stand-ups the North East has to offer, including the wonderful SAMMY DOBSON, Felt Nowt’s New Comedian of the Year Winner KELLY RICKARD and half a Delightful Sausage, CHRIS CANTRILL.

The evening will be held together by MC extraordinaire, MATT REED.

So come on down to The Stand, Newcastle to celebrate Nerve Tumours UK’s 40th anniversary and help raise money for the specialist nurses they fund, who provide support across the North East for children, adults and their families affected by the genetic condition Neurofibromatosis.

Tickets: £8 via https://tickets.feltnowt.co.uk/e/248/nerve-tumours-uk-benefit-at-the-stand 

or email admin@thestand.co.uk to reserve your tickets and you can pay cash on the door

NHS staff get 20% discount with code: THANKYOUNHS 

Glasgow Comedy Fundraiser for Nerve Tumours UK

14th July 2022

The Stand Comedy Club, Glasgow

Ticket Price £8

 

JOSIE LONG, SUSIE McCABE, LARRY DEAN and CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD with more acts to be announced.

After a little break from stand-up whilst on maternity leave, JOSIE LONG returns to the peace and tranquillity of a busy comedy club to raise the roof (and hopefully plenty of cash) in support of Nerve Tumours UK. Joining JOSIE will be the multiple award winning LARRY DEAN, Glasgow’s very own rising star, the endlessly enjoyable CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD, and another Glasgow gem, the hilariously down to earth and always reliable SUSIE MCCABE. More acts to be confirmed.

So come on down to The Stand Glasgow to celebrate Nerve Tumours UK’s 40th anniversary and help raise money for the specialist nurses they fund, who provide support across Glasgow and the surrounding region for children, adults and their families affected by the genetic condition Neurofibromatosis.

NHS staff get 20% discount with code: THANKYOUNHS 

Masterclasses in NF: Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency Syndrome as Differential Diagnosis to NF1/Legius Syndrome - Prof. Dr. Katharina Wimmer

Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency Syndrome as Differential Diagnosis to NF1/Legius Syndrome

Prof. Dr. Katharina Wimmer, Medical University of Innsbruck

Masterclasses in NF: Rare NF1-Associated Tumors in Adults - Eric Legius & Prof. Ellen Denayer

Masterclasses in NF: Rare NF1-Associated Tumors in Adults

Eric Legius, MD, PhD, University Hospital Leuven

Prof. Ellen Denayer, University Hospital Leuven

Masterclasses in NF: Optimising Hearing Outcomes in NF2-Related Schwannomatosis - Simon Freeman

Masterclasses in NF: Optimising Hearing Outcomes in NF2-Related Schwannomatosis

Simon Freeman, MPhil FRCS, Manchester Royal Infirmary and Salford Royal Hospital

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Dermatological Manifestations - Pierre Wolkenstein, Laura Fertitta & Sirkku Peltonen

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Dermatological Manifestations

Pierre Wolkenstein, MD, PhD, Hopital Henri-Mondor, Paris, France

Laura Fertitta, MD, Hôpital Universitaire Henri Mondor

Sirkku Peltonen, MD, PhD, University of Gothenberg, Sweden

Masterclasses in NF: Breast Cancer in NF1 - Gareth Evans

Masterclasses in NF: Breast Cancer in NF1

Gareth Evans, MD, University of Manchester, UK

Masterclasses in NF: Pain in Non-NF2-Related Schwannomatosis - David Pang

Masterclasses in NF: Pain in Non-NF2-Related Schwannomatosis

David Pang, MD, ChB. Guys and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London

Masterclasses in NF: Distinguishing Non-NF2-Related from NF2-Related Schwannomatosis - Clinical and Genetic Approaches - Said Farschtschi

Masterclasses in NF: Distinguishing Non-NF2-Related from NF2-Related Schwannomatosis - Clinical and Genetic Approaches

Said Farschtschi, MD, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis - Eric Legius & Prof. Ellen Denayer

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis

Eric Legius, MD, PHD, University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium

Prof. Ellen Denayer, University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium

NF2 Working Together: from a tentative diagnosis and beyond

Understanding the impact that a tentative diagnosis has on a parent. Information and access to the existing NTUK and Specialist Nerve Tumours medical and non medical care network.

NF1 Working Together Part 2: from a tentative diagnosis and beyond

Understanding the impact that a tentative diagnosis has on a parent. Information and access to the existing NTUK and Specialist Nerve Tumours medical and non medical care network.

NF1 Working Together Part 1: from a tentative diagnosis and beyond

Understanding  the impact that a tentative diagnosis has on a parent. Information and access to the existing NTUK and Specialist Nerve Tumours medical and non medical care network.

Masterclasses in NF: Surgery in NF2 - Michel Kalamarides & Andrew King

Masterclasses in NF: Surgery in NF2

Michel Kalamarides, MD, PhD, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France

Prof Andrew King, MBBS FRCS FRCS(SN), Salford Royal Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom. Member of the MAB of Nerve Tumours UK

Masterclasses in NF: Cognition and Behaviour in NF1: Phenotype and Treatment Approaches - Shruti Garg, Andre Rietman

Masterclasses in NF: Cognition and Behaviour in NF1: Phenotype and Treatment Approaches

Dr Shruti Garg, MBBS, MRCPsych, MMedSci, PhD, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, United Kingdom. Member of the MAB of Nerve Tumours UK

Andre Rietman, PhD, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Masterclasses in NF: Emotional Challenges in NF1, NF2 and Schwannomatosis - Susie Henley, Thomas Pletschko & Verena Rosenmayr

Masterclasses in NF: Emotional Challenges in NF1, NF2 and Schwannomatosis

Susie Henley, DClinPsy, PhD, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London UK

Thomas Pletschko, PhD, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Verena Rosenmayr, Clinical Psychologist, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Pediatric Management - Rianne Oostenbrink

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Pediatric Management

Rianne Oostenbrink, MD, PhD, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Masterclasses in NF: Associated Glioma in Children - the Optic Pathway and Beyond - Amedeo Azizi

Masterclasses in NF: Associated Glioma in Children - the Optic Pathway and Beyond

Amedeo Azizi, MD, PhD, Head of the Paediatric Neurofibromatosis Program and Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Program, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Orthopedic Manifestations - Eric Legius and Christophe Glorion

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Orthopedic Manifestations

Eric Legius, MD, PhD. Head of Clinical Genetics Department of the University Hospital Leuven, Belgium

Christophe Glorion, MD, PhD, Department of Paediatric Orthopedic and Traumatologic Surgery, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France. 

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumours - Rosalie Ferner and Viktor-Felix Mautner

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumours

Prof Rosalie Ferner, Consultant Neurologist and Lead Clinician for Neurofibromatosis, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London. Member of the MAB of Nerve Tumours UK and Trustee of Nerve Tumours UK

Viktor-Felix Mautner, MD, PhD. University Medical Centre in Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. Head of NF Outpatient Department

Masterclasses in NF - Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Cutaneous Neurofibromas - Pierre Wolkenstein and Sirkku Peltonen

Masterclasses in NF - Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Cutaneous Neurofibromas

Pierre Wolkenstein, MD, PhD. Hopital Henri-Mondor, Paris, France. Head of the Department of Dermatology

Sirkku Peltonen MD, PhD. University of Gothenberg, Sweden. Professor of Dermatology

INFER (International NF Educational Resources) is a series of online educational lectures for medical professionals by leading neurofibromatosis experts. The Masterclasses take place online approximately once a month, each on a different topic, and include real-time interaction between the expert presenter and the participants. The presentations are conducted in English, with real-time audio interpretation available in 6 additional languages: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. A recording of each INFER masterclass is then be made available online in each language for those who could not attend an event. INFER is an initiative of Children’s Tumor Foundation Europe, supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca. https://ctfeurope.org/research/masterclasses-in-nf

BPNA Keynote Lecture - Prof Rosalie Ferner - Neurofibromatosis 1 in the 21st Century

‘Neurofibromatosis 1 in the 21st Century’

Keynote Lecture at the 48th British Paediatric Neurology Association Annual Scientific Meeting on 21st January 2022

Prof Rosalie Ferner, Consultant Neurologist and Lead Clinician for Neurofibromatosis, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London. Member of the MAB of Nerve Tumours UK and Trustee of Nerve Tumours UK